The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20

the Baltimore & Ohio Employees Relief Association
The company win contribute $4,000, and the en-
month. according to salaries and in of sickness
death they will receive benefits in proportion to the
amounts paid in.
David Brown formerly city ticket agent of the
Chesapeake & Ohio, at Louisville. KY, has been ap-
pointed Southern passenger agent OF the St Louis d
San Francisco, headquarters Cincinnati
A. l.. Gilbert, agent of the Wabash at Attica,
handsomely remembered by his friends. few days
SINCE it being his birthday. Among the presents
were gold headed cane and a sealskin cap.
w. s. Page master of transportation on the Chi
cago & Great Southern road. ten years ago was
an engineer the Old Colony road. OF late
years he has developed remarkably as railroad man.
J. III. Devereux, president of the Decline, now
sojourning Europe for the third time has delayed
his return home and yesterday cabled that he would
sail the 9th, and that his health was steadily i'm
proving.
The Eureka Lodge the Indandianapolis division of
of the brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, are
making extensive preparations for their grand oaii
on Dec. 30 large number of invitations have been
sent out, and large attendance is looked for.
Mr.. Hudson Fitch the retiring general freight and
passenger agent of the Toledo & Ohio Central road,
has been presented with $500 diamond pin by his
associates the road and personal friends at
0. He also received $500 watch from the en-
poyes of the road
Ex-Railroad Manager Waldron has gone into poul-
try raising on excessive scale, seemingly, having
abandoned railroadng. Mr.. Waldron has in his hem
merry, in Lafayette, nearly five thousand chickens
about ready for the market He will retain about f-
teen hundred puets and hens to do the next year s
laying
The Railway Age says: 1.-THE important principle
has been established by the Supreme Court of Georgia
that railway company cannot be compelled to pay
damages for running dog. The Southwestern
railroad sued for $500 for causing the death of
lady dog of high character but the court held that
dog was not suchproperty railway company could
be made to pay damages for.
The best advertising scheme of late is little book
called Florida issued by the G. q E. l. Railway Com
pany. 1t is very interesting little story, and is
ing scheme hardly enters the mind of the reader.
Copies of the book will be sent free to any address
upon application to William Hill general passenger
agent 123 Dearborn street, Chicago.
Some of the stockholders of the New York Provi-
dence Boston railroad line sixty -four miles long
are camoring for change in management because
they getting only per cent dividends when they
claim they ought TO have 16 per cent. People who
complain of per cent. dividends might profit by
investing in some of the Western roads, where
per cent dividend every four FIVE years properly
appreciated.
T. j. Potter, vice president and practically general
largest salary of any railroad man in this country it
being $40, 900 year. s. R. Galloway general man.
ager of the Union Pacific lines. next, receiving
$35 600 per annum. A. A. Talmage, general manager
of the Wabash system, receives $25, 900 year and
has five years contract IT, E. Oaks, general manager
of the Southern Pacific receives 24 600 per annum.
The Pennsylvania does not pay its managers liber
E. Pugh general manager Of the lines east of Pitts
burg is paid $40 900 year, James McCrea, general
manager of the lines west of Pittsburg $4,000 a