The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-18
RAILWAY GOSSIP.


is called for ST. Louis. Thursday next
One of the fast compound locomotives, now
on trial in England, is named 'The City of Chi
cago."
Jay Goulds family have an income of 81 AGO.,
900 year from theirinvestment in Missouri Pa
cfc railroad stock.
Employees of the East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia railroad are prohibited from frequent,ng
saloons A violation of the order Is punished by
prompt discharge.
IT, F. Cause, agent of the c., a. &; D. road at
Connersyle, is spending the Sabbath with
friends in this city.
Matters have been patched up. and 8. F. Pier
son, it is stated, will for the present have charge
of the trunk-line passenger pool
Commissioner Fink of the trunk line pool
who has been in Louisville. KY, for few days
past has returned TO New York.
The Obern line. branch of the Burlington
e Missouri, from Republican. Neb., to Oberlin,
Kan, has been opened for business
Capt Frank D. May, of the Pennsylvania
road, seventy-fOur, and the oldest passenger
agent in the country, is in active service
The c., B. & O. people have finished pile
bridge the Missouri river. at Nebraska City,
which will be opened for traffic Sunday next
E. " Debs and wife will leave tomorrow
for New Orleans, where Mr. Debs goes in the
interest of the Brotherhood CT Locomotive Fire
men.
W. F. Whitehouse having resigned the presi-
dency of the st. Louis and Cairo road, Charles
Hamilton has been elected president and gen
eral manager.
John L. Patterson, son of the late Judge Pat
terson, and bright fellow, has been appointed
attorney of the E. & T. II. and the Il. 81 S. e.
Mackey roads
1.-THE scalper must be made to walk the plank"
ca fha Pail Pc AID <boe
must 60 He is an unmxed evil, and this fact is
now very generally admitted
The best-informed people trunk-line mat
ters say that the railroad men are working hard
for peace. The money pool will be submitted
to the presidents next week for final action.
G. G.. Eddy, of the Erie, is spoken of AS the
probable successor of traffic manager George
Odds, of the Missouri Pacific, when that gen.
tleman casts his fortunes with the Canadian
Pacific.
Master Mechanic Hisrodt. OF the l., B. & W.,
dropped Engineer Tomlinson down to the posi-
ton of fireman. and he in turn, yesterday left
for Florida, to take a position on Major Hen
nings road
The Terre Haute Gazette says: J. B. Stan
berry, of the Traders Dispatch, at Indianapolis
is in the city There is a saying among railroad
men that when Stanberry comes over rates are
sure to be cut.
L. w. Buckmaster, who is undoubtedly one OF
c., II. 81 d. system, writes that his health is so
much improved that he hopes to resume rail
reading Nov. l.
Tip Layton. who for sixteen years past has
run as conductor between St Louis and New
York over the Vardala and Pennsylvania lines
has been transferred to the new line of seepers
put on between st. Louis and Galveston, Texas
Isaac N. Marshall, station agent at New Bed
ford. has been appointed superintendent of the
northern division of the Old Colony railroad. in
place of Scott Al. Weber, who has, since 1873
been superintendent of the Boston, Clinton &
Fitchburg railroad and succeeding corporations
controlling the railroad between Fitchburg and
Taunton.
w. r. McKeen Colonel Joseph H Hill. E. r.
Darlow. N. K. Elliott and r. b. Woolsey have
been inspecting the several divisions of the Van
daa system the past week. and report every
thing in fine condition. The entire system is in
excellent shape for heavy fall and winter traffic.
not only as regards road bed, but in its locomo-
tive power.
The following complimentary notice appears
in the Railroader. The correspondent says:
Several changes have taken place since my last,
the most notable of which is our loss of Mr..
Harris, trainmaster. who left the service at the
beginning of last month. and whose place is now
filled by Mr.. g. W. Howard, one who seems to
be every inch gentleman. and No. man. we'll
fitted for any position in railroad sevice. Since
Oct. our train orders are signed by Trainmaster
Croft, instead of by the superintendent of trans
portation. G. @. +. Bent, superintendent of
transportation. left the service on Sept. 80 and
his loss is regretted by all. His and Mr.. Harriss
future fields Of operations are not at present
known"
The correspondent of the Raroader on the
Danville, Olney & Ohio River road, writes that
paper as follows: THE D.. o. G o. extends
north from Olney, ILL.,, eighty-six miles to Side
and at present is operated by l., B. & w. Off
Gals. c. E. Henderson, general manager l., b.
q w. is receiver of this road and the wish of
the employees is he may long continue So as we
never fail to get our money when due; a practice
prior to this administration very uncertain.
Since c. E. H. took charge of the road it makes
a surplus above expenses which is put back on
repair of road bed. heretofore in very bad condi
ton when he took the road. Great credit is due
our genial r. H., A. j. Diddle who introduced
a new system in keeping up track. He found
some eorn-fed sailors who were acting as fore
men and trying to keep up track on fence rails
and stove wood. What scattering he made
among that class. At the head of our transpor-
tation department also have an l.. B. e. W.
man in p. A. Marsh, T. M. He is ably assisted
by G. A. Hartwell, who gets there in grand
shape"