The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-07
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Chief Engineer Peters has commenced survey
for the extension of the Chicago & Great South
srn road southwark.
Within the last ten days sixty four carloads of
live poultry have been shipped from indianapolis
to Eastern markets.
The earnings of the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western road the fourth weekin February, were
sne. 262. 63, a decrease OF 81 1867, as compared
with corresponding week 1884.
Oh Thursday last the official report shows that
a,94O cars were transferred over the Belt road,
which was the heaviest movement in twenty-four
hours since the road was opened for business.
The Wabash people have just completed an
iron bridge over the Wabash, at Belden. which
cost $40, 900 in round numbers, and another fine
iron bridge is in process OF construction at Deca-
tur. III.
The soft coal pool between the Baltimore e
Ohio and the Pennsylvania railroad companies
has gone into effect. Walter Freeman, formerly
division freight agent of the United Railroad
Companies of New Jersey, was made commits
sioner.
It is stated officially that John Walker, jr., is
to be continued as agent of the Wabash at this
point. The management discovered when it be
came known smong shippers at This point that a
change was contemplated. that Mr. Walker had
many warm personal friends who were quite de-
termined in their efforts to retain him as agent
ct indianapolis.
The Merchants Dispatch Transportation Com
pany is urging shippers of perishable articles at
this point to build the patent Wickes cold stor-
age rooms, similar to those built at Cleveland,
Ohio. By the by, the judges at the New Orleans
exposition awarded the premium of the best re-
frigerator-car to Wickes Cold Storage Company.
There were q dozen or more cars exhibi ted.
John NeKenna, who for twenty years past
has been master mechanic of the indianapolis.
Peru 81 Chicago road, now operated by the
Wabash, has been dropped, as intimated he
would be in the Journal. There are but few as
competent and honorable holding such positions,
and his retirement is said to be a part of the
plan to crowd out ali old T., z. & c.. men. l.. N.
Andrews, agent at Peru, is the only l., p. & G.
man now holding an important position on the
Soad, and it is said he is to be set out.
Boston papers speak of the funeral services of
j. @. Bean, general Eastern agent of the G., b.
O., on Thursday last, as having been very i'm
pressive. Messrs. James Mills, of the Boston g.
Albany railroad, Joshua Richardson, or the Bos-
ton & Providence railroad, w. j. G. .Kenney, Of
the Boston & Maine railroad, G.. I. Nutter and
George S. Sheppard, of the Erie railway, Albert
A. Smith of the West Shore railroad, +. A.
Newell, of the White line. and w. r.
Knowles, agent of the California fast-freightliEe
were selected to act as bearers of the pail. Be-
fore the funeral ceremonies a large number of
railroad men met and passed appropriate reso-
buttons, mentioning the many admirable quail
ties Of the deceased. Mr.. Lansing Mills, Mr.. V.
III. Carpenter, general passenger agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul railway, S. w.
Cummings, general passenger agent OF the Cen
trail Vermont railroad; j. r.. Wood, general pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania railroad, and
several others, sent kilograms of sorrow and con-
dolence.