The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-10
AFFAIRS OF THE
Personal and Local,

ArtSoutA u AzOCAAs
The employees of the L., N. A. & c. Airline.
yesterday received their drafts paying for Janu-
Ary service.
The Ohio Southern road, operated by the same
Management as that of the Indiana, Blooming
nd Western. was, in the year 1884, operated
81 per cent. of the gross earnings.
Zone of the passenger engines on the c., l.,
St. L. g. G. is to be supplied with ono oPthe
Y merican electric locomotive headlights.
Sse in use on the c., st. l.. e p. and the Van.
! Gre performing very successfully.
Tyette c. Fargo has been appointed assistant
sgaHrintendent Of the Indiana division Of the
American Express Company, with headquarters
e. Indianapolis. Mr.. Fargo is q number one ex.
.,ressman, and will doubtless make a very popu-
lar official.
c.. ". Bradley, the superintendent Of the Hud.
Son river division of the West Shore, has been
appointed general superintendent of the road, to
succeed Charles d. Gorham. Mr.. Bradley was
formerly on the Wabash, and is a very com
potent railroad man.
Benjamin Tinney, district passenger agent of
Ahe Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore road and
the Baltimore & Ohio, has returned from Wash
Ington, ID. c. Mr.. Tinney states that at Balti-
more on March 4 there were sold 2,84O round,
Trip tickets to Washington between ga. N. and
IL noon.
j.. d. Campbell, general counsel of the Indi-
ana, Bloomington & Western road, and a COM
mittee of the bendholders of the Indianapolis,
Decatur & Springfield road are expected West
on Wednesday or Thursday to look the L., ID. 81
S. property over, preparatory TO a surrendering
of the lease of the l., ID. & S. to the l., b. 81 w.
On one of the Indianapolis roads there have
been forty-nine broken rails this winter. Ali
were discovered by the track walkers before any
accidents were caused. In the track there are
AhDaa w al-oa of cfaal rnilo md r. tho Edn0p Thnrn-
hson steel mills but two rails were broken, al
Though so per cent of the mileagei is of the Edgar
Thomson manufacture.
The predicted improvement in passenger bust
ness has seemingly set in. For a few days past
both through and local travel has been heavier
chan at any time for some months past, eSpe-
fially are trains for the West and Northwest
heavily laden with people going out to look at
the country, and with emigrants from Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York.
G.. Z. Henderson is a very safe man for the
courts to appoint as a receiver of a wrecked
foad, so we'll does he protect all interests. 1t
will be one year on Saturday next since he was
appointed receiver of the Danville, Olney 81
Ohio River road. He has operated it without
issuing a receivers ticket, and has improved the
TOad-bed and equipments % per cent. at least
There are. it is stated, some twenty telegraph
operators in this city who have been largely
employed in railroad Offices who are afflicted
with what is known as the operators paraly-
sis" which partially units them for business.
st would seem that some simple invention might
be devised which would prevent instruments so
affecting the telegraph operator. Some inventor
has a fortune if he could accomplish such a re-
suit.
The local agents met yesterday at Commits
sioners Doherty's office TO further consider the
establishing of the rate car weighing association.
1T costs from $500 to 81, 600 per month to operate
associations of a similar character at Cincinnati,
st. Louis and Chicago, the Indianapolis roads
are determined to operate one here atless money;
consequently it is more difficult to shape up mat
tiers, but the agents hope to be in readiness April
! to commense weighing all cars forwarded from
indianapolis. 1t is believed, with this in opera
lion, there will be less overlooking Of cars.
There is considerable speculation as to who
will be the commissioner of the Middle and
Western States Association. a newly created po-
Bition. The secretary says there has been a
aeglon of applications for the position. George
A. Sanderson, formerly general freight agent of
the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road, is
pressing his claims quite earnestly. A general
--aight agent. however, who we'll understands
the situation, expresses the opinion that none
will be elected at the meeting in Cincinnati on
Thursday, SO numerous are the applicants, each
haylng a friend in the association.