The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Persona! and Local.

Ghauncey Kelsey, auditor of the Chicago &
Alton road, is spending couple of days in this
uity.
r. f. Devereux. president of the Bee-line sys-
tenn has gone TO New York to be absent ten
days.
1t intmated that the Wabash people are to
drop what is known as their Eel River division,
after the manner they have let 90 of the Cairo
division.
G. B. Foster, formerly of the Lake Shore. has
been appointed special agent of the Chicago, ut.
Louis and Missouri River Passenger Association
pnder Arbitrator Hiland.
L. s. Burnett, in charge of the c., l., ST. L. &
C. outside Office, 139 South Illinois street. retres
to-day and is succeeded by c. f. Brown, late
4raveling passenger agent.
Engine 45, on the Vandaia ON Tuesday, hauled
ihe limited train from Indianapolis TO Terre
Haute 10 ninety-six minutes; distance seventy
three miles. A stop at Greencastle and two at
crossings were made.
Local passenger circles were yesterday in
something of a commotion over the fact that
VIM Hickien had been awarded a judgment OF
a., O59 against j. II. Martin, district passenger
agent of the C., l. St l.. & g.
s b. Sweet. division freight agent Of the
wabash is in the city to take the matter of APP
pointing agent, vice John w alker, who de-
sires to be relieved Mr. Sweet says L. l.. Eel
lows will probably be appointed as agent.
James McCrea. manager of the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg, P, Fit w & G. ex-
eepted; e. B. Walls, superintendent of motive
power, and j. F. Miller, superintendent of the
C., ST. l.. g. P were in the city yesterday on
official business.
All Webster, president of the Travelling
Passenger Agents National Association, and j.
ID WEIGH. ex-presdent are in the city in con-
axxitli Vinpay az to he
ments for their coming annual convention soon
ITO be held in Boston.
The Commercial express and Blue-line
ceiyed Eotice yesterday from the Lehigh Valley
and the Philadelphia & Reading roads, remov-
ing the restrictions rates TO interior points in
New Jersey and Pennsylvania and will accept
current rates with the usual arbitraries added.
C. s. Sawyer, general manager of the CONT
mental line, was in the city yesterday on his re-
turn from a short Western trip. He is not spec
tally enthusiastic over the prospects for good
summer freight traffic Neither is he favorabiy
impressed as to the prospect that the roads will
derive much revenue from the property they do
carry.
The c. Fl. & d. people are preparing to open
a gravel bank at Morristown. on the Indianapo-
lis division, and in few days will be distribut-
ing gravel at the rate of fifty carloads per day.
An Official of the road says that by August they
propose to have the the track of the c., III. 81 J.
In good shape that their passenger trains can
be run safely over 1t at speed of fifty miles per
hour.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois andthe Evans
vile 81 Terre Haute roads, Sunday, change time
and put on two additional trains between Evans
vile and Chicago The l., B. 81 W., well.
will change time Sunday next, running to con
meet with the new Chicago & Eastern Illinois
train to and from Chicago. The Chicago g.
Eastern Illinois seems to be reaching out in all
directions for new business.
The Bee-line construction department is
distributing gravel Oh the Indianapolis division
at the rate of 100 carloads per day Chief En-
gineer Beach says they will put in thirty miles
OF steel rail o this division this summer, not
sixty miles, as one of the Cincinnati papers
stated and will continue the craveling improve
ment all summer The rails put in will
weigh seventy pounds to the yard.
Judge Stevenson Burke has rendered his
resignation as director of the New York,
Chicago & st. Louis railroad The resignation
causes great deal of comment in railroad cir
cles account of the recent suits against the
Nickel-piate. He that bought the road
OF the Seney sydicate for the Vanderbilts. He is
said to have differed widely with the Wander
bits "a to the manner OF conducting the road,
and presaged its present insolvency.
Thirty days from now Indanapoiitans will
have place where they can take friend and
feel proud to show him the improvements going
on We refer to the shops of the Pennsylvania
Company Just east OF the Deaf and Dumb Asy
lum. The shops which are among the best in the
y
and the spacious grounds surrounding the shops
and the round houses are being laid out in small
parks and beautified with choice flowers.
J. Fl. Cheney, receiver of the Lake Erie e.
Western road announces by circular that having
taken charge of the property of the Lake Erie g.
Western Railway Company, as receiver under
the order of the United States Circuit Court.
foreign roads are requested to make separate
ticket and mileage reports from April to %.
inclusive to the Lake Erie 81 Western Railway;
RI ippl IN he a II
Castater is appointed auditor for the receiver to
whom all reports should be made A. d. Thorn
as is appointed cashier for the receiver upon
whom all drafts should be drawn, and through
whom all payments for account of receiver will
be made. Il. H. Perry is appointed purchasing
agent.
Several changes take place to-day on the Chi
cago & Grand Trunk road. Among these are
the removal of L. Handy, general freight agent
Great Western division, from Hamilton to De-
troit, whore he will have charge of the freight
business between connecting lines ct that point;
John Earle assistant general freight agent at
Toronto who now has charge of the Grand Trunk
proper west OF Kingston, will have charge of the
the whole Crank Trunk system west of and in
Guiding west,bound business originating in To
ronto and the Great Western division, with head
quarters at Hamilton; Arthur White. traffic man
ager Midland division. will have charge of the
district east and including east.bound traffic
originating in Toronto. far as Kingston, in
Guiding the Midland division; j. F. Walker as
sistant traffic auditor is to be made chief clerk
to John Porteeus, general freight agent
WIZ the Ohio s. Mississippi Weather the
Storm.
The'Cleveland Leader renews the rumor Of a.
few weeks since to the effect that the Ohio &
Mississippi road, owing to hard times and low
rates, is again to drop into the hands of a re-
ceiver. On Tuesday, President Peabody admit
ted to a Journal reporter that he was run
ming the road largely on imagination
Their business was extremely light,
more especially their passenger bus
mess 1t is now thirteen months since Re-