The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-01
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS
Personal and Local.


Tourist tickets over Southern lines were with
nrawn yesterday.
John Evan, superintendent of the Decline,
has gone to Cleveland to be absent two or three
days.
Paymaster Shepherd, of the Wabash system
paid on the l., P. & G. division yesterday for
March services
Colonel Geo. w Friedley. general attorney
Cor the L., N. A s. c. railroad, will remove to
Lafayette May /, and make it his future home.
John McKenna, the new master mechanic OF
The l., d. g. S., takes hold to-day. For the
present the heavy repairs of the l., b. IL w.
viii be done at the l., ID. g. D. shops
z IT r. Mckay has been appointed general
freight agent of the Lake Shore railroad vice
George II. Valiant. resigned, as predicted In the
announcement of Mr. Valiant's resignation.
c. N Scott, who was recently appointed re-
sewer of the ,Oregonan Railroad Company. has
taken charge of its affairs. John Mcclure, who
has been superintendent of the road for two
years resigned on Mr.. Scott taking charge.
The statement is confirmed that the president
Of t9he New York Seepiugcar Company tMr
Vanderbilt's son-in-lawl mas notified the Wabash
RECEIVERS that they must haul off the Mann oou-
doir cars or he will withdraw the Wagner
Bleepers.
Sir Henri Tyler, president of the Grand Trunk
railway Who IS now in England. will sail for
Canada at very early day. 1t is stated that
rearrange the traffic pools with the American
1ine, of railway on a better basis.
II is stated unofficially, however that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company on Wednesday
placed 81 OO0e COO of collateral trust bonds through
Meesrs. Speyer & Co., of New York. The total
Issue of the bonds is $4,000, 600. and most OF
them are held in London, where they are quoted
at about l02.
The Pennsylvania and Vandalia people state
thai not one of the limited trains since they
wers put on has been at loss. and the
arrangements are so well satisfied with the re-
suits that there is no longer a question as to
their permanency AS they expected, these
trains are catching q great deal Of frst-class
travel which heretofore has gone via Chicago.
Passengers on the west-bound limited yester-
day were treated to some fast riding. Engine
439 hauled the train from Richmond to Indianap-
obs. sixty-eight miles, in eighty minutes. stop
ping at station and slowing up at four railroad
crossings Engine T. on the Vandaa, then
hauled she same train from indianapolis to
Terre Haute, seventy. three miles, IN ninety-four
minutes.
Charles G. EDDY. freght-traffc manager of the
Now York. West Shore q Buffalo railway, an
nounces that the Office Of general Western
freight agent, at Chicago, will be abolished May
L. He also announces that Mr.. T. U. Bond is
appointed Western freight agent, in charge of
and for the West and Northwest, both east and
west bound.
The local agents had love-feast at Commits
sioner Doherty's Office yesterday After telling
some of the naughty things they had done in the
past in the way Of cutting rates, all renewed
their agreement to hereafter adhere closely to
rates They then passed resolutions similar to
ShoOe passed by the agents of Peoria, and or
dered copies sent to the general freight agents
Of Chicago roads.
George A. McCord secretary OF the Indanap-
oils car works, has rendered his resignation,
and Frank Duesley, who for many years, was
secretary of the Ohio Falls car works, has been
appointed his successor. Mr. Duesley is very
competent business man, and highly respected
by all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance.
Mr. McCord has bigger thing in view in which
his many friends hope he will be successful.
News was received by Berg Apologize, of
this city. last evening of the death of his
brother, William Applegate, at Chicago, who
died quite suddenly yesterday forenoon. Billy.
as he was Familiarity known, had a large circle of
warm friends, more especially in railroad circles.
For years he was ticket agent on the Louisville
Is Cincinnati Shortline, and for three years past
had been city ticket agent at Chicago of the Chi
cagD, Milwaukee & St. Paul road
The eight engines which the Vandaia people
have secured in the last eighteen months from
the Pittsbrrg locomotive works said to be,
all Bheir good qualities considered, the best loco
motives run on Western roads of similar dmen
sioiiS. The Pittsburg locomotive works are said
10 he the weathlest corportion of this character
IN the country and they never allow an inferior
picte of work to 60 out of their shops, neither
will they contract to build a locomotive at q
prize chat it cannot be well done.
J. II. Burgoon. for some months past manager
OF the Cleveland, Delphos & ST. Louis narrow
Ruage road resigned yesterday, to accept the
position of general agent the indianapolis,
Bloomington 81 Western road His special
work will be to look after RICH. of way matters,
taxes, etc, in other words, he is to be a gen.
erAl utility man. Mr.. Burgoon was much
annoyed by kilograms sent to one Cipcin-
natl and one Chicago paper, to the effect that he
had been appointed assistant general manager of
tneL, b. Il w. system.
The management of the Wabash road, saysthe
Lafayette Courier, is becoming too strict with
AIS employees, who, for year past, have com
planned that they were the victims of too much
government. At the division headquarters at
FDrii rule has recently gone into effect which
provides punishment of ten days suspension
fog AN employee who reports himself five minutes
A.so at has desk in the morning. This is tyran-
meal to the last degree, and explains why en-
paeyes of the line are anxious to obtain positions
On ether roads, operated on liberal principles.
The Beelne people not making so much
talk about fast runs as some other roads, but
Some lively running is often done on this road
The schedule time Of the Bee-line Boston ex-
press from Gallon TO Indianapolis is seven hours
and Ave minutes but the train is often two to
three hours late into Gallon The distance is 2G4
miles. and they frequently make up one hor and
twenty minutes on the indianapolis division, and
il rs almost an every day occurrence for one of
their express trains to run from Union to In
disHapolis city limits. eighty four miles in one
hour and forty minutes.
Superintendent Sherwood, of the c., L., St L.
b e., is testing their locomotives both the
electric light of the American Electric Head
light Company and what is known as the Wooley
Mast
Mechanic Patterson came up with the engine
equipped with the Wooiey light, and he stated it
performed admirably. 1t is understood that
the American Electric Headlight Company will
gek out an injunction against the use of the
WcOley light on the grounds thai, it is an in
fringefnent on their light and lengthy litigation
Is Hxely to follow. This is certainly unfortu-
arnkn 90 tho inranfinn is so valnahla that the