The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-05
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

Has never said, ana never WILL
| A single word in praise of Bill
That was the name he went by when
| The fireman leaped from No. 10.
With Jump, Bill, jump but Bill, instead,
| Staid with his duty, and is--dead
| james Whitcomb Riley.
| George Bender, superintendent of the l.. ID. 81
s road, has gone to Cincinnati to spend Sunday
| N. B. Bolivin, agent of the j., NJ 81 I. at this
point has gone to Turkey lake with party of
duck hunters.
| S. M. knight. division freight agent of the
| Wabash road, headquarters Decatur, was in the
city yesterday ON official business.
| p. NJ. Arthur, the grand chief engineer of
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
will be in Terre Haute Sunday next.
| G. c. Waite, vice-president of the c., H. s. D.
company, who has been seriously i'll ever since
his return from Mexico, was reported better yes
terday
F. B. Catherwood, private secretary to G. o f.
Bent, of the L., N. A. & G. Offices, has returned
from two months trip South, improved in
health.
E. G. Comstock, formerly president, general
manager. etc. of the Frankfort s. Kokomo road.
now resident of New York city, is in the city
for few days
III. r. Canfeld of the L., N A. g. G. local
office, has obtained a months leave of absence,
| and goes to Colorado to look after cattle ranch
In which he is interested.
| Mr.. w. A. Dennis is appointed travelling pas
| senger agent of the Kansas. Fort Scott & Gulf
| road company, with office at Bloomington, Ill.,
| vice Geo. j. Clark, resigned
| VIM. e. Thurber, of Cleveland, o. com
mereial agent of the Nickelplate road, who has
| been spending few days with old-time friends
| returned to Cleveland last night.
| Charles T. Clarke, of Peru Ind, has been ap-
| pointed general yardmaster of the Wabash road
at indianapolis, vice George Russell, transferred
to Detroit Mr.. Clarke took hold yesterday
| j. w. Greener, trainmaster of the c., St L. e
p road, Indianapolis division, who with his
| wife, has spent couple of weeks on a Southern
| pleasure trip, taking in the New Orleans exposi-
| ton, returned last evening
| The Vandalia shop employees have had their
working hours increased to ten hours per day.
The company made REDUCTION several months
ago to eight this afterward increased to
nine, and is now back to the old point.
| G. J. Hepburn, late general superintendent of
| the G., IL. 81 d. lines, was the first train-dis-
| patcher in this country who took messages by
| sound AT that time he was chief train dis
pateher on the Northern Pennsylvania Central
road.
| Colonel M. A. Downing, president of the ST.
| 81 Western Louis cable road, enterprise in
| which several Indanapolitans are interested, is
rapidly recovering from his recent severe Illness
and. it is thought, will be able to be about again
| in few days.
Hurst, of Omaha, to Indianapolis to look after
their interests in this section until District Pas
senger Agent Burgess RECEIVERS Mr.. Burgess
is still a very sick man, but his physicians have
some hope that he will yet recover.
c. L. Kinball has been appointed assistant
/ general of tho wiz
Company, with headquarters Sat Cleveland O.
The Cleveland g. Toledo district passenger
agencies have been consolidated, and will be
placed in charge of Mr. Kimball The appoint
ment will take effect May l.
Heretofore, the Guarantee Company of North
America. with headquarters ut Montreal, Can
ada has insured the honesty of the cashiers
agents and collectors on the Wsbash road, but
on the first of the present month"; the company
instructed them to switch over to the American
Surety Company, of New York.
A special meeting of the Southern Passenger
Traffic Association was held on Friday, in Chi
cago, to consider some charges preferred by the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road against
the Chicago q Eastern Illinois. The former
claims that it purchased two tickets per the lat
ters line, Chicago to Nashville, at less than
tariff rates.
The North Chicago Rolling mill Company ar
nounces that the great mill of the company in
South Chicago will be put in full blastnext Mon
l,S00 m en-, with payroll of 100000 month.
Several mills in Pittsburg resumed full time
and hands last week, and others purpose to do
so IN few days
F. S. Newly. who for some years past has
been the excursion agent of the When clothing
store, was yesterday appointed general agent of
the indianapolis, Decatur d Springfield road
The management have made an excellent selec-
ton. Mr.. Newly knows all the tricks of the
passenger business, so to speak ia aggressive
and has friends who will wish inn
In his new field.
VIM. Brown agent of the American Express
Company, at Terre Haute April l. begins his
twenty-ffth year in the service of the American
Express Company. His first four years service
was as clerk, seven years as messenger and
four as route agent and for the last five years
he has been agent of the company at Terre Haute
To say that he is of the best in the business
is no exaggeration.
In connection with the change in the motive
power. department. Of the Missouri Pacific the
following appointments were yesterday an
nounced: l.. Bartlett is appointed master me-
chanic, with headquarters at St Louis: John
Hodge is made master car-builder. The resigna-
ton of 3. Phelps, assistant master mechanic, is
accepted, and William New is appointed to the
position, with supervision of the Cypress shops.
e. Taylor is also appointed assistant master
| mechanic, in charge of the shops at Sedalia.
President Robert Garrett announces the inau-
guration of q free circulating library for the en-
ployes and families of employees of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Company. The operations of
the library will be conducted by librarian act
ing under the general supervision and control of
library committee, composed of Two members
of the board of directors OF the Technologieal
School, two members of the committee on
management of the relief association and rep
resentative of the Baltimore & Ohio company,
appointed by the president
So we'll known is ~ K Elliott, superintendent
of transportation of the Vandalia, and so highly
ASfQomad S hA nv his iufa
that it is proper to correct an impression which
is out that the recent change was not promo
| ton. On tho Pennsylvania system, which the
Vandala in this copies after the posi-
ton of superintendent of transportation
is regarded as equal and as fully
| important as that of general silnerintendent.