The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-04
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.

Personal aud Local.
Coal traffic on the Ohio Southern road is at a
stand still owing to strike in the Jackson coal
anines.
Mr. William ". Chandler ir., late acting
agent of the Adams Express Company at Chlca'
go. has been appointed regular agent for that
company.
The ticket scalpers yesterday stood by their
resolution of the day preceding and were selling
tickets to St Louis at S. and other points 81 less
than the local Offices
It is stated that the Illinois Central road, over
ats southern DIVISION is taking more people into
New Orleans than either the Louisville g.
Nashville or the Crescent and New Orleans
routes.
Commencing March 1, the wages Of men en-
,pleved in the Vandalia shops at Terre Haute
tSWere cut from to % cents per day, as the gen
teral superintendent says Ito even up per cents
SSThe bridge carpenters, section men and agents
along the line also suffer slight reduction.
PeFcival Lowell general passenger agent of
the c. B. & @. road, has gone to Boston, Mass,
40 attenathe funeral of District Passenger Agent
EBean, whose death was announced in yesterday s
journal. The deceased was a man highly es-
Fteemed by his superior officers, and very COM
kpetent railroad man.
e. Burt president of the Cincinnati. Van
circular: W. s. Matthias is appointed general
freight agent Of this company, vice ii. Il. john
ston, resigned III. r. Joshston is appointed as
tsstant freight and passenger agent Both ap
rpointmerts to take effect March l.
c. f. Henderson, general manager Of the L..
B. & w. road has gone to Cincinnati for a con-
ference with NJ +. ingalls,. president of the c.,
i, St l.. & C. road 1t is stated that more
friendly relations are to be established between
the two roads, which will likely result in an in
crease of both freight and passenger traffic.
r. III. Lee, who for some years past has been
with the Illinois Central road, more recently at
the Office of the company IN New Orleans, has
accepted the position Of private secretary OF T.
A. Lewis, general manager OF the Erie fast
freight lines. Mr.. Lee is a rapid stenographer
and also one Of the fastest type writer's it is
said. in the country.
j. X. Lape formerly master mechanic of the
IBeeline shops at Brightwood now master me-
4Ghanie of the Texas 81 Pacific shops at Big
ibis present position much. He further states
that there is strong probability that the COM
pany's shops at Big Springs will be removed to
Fort Worth during the coming summer.
- A joint circular Of the general passenger
agents of the Wabash and the Toledo, Ann Ar
Dor IL North Michigan has been issued, announc-
ing the opening of a through passenger line,
March !, between Detroit and Toledo, via Milan.
The distance is sixty eight miles The Pullman
Beepers attached to these trains will run through
Toledo.
Rumor has it that John King, president of the
Girie, and J. n. Abbott, general passenger agent,
fail to agree the salary question and that the
Ratter is to step out, and that Henry Monett, of
the West Shore road, is to be Abbott's success
Sor The latter is a fast friend of S. Nj. FELTON,,
who recently assumed the vice presidency of the
Eric, and Mr. Felton, it is said, is urging him for
The place.
Officials Of the Vandaia road are more than
gratfed with the performance of the electric
headlight on engine 45. Master Mechanic Pres
colt says that as soon practical he will en-
deayor to equip all their passenger engines which
haul night express trains with the light. It has
sbeen in use on engine 45 two weeks, has never
failed to work satisfactorily, and is less trouble
TO look after than the ordinary coaloil head
Eight
The committee of eighteen appointed by the
general passenger agents to revise Kings basing
passenger rate sheet were in session all day
yesterday, in room 80. Bates House.
To-day, the general passenger agents will
meet to either approve or disapprove
OF their work. Among those expected are
James Charlton, of the Chicago 81 Alton; r.
Dhandler, of the Wabash; E. A. Ford, of the
Pennsylvania lines S. Stevenson, of the c., FL.
IS D.: John Egan, Of the c., l. st. L. 81 c.; A. j.
Smith, of the Bse-line; d. B. Martin, of the /. &
ESt. L.; j. Chesbrouch of the Vandaa;
George w. Smith, of the Lake Erie
80 Western; w. p. Johnson of the
Lake Shore: o. w. Ruggles. of the Michigan
Deptral; VIM. Baldwin, of the L., N. A. & c.,
sand a number of Others