The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-06
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

the city.
NJ E. ingalls,, president of the c., L, st. L 6
c. road, returned, yesterday, from his summer
vacation.
L. C. Morris, general Eastern agent of the T.,
r. & w road, located at Buffalo, is in the city
for few days.
A Chicago dispatch says the railroads are
still begging for freight at ten cents per hun
ered to the seaboard.
The Hon. Franklin B. Gowen will arrive in
this country about the 18th inst, to take part in
the Pennsylvania railroad war.
Conductor Noyes, late of the L. E. g. St. L.
Airline will soon take passenger train on the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad.
Superintendent Woodland, of the L., n. A u
C. road, Is the owner of thirty six horses, all
FLOODED stock and valuable animals.
It is understood that Commissioner Fink has
been asked by the trunk-ne officials to return
at once to aid in harmonizing matters.
The Northern Pacific peonle have appointed
Smith e. Ault their district land agents IN Tip.
ton county, and j. j. Hoss % 20. In howard
county.
# A. Rittenhouse private secretary of Man
ncer Henderson of the l., B. e. W., with his
family. will return to-day from two weeks
pleasure trip
The Chicago st. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha
railway reports the earnings for August at $475-
400, increase over the corresponding month
last year of So, 900.
A. E. Schrader, traffic manager of the Illinois
Midland road. is expected home from Marquette
tomorrow. During his tarry there he has rid
himself of the hay fever.
: The L., N. A. & G Airline changes time
to-day The day express will leave for Chicago
nt 1910, noon, instead of 1l55 A. NJ. and the
night express at Ills p. NJ. instead of 1l:25 P.
~. hereafter.
The Central Traffic Association, which en-
braces the Chicago trunk-lines, will hold an ad-
iourned conference in New York on the 10th, at
which it is believed an agreement will be made to
restore rates on the 10Th or goth.
Some benefit is to be derived from the strikes
of the Knights of Labor. 1t is stated they are
generally refraining from the use of strong
drink. Possibly IL may be the beginning of a
reform in this respect among railroad men.
William Caldwell said to have been the Oldest
railway superintendent in the United States,
died recently at Durhamville n. Y. He had
charge of the construction of the Albany q
schenectady road, which was completed in 1881
Geo B. Williams, who has for some time been
assistant storekeeper of the Atchison, Topeka 81
Santa Fe company, at Las Vegas, N. NJ, has
secured the responsible position of material
agent of the Chicago. Burlington Sc Northern
company, and will remove to Chicago.
The Lehgh Valley line has this summer given
Rtret orders to all conductors of passenger trains
20 see that tobacco is mot used in any form by
Bny person employed upon passenger train
while duty" The motive for this order is, of
rourse, simply the comfort of passengers.
Michael G. McCarty, locomotive engineer
connected with the Grand Rapids & Indiana
road, at Grand Rapids, Mich. has recently pat
snted an automatic car coupler. 1t is a modif-
ration of the link and pin" form of coupling,
and embraces several ingenious devices to meet
The requirements of the service for which it is
designed
Willard Fracker, who. since May last has been
private secretary of Edison j. Weeks. general
northern passenger agent of the West Shore,
rendered his resignation. He will sail for Eu-
rope shortly. where he will act as private secre-
tary to Charles Edward Barnes the author who
is at present in Paris Venice will be his home
for tho winter.
The Boston Traveller says: "John q. Hackett,
of the Mexican Central, who has been in the
companys employ as chief clerk in the passenger
department, has recently resigned that position
and is now In Boston. He is another Of the
many Americans who have had all they want of
Mexico. Mexican people, and the Mexican ways
of living and doing business"
Bud Wright, the man who was first arrested
the charge of having committed the daring
train robbery at Ellettsville on the L., N. A e.
e., last May, has brought suit against the rail
road company for Sic, 900 for false imprisonment
Wright it will be remembered was missing
from the neighhorhood Immediately after the
later at Terre Haute;
The railway magazine published at Buffalo
NJ Y, is a warm advocate of the payment of
commissions, and Decline passenger agent
writes that journal: II am glad you have taken
such decided stand on the commission system
and am afraid we shall need your services very
badly before long, as understand there is an
other movement on foot to abolish commissions
about the LIST of January. Keep an eye on the
thing"
Notice was given twenty employees of the Pan
handle car-shops in Steubenvie, that their
services would no longer be required by the COM
pany at present, owing to the scarcity of work
This leaves but forty men in the shops there
seventy five having been transferred to the com
pany's new shops at Columbus short time since.
These shops two years ago employed about 800
men, and the cut from that number to the pres
ent force has been accomplished gradually.
A. III. Cutter, train baggageman on the Wa.
bash had quite experience the other day at
Sidney. While the train was going at good
speed Cutter went to the door to wave his hand
kerchief at pretty maiden, and stepped on
hanana$kin that was living in wait for him on
the iron sill of the door. Cutter dropped like a
shot and fell into wet ditch several feet below
He was not badly hurt, but he wears skinned
nose and bruised chin to remember the occur
renee by.
Six months ago President Devereux of the
Bee line system. ordered that Sunday work ue
dispensed with in all departments as far as
practicable, and that no freight trains be run ex
rept to carry live stock perishable freights
The plan has worked admirably Their business
has not suffered in the least and the employees
are more than pleased with the results Those
who have families, especially, find it pleasant
arrangement, as they feel they have one day
they are not expected to be on duty.
The annual convention of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen will be held at the Chest
nutstreet Operahouse in Philadelphia one
week. beginning Monday, Sent. 2l There
are at present about 800 different lodges of the
brotherhood with an aggregate membership of
$4,000. Delegates will be present from about
26G lodges Girard Hotel will be the headquar
tiers for all the delegates Frank W. Arnold,
grand master, and Eugene Y. Debs. grand secre
tary and treasurer with about nineteen mem
bers. will compose the Grand Lodge delegation