The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Arntss. corn moving briskly, local business never
heavier, means handsome revenue and better
tfimss for the railroad employees.
j Z. McWilliams, sales agent Of the Delaware
81 Hudson Canal Company, has resigned and ac-
cepted the position of manager of the Ohio Canal
AGonpany. His brother, Ralph E. McWilliams
will succeed him.
Receiver Kimball of the Chicago & Great
SoGxhern, has awarded the1 contract for sixteen
new locomotives to the Baldwin works, six con-
asoesaated moguls. four moguls. two passenger
arS four switch
The announcement Of the consolidation of the
Ezss fast freight lines ono line, Jan. 1, is dis
turning agents, clerks, ETC., somewhat as it is
bes1eyed that it means a reduction of fully 80
per cent. in the line employees
W. D. Wilson, agent of the Laekawanna at
this point has been notified that he can now
Ec<zract and way bill grain to New York. ''ro
be graded subject to the rules and regulations
OF me New York Produce Exchange.
Receiver Klmball. of the Chicago e. Great
Sczibern road, is in the city official business
lie states that the contract to build 500 coal cars
leo fat cars, 100 box cars and so stock cars, 100
in hll, will be awarded to the Lafayette car
works.
t. B. Thomas, general manager of the Rich
nnpad & Danvie system, gives notice that c. w.
Ghson, assistant general passenger agent, will
perform the duties of general passenger agent
nnsA the successor of Mr.. Slaughter is ap-
puTnted.
She Erie road has given notice to the Decline
that it will not be ready to carry the proposed
araaic arrangement into effect on the 20th Time
stables, in readiness for the change, have been
prepared by both roads, and the new deal will
doubtless go into effect Dec. 27
The Logansport division Of the Order of Rail-
nsay Conductors have issued 900 invitations for
their forthcoming ball, to be given at the rink,
IN Logansport, on Wednesday evening of next
week They expect large attendance from mem
hers of the order from neighboring cities.
Barton c. Cook, who for fourteen years has
held the position of general solicitor of the Chi
cago Northwestern road, has resigned that
position and will retire on Jan. /, 1885, W. G..
Gondy has been appointed to the position, to
which salary of $l2, 900 year is attached.
The Bee-line people publish their actual earn
ings for October. which were 1892, 225, against
S359, l49 last year; total, from Jan. l, $2,961.-
lT7. against So $780, BIG for the corresponding ten
mcnths of 1884. Decrease this year, for the
meath ending Oct 81, $26914; decrease since
Jan ], 1884, $780, 139
The auditors of the several Indianapolis roads
lind aeonference yesterday with d. Donough,
general ticket agent at the Union Depot, and, as
D result, method Of keeping the accounts
and checking the Office up will be adopted Jan.
J. The present system Of checking up the Office
Is as ancient as Noah's method of checking the
animals out OF the Ark.
Receiver Kimball says the track layers on the
Chicago g. Great Southern road will not reach
: Brazil by Feb. |, as has been expected-pcssibly
not before March l. The road is being built In
N very thorough manner-steel rails weighing
sixty pounds to the yard, 5000 cross ties to the
mile, iron bridges. and the road-bed is we'll
diiched and we'll baasted with gravel.
c. H. Holland, the c., H. g. T. engineer who
was injured in the bridge wreck. a few weeks
ago, and who had one of his legs amputateda
few days since, is reported to be doing nicely
The company is treating him very handsomely,
paying all his bills and those of his family, and
rs soon as he is able to work will give him DO
+sition which he can fill in his crippled condition.
The Terre Haute Gazette of Thursday says
''Col r. G. Herveys CHEEKY face is on the
streets. The Colonel has just returned from
tour across the continent to San Francisco, as
President Crocker's guest and has had royal
line time He is now on his way east to Canada
TO spend the holidays with his children. He
reports Phil Campbell getting along finely
with the Alabama enterprise"
G. j. Grammon general freight and passenger
agent of the Evansville & Terre Haute road,
takes exceptions to the adverse criticism regard
cent of the gross earnings. He writes: ''It is a
well known fact that the equipment. road bed
and management of the E. e. T. FL. is among the
best in the State Whilst this condition is true,
there can be no possible excuse for such para
graphing"
The case of Shirks, Duke & Co., alleged own
ers of the Wabash G. Erie canal, against the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railroad was
commenced in the Superior Court of Tippecanoe
county. at Lafayette, Ind, on Thursday This
As suit brought to recover 80 900 from the rail-
road for the of the water in the canal in
their shops, engines depots, ETC., for the past
ten years-ever since these parties obtained con-
troll If the canal.
Those who are in a position to understand the
situation say there is no reason to doubt the
fn no dom IF thn
Reading Railroad Company at the next election.
Ii is barely possible that some eleventh hour
combination may be made by heavy holders
with the Vanderbilt interest as basis to defeat
him. but to-day Mr.. Gowen holds the vantage
:, ground, and his defeat is only among the very
remote possibilities, with hardly an element of
probability.
From source which seems reliable it islearned
that the Quigley syndicate no longer desire that
the sale of the Toledo, Cincinnati & St Louis
road should be postponed. 1t is stated
thai the syndicate has raised the sum of
money required under the order of court
to enable them to comply with its terms. should
the property be bid off to them, and it is claimed
thai they are In such shape as to bid higher than
any bidders which will be present, the Corbin
syndicate not excepted.
General Manager jeffrey, of the Illinois Gen.
trial. announces the following appointments, to
take effect on Jan. l, 1886: Mr. e. A. Beck gen.
erai superintendent with Office in Chicago; Mr.
Iowa division with office in Chicago Mr.. A. w.
Sullivan, division superintendent of Chicago d.
vision, with Office in Cairo; Mr.. William Rem
shaT, acting assistant superintendent of ma
I. chinery. These appointments are in the nature
OF deserved promotions
IL IS quite possible that the old scheme of the
L. n. A. & c. working its Cincinnati business
over the c., l.. ST. L. & G. from Lafayette will
yet be carried out Under this scheme the L..
N, A. & G. Airline was TO be made an Indian
apolis and Michigan City road, and haul the lum-
Der from Michigan City and that turned over to
than by the Chicago & West Michigan road. II
IS heneved that it would be for the interests of
both roads were such arrangement entered
into The matter was dropped few months
ago. but has again come to the front
ftudy OF Mr.. Vanderbilt's will reveals the
point that none of the railroad stocks were mt
IL trust The list of those mentioned includes
5o.D0o Lake Shore shares, 40, 900 New York Cen
trail. 10000 Northwest preferred, and %. 900