The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-05
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

day. Nov. IL
John Chesborough, general passenger agent
of tko Vandalia, is in the city, His wife accom-
panies him.
f w. McKenna, superintendent of the j.. NJ
81. has gone to st. Louis. Is he going onto
she Wabash is now the query
person can now take a car at Halifax, N. s.,
md go to San Francisco by continuous rail-.
They will needs cross Indiana. however, to DO So
Commencing with Nov Is. tine accommodation
train on the L.. n A. & c. railway will run from
Lafayette to Bloomington only, instead OF TO
Mitchell, as heretofore.
J. c. Cook, who has been connected with the
passenger department of the Illinois Central
road for a number of years Will hereafter rep
resent the company at st raul
The Bee-line inspection party will return from
81 Louis to-day, reach Indianapolis at P. NJ,
spend the night here, and inspect the road be-
tween Indianapolis and Gallon tomorrow
George B. Harris formerly assistant general
manager of the Atchison, Topeka q Sante Fe
railroad has been appointed assistant to Presl
dent Touzalin, of the Burlington q Northern
Il. A. Ford, general passover agent of the
PENNSYLVANIA lines west of Pittsburg yesterday
met several of his subordinate officials In the
passenger department in this city, for confer
-ence
The Closer g. Co. rebate case versus tie Bee
line. will come up for trial one week from to day
Grain men at this point are looking forward to
the results of this trial with more than ordinary
interest.
Chief Engineer Irwin, of the Decline system.
states that they are now replacing all short
frestles say from twenty to sixty feet long, over
the entire system, with heavy iron Orders rest
ing on solid stone masonry.
In the month of October there were handled
Ia the yards of the Pennsylvania Company. at
this point, %, S43 cars; of this number 1884
Loo dad II m
loaded at the city freight depot during the
month, 2, 842 cars.
An examination of the books of George But
Ter, the silent passenger agent of the l., b. d
w. at this point, demonstrates the fact that 1t is
not the noisy tell-everybody their business Spas
.ssnger men that are the successful ones and
make the largest monthly sales of tickets.
A high official of the Decline system says
there is not word of truth in the report that T.
w. Barrows, superintendent of the /. q St. L.
division, is to leave the road to 60 with f. b.
Thomas. Mr.. Burrows he says, is handling
this division admirably and no change need be
expected.
The J., M. & l. depot on South street, has
been converted by the Pennsylvania Company
into store-house, and .consignees who are
filatory in unloading freights, have the priv
ilege of paying storage on such property after a
reason able time has been allowed to unload it
from cars.
The statement is published at Chicago that
the New York Central and Pennsylvania rail
roads contemplate withdrawing their fast pas
senger trains between Chicago and New York
owing to the fact that they not profitable
Pennsylvania officials at Philadelphia deny the
truth of the rumor.
Among the many items of expense that are
to be Topped off when peace is actually accom-
plished among the trunk lines is that of the ex-
travagant advertising by means of photographs
illustrated books etc, that has been INDUCED in
IN 60 larn re
The modest folder in two colors will be the limit
in that direction.
The c., l., St l.. G. c. inspection party accom-
panying President Ingalls,, yesterday passed over
the main line between Cincinnati and Green's
burg, then north over the Rushville branch, re
turning to Greensburg; they then went south
over the Vernon e. Columbus division, spending
the night at Columbus, Ind. The party will
reach Indianapolis at ii A. NJ to-day.
The citizens of San Diego, Cal, are preparing
to celebrate the opening of the through railway
line of the Atchison, Topeka d Santa Fe system
to the Pacific ocean at the port of San Diego, on
Nov. 49, on grand scale. The people of that
city have for long period been looking forward
to This event. which establishes the fourth great
highway between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
The rate for hauling a carload of cattle or
hogs from Indianapolis to Jersey City is now
% cents per 100 pounds or SAG per carload.
rated at 20 900 pounds. But three years ago the
rate was $1l2 per carload from Indianapolis to
Jersey City. There is movement now on foot
to advance livestock rates to 80 cents per 100
pounds, and shippers show willingness to pay
such rates.
warm personal friend of j. III. Devereux
states that his friends are much alarmed
over the precarous condition of his health. For
some months past he has been gradually failing,
and his physicians say that he must have abso-
lutte rest for few weeks, and advise him to go
abroad His trip to Europe has significance
80 far as the business interests of the c., c.. c.
q l. are concerned, it is stated
The regularity with which trains on the c., T.,
St l.. & G. arrive and depart, the smoothness
with which matters move in all departments is
fayorably commented upon by railroad men gen
orally. That it is so is in a large measure due to
the fact that the road has fewer general officers
and less red tape business than does any road of
its longth in this country. In other words it is
not top heavy in any department.
railroad man who often holds conferences
with President Newell, of the Lake Shore road,
Gays that Mr. Newell is still determined to Sc
cure d. Gallup, superintendent of the Boston 81
Albany road, for the position of assistant TO the
president of the Lake Shore road and that it is
ssRi undetermined whether Mr. Gallup will
accept such position or not The latter began
railroad life on the c., l., St L. s. G. road
Phat all the theatrical troupes passing from
Chicago to Cincinnati, and vice versa have of
late been travelling over the c., II. & l. and L
n. a. 81 Z. roads is causing considerable talk
among passenger men, who claim to have evil
dence that enough members of each troop are
carried on free tickets which are not reported to
ths Chicago and Ohio River Pool to make the
rate of paying members but one cent per mile
Many of the railroads having the means to
spare are taking advantage of the low price of
steel rails to lay in supplies for renewals that
have been neglected for two years past and for
future use Sales to the amount of Is 900 tons
of steel rails are reported for next years de-
livery. Western, as well as Eastern mills it is
said. have now enough orders to employ the
present capacity for the next three months
while several have a good amount of business
for tAe early part of next year.
Fifteen conductors the c., St l.. & p road
have just returned from Pittsburg, where they
were examined by the company all matters
pertaining to the running of trains. The exam
snations have beer in progress about one month,
and all men employed on the Pennsylvania sys-