The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-25
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
PersonaI and Local.

Henry lockwood has been appointed travelling
auditor ofthe J., n. A. & c.. road vice w. F.
Heeker, resigued.
". O. Clay pool has been appointed travelling
passenger agent of the l., b. & W., eastern
division, for the time being.
G. E. Henderson,, receiver of the D~anvil!e,
Olney & Ohio road. is this week giving the
property a thorough looking over.
A new set Of rules for the handling of trains
on the Belt road has just gone into effect. and If
strictly regarded there will. be no more front or
rear collisions.
President Harris has returned from his trip
over Northern Pacific, and reports crop prospects
good. GOOD crop prospects, he says mean soou
buslness prospects for the road.
The Bee limited east from ST. Louis has now
been on ninety days, and during that period IL
has not failed in running into the Union depot
ar Cleveland, o.. right on schedule time.
Pennsylvania people are said to demand that
In any s.ttlenen5 that may be made, the Read
Ing control pc made friendly to them, and it row
looks as if they would get most anything they
want.
The International Railway conference, to be
1elG at Brussels next month, is attracting much
attention among railroad officials of this country,
and several Of our prominent railroaders will
aitsBd.
The Wabash is securing a large proportion of
thR tourist travel eastward from southern Cali
foraia. J. Fl. Woodward, formerly OF Indianap-
Oils, is now looking after the Wabash interests
40 that section.
kilograms received by prominent railroad
men at this point last evening, stated that AS a
resnlt of the me 4ting in New York, yesterday,
the lengthy and bitter warfare between the New
York Central and West Shore had been settled.
The travelling auditors of the roads which run
into the Union Depot are arranging to surprise
Ca-.. VtoLa 4 cont DOnnyph IN Tuesday naYt
Jus3 as well make it Monday, as he VIII check
up correct any day the auditors drop In on him.
A call was issued yesterday positively fixing
the date of meeting of general passenger agents
of east bound lines for the Doth. Messrs. Lord,
OF the Baltimore 81 Ohio, and Ford, of the Penn
syiVsnia, have been notified and will attend.
Colonel f. A.. Ford. general passenger agent
Of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, was
joined in st. Louis by Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent Chesbrough and proceeded to Kansas
City, Denver and other Western points, in search
OF business and pleasure.
A Fiei, money delivery clerk of the American
Express Company, has two pictures of General
Grant, drared in mourning. nailed on the money
wagon of the company. Notwithstanding his
strong Democracy, Fiel was a great admirer OF
the General, having served under HIM.
The c., II. Sc D. is one of the fortunate roads.
as regards the wheat crop. On tho ID. d NJ.
division there is an immense crop. and on the c.,
II. e. [. and G.. r. 81 c. divisions the crop is pan
ming out far above expectations, which promises
the c., II. & ID. a good Toledo business for some
weeks to come.
f. B. Thomas, general manager of the Bee
line system, after mentioning the various i'm
provements contemplated to the roadbed and
equipments, said: IF the depressed times con-
time, and the Decline was at last forced into
bankruptcy, he proposed to have the property in
No. l condition to turn over to a receiver.
1. st. L. engine No. lO4, which, when haul
inc the limited eXDrpSS some fOUr weeks aCO
Jumped the track and rolled over in the mud
two or three times, is again out of the shops,
looking as good as new. 1t is claimed that No.
104 will run the fastest Of any engine west of the
Alleghenies. This is saying a good deal, how
ever.
President Sayre, Of the South Pennsylvania
railroad, in an interview, states that no order
has yet been received for the stoppage of work
on that project; but he is expecting it to come.
The general opinion Of the railroad kings subor-
climates seems to be expressed in the words of a
Reading official, Il believe Vanderbilt has sold
US out"
Demand for cars to load with grain are COM
ing in from all Indianapolis western lines. The
Il. 81 L. II. called on the Nandalia for 100 cars
on Thursday and for $50 more yesterday, and
the line men are receiving numerous inquiries
rs regards rates and the prospects for get
ting cars, and it really looks as if the roads were
going to get some business.
Engine No. 126 on the T., d. & S. road, which
when first received by the company was consid-
cred the most powerful and complete switching
engine in the service, comes out of the l., d.. Il
S. shops thoroughly rebuilt, and Master-mechanic
McKenna says is now as good as when new.
This engine once pulled twenty six loaded cars
up the l., r.. 81 w. west-side grade.
e l. Mitchell. of Chicago, is in the city visit
ing his brothers in law, Mr.. c. Il. Bishop and
Conductor James L. Smith, of the |. 81 st. l..
railroad, for a few days. MI. Mitchell has been
connected with the Illinois Central railroad
-~.nn -t,l1 M. Ga -a- - 49,
employ of the same road eleven years, and is
now eighteen years on the Indianapolis 81 st.
Louis railroad.
Complaint is made of the reckless manner in
which the switching crews of the c., st. L. & 7.
and the Wabash move trains when approaching
Virginia avenue. Tuesday night a C., ST. L. &
p. train struck the mules OF a street-car, and
Wednesday night a switching train of the
Wabash barely escaped crushing a street car.
Some dozen p 'ssengers jumped from sthe car, SO
badly were they frightened.
There is considerable commotion in fast-freight
line circles over a we'll founded rumor that the
Red line, the Blue line, the Canada Southern
and the midland fast freight lines are to be con-
Solidated under one management. and further,
that the Merchants Dispatch is TO absorb the
White line. Whether this is really to be the
programme of the New York Central people or
not. there is the best OF authority for saying
that they propose TO cut down their fast-freight
line expenses sharply.
The special train over the c., l., 81, L. & c.
which carried the party who were present at the
opening of the new hotel at Acton, on its return
made the run from Acton to the Belt road in
eleven minutes. The whole affair passed off
pleasantly. Dinner Bros, who open the hotel,
Set a very inviting table to the numerous guests,
1t being laden with all the best the market
affords. n. H. Dinner, who is so extensively
known in railroad circles, has been in the
restaurant business forty years.
Thursday afternoon a Vandalia conductor
turned over to the agent of the Lake Shore road
at South Bend a consignment i'll ~ shape of a
bright little girl between four and five years old.
She came from Frankfort. this State, was neatly
dressed, and as pretty and talkative as anybody's
~smart little girl. On her leghorn hat, trimmed
with pink ribbons, was Il postal-card pinned
aGross the top. on which was written: Alma p.
Tyler. To be sent to the State public school at
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