The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-30
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

station SOL carloads OF block coal ana loz car
loads of live stock
Last week there we're transferred over the Belt
road 8,614 cars; 1,O33 of this number were
loaded with live stock
Manager Card, of the Pullman Palace Car
Company's works, has resigned and will leave
the companys service July l.
A telegraph Office has been established at
Fountaintown on the c., Fl. & l. road and S.
R. Burnett has been appointed operator
The c., H. & I. last week forwarded east from
this point 249 loaded cars the l., B. & w. 1877,
the c., ST. l.. q p. 1923, the Decline III.
The Vandalia engines are draped in memory
of Il. Grace the engineer who was killed in the
going down of the bridge or the I. H. q l. road
The Northern Pacific directors have arranged
that President Harris shall start on his tour of
inspection Immediately, preliminary to making
his annual report
Mr.. Charles Paine, the railroad manager,
writes friends in Cleveland that he is now fully
restored to health, and that he will leave Europe
for this country early it the fall
F. NJ Crane, of the passenger department of
the c., B. & O., July l, takes the position OF
assistant local treasurer of the Northern Pacific
road, with headquarters at ST. Paul.
Stations will be opened this morning the
Columbus, Hope & Greensburg road at Burney
and Hartwell. w. E. Burney is appointed
agent at the former place and Peter Wright at
Hartwell.
A. j. Smith, general passenger agent of the
Bee-llne system, publishes IN neat, attractive
form, for general distribution, an itinerary of
the annual Decline excursion, which leaves
Cleveland for the West July 10.
There has been expended on the It. Fl. & L.
division of the Vandalia system, in the last two
years 1854, 900 in excess of its earnings. The
road is now worth at least So, 900 per mile more
than when the McKeen syndicate took hold of it.
The fastfreig ht line agents who attended the
meeting at Boston last week, on their return
were treated to ride in stage coaches over the
Hoosac mountains from Zoar to North Adams,
one of the grandest stage-coach rides to De en-
joyed in New England.
John Howard, the well-known Southern pas
serger agent of the Bee-line route, headquarters
al Dallas has rendered his resignation, and sew
ers his connection with with the railroad bust
ness on July L The Decline people, through
this resignation, lose one of their best passenger
men.
Railway conductors from the various roads
centerng in Omaha met in council in that city last
week for the purpose of forming division or
lodge. There were ninety-six present, and di-
vision was formed with twenty five charter
members. Their division will be No. 12O of the
United States and Canada.
The bottom seems to have fallen ont from I'M
der the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati d In
dianapolis road. On sale of 500 shares it fell
from 81 to 299 points, which does not look well
for stock that is to pay per cent. dividend in
August, so said 1t should be borne in mind,
however. that this is the same 800 shares that
have been selling on the Exchange every day for
three months past.
The pneumatic signal switch, which is proving
so much of a success on the Pennsy lvania lines,
is to be introduced the c. b. d Q. road at
five points the line. The distance to be
covered is about five miles of track in the Chi
cago yard and the order is one of the largest the
company over received The manufacturers are
now at work on the signals, preparing them for
shipment, and expect to have them ready about
the middle Of July.
The Yandalia company now has in service
its road six of the best locomotives, all things
considered, any Western road No %,
which was received last week, is one of the same
pattern as 49, ISL and 1873, received few weeks
ago. All are monster passenger engines, Pitts
burg build, and nothing was aimed at except to
make them model locomotives in every particu-
lar They handle the heavy express trains up
and over the hills with as much ease as an ordi-
nary locomotive hauls three cars.
The general passenger agents who attended
the meeting in New York last week, of the
joint executive committee passenger depart
ment have returned, and report having had
very harmonious meeting, in spite of the talk,
previous to the meeting. that there was to be
squally session. The Grand Trunk submitted a
statement giving the conditions under which it
would join the passenger pool, and the West
ohore also slgnlhed lis intention to join
Another meeting will be held on July T. when
pool of all west bound passenger business
from New York and Boston viii probably be en-
tered into
Col. Joseph HILL superintendent of the Van
dalia system, states that the telegram to the
Journal stating the bridge which went down
the I. H. & L. division was unsafe is not
true. He says it was thoroughly overhauled
and almost rebuilt eighteen months ago and
though lighter than the new bridges now being
built, was considered perfectly secure. In 1877
the Detroit & Eel River and L., c. & S. w.
built this bridge, which the latter Was to pay
for in installments. When the Vandalia peo-
pie took hold of it by purchase in 1877, there
was still So, 900 due the Detroit & Eel river on
Howe combination wood and iron bridge and
probably cost $l5 0O0 1t was fye-span bridge
about FIVE hundred feet long, and was about
eighteen feet above the water