The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-25
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Now it is said that VIM. Hieklin, the old c., l..
St. L. & G. passenger agent, is to open scalping
office, in Scalpers' row, in a room under the
City Hotel.
Between the hours of flo A. NJ. and s A. NJ,
yesterday morning twenty one trains arrived
and departed at the Union Depot For fifty
minutes 1t was a busy place.
Manager Moore, of the Anderson, Lebanon &
S. Louis road, was in the city yesterday. He
says some two hundred men are pushing the con-
Etruction work on the extension TO Lebanon at
lively rate.
Eight picnic trains ran out of the Union Depot
> yesterday morning. There was really a scarcity
of coaches TO accommodate the picniekers. The
C., l., st. L. & c., on their two picnic trains,
hauled twenty coaches.
The Toledo, Columbus g. Southern Railroad
Company expect to complete their bridge at
Eipdlay and complete their connection with the
Indiana, Bloomington e. Western road
within thirty days.
The Wooley Electric Light Company yester
dry received from Dunbar e. CO., Buffalo, N. Y,
N very complete and ingenious little engine,
designed expressly to furnish the power to oper
ate the electric locomotive headlight
In 1864 what there of the Cleveland, Co
luTnbus. Cincinnati & Indianapolis road earned
$3.50 GOO net in carrying as. 600 600 tons of freight
iDg 800, 600 tons mile. Competition
did it
C. S. Blackburn has been appointed to succeed
A s. Burgess, deceased, as representative of the
Uuion Pacifc's passenger interest in the Indian
Mpoiis district. Mr.. Blackburn has for some
kiEne past represented the u L. at Buffalo, N. Y.
He takes hold at once.
John B. Patton has been appointed acting
general manager of the Pennsylvania junction
road. He was formerly connected with the EN-
teRton 81 Shippensville road, and after that was
general superintendent of the Cincinnati 81 Eass-
ern. He has entered upon his duties.
An cid railroader says that the great blunder
IN the management of the Wabash system has
been their failure to work harmoniously with
connections, their plan having been to choke
them off. The Beeline, in the past has suf
fered in its business from such short-sghted
policy, but now courts business connections.
II is intimated that the O., l.. ST. L. g G. peo
PIE, on learning that the L, d. e. S. and c., H. 81
ID. we're to occupy room number 139 South Hi
npis street, finally have decided to continue the
OAfee in the interest of the c., l., st. L. 81 c.
SShouid they carry out this programme, the l.,
I'd. & S. will be without an outside Office on
Eealper's row.
It is quite evident that the scalpers are not
finding so hard shedding as the members of the
local passenger agents association suppose them
to be- Scalper Frey was offered the joint
agency of two first class Indianapolis lines, but
more money than the salary they offered and
4he commission he would get.
The object of General Passenger Agent Charl-
tons visit to Indianapolis, on Tuesday, came to
the surface yesterday While here he arranged
with the l., B. e. w. to make the same time via
Bloomington, between Kansas City and Indian
apOlis, as is now made via st. Louis. To do this
the Chicago 81 Alton shortens the the running
time of two of their trains.
Train Dispatches Zion and Cooke returned
yesterday from Denver. and report having had
q good time, if they did not accomplish
much. The results of this their first annual
convention, plainly indicate the necessity of hav-
ing State organizations, and sending the delegates
Of each State well-informed as to the views Of
the fraternity of train dispatchers.
J. J. Turner superintendent of the Indian
apois & Vincennes road summoned Freight
car Conductor Callahan and his engineer onto
the green carpet, to ascertain why they DISC
bgyed, and left station where they were or
dered to remain until gravel train reached there.
Mr. Callahan, without any ifs or ands, said he
forgot that such an order had been given.
Superintendent Turner gave him his choice-to
quit the road or pay fine of 500, which sum
would be placed IL the treasury of the Indian
apolis e. Vincennes employees relief fund.
Conductor Callahan chose to remain with
the company. His engineer, when
questioned about the matter, said the conductor
signaled him to pull out, and he did so. notwith-
standing the fact that he remembered, in fact had
the order to remain at Gosport in his pocket. He
cody remarked that between Gosport and the
next station, the track was straight and he
could see so far ahead that there was no danger
of q collision. Superintendent Turner thought
him too reckless man to have on the road, and
DISCHARGED him