The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-14
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local.
The next regular meeting of the fast.freight
lines will be held at the Office of Commissioners
Fink in New. York, "Wednesday, April 20.
A heavy freight engine one of six ordered by
the L., N, A & c. management, was received
from the Rogers locomotive works yesterday
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has de-
cided to employ on all its passenger coaches the
Westinghouse train signal In place Of the ordi-
mary bell-rope.
q. A. Rubidge, for years auditor of the Chica-
go G. Eastern Illinois road, has been appointed
secretary aad auditor of that company, succeed
ing to the duties of the late secretary, A. 5.
Dunham.
At the funeral of Lansing Mills, the railroad
manager in Boston, few days since, one OF the
floral tributes was perfect locomotive and
coach thirteen feet long, composed of ivy, vio-
lets and carnations
new railroad paper made its appearance
yesterday in this city, bearing the title of ''The
Railway Lantern Although rather limited IN
size it 10 bright and newsy. The editor prom
fses to enlarge it the next issue.
The two elegant Woodruff cars which were
on exhibition in this city a few weeks ago,
Sunday night were put to the Chesapeake
Ohio & Southwestern road. to be run to Louis
VILE KY, and Memphis, Tenn.
The Offices of General Manager J. A. Grier, of
the West Shore 81 Hoosac Tunnel fast-freght
lines, will be removed from Detroit to Chicago
: Nay J. This is the only fastfreight line which
will have its headquarters in Chicago.
H. e. Huntington, a nephew of G. p. Hunt
ingt0n has been appointed superintendent OF the
Kentucky Central road. III. r. Dill takes the
position of chief train dispatcher, not superin
1endent, several papers have published
Through transpostion of figures in the
weekly statement of car movement over Indian
apOis lines yesterday morning, the Wabash was
credited with handling $40 loaded cars the g., ID.
81 L 399, when it should have been the reverse.
General Freight Agent A. p. Ripley, of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, will leave shortly
for fortnights visit to Hot Springs, ARK. 1t is
stated that Mr. Ripley has never fully recovered
from his severe illness few months since, al
though he is attending to his duties as usual.
George Prescott. superintendent of motive
power of the vandaiia line foots up the cost of
hauling the limited between Indianapolis and
St Louis at sixteen and one half cents per mile.
These figures cover wages Of engineers fremen,
conductor and train crews, also fuel for locomo
tives, repairs and stores.
Oscar Vanderbilt, district passenger agent Of
tho Northern Pacific road has converted his
Office, on South Illinois street, into an art
gallery, having just received from headquarters
some fifty enlarged photographs of scenery to
be found in the Yellowstone Park. They are
really attractive and elegant
bid in the Anderson, Lebanon & st. Louis road
at the coming foreclosure SALE The receiver of
the road owes the Bee line people some $40, 600,
and the road will not probably sell for more than
double that amount, it is stated. The road is
now operated with Bee line equipments
A Texas exchange says ''W. r. Woodland,
receiver of the Texas & St Louis narrow guage
railway, has accepted the superntendency of
the L., N. A. & c. railway, and will leave for
Chicago and assume the duties of his new posi-
- MI. IL L.
on the Tex as 81 St. Lous, files his bond, which
VIII be in q day or two.'
II is stated that Cleveland ticket scaper has
over l 600 unlimited tickets reading from Cleve-
land to Kansas City, which were issued two
years ago by the Lake Erie q Western road,
which he proposes to throw onto the market so
soon as the roads restore passenger rates Rates
have been so low for many months past that
they could not be sold at profit to the scalper.
j. H. Devereux, president Of the Bee-lDe, in
his remarks before the presidents and general
-1nanagers at the Chicago meeting said lone fifth
OF the labor of this country is employed by its
transportation operations and its allied bust
ness" This being true, it is the more important
that the roads prosper, as their prosperity means
the employment of one-fifth of the labor of the
country at good wages. which means general
prosperity.
The Indianapolis works yesterday begun
on the contract to build one hundred furniture
cars for the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST Paul
road. They are practically warehouses on
8 wheels. being forty feet in length, and as high
as they can be and admit of their passing
through the tunnels and under the bridges on
the road. The car works propose to build q
little better car than is now running on the
Northwestern lines.
AL the passenger Offices of the PENNSYLVANIA
lines at Chicago have been consolidated at IS
Clark street. e. A Ford general passenger
agent, gives notice that in addition to other
duties, Mr.. w. c. Adams will assume those of
assistant general passenger agent of the Chicago,
st Louis 4 Pittsburg railroad {Panhandle),
with headquarters at No. Go Clark street, taking
effect Monday, April IL. +. b. Northup in ad
dition to his other duties, will assume those of
city ticket agent of the Panhandle Mr. Frank
L. Noad has been appointed city passenger agent
of the Panhandle, and Pennsylvania and Fort
Wayne routes. f. o. Field, formerly city pas
eenger and ticket agent of the c. st. L. & p, at
Chicago, has been appointed city ticket agent of
tho same line at Columbus, o. L. B. Freeman
has been appointed assistant city ticket agent of
the consolidated Panhandle and Fort Wayne
Offices.
Struggle Between Giant Corporations.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is ieav-
ing store unturned to defeat the Baltimore e.
Ohio road in every step it takes to reach points
where the latter will become competitor of the
Pennsylvania road. Not only is the Pennsylva-
mia determined to keep its rival out of Philaael-
&tAka@s ~ Whatever CuSty out III Is reported LDaG
the Pennsylvania has bought property in the
meighborhood of Canton, the eastern suburb of
Baltimore, which viii also hamper the Baltimore
d Ohio's entrance to its own city. Ever since
this company obtained permission from the Leg
aslature to construct elevated railroad through
the southwestern section of the city to connect
the Philadelphia line with the Metropolitan
branch and the western division the managers
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington 81 Baltimore
branch of the Pennsylvania have been thinking
of trying to run It's cars into the heart Of the
city and build depot which will rival. if not
surpass, the Baltimore g. Ohios proposed new
depot. All the plans for the Pennsylvania's pro-
posed depot in the heart of Baltimore have been
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