The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


M. Doherty, commissioner of the indianapolis
east bound pool, has gone to Cincinnati to re-
main most of the week.
f. C. Murphy, former superintendent of the
indianapolis, Peru & Chicago road, has been
offered the position of superintendent on lead-
ing Iowa road.
3. L. SCHNEIDER, who recently retired as a
passenger conductor of the c., II. & l.. viii,
with his family, remove to Dayton, where he
viii engage in commercial pursuits.
A. H. Eye, general agent Carlisle Manufact-
uring Company, is spending a few days in the
city exhibiting several new devices this company
have got up in the way Of switches. frogs, etc.
Commissioner Richardson and Secretary
Hand, OF the Chicago and Ohio River pool, are
snow bound in Chicago. 1t makes little differ
exec. however, as most of the roads III the pool
are snow bound.
d A Ford, general passenger agent OF the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsbarg; H. r.
DerInS. assistant general passenger agent of the
same lines. and John Chesborough, of the Van
daIia, all left for Louisville last night.
The c., II. & l. people will commence the
transfer of all their through business over the
Belt road as soon as the weather will permit OF
their putting IN additional switching tracks need
ed at the crossing of the c., Fl. 81 l. and Belt
road.
Tho agent of the c., l., st. L. g. c. at st.
Anne telegraphed Superintendent Sherwood
last night that the passengers Of two OF the
through trains which were snow bound there
were being well cared for, and living on wild
ducks, rabbits, etc.
j. M. Phillips, now on a Texas road. has been
offered the position OF general superintendent of
the Louisville. Evansville It St Louis Airline.
He has the matter under consideration. Mr..
Phillips was formerly passenger conductor on
the j., M. q |. road.
New Orleans exposition travel has increased
so heavily of late with the Louisville 81 Nashville
road that train No. l, which leaves Louisville at
noon. or on the arrival OF the j.. M. q l.. train
from Indianapolis, hauls four sleeping coaches,
aud usually every berth is occupied.
Whether or not a railroad company is liable
for property stolen frsm or of its passengers,
rs in the case with c. 81 During, of Provi-
'dence, r. l., while travelling in a Pullman palace
car, is the ~questica involved in a suit to be
tried in theeourt of Common Pleas, Pittsburg,
Allegheny CSspty, Pa, this week.
C. Il. Perkins En Sident of the Chicago, Bur-
lington e. Quincy road, came up from Cinein-
matt in his special car expecting to get through
to Peoria over the l., B. & W. General Manager
Henderson met him ut the depot and persuaded
him to attempt to go no further until this morn
ing. when he hoped to be able to send him
through to Peoria.
- Superintendent Sherwood. of the c., l., st. L.
& c., was on duty from Sunday morning to
Tuesday at 3 A. NJ, not even taking a map"
Yesterday morning he only slept about four
hours before returning to his post. Officers and
train men on this road, more especially the
western division, will long remember the expe-
Tiences of the last three days.
The Emiey g. Co. reorganized railway supply
company are much encouraged over the increas-
ing number of orders they are receiving for
frogs, railway crossings, switch stands, etc. The
company has employed as their general travelling
agent, j. G. McQuiston, formerly road master of
the c., l., St L. & c., and prospects are good
that in the early spring they will have seventy
five to 100 men at work in their mandatory.
It is now six months since the c., H. Sd peo-
pie. on all divisions of the system, introduced
the plan of running the passenger conductors
first in first out, and the arrangement is work
ing quite satisfactorily so far as eguaizing pay
is concerned, yet throws conductors away from
home more than the old method, under which
some conductors were paid $3.50 per month and
others but $95. Now they average to make
$1215 80 per month.
A very handsome and fully deserved compli-
ment is paid to Major Henry Fink, the receiver
of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia road,
by the Knoxville Tribune. a paper which is not
IN the habit of pattlng railroads or railroad men
On the back, unless with its fist The Tribune
says that Major Fink is, without exception, the
ableSt railroad manager in the South, and will
soon make the East Tennessee one of the finest
and most profitable properties in the United
States.
It is said that no matter what fate befalls the
trunk line pools the Chicago and Ohio River
pool is organized to hold out. The action taken
at the recent meeting cleared up all misunder-
standings, and the officials of every road are said
to new be fully satisfied with their per cents.
The meeting at Chicago last week was a stormy
one in the opening. bat after the smoke had
cleared away a better feeling was manifested and
questions which have disturbed matters ever
since the pool was organized were amicably ad.
justed, and two high officials. who have been
looked upon as enemies, became friends. The
Chicago and Ohio River pool is really an out
growth of the Green-line pool. which was the
Oldest railroad pool in this country.