The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


T. A Adamson has been appointed agent for
HE Vandalia at Harmony, Ind.
G. L. Dickinson, auditor of the l., b. & w.
road, returned from his Western soiourn yester-
day
L. D. Richardson, commissioner of the Chica-
go and Ohio River pool. spent yesterday in the
sity.
The sleeping coaches east over the c., st. L. d
p road, last evening, both on the fast mail and
tho limited express left the Union Depot with
every berth taken.
The Kokomo division of the c., st. l.. q. T.
road now runs all its freight trains over the Belt
road from the northern city limits to the u, st
l.. & 2. yards, east of the elty.
GEORGE Butler in charge of the L., B. 81 w.
outside Office at this point has new name for
rats-eutting. He calls it granting liberal COM
nnlssons to the travelling public.
Commissioner l.. d. Richardson, of the Chi
eago and Ohio River pool, announces new rate
On grain to Southern points on the basis of thir-
4y-two cents, Chicago to Montgomery. Ala.
II is stated that the president of the Canada
Pacific Railway Company is about to resign. 1t
Ss also said that Mr. Van Horne will succeed him
and Frank Abbott will become general manager.
The lumbermens association are loud in their
praise of the grand success OF their excursion 10
Michigan City, which was due, they say, to the
untiring efforts of Geo. Brecount, general agent,
~ make the affair pleasant one.
H B. Hammond, president of the T., D. e. S.
company, and receiver of the road. is expected
TO arrive here to-day. The t. d. & S. directors
car was sent East in the early part of the week, as
Mr.. Hammond, on this trip, brings his family
with him.
The Vandalia shows an increase in passenger
earnings in May 1885, over those of 1884 of &c.
722. The increase is due partially to putting or
Abe limited trains. Then the better mainte
nance of rates this year should come in for 6
share of the credit
The yardmasters had grand time in Phila
delphia General Manager Pugh, of the Penn
sytvania railroad, had placed at the service OF
the delegates special train at any time tc
convey than to any point they desired to reach
ON the lines of the Pennsylvania system.
The Bee-line people nov have under considera
ton the shortening up of the running time OF the
&rain which leaves Indianapolis for the East at I
a n. couple of hours. By so doing they would
Teach Cleveland at IL o'clock noon, and connee
sengers in New York at 1880 and Boston at ga
"A II. second morning.
The belief strengthens daily that the c., III. &
I'D. stockh olders will take full control of thu
prosperity at the coming election and operate thu
<Oad in connection with the trunk lines will
which it will be the most profitable for them 81
to do, and further it is believed that c. G. Waite
will be elected president of the company so wei
has he handled the property for three years past
San Francisco has local passenger agents
association which means business. Charges O.
rate cutting having been made against G.. Il
Fairbank Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul. Charles McCabe of the Chicago q Alton
and Peter Beam. of the Burlington railroad, a
znseting of the Pacific Coast Passenger Associa-
ton was called. AS a result of the meeting
each paid visit to Samuel Miller, the treasurer
and deposited $50 in his hands as a forfeit fo
the violation of the associations compact.
A seedy-looking individual yesterday, suppos
Eng Che c., l., ST Il. & G. Office on South Hi
mois street to be scalping Office, offered to sci
a.pass reading from Cincinnati to Chicago ove
the c., l., ST. L. Il C. road for So. Agent Brown
being satisfied there something crooked
took possession of the pass, and turned it owe
to SUPERINTENDENT Sherwood. The party pre-
tsenting it demonstrated. but it was to no avail
The pass was issued to r.. G. Gary by President
Ingalls,. on request of a Chesapeake &c Ohio
railroad official.