The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
Herman J. Somhaert, formerly vice-president
nf the Pennsylvania railroad, died yesterday.
C, s. Sawyer, general manager of the Cont
mental line was in the city yesterday, on Official
business.
L. D. Richardson, commissioner of the Chicago
and Ohio River pool is in the city and will remain
over to-day,
Line agents were yesterday notified that the
uronthly line meeting would be held March Is
and &c, in Buffalo n. Y.
J. d. Moddoc, agent for the Illinois Midland at
Kennedy, H.. has resigned, and is succeeded by
M- Tobias. DIR. Moddoc goes South.
n B. Skinner. traffic manager. and Edgar
aIiIls assistant general freight agent of the Bee
line. will arrive in the city this evening.
L. L. Stokes, general freight and passenger
agent of the Oregon Navigation Railway Com
aany, retired from that position on Monday last.
Daniel S. Miller, of New York. upon whose
application R. W. Crittenden has been appointed
prpyis5e5al receiver of the Pacific railroad of
ssissouri, is a brother-inlaw of Jay Gould.
A. A. Egbert, for many years connected with
the Colorado division of the Union Paeihc and
ether railroads. is soon to become ldentlfied with
the operating department of the burlington %
Missouri.
John S. Corning has been appointed general
agent of the Texas & st. Louis railroad, with
headquarters in Chicago Harry White has
been appointed eastern agent, with headquarters
In Cincinnati.
J. w Adams has been appointed freight and
ticket agent of tbs Chicago & Alton at Joliet,
William Douglass trainmaster, and j. w.
Raleigh trainmaster at Braidwood, in charge of
the coal district.
Freight men say that every body is now living
up TO tariff rates on east bound business. 1t
seems hardly possible judging from the past,
that such state of affairs can long continue, if
the statement be true.
Hereafter no messages are to be sent over
Decline wires where the same information could
asywel be sent by letter, and kilograms rendered
necessary by reason of carelessness on the part
- employees win be charged to the party causing
she same.
Franklin B. Gowen, although ieposed from
Elg management of the Reading railroad, is still
wiksnally at the head Of that corporation gov
erning all its actions, and draws SIS, 600 year
salary. Both bond and shareholders are said to
be Stirred up at this.
G. C. F. Bent, master of transportation of the
L., N. A. d. c. road, was in the city yesterday.
He states that they have fifty nine engines, and
fftyslx iii daily service, and could use
twenty more locomotives to advantage so
crowded is the road with business.
General freight agents at this point were no
reduced eastbound rates to O basis of 20 cents
per 100 pounds for grain to the seaboard and 25
cents for provisions During the scarcity of cars
some of the roads secured these classes of
freight % and 30 cents per 100 pounds.
Arrangements were made yesterday by which
the c., l., ST. L. d e. again puts on its Seneca
trains No. 3 and 20, which were taken off a
few months No 20 will arrive at indianapolis
at 1910 A. NJ, and No 3 will leave indianapolis
Tor Seneca at p. NJ. Both trains will make
close connections with the fast trains of the Chi
csgo & Rock Island road.
V. I. Maott. vice president and general man
ager Of the Union Railway Company, ex-
poets to get the presidents and general managers
together week from to-day to act on union
depot matters. kilograms from such officials,
SO far received yesterday, were in favor of a
meeting on that date. There seems to be
general disposition to push the Improvements the
present year to completion
The committee of five appointed by the Middle
and Western States Freight Association to pre-
pare the necessary amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton providing for commissioner, and at the
same time prepare a set of rules and regulations
10 govern the action of the commissioner and
define his duties meet this morning in Cincin-
natl. The committee is composed of the follow
ing men: i. H. kingsbury, c. S. Wright II. NJ.
Frazier III. J. Page, j. T. r. Mckay. The meet
ing in that city to morrow will be Of more than
ordinary interest, as attempt will be made to
xeOrganize the association and enlarge its scope
and usefulness.