The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-18
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal ana Local.

freight agency Of the Vandalia at Hibbard on
the t., H. & L. division.
MN knight general freight agent, and j.
d. Osborn, commercial agent of the Wabash,
spent the Sabbath in this city
The Boston Advertiser says the presidency OF
the Erie system was offered to Albert Fink,
trrak-line commissioners and was declined.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis st. Louis q
Chicago is now handling the main line and
branches an average of seven hundred loaded
cars daily.
The Decline Gazette for August is out. 1t is
rather a tame number, doubtless owing to the
fact that A J. Smith general passenger agent,
Is at the seashore taking two or three weeks
rest
Frank Wade ticket agent of the indianapolis
& St Louis road, spent the Sabbath in the city
with old time friends. Mr.. Wade has been
offered a position on another road. which, should
he accept, win make his headquarters in Indian
Rpolis
Ladies are rapidly advancing in tie study Of
shorthand and are finding employment in rail-
road offices. It is said that expert lady short
handwriters willtake from seven to twelve more
words in minute than can an expert short
hand man.
RKmor has it that Major James Geddis, super
intendent of the Henderson division of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, will be chosen
president of the Nashville, Chattanooga q st
Louis railway at the annual meeting TO be held
On the 10th of September.
The funeral of J. a. Bigham, on Saturday
last was attended by number Of railroad men.
His old associates on the G., st l.. q (. road
contributed flowers which cost $50. At the time
of his death Mr.. Bigham was employed at st.
Louis on the Wabash road.
A general passenger agent Of one Of the lead
ing Chicago roads on Saturday last sarcastically
remarked that he was pleased that the travelling
passenger mems association had adjourned with
Dut making any change in rates, or ordering
more through trains put on to the West.
Frank Palmer general agent Of the Wabash,
headquarters at Chicago, is making an excellent
ecord the receipts from sales of tickets at
hat point last month over the Wabash lines run
ming So 800 ahead of sales of July, 1885, and this
month thus far the showing is fully as favorable
g. A. Holbrook, formerly with the Rochester
s. Pittsburg road, and who has recently accepted
the position of assistant general passenger
agentof the Chicago & Rock Island, is proving
10 be valuable man for the latter road, and
General Passenger Agent ST John does not now
regret that he was slow in filling that position.
Dishonorable men who sell passes with which
they may be favored by railroad will do well
to steer clear of ticket scalpers, as the scapers
Of to-day, most Of them, have so much honor
about them that they report number of pass, to
whom issued, on whose request, date of issue
and of expiration It is only the low grade of
Free chair-cars between Chicago and Atchison
over the Chicago & Rock Island road were put
on yesterday. By the by there are those who
think this free chair-car business is being run in
the ground, as the saying is. A seat in chair
car on roads where they are run no longer ex-
empts lady from riding with base ball players
aud the other rough element of society.
It would seem that the dissolution of partner
ship so to speak between the Wabash and Mis-
souri Pacific, is genuine in character. The
Journal has good authority for saying that the
Wabash people, who occupy an Office jointly at
69South Illinois street, will withdraw as soon
as they find man suitable to look after their
interests here, and open an Office strictly in the
Wabash interest
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton people
are negotiating to run their trains into the
Gread Central depot, at Cincinnati Should the
negotiations come to a successful issue their
present passenger depot will be converted into
= freight depot. The chief reason that the c.,
H q D. people wish to get into the Grand Cen
trail is that they may run their trains nearer to
the business portion of Cincinnati
The train men on the Chicago e. Atlantic road
are mostly Indiana or Ohio railroad men, and
they often are at their wits end to understand
rules issued by their general manager, who was
educated on an English railway. For instance,
in circular six. one of the rules reads: Drivers
must avoid violent shunting. Drivers, when
driving over railroad crossings, should exercise
great caution not to run into cattle There are
dozens of rules of this character, which the
Hoosler and Buckeye boys study when off duty.
In speaking of the comment on Poor's Railroad
Manual which have appeared of late in Chi
cage railway journal, the st, Louis Railway Reg
ister says 1t is feared that the publishers of
Poor's Manual, crushed by the adverse criticisms
of the Railway Age, will abandon the publiea-
ti0nof what has heretofore been considered use
ful work. 81 Railroad men, however, appreciate the
Manual and the present number is SO much
more complete and reliable than has been any
former number that adverse criticism seems IN
called for
The Be Decline forwarded from this point last
week, 995 loaded cars, the O., st. IL & p, 857;
the /, B, & W., 469 and the G., H. & l., 354. In
the week ending August o there were forwarded
east from this point, over the Decline, SIS
loaded cars; g, St L. F., $685.
ZIG It will be seen that the business of the
four roads increased last week handsomely. The
corresponding week last year the Bee-line for
warded l,420; the c., St Z. & P, 1856; the l.,
B. s. W., SOB; the c., H & l., 1874 loaded cars.
The first number Of the Train Dispatcher's
journal made its appearance on Saturday It is
neatly got up, mechanically, and full of items
which will be Of interest to train dispatchers,
and there are several well written articles from
correspondents of the paper The editors ask
for contributions in the way of articles relating
to railway construction and management by
those acquainted with these subjects Also,
notice Of changes in officers promotions, articles
Of interest on train dispatching discussion Of
orders articles of interest to telegraph operators
snd matters pertaining to the interests of rail
way service in general
East-Bound Traffic Over Chicago Roads
During the week ending August 16. the total
shipments of -four, grain and provisions over the
eight roads leading east from Chicago amounted
to 2s, sl2 tons The following table gives the
details;
Flour Grain, IProvions Total,
Route In tens. In tons. In tons. In tons.