The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-16
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

Freight rates at all points covered by the Gen.
trail Traffic Association are on Monday to be
restored to tariff
The Central Traffic Association is money
pool. practically. and settlements are to date
back to Aug. 1, 1885.
Harry Wetsel, general agent of the Vandalia,
headquarters Indianapolis, is spending couple
of weeks in Colorado.
John Lazarus traffic manager of the l., D. &
S. road, returned yesterday from the Traffic AS
ISOLATION meeting, held in Milwaukee.
Rowland Evans stenographer for c. W. Fair
banks, solicitor of the l., B. & W., leaves for
Boston this evening, to be absent two weeks.
General Traffic Manager Kimball, of the Union
Pacific, is making trip over the Northern
Pacific. The fact is causing much speculation.
Only three Pullman sleepers have ever been
seen in Columbus, Ga, two on Mardi Gras
cursion trains, and one occupied by Janauschek.
Indications now that the excursion to Col
fax Springs, the Saratoga of the West, over the
c., l., St L. & G. and the c. & r. I. is to be
grand success.
Jesse Gray, passenger conductor on the T. &
st. l.. road, who few months since became
partially paralyZed, has so far recovered that he
has taken his train again.
Frank Ripple, who has been train dispatcher
and telegraph operator for the Pittsburg division
OF the Baltimore q Ohio, has resigned and gone
home to Washington. Pa
George T. M. Davis, trustee of the bondholders
of the northern division of the l., P. & c. road.
is in the city looking after the interests of the
bondholders he represents.
A. g. Nickerson, agent of the White line at
Ierre Haute, was IN the city yesterday en- route
for Rutland, Vt, where he is called by the
serious illness of his aged mother.
r. II. Starbuck late chief clerk of John EVAN
rpfo of fha LINZ hoCa how ,Ia1
to quit railroading and engage in commercial
pursuits at Ridgeyille, O., his former home
General Manager Hahn, of the New " *
elevated railroads. has sent circular to the
employees thanking them for their careful atten-
ton to duty last Saturday, when 400, 076
passengers were carried over the roads without
accident
The largest payment was of 81 500 to the
widow of F. L. Pickerell. and there were three
of 81, COO each to the benefciaries of NJ Kotschen
rider, C. S. Brennan and Michael Crayhon. All
four of these deceased persons were brakemen,
and all were accidentally killed.
George P. Merrill who was for a time vice
president and general manager or the Inflated
Burlington q Ohio River Railroad Company,
and was previously and subsequently engaged in
the manufacture Of railway supplies at Toledo,
O., died recently in that city, aged about thirty
eight.
President Adams is reported to have written
letter to a stakeholder, giving information about
the property The tenor of the letter is said to
be bearlsh, dwelling on diminished earnings
dizziness in the mining industries and low rates,
but holds out the hope of improvement with
Improvement in general business.
The Terre Haute Gazette says: president
W. r. Mckeen and his cabinet are out of the
city. The chief is at st. Louis, Secretary Far
rlngton is at Grand Haven, Paymaster Crawford
is in ST. Louis, Treasurer J. w. Cruft is North
and Attorney John G. Williams is at Hot
Springs. Several of them will return to-mor-
row"
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph published
an interview with Dr. Hosetter yesterday in
which he states that Franklin Gowen has cabled
his protest to Vanderbilt against the sale of the
South Pennsylvania. 1t further states that
Gowen will take charge of the fight against the
sale, and that the report that Andrew Carnegie
has given his proxy to Vanderbilt is untrue.
The Baltimore & Ohio Relief Association is
doing grand work The July sheet of the
Baltimore q Ohio Employees Relief Association
shows payments of benefits as follows: Main
stem, transportation department. 1871, machinery
department, 166 road department. So; Balti
more & Philadelphia, l; Pittsburg division. rs:
transO Ohio division, 1874; physicians bills, 129;
total, 1913.
The Atlanta Advocate doesn't like c. W.
Lowe. This railroad paper in it's last issue says:
&c. w. Lowe, master mechanic of the {. d n.
W. Il. r., at Clinton, Ia, we are pleased to say,
has been removed. Lowe is a tyrant, and be-
trust the laborers and mechanics of the West
will give him dose of his own medicine-black-
list him."
T. II. Goodman, general passenger agent of
the Southern Pacific road announces that one
Z. b. Norton, an emplOye of the company, had
sent to various railway companies applications
for annual and trip passes, using them when
procured, for the benefit of other parties. Mr..
Goodman notifies all roads that Norton has no
authority or right to request these favors, and
warns pass enger agents not to issue the same
The annual convention of the Roadmasters'
Association of America meets at the fremont
House, Chicago. Wednesday, Oct. IA. The
meetings of this association have proved Of much
interest and profit to the participants, and that
for the present year should surpass all its prede
cessors Mr. |. Burnett, of Joliet, ILL.,, is presi-
dent Of the association, and Mr.. John Sloan, of
Indianapolis, Ind, of the l., B. g. W. road, is
secretary
The Pullman Palacecar Company in order to
obtain more perfect knowledge of the charac-
ter and fitness Of the men it employs as car
conductors than has been practicable heretofore,
and at the same time to secure adequate surety
for the faithful performance of their duties
without requiring special deposit for such
curity as hitherto has decided hereafter to en-
pOy only such persons may by reason of their
good character and general fitness for position be
able to furnish the bonds of the American Surety
Company.
P. H. Donnelly sends John Swinton's paper,
of New York a copy of the following agreement.
which he says without signing no person is al
lowed to work on the Wabash:
Il giving name) DO promise to leave the
Knights of Labor, all brotherhood organizations,
all labor unions, ETC." (Signed) -.
The foregoing applies to the Wabash employees
in Springfield, Chicago, Peoria, Tilton and
Decatur. ILL.,; Fort Wayne. Ind; Moberly, An
drews, Stanoury Centervile and ST. Louis Mo-;
Council Bluffs, Ia, indianapolis, Ind, and other
places.
President Edwin Morrell sends the Journal
convention of the "Od Reliable" Railroad Con
ductors' Life Insurance Association of the
United States and Canada, to be held at Denver,
Col, on Wednesday, Oct 7. 1885. The Chicago
q Northwestern railway, in connection with the
Union Pacific railway, have rendered to the