The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-12
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

Edmund I&yIoT, president OF the 14NansNllIe eS
Indianapolis road, who has been in the city sew
erAl days returned to Evansville last evening.
Peter II. Watson, ex presdent of the Erie
railway, is lying dangerously i'll at the house of
a friend in New York His home is at Ashta-
'bs,lk
c. ]. Hepburn, ex superintendent Of the c.,
II & D. lines, is now in Minnesota in search of
health. Ills paralytic troubles are no less serious
IL sAeir character
Superintendent X. H. Wade. of the Wabash
wifa and daughter, and John l. White and wife,
Of 81 Louis are on their way to Denver and
pofGts through Colorado.
Twenty railroad conductors running from
Atlanta Ga. have organized dlvslon OF the
Order of Railroad Conductors. I. NJ. Mangum
is chief conductor; r. A. Broyles assistant chief
conductor.
e c. Lybrand master mechanic of the Finley
& Co railway supply mandatory, who was
severely injured some four months ago, was out
fDr the first time yesterday, since he received
hes injuries.
John Ferguson general baggage agent at the
Unlan Depot left for St. Paul last night to at
teDa the annual convention Of the general bag
aaesmasters which eonvenes IN that city on
Wednesday next
yardmasters' mutual aid and benefit asso-
cia;son has been organized by the yardmasters
Of the different roads in Montgomery Ala. Mr.
j L. Welsh, yardmaster of the Louisville e.
Nashville, is president.
A party of railroad men, accompanied by their
wires, this week visit old Point Comfort and
oEhsr pleasure resorts on the Chesapeake Il Ohio
road OF the party are Edgar Hills of the Bee
Gss, and Mr. Coburn, of the Cincinnati
Southern road,
n X Elliot master OF transportation of the
Handalla system, spent yesterday IN the city
Ha states that so far as tonnage is concerned
thsy doing excellent business, but the low
rates at which the through traffic is carried
makes bad showing when the footing up of
revenue comes.
Bliss LAURA Braden. treasurer of the Waynes-
b1SS % W Washington Railroad Company, Is the
ouly female railroad official in the country, but
bears the reputation Of being an excellent
osArzal. She passes over the road every month,
and presides over the pay-car with dignity and
proficiency.
Al Toner has just completed a spacious roller
sGSslng rink at Lake MaXlnkuckce, and yeSter-
day Dinner Brothers opened of their first
class railroad restaurants in it, Travel over the
Vandalia to this pleasure resort is. quite heavy.
and would be much heavier but for the lack of
hotal accommodations.
The J., NJ. & l. and the Madison and Cam
bridge branches carried 5000 passengers on the
Sd and Attn, and the New Albany branch 2, 239
Last year, on the same days, the main line and
the FIRST two branches carried 1911. On the
same days of 1885 the main line and the two
branches carried 10000.
The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Com
pany's board of managers have selected &. b.
Wright to represent them trustee under the
plan of reorganization for that property. Col
Henry Dupont is the other trustee selected by
tas managers. The foreign bondholders have
not yet selected their representative
e a. Ford of the Pennsylvania Company. is
among the most earnest of the officials in quest
Of peace, and In order to help the cause has
addressed personal letter to each Of the other
lines, asking their assistance in reforming the
joint executive committee, as we'll as the Central
Trafnc Association. He has put the advantages
of peace before them, and asks for their assist
ance
William Fleming BAG Broadway New York,
has issued pamphlet of twenty-four pages
entitled the Railway Time table Constructor
and Speed Calculator" giving the time for run
ming any distance at any speed; and the speed
of any train at sight The information is fur
n1shed in convenient tabular form, and is intend
cd to facilitate the compiling revising and check
ing of train schedules.
The local passenger agents met yesterday to
talk over their grievances. The proposition to
fins W. 5. Nichols, agent of the Bee line for
selling a ticket to Scaper Frey, was laid over
until there was a fuller representation. The
only thing done o1thy of note was the agents
pseeging themselves to hereafter sell tickets at
theasricai rates to theatrical parties only 1t
ton every Saturday.
t. J. Newell was appointed master mechanic.
Thursday last, of the ST. Louis & Cairo road
vice T. w. Newell, resigned, to take like posi-
tion with tho Missouri Pacific at Sedaia At
knocking off time, and just T. w. Newell
WAS leaving the shop for the last time ne was
halted at the door, and. in neat and we'll
worded speech by j. W. Ravlin. was presented
with q handsome gold watch, chain and
locket The gift was purchased by the men in
Mr. Newels employ, and every ono Of them
participated i'll the affair.
George w. Stevens, superintendent of the
eastern division of the Wabash, and A. A.
Taimage, general manager, held a conference
with Mr.. Davis. representative of the bond
holders of the c., c. & L. railway, northern
division of the L., P. & c., at Peru, Friday
at whIch II was decided to maintain the present
running arrangement with the Wabash road
md allow the latter TO continue the operation of
the line The bondholders will be paid their
interest as fast as it is earned by the read
which is all they would receive by its independ-
ent operation.
The Philadelphia Press says: THE interest
whleh has been excited oy the fact that Presi-
dens Roberts and President Depew got together
and talked over the trunk line situation has been
something marvellous. Wall street has seen
passenger and freight rates cut in two with half
the trepidation that this interview has caused
1t Is true that some of the manifestations have
been made by set of spectators who simply
wanted to turn a nimble penny, but the half
speculative, half-inyesting traders have acted as
though they believe the meeting will result in a
Se@lement of every difficulty between the two
great roads"
The news Of J. F. Goddard's promotion to
1855 stant manager of the A., r. & s. f., was
received here yesterday with much pleasure by
the many railway men who knew him. He is
comparatively a young man, and from Jan l.
1872 until July OF 1873 was prominently con
neeaed with the Burlington system, his last
position being assistant general freight agent
For four and half years he was the general
freight agent of the Santa Ee road. and since
December 1882, he has been traffic manager.
Mr. Goddard's abilities have long been recog-
nissd by ali who know him. but more have shown
greater appreciation of his capacities than his
Supporters IN Office.
T1ss promotion of Mr. F. St John to the posi-
tion OF assistant to the general manager of the