The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local
G. Stimson has been appointed agent for the
C., T., ST l.. & G. railway at Earl Park.
The father of Joseph Averill. yardmaster of
Che Vandalia, is lying very low with paralytic
trouble
IL c. Diehl, general freight agent of the l..
B. & W., has gone to Buffalo to attend the line
meeting
1t is stated that the earnings of the Pennsyl-
<ania lines will show decrease of less than
sl0e0 coo in September earnings.
Paymasters Sheldon, of the Decline, and
Crawford, of the Vandalia, paid yesterday on
fhe Indianapolis divisions OF their respective
lines for September service.
Captain Raschig who for twenty years past
has held the position of private secretary OF Il.
w. Sloane, division superintendent OF the Amer
lean Express Company, has rendered his resle
nation.
J. B. Barnes, superintendent of motive power
on the Wabash has invented and brought INTO
use q locomotive which consumes all the cinoers
rand smoke which is said to perform very satls-
6actorily.
It is understood that the Chicago Milwaukee
& St Paul management have offered the posi-
4ion of first assistant solicitor of the road to
John T. Fish. of Racine. The place has been
vacant since the resignation OF David - Wegg
last spring
Ed. Gallup superintendent of the Boston e.
Albany road, former c., L. st. l.. g. c. man,
who was last week offered the position of assist
ant to John Newell, president of the Lake Shore
road. has decided to remain with the Boston d
Albany road
Owing to illness in his family, President In
gals did not attend the annual meeting yester-
day, of the stockholders of the C., l., St L.. d
c., it being the first annual meeting he has ever
missed attending. The inspection trip OF the
road has been deferred for one week.
If the Illinois roads reaching into central and
southern Illinois will act honorabiy in the main
fenance of livestock rates, the business of the
indianapolis yards will double the next few
months, so much heavier would shipments be
when rates are based on equal mileage.
The railroads are doing fair business as re-
CARDS volume, at profitable rates of freight, and
some of the leading Eastern lines report ship
ments from the West as being the largest in the
history of these institutions. Some OF them are
unable to furnish all the cars called for by por
tions of the roads.
Some of the Indianapolis coal dealers have ar
ranged for the shipment of several cargoes
of anthracite coal from Buffalo to Sandusky by
local ears to bring the coal to this market, The
great scarcity of cars at Buffalo, in which to
ship coal West continues
The local passenger agents, at their meeting
yesterday, passed appropriate resolutions on the
death of T. c. Denney: Benjamin Tinney,
funeral, they carrying with them a choice floral
tribute evidence of the kindly feeling the
members of the association entertained toward
the deceased.
j. j. Fletcher. general passenger and freight
agent of the Cairo, Vincennes 81 Chicago road,
has selected as his chief man to look after the
passenger business Ben G. Kelsey chief clerk of
h NJ Bronson. general passenger agent of the
j., y. d w. Mr.. Kelsey is young man of ex-
cellent habits, we'll posted in railroad matters
and energetic n his method of doing husineSe
p. a. Lynn, general travelling agent of the
Union line, headquarters Fort Wayne, has been
appointed agent of the Wabash road at this
point vice l.. L. Fellows Mr. Lynn, for some
years, represented the Union Star line at Indian
apolis, as their soliciting freight agent, and did
good work That he will make good agent for
the Wabash who knows him will ques-
tion.
President Thomas, of the Indianapolis Rolling
mill Company, yesterday telegraphed to Sc cre-
tary Morgan to send copy Of the decree of the
court given the rolling mill company when it
purchased the Bedford tSBloomield road. There
Is excellent prospect that he will raise money on
the bonds the rolling mill company propose to
issue the road, which means that both rolling
mills will be started up.
A Wabash official says that should the Lake
Shore secure control of the seventy nine miles
of road in the Wabash system known as the
Feel River division, the Wabash people would
only need build some twenty five miles of new
road from the Wabash main line to Butler to
snake as good line as they now have between
Peru and Detroit; therefore, there is nothing
alarming in the aggresSivenesS of the Lake Shore
people
Commissioner L. D. Richardson. of the Chi
eago and Ohio River pool, has received com
munication from Mr.. j. N. Mccullough, vice.
president of the Pennsylvania Company stating
his inability to attend meeting in Chicago of
the executive committee of the pool OIL Nov s.
and suggesting Nov. 10 at Indianapolis instead
The meeting will therefore be held at that time
and place unless other gentlemen find it impos-
Eiole to attend.
George Stevens, superintendent of the eastern
division of the Wabash road is in the city, He
reports the track of the Wabash main line in ex-
celient condition. Within the last eighteen
months seventy-two miles of new steel rail has
been laid and he is so presumptuous as TO say
that of the main line much is as good track as
that of the much boastedof c., ST. L. & P
track between Columbus and Indianapolis, and
the work of Improvement is still in progress
The Illinois Central road has just had ten
new frst-class engines built, all of which are
nearly ready for the road. Two of these en-
gines are now in service hauling the heavy c.. L.
st IL. d G. trains between Kankakee and Chicago
The company has, WELL largely increased
ats equipment, recently of all classes. Ten ele-
CANT passenger coaches and four improved bag
gage cars will also be taken out of the shops in a
few days. Extra sleepers will be put on as soon
ns the southern traffic commences to increase.
Five hundred large box cars and fifty fine stock
cars have also been constructed.
Decision of Interest to Deadheads.
People who ride on railway passes will be in
terested in the following decision of the Court
of Appeals of Connecticut, holding that corpora
tions are liable for damages in case Of accident
to a passenger who travels a deadhead. ut
is not necessary that passengers fare should be
paid in money to constitute him passenger for
hire If the company receives any benefit in
connection with his passage, the permission to
ride is rot gratuity in law. But free pass in
the strict sense of the words-a pure gratuty-
does not exempt from liability under the terms
of the contract The same considerations of
public policy govern, whether the passenger be-