The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


E. F. Barnett, special agent of the Atchison,
Topeka 81 Santa Fe road, is spending day or
4wo in the city.
Ct, L. Dickinson, auditor of the l., u. o. W.,
has gone to Atkinson for few days. rest de
lis still somewhat i'll.
Simeon Frazier, agent of the j., N. & !. at
louisville, ana J. II. Haverstck, agent at New
Albany, were in the city yesterday en- route for
Columbus o.
There is to be meeting to-day a. Columbus,
O., Of the freight men who represent the Penn
syIgania Company at the more important sta
stions on the system.
The l., P g. C. division of the Wabash system
earned in the three months ending Dec. 81,
1885,, $158 S08; operating expenses, 1885, 49, To-
surplus earnings, $l6,O6l.5S.
e. W. Taylor, brother of ?. T. Taylor, train
caller at the Union Depot died quite suddenly
Yesterday. His remains viii be taken to Edin-
burg, the early home of the deceased, for burial.
j. G. Moore, agent of the Erie fast-freight
LINES at Toledo, o.. is in the city. Mr.. Moore
ssgays the volume of business at Toledo is limited
seemingly by the cars at command from day to
kdaY
Col Joseph Hill. superintendent Of the Van
Ia day or two at Pittsbarg, and purchase 1000
Etons of steel rails Tor renewals on the L. IL. IL L.
division.
r. Hindman, bageagernaster on the Cincinnati,
indianapolis, ST. Louis d Chicago road, has been
gprOmoted to a passenger conductofshlp Frank,
las he is Familiarity known, is much of gentle
man, and will doubtless, prove a very competent
man in this position.
A. e. Clarke, general passenger and ticket
agent Of the New York, Pennsylvania IL Ohio
road, was in the city yesterday and called upon
several of his ld-time friends. Mr.. Clarke's
early experience as a ticket agent was in the
Union railway ticket office in 1867 and 1868.
L. A. Ash formerly agent of the Decline at
Dayton o., is spending day or two in the city.
MIR. Ash is canvassing for the Railroad Mems
Biographies, very complete work published by
the Railway Age of which favorable mention
has been made in the Journal several times.
indianapolis now has very credtabe railway
publication in the form of magazine. 1t is to
known as tho Railway Station Agents Journal,
ard is devoted especially to this class of railroad
q. e. Craft is editor The first Issue is Eeat
IN mechanical appearance and the reading mat
ter is interesting and instructive to the class OF
men it seeks TO benefit
Some of the Vandalia yard men at st Louis
struck against the slight reduction in their pay,
and their places filed by men. Col
onel Hill says that through the depressed times
the Eandaia has paid higher wages that the
other roads, and the reduction was only such as
to make their schedule of wages to conform to
those which generally prevail.
There are "a bridges on the Cincinnati Indian
apolis, st. Louis &c Chicago road, as of which
have been built within the last two years. The
more important ones are constructed or iron and
steel, the less important are combination bridges
The old bridges are all short ones and in too
good condition to remove and supplant with new
ones for some years to come.
Matters with the railroads have begun to move
smoothly. The trunkline railroads were able to
resume business fully about week ago, and
have since been very actively employed and in
turn, Western roads have been relieved largely
or accumulated business. 1t is hardly likely that
any similar blockade by snow will occur again
this season, and the spring of railroad
traffic may now be considered as fully open.
e. A. Ford, general passenger agent of The
pennsylvania lines west Of Pittsburg, yesterday
teegraphed his acceptance OF position on the
board of arbitration for the Trahscontinenta
Association. The other members of the board
are d. S. Gray, of Columbus, and George M.
Bogue, of Chicago. Arguments will be sub
1nitted to the board in writing and it is expected
that a meeting to consider and award percent
ages will be held in Chicago or about april l.
g. w. Carnahan, the Wabash passenger con-
duetor who thrashed the train agent for insult
ing remarks the latter made to him, has taken a
similar position on the Cincinnati Indianapolis
st. Louis &c Chicago road. Mr.. Carnahan had
been She Wabash road twenty-five years.
After his. trouble with the train agent he re-
signed. His resignation not accepted
After running n few weeks, however, he for a
second time resigned to accept position on the
Big Four
General Manager Talmage, of the Wabash
system IN conversation with a reporter of the
st. Louis Globe Democrat, remarked that the
cutting off of the st. Louis division of the l., B.
& W. would not affect them. He supposed the
Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield will con-
Ginue to operate the line. They had never
worked much of their indianapolis business from
st Louis in this way, although they gave the road
o good many passengers from across the Missis-
Bippi river via Hannibal He supposed the road
was abandoned because it was Improbable.