The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-04
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
Albert g. White general agent of the Bee
Ine At this point, returns from washington, "
G. tAis morning
Ia e. Smith. late passenger conductor On the
G. H. & T. road hes taken similar position on
che C., St T. & P.
In the month of January the Eandalia brought
into the Indianapolis citation l,069 car loads of
block coal. and S32 carloads of live stock.
Frank Tibbott. stenocraphcr and typewriter
has taken the position in the Erie fast-freight
lima offices made vacant by the resignation of r.
C Herrick.
Wm. r. McKeen, president and a. w. Hib-
bara, general freight agent of the Vandalla who
ara IN the City on official business. win remaln
untlnoontOEay.
Next week the American Electric Headlight
Company win place one of its headlights on
locomotive of the SVandnla, and on one of the
e., l., St L. & G. road.
Manager Mcerea, of the Pennsylvania lines,
JolEn +. Miller. superintendent Of the c., St l..
& R. and H. w. McKenna, superintendent OF the
j.. ii. IL J.. are in the city.
z w. Cartwright agent of the Pennsylvania
liRes Ae Richmond, Ind, has obtained three
weeks leave of absence and with his family,
1axs night departed for Jacksonville. Fla.
General Freight Agent Diehl of the L., B. 81
H. states that aat-bound rates are firm at
twenty cents per 100 pounds from Peoria TO the
SeRboard, and q demand for all the cars they can
fEsnish 1T snch rate
Last week, Train-master Boughton, of the Wa
basA at Andrews discharged fifteen summer
bsDEemen, who wanted to lay off during the cold
zsvp and hired fifteen men who were not afraid
Oh 8 little cold, say 30 below zero.
G,ol r.. G.. Hervey, who is in New York
10 foTs n
pasumonia. BY the by the Colonel was re-
cenaiy offered the position of general manager
OF q leading system of Southern roads.
The Loransport Pharos says the Panhandle
bays are confounding each other with the CO.
nzhdrum, ''How could a south bound freight
come laundering along and dash into a north
bORnd freight" as reported by one of the Lo-
gdnsport papers
Charles Paine is to be known as general super
iu4endentso of the New York. Pennsylvania 81
Ohio road, the title Of general manager having
been abolished Cashier Sargent and his clerk
wiz be left out in the cold, their duties will
be performed at the New York general Offices.
Employees on the Wabash road are instructed
tossy nothing regarding accidents on the line
anR yield up as much information when any
fhIag goes wrong on the road as the Sphinx. A
violation of this rule means decapitation es-
pesially when anything is given to newspaper
mFn.
So well pleased were the Bee-line people with
the experiment of hauling the pay car on the
lesAl passenger trains instead of a special train
that they have decided to adopt this method of
paying the employees along the line. They
gather at way stations and paid in order, and
the train is not delayed
Patrons Of the c., Fl. & |. division of the c.,
Ii e ID. system speak in very complimentary
terms of the method the present management
DOES business Officials and agents are ac
comnodating traffic is handled with more
pF0mptness than ever before and friends of the
zOad in turn are increasing daily.
The annual meeting of the Indianapolis, Eel
River b Southwestern road for the election of
directors, is called for Feb IL, but it is under
stood that the meeting will on that date be post
poAed for sixty days Up to the present time
Chief Engineer Devore states there has been
expended for grading, etc. $4,000
II & Devereaux has teen appointed land
agent of the Bee-line system, which position, as
well, includes looking after tax matters. II
company with Chief Engineer Beach, he Is this
week passing over the road to post himself on
ne duties of the position which Harry, as heis
Familiarity known, is fully competent to perform
CIarks Railway Digest little book of fifty
tvo pages, is just out, and is brimful of valua-
no information to railway employees. Among
the many leading features will be found brief
rpsiew of the railway system, advice, legal and
otherwise, Interesting tables and statistics
exhibiting mileage, equipment, both freight and
passenger extent of Service and wages dis
bRrsed etc.
1t is cold week when there is not suit for
damages brought against the L., N. A. & G.
xoad. Monday, Barney McMann us, of New AL
hany, brought suit for S., 800 damages against
the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway
Company. On the 4th of December, 1884,
Clarence, the little son of McNIannus, was run
over and killed by a freight train of the com
pany, and complainant alleges gross carelessness
on the part of the railway companys employees.
Report has it that the Wabash people have
under contemplation the building of direct
east and west line through the South Platte
country on the natural road bed of the Little
Blue river The presence of party of survey
OrS near Beatrice professedy in the interest of
the Wabash. gives rise to this rumor. The Oma
Ia Herald says: people who understand the
crippled financial condition of the Wabash and
the absence of any necessity for paraleling the
Burlington and Union Pacific will not take much
stock In it"
Train No. over the l., B. g. W.. eastern di-
vision, which left Indianapolis at 1:45 A. NJ. yes
terday was ditched near Messick station, the
engine and every car being derailed. The pas
sengers were well shaken up, but none seriously
fa5ured. The train crew were not harmed with
The exception of engineer Tremary, who
was considerably bruised about the head The
damages to the engine and coaches we're slight,
rs the train was not moving at high rate of
Apeed Trains were delayed on this division by
Che wreck several hours.
A Word About Grumblers.
Under this head Ciark's Railway Digest says:
There are chronic grumblers everywhere.
There are great many in the railway service.
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