The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-22
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



J. ". Sherwood, superintendent. and Thomas
Morris. chief erginee,. of the c.. l.. st. L. & G..
left yesterday on a tea days pleasure trip.
President Garrett, of the Baltimore Ohio,
returned from Europe Saturday. He will at
tend the trunk.line presidents meeting to-day.
L. G. Cannon, acting commissioner of the
Transcontinental Association, with his family,
left for San Francisco yesterday noon, via st.
Louis.
The Illinois Central road is building in its
new shops ten heavy passenger engines, two of
which will be used in hauling trains of the c., l.,
St L. & c. between Kankakee and Chicago
More grain has been shipped to Toledo the
last week from this section than in the preceding
xix weeks Toledoans are said to have awak-
ened to the fact that their grain business was
drifting away to Detroit.
The general passenger agents meet at Cincin-
natl to day for the purpose of revising and read
justing the tariff. They expect to be in session
several days, AS the work they have to DO Is OF
tedious and important character.
The employees on the c., /. st. L. d G. road
have raised $500, of which amount 500 goes 10
the widow of Hicks, the c., /. ST. L. q yard
master who few weeks ago committed suicide,
and 6 20 is to be expended in the erection of
monument over his grave.
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Ironten road, last week purchased 2 900 tons of
steel rails and fifty thousand cross ties to be
used In continuing the conversion of the road
from narrow to standard gauge. The new rails
weigh sixty pounds to the yard.
Edward Foley general freight agent Of the
Erle railroad at New York, will, October |, be
succeeded by j. S. Hammond general agent of
she Erie at Buffalo. John S. OShea, general
Western agent of the Lehigh Valley at Chicago,
IS appointed local freight agent of the Erie at
Buffalo.
A S. Baldwin, at Chicago, general livestock
agent of the Erie railway having resigned his
position. George F. Gegan has been appointed to
take the place. MIR. Gegan has for some time
past been the livestock agent of the Chicago d
Atlantic road at Chicago. Thomas H. Lee has
been appointed acting livestock agent for the
latter line.
John Lazarus returned yesterday from New
York Although little was accomplished at the
meeting, he says they had good time. Under
the auspices of the National Railway Publica
zion Association, they wereofurnished carriages
TO visit General Grants resting place. and, also,
given grand banquet at the Central-park
Restaurant.
Freight agencies have been established by the
Wabash, ST. Louis & Pacific railway as follows:
Campbell. Ia. on the Des Moines division, with
D. w. Youngerman as agent; Benton City, Mo-.
on the St Louis division. with j. e. Martin as
agent. Freight shipments may be received for
the above points without requiring prepayment
In the future.
The impression is general among railroad men,
and is expected by shippers, that the trunk-line
presidents will order the restoration of rates at
their meeting to-day One of the trunk-line
managers says that all the roads assured of
a large business this fall and winter. through
abundance of crops and they will not throw it
away by quarreling.
Superintendent Evan, of the Bee-line D. B.
Martin general Western passenger agent of the
line and ct
passenger agent, who accompany the Niagara
Falls excursion to-day, will travel special
They have invited few friends as their
guests. The excursion party will number fully
eight hundred persons.
Harry Miller superintendent of the Cincin-
natl Northern road has rendered his resignation,
to take effect as his successor can be ap-
pointed? Should he succeed J. j. Turner as SUI
perintendent or the indianapolis & Vincennes
road, he will have in addition to his railroad
perienGe since that, Of for year more bs
ing the private secretary of Mr.. Turner.
T. A. Ford, general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines west OF Pttsburg, and of the
Vandalia line, spent yesterday in the city. To
day. in company with VIM. r. McKeen. presi-
dent of the Vandalia road he goes over the
Terre Haute q Logansport division. Mr.. Ford
states that all over their system local travel is
light, while their through business never was
heavier for September than this season
A prominent railroad man remarked yesterday
depended upon the adoption of a settled policy
and buckling down to business in business way.
He said that, under the Thomas management it
had been reign of experiments. Official
changes had been too frequent and some of them
he thought unwise. The above criticism is too
severe Certainly an immense tonnage has been
hauled at small cost. The track of but few roads
in the country is in better condition, and their
equipments are in good shape; their business is
steadily increasing. and the only unfavorable
thing Is the low rates on through business.
veteran railroad man who looks at things
cocily remarked yesterday that the attitude the
C., H. u ID. people, through their attorneys.
were assuming toward the Union Railway Com
pany he feared was bad policy for the O., Fl. &
d. Company. The good will of the railroad
companies which compose the Union Railway
Company, some of which are direct connections
of the c.. FL. & d. road, would be worth more to
the latter than the few hundred dollars they may
possibly gain through litigation. He added, the
Wabash. the L., n. A & Z. Airline, and the
l., d. & S. were all lessees of terminal facilities
the Union Railway Company affords. and are
well satisfied with the terms of the Union Rail
way Company, which the same as those
offered the g., III. 81 l.