The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-21
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

Bee-ine Is now general master mechanic or b, 92O
miles Of road
| The American Train Dispatchers Association
now number about 500 active members, and will
| add couple more hundred by the next annual
meeting.
| Mr. H. C. Kinney. late a conductor on the L.
e. e. ST. L. Airline, has been appointed con-
| ductor on the L., N. A. g. c., and will enter
| upon his duties on Monday.
Superintendent Whitcomb. Of the Union rail-
| way, is arranging for few days leave Of alb
sence, in which time he will visit his aged
| mother, who resides in Vermont
An association with an insurance feature has
been formed of railway men in St. Louis. and is
known as the Mound City Conductors National
Union. There have been l35 members enrolled
| already.
E. T. Jeffery general superintendent of the
Illinois Central road, leaves for Europe Tuesday
next While absent he viii, study the European
| railway SYSTEM and attend the railroad congress
| in Brussels next August
| X. FL. Wade, master of transportation Of the
Wabash has been appointed superintendent of
| the middle division of the Wabash. vice e. N.
Armstrong, appointed superintendent of the To-
ledo, Peoria q Warsaw road.
| Beriah Warren, who recently resigned as
| master mechanic of the l., B. & w. road, but is
filling the position until his successor is appoint
| ed, has been offered good position on South
western road which he will probably accept.
| Almost an unprecedented swarm of tramps af-
| ficts the Ohio railroads and they break into and
rob freight cars to such an extent that the roads
are subjected to considerable loss, and have been
obliged to largely increase their detective forces.
| The tendency to make railroad presidents out
| of lawyers is spreading, and this is natural
| enough, now that the duties of that Office con-
Germ matters of compromise. arbitration and
broad questions of policy, rather than details of
management and operation.
| 1t is stated that Robert Garrett has agreed
| with foreign security holders of Ohio 81 Missls
| sppi not to control at the next election in Octo
Der. and to allow them at least two of the four
directors to he elected This would give foreign
| holders control of the road
| II. f. VanDeusen. travelling passenger agent
of the Memphis & Charleston road, will make
his going to Boston to attend the annual meeting
| OF travelling passenger agents his bridal trip,
| and he writes Secretary Tinney to see that he
has proper transportation, etc.
| w. II. COUNCILMAN, night train dispatcher on
/ the G., Ell. & l. railway, is off on leave of alb
| sence until the LIST prox. Mr.. Councilman will,
| on Wednesday next, be married to Miss Lille
| Koerner, of Somervlle, O., and will take an
Eastern trip on the wedding tour
| D. G. Rankin, passenger conductor c., H. e. l.
| railway has resigned his position with that
| company to engage in other pursuits. Mr.. Ran
kin is one of the veteran railroaders of these
parts, having begun his career years ago under
| John Bags as brakeman on the Decline
| j. H. Higinbotham has been appointed assist
ant superintendent of the American Express
| Company, Michigan division, with Headquarters
| at Detroit Mr. +. H. Farrand has been ap-
pointed route agent, with heada uarters at Jack.
| son, Mich, vice FL. M. Wynkoop, transferred to
Kalamazoo agency.
! William B. Dinsmore, president of the Adams
Express Company, recently received call at his
/ New York Office from a substantial old express
| man once IN his employ. At parting he remarked,
| as he extended his hand. Remember me to your
wife and family and the old employee found, to
his surprise, in his palm $l00 bill.
W. H. Coburn, stock agent of the c., l., st.
looking over some papers which belonged to his
| deceased father. who, when living, was an engi-
! neer, found q timetable of the New Haven,
Hartford 81 Springfield road, by which schedule
his father run in l843 There were but two
passenger and freight trains over the road daily.
| j. w. Lynahan, the newly elected president OF
the American Train Dispatchers' Ass ociation is
a young man of fine attanments, and will add
/ greatly to the strength of that organization by
| his election to the post. Mr.. Lynahan holds the
! position of chief dispatcher on the Corning,
Cowanesque & Antrim railway, and Syracuse,
Geneva 81 Corning railway, with headquarters
at Corning N. 7.
! Gen. John H. Devereux. president of the
''three Cs and one 1" railroad, told the inter
l state commerce committee, at it's St. Louis
! meeting, that 'in eighteen months from the
present time unless something in done, there
will not be as many solvent railroads in this
| country as l have fingers on one hand And the
bears on the New York Stock Exchange for day
4 or two past have been using the remark to the
best advantage to further Gemoralize the rail
road stock and bond market.
The ninth annual Decline pleasure party to
the Rocky mountains Yellowstone Park. Cali
| fornia, and the great West will leave Cleveland
July ID. 1855. at o'clock p M, via Cleveland,
| Columbus, Cincinnati 81 Indianapolis railway,
| Indianapolis e. ST. Louis railway, Missouri Pa
cifc railway, Union Pacific railway Denver 81
Rio Grande railway, Central Pacific railway,
visiting Denver. Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Man
| itou, Leadvle, Pixies Peak, Salt Lake City,
| Yellowstone Park, San Francisco, Yosemite
valley, Los Angeles. etc.
! On Wednesday evening last Miss Kendall 1.-THE
| daughter of Mr. j. r. Kendall, assistant general
! freight agent OF the Vandalia raroad) one of
Terre Ha utes most accomplished and charming
young ladies, WAS married to DR. Goodhue, one
of the leading physicians of Dayton. The cere-
mony was witnessed by quite large assembly
1 of friends. The spacious residence was hand
somely decorated with flowers The happy
couple were the recipients of many handsome
/ and costly presents A reception followed the
wedding ceremonies DIR. Goodhue and bride
| visit New York, Boston, and New Hampshire.
where the Doctors parents reside, as their bridal
| trip
| Some 800 passenger conductors are expected
| in the city to-day, to attend the union meeting
| OF the Order OF Railway Conductors. Grand
| Chief Wheaton arrived in the city yesterday
/ morning and will be present This association
now has some 1900 members, and ia
/ highly prosperous. The association known as the
! Conductors' Brotherhood was instituted at Men
dota. Ill. on the 9th day of July, A d.. 1868. by
| conductors from various railroads in the United
States A reorganization was effected at Coum-
bus. o., on the 18th day of December, A. d..
1863 and the grand division thereof organized, q.
| constitution and bylaws adopted and grand
officers elected by representa- from the Ave
| original divisions and the several railroads in
J the United States. and, at tho eleventh annual