The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.

Il N A. tS c. Airline, who has been Ill several 4
days. is out again.
The earnings of the Wabash st Louis & Pa 4
ciRc railroad fer the week ending Feb. were: /
1886, Sol, 36i 1884, $2O5I32 iincrease, 1856, D32.
George FL. CASTOR, formerly with the Van
dalia, has been appointed travelling passenger
agent of the Chesapeake Ohio 81 Southwestern
soad
VIM. G. Lyon, of Chicago, general manager OF
fhsI. G. |. S. narrow gauge road, and r. w.
Gciger general freight agent of the j., NJ al,
arO IN the city.
have It's Detroit trains enter the Chicago e.
Grand Trunk depot at that point owing to,thel
heavy ice blockade in the Detroit river.
Gen. J. Fl. Devereux. Hon Amos Townsend
sJuage Stevenson Burke, Geo H. Russell and
James Barnett, who attended the /. 81 St L. an
I1al meeting yesterday, left last night for Gin
cinnatiion special train overthe c., l., St l.. |
st
The Louisville Evansville g. st. Louis Air-linel
people who came to the city on Tuesday, expect
ing to meet Judg e Gresham here, left yesterday
noon for Chicago the Judge notifying them by
telegraph that it would be impossible for him to-
cSme to Indianapolis /
The effects in the Office of the Chicago and
Ohio River pool are being prepared for shipment
TO Chicago Commissioner Richardson moving
his Office to that city one week sooner than hej
nxpacted Six Of the members of his clerical
force go with him to Chicago
The snow blockade on all northern lines is
lTfied, and by to-day trains will BIO running as
aIsaaloSer all roads Most of the superintend
snis hast evening ordered theful complement of
freight trains put on, and indications are that
tbe worst for tue season has been passed.
ssTost of the fastfreight line agents have been
Instructed to takeno ,perishable freights'for the
Enst, and make mo promise as to when they
wonld get 1T through. as there is both snow
ami freight blockade on the northern lines
AgAding to the seaboard The trouble, however,
10 but temporary. Il
Commissioner .Doherty, of the indianapolis
east bound pool has asked the local agents to
meet at his Office to morrow afternoon at 2:30
n. n, to further consider the establishing of |
y weighing association. The committee APP
pointed a few weeks agoto prepare a plan of
organization are said to be ready to report
The L., N. A. & G.. trains are running over the
Chicago Il Atlantic road between Wilder's and
Chicago. Four engines and couple of hundred
men were yesterday engaged in clearing their
track between Hammond and Wilders of snow.
Superintendent Daun expected last might to
have their road opened through to Chicago this
morning.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: 'T. L. Lee, in
charge of the advertising department. of the
Burlington road, is to write the musical criti
cismS of the Chicago Opera Festival, IN April, for
GbFthe leading railway guides. In order to edu-
cate himself more completely he has joined Her
Majestys Opera Company, and gone with it to
San Francisco, where heAwill remain until April"
Superintendent McKenna, of the j., NJ & l.,
has renewed his efforts to secure from the City
Council of New Albany the right to lay a second
track within the city limits, and also to increase
their yard room, as the improvements the Penn
syivania Company propose to make will greatly
benefit the business interests of that city. 1t is
believed the City Council will take favorable
action on the matter.
Railway superintendent profited by their
= first experience with snow blockades, and this
week, when meeting the same trouble. instead of
sending out trains and roughly using lOcomo
taYeS In fighting snow trains were abandoned
On all northern lines until the snow ceased TO
a fall and to drift. Crews of several hundred men
cast large sums Of money and accomplish little,
and double headers" burn lots Of expensive
coal Meanwhile the receipts exceedingly
light as passengers do not care to run the risks
OF delays.
1t is .semfoficaily known that Thomas H.
Micke, superintendent of the Pullman Palace
Car Company, St Louis division, will be pro-
lnOred, on March l. to the general superntend
eDey OF the Pacific DIVISION with headquarters
M Chicago. e. I'll. Goodman, of Philadelphia,
viii be promoted to the general superintendency
OF the Atlantic division with headquarters at
New York. c. A. Garcelon, MIR. Wicke's assist
ant will be appointed to take his place at st.
Louis George f. Brown, general superintend
ent of the company will be made general man
aser.
Good News Regarding the L., MA. s. G. 6
From a. gentleman who held lengthy CONVEX
Eation with William Dowd, the newlyrelected
president of the L.. N. A. 81 G. Railroad Com
pany, in New York, quite recently, is learned
that Mr.. Dowd is quite enthusiastic over the
future Of this road. He says he accepts
the presidency with the intention
Of bringing the roadto the front. The holders
Of large per cent. of the bonds and stock are
ready to put needed money into the property to
make it frstsclass in its roadsbed and equip
ments. The presidents eldest son ar !
Eved in Chicago yesterday, and as
SoCn as General Manager Carson returns
from the South the affairs of the company will
DO thoroughly investigated. All just claims
against the road.are to be settled without DELAY \
ana the thirty live or moressuits for damages in
county courts along the line are to be compro-
missed as best they can. President Dowd says it,
lsthepurpose of Encouragement to start theroad
on on.a clean record with no rebates to pay
no suits pending, and without float
ing debt and thereafter employees and /
all current expenses are t. be paid monthly and
promptly; aud while they propose to use all
legitimate means to increase their through bust
efforts are to he made to increase their local
last few years. i
"A Gratifying Exhibit. i
The table of earnings published In the Finan-
cial Chronicle of Feb. IA, for the month of
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