The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
RAILWAY. GOSSIP.

morning. leaves over the l., d. & s. road Coz
Decatur.
1t is said that Vanderbilt's recent Western
trip had no particular business significance, be-
ing only for the benefit OF his health.
j. @. Van Wrinkle, general agent of the Bee-
line at THIS point. is spending a day or two in 50
Louis. His family accompanied HIM.
IL. st. John, assistant manager of the Chicago
& Rock Island road. to-day starts East on his
annual trip. Perry Griffin accompanies hinl
The special Board of Trade committee IN
freight determinations against Chicago is Mt
work on its report, which will probably be ready
this week.
A. e. Ford, general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, passed
through the city yesterday en- route home from
California
The railroad conductors banquet at the Dem
ison House promises to be a very pleasant affair
conductors from other than indianapolis roads
will be present.
General Superintendent Gallup. Of the Boston
IL Albany, a former c., l., st T.. q G. man. has
recently been offered an excellent position upon
the Lake Shore railroad.
A. A. Talmage. general manager, and K. III
Wade, superintendent of transportation of the
Wabash road, returned to st. Louis yesterday
from a trip over the line.
F.. B. Allen, engineer on the c., L, ST. L. sc
roa1, VIII TO morrow evening, Oct. 26. celebrate
his crystal wedding. The locomotive fraternity
propose to make it a pleasant event.
VIM. r. Holland, an old l., G. & L.. railroad
engineer, who has been West for the past hf-
teen years, is in the city on a short visit. He Is
now running on the North Missouri road.
". A. Brubaker has been elected commission
er of the Illinois Rate and the Illinois Protective
Associations. vice H. O. Garfield, who rendered
his resignation at the meeting on Friday last.
Hon. 7. P. Brown, general manager of the
Toledo, Columbus & Southern railroad, was the
recipient of a handsome gold headed cane, ON
Tuesday, from the trackmen on the line of tho
road.
The transactions on the New York Stock Ex-
change are now on an enormous scale. equal to
big days in the former flush times, and the ris-
ing prices were made on purchases of big blocks
of stock.
A bright, newsy magazine. known as the
American Railroader, published at Chicago. L.
catching on greatly with railroad employees Al
though but a few months old. its circulation is
well up among the thousands.
The American Railroader says: Railway Of
tcials are getting things down fine since the hard
times begun. 1t is reported that one of them re-
Gently told a clerk not to shade his letters in
writing because it wasted ink.
1t is intimated that Edward Cost, now with the
White line, will, on his return from his bridal
trip, be appointed agent of the Bee-line at this
point, vice J. @. Van Wrinkle, recently promoted
to the position of general agent
A. w. Millspaugh, ticket agent of the Union
Depot. Kansas City, is said to be a very wealthy
man-all of which wealth has come to him
through commissions. he accepting commissions
from any road which will pay them.
c.. c. Chamberlain, of Chicago, assistant to r.
A. Lewis, general manager of the Erie fast
freight lines, spent yesterday in consultation
with Mr.. Lewis. Mr.. Chamberlain is spoken Of
as one of the rapidly rising young railroad men
of the West.
A Pennsylvania railroad official intimates that
H w Mck enna IL 4 n he taEap 90 - a nf hy n "
Caldwell, vice president and general manager OF
the Nickel-plate road, who is a warm friend
of Mr.. McKenna and knows his excellent quail
ties as a railroad man.
Oscar Vanderbilt, district passenger agent Of
the Northern Pacific, headquarters this city. was
yesterday notified that hereafter all classes of
travel, including emigrants, would be handled
on the fast express trains, a fact which doubt
less will largely increase travel over their route.
English railroad employees are frightfully over
worked. Seventy hours a week is quite a COM
mon thing. A guard worked l943 hours i'm
twelve days, while an engine-driver made 1867
hours in one week: and one case is given ia
which a fireman actually worked thirteen DAVIS
In a week.
The ceremony of driving the last spike in tbe
Canadian Pacific will take place within the next
fifteen or twenty days. The precise date for the
event has not been fixed. The scene of the cere-
mony is a point in the mountains, about two
and one-half miles beyond the second crossing OF
a. OiUhtO v
Gen. James Fl. Wilson, formerly president OF
the New York & New England railroad, is nov
upon his way to China, where it is understood
that he has secured a very lucrative position.
The General is well-known in Indiana railway
circles and his friends will be pleased to learn
that he is prosperous.
The Brotherhood of Engineers will
meet at II o'clock to-day. at their hall, to attend
in a body the funeral of George Howe. the c..
st. L. & /. engineer who was killed in the acct
dent on Wednesday night. The Brotherhood on
Conductors has been invited by the former to
participate in the ceremonies.
The debt of Chill for the construction of rail-
ways is $24. $40. 900. In 1883 these railways
earned a revenue of $6, SIG, 049 on a capital of
originally less than $50, 900, 900, and which In
now reduced to $22, $50, 900. The railways of the
Argentine Republic are, on the average. earning
an annual dividend of 64 per cent.
Judge Butler, of the United States Circait
Court has appointed William V. McCracken No.
eeiver to take charge of the property in that
State of the Pennsylvania. Slatington 81 New
England. The appointment is ancillary to the
recent one by Judge Nixon, of New Jersey. and
grows out of defaulted interest upon consolidated
bonds.
F. C. Fargo, assistant superintendent Of the
American Express Company, Nov. / begins his
second year in that position. While he has been
a valuable assistant to General SuperintendeEt
Sloane, he has made himself popular with ta0
employees in all departments. While a strict dis
eiplinarian, his method of doing things pleases
the boys.
The Pullman Car Company has issued orders
that all conductors in their employ will be r-
quired to furnish a bond to the amount of $3.50.
taken out In the American Surety Company.
The boys are now busy getting their p~edigrees
in shape, and in ascertaining if their grandfash-
ers and grandmothers lived and died in the odor
of ~sanctity.
F. Hindman. recently promoted from baggage
mar IN ma SapnO0 e0ndncfnr on the q NJ Ia
& c., is catching on finely with the patrons of
the road, so attentive and prompt is he in look.
ing after the passengers comforts. Superintead-
emit Sherwood is very fortunate in his selectiou
of passenger conductors. With one or two en-
~ceptions, 1t would be difficult to find a road Of i'm
length which has so popular a set of conducters
as those running on the Big Four system.
The examination of the employees of the Little