The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-28
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.


Auditor Dickinson. of the l., b. & w, who
has been i'll for several days, was able to be on
duty again yesterday.
Joseph Agar, general agent of the Union Pa
cife headquarters at St. Louis, was in the city
yesterday on Official business
Local traffic has increased to such an extent
the last few days that additional platform men
have been employed at some of the city freight
depots.
III. w. Hibbard, general freight agent of the
Vandalia, is expected home from Philadelphia
this morning, and will probably remain over at
indianapolis for the day.
The Lafayette car works have declared 9 per
cent annual dividend on their stock and begin
abe year under favorable auspices, says one of
Ehe officials of the company
I. A. Lewis, general manager of the Erie
lines, has gone to Chicago His special mission
a. TO secure more cars-more freight being offered
Aban he is able to furnish for.
The earnings of the Vandalia for February
1885. it is said, will show quite handsome in
crease over February, 1884 This road last
year had trouble with high waters
Superintendent yesterday again called the at
aention of conductors and engineers of passenger
trains to the order that they do not attempt to
make up any lost time until the frost is out of
the rails, and there is less danger from broken
rails.
The Chicago Inter Ocean puts in circulation a
ruTnor that j. il. Rutter, president of the New
York Central road would soon resign and be
succeeded by either Mr.. II. B. Ledyard, of the
Michigan Central, or Mr.. John Newell, of the
Lake Shore road.
Howard Saxby, the advertising man whom IT.
nj. Bronson, general passenger agent of the l., B.
IL W., unfavorably carded through the press,
threatens to bring suit for damages. Possibly,
Ed hp 1atto hIph hoy
been preserved, he might have some chance to
obtain damages through the courts.
Oscar Vanderbilt, district passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific. headquarters Indianapolis.
has Just received a large number of copies OF
the Northern Pacific edition OF the Wonderland
Since last year it has been revised, and a num-
der Of illustrations, cuts, etc, added. 1t is
really an elegant work, full of much valuable in
formation
Rates are all to pieces again, was the remark
that greeted the ear as one entered a majority
OF the local passenger agents offices yesterday.
The agreement having been broken, it is said
within twenty four hours, by two of the ROADS
which were parties to it, another meeting is to be
held on Monday afternoon to endeavor to paten
mp and begin anew
the arrangements of several of the indianapolis
roads contemplate purchasing considerable
mileage of new steel rails should business justify
SRch expenditure. The price of steel rails still
continues low The New York price is $27 and
fractional changes to the better. There is some
increase of the'volune of orders, but the rail
roads still appear to expect lower prices and
their orders are confined to immediate necessl-
ties
rumor gained currency, yesterday forenoon
that Jesse Gray, for some years past passenger
conductor on the Indianapolis 81 ST. Louis had
died quite suddenly on Thursday night. The
facts in the case are that on Thursday he suf-
6eTed paralytic stroke, and although seriously
Ill on Thursday, was much better yesterday,
and it is thought that he will far recover that
DE may be brought home to-day Mr. Grays
wife and son, who were in Florida have been
summoned Wednesday Mr.. Gray obtained a
meDth's leave of Absence and was expecting to-
day so join his family in Florida.
III. G. Stiles agent of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton & Dayton lines at this point, presented
aast evening with elegant silver water service,
offeialsl and employees OF the road at this
point being the donors. 1t was Mr.. Stiles's forty
third birthday, and last evening was made the
occasion of a surprise party. A number of
friends outside of the railroad service were
also present. Mr.. Stiles has been with the c.,
ii 81 d. lines some sixteen years, first as agent
at Connersville, and for eight years past agent
at indianapolis, and has proved to be a com
petent and valuable officer of the company.
The Vandalia is again in the ring for live
stock traffic out of East St Louis and yester-
day morning brought into the Indianapolis
yards ffty-four carloads of cattle, fifty of which
were shipped East over the c., ST l.. q p The
ST. Louis trains were hauled by couple of the
Pittsburg engines the Vandalia few weeks ago
received from the Pittsburg locomotive works.
There are five of these locomotives They
as well to hauling heavy express trains as live
stock trains, as they stand on fve-feet driving
wheels, and are fitted up with air -brakes and all
other modern improvements.