The Indianapolis journal., 1885-10-06
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


ITeSluen6 feaDouy, Oh the Onlo % MISSISSIPPI
road passed through the city last night en- route
for Chicago.
Gould proposes an extended tour in his private
car over his Southwest system. He left New
York yesterday
Ameeting of the passenger department of the
Ohio River pool will be held at Commissioner
Richardson's Office to-day.
w. w. Dunnavant, travelling passenger agent
Df the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road, is
spending day or two in the city.
Mrs Elizabeth Dixson, mother Of e. D. Dix
0on, local ticket agent of the c., l., ST. l.. g. c.,
died quite suddenly on Sunday morning.
The Jurisdiction of John n Abbott, gem
Rsai passenger agent of the New York Lake
Erie. & Western railroad, has been extended over
che New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio lines.
A. E Clark has been appointed assistant gen.
eral passenger agent of the New York, Lake
Erie & Western railroad, in charge of the busl-
ness of the New York, Pennsylvania S Ohio,
with headquarters at Cleveland
The remaining employees the Pennsylvania
lines breathe easier now that the examination
for color blindness is concluded. and they have
certificates which are good for two years, when
. similar test will again be made.
President Orland Smith, who was rendered the
position of commissioner of the Central Traffic
Association. has now been considering the mat
ter for some sixty days without arriving at de-
cision. Meantime the association has died of
inauition.
The Journal has information to the effect that
there is hitch in the scheme to consolidate the
Red, the White, and the Midland fast-freght
lines, and the troubles are of such character
that it is questionable whether the consolidation
goss into effect.
Major Zenas G. Priest, superintendent of the
middle division of the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad. will on Oct IS complete
fifty years of service with that corporation. The
directors have caused minute to be entered
upon their records stating this fact.
The roads which have for few months past
been demorazing rates by working through
ticket scapers endeavoring to buy up
from the scalpers their stock of tickets. The
efforts are not very successful, so far as Eastern
roads are concerned the scalpers appreciatng
the fact that they have good thing. The scalp
ers expect an advance in rates.
g. w. Smith general manager of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio system Of roads, has rendered his
resignation. Mr.. Smith has held the position
since May l. 1881, and has done much to bring
she road into prominence, and make it a vau-
able property. 1t is understood that Mr.. Smith,
who is well fixed nancially will for the present
rest from active railroad service.
General Passenger agent Wood, of the Penn
oyivania, states to a reporter of the Philadelphia
Press that while nothing was definitely settled
at the meeting last week the signs pointed to An
Darly restoration of passenger rates to the
basis established before the cutting begana
''The chief trouble now" he said, sis the mum
ber of local tickets ahoat in New York between
that city and Buffalo.
The passenger agents of the Eastern lines at
San Francisco it is stated. divide their time be-
tween cutting rates and forming associations.
About dozen of the latter have been created
within the last six months, only to be dissolved
within the next twenty four hours. The latest
attempt is to be known as the San Francisco
Passenger Agents Association. with W. M.
Rank president, and Sheldon Borden secretary.
Circulars have been issued by the Pennsylva-
MIA Compan giving notice of the several official
changes mentioned in the Journal three
weeks ago to take effect Oct. TO- as follows
James McCrea, to be general manager, head
quarters Pittsburg; John r Miller. general su-
perntendent. headquarters Columbus, O. }. J.
turner succeeds Mr. Miller on the c., ST. L. e.
p, and M w. Mansfield Mr.. Turner, on the
Il. g. d.
The portion of the T.. G. 6 St L. road lying
between Carey and Delphos, Ohio. ffty-seven
miles will be sold tomorrow Two syndicates
have been formed to bid on the property. One
Is known the Cutlery syndicate and is made
up of Pittsburg men who are large holders of
the bonds The other the Delphos syndicate
made up of men who wish to make a local road
of it. 1t is believed, however. that the Pittsburg
parties will be the purchasers.
J. W. Sherwood. superintendent: Tom Morris
chief engineer, on the c.. L. St L. 81 c., and
Passenger Conductors Brown and McGaffey,
d. L. a,
have been off on ten-days' hunting and fishing
expedition, returned yesterday, well rested. well
tanned and in fine spirits. Several barrels of
game and fish which were rolled out of the ex-
press car, and which they were generously, last
evening, distributing among their friends, was
the best of evidence that as huntsmen and fish
ermen, we'll railroad men, they rank
among the best
al. e. Shonacker, whose death was an
nounced yesterday, was one of the best known
fpou man raiIp ;,,f
country For seven years he had travelled for
the Travellers Insurance Company and he
s'caught on" with railroad men finely. Often, as
once the Vandaia road, he would begin at
one end of the road and travel its entire length,
and before reaching the end he would have every
4rain empoye in the service of the company in
sured. During the yeGrs Major John e Simpson
was general manager of the Vandalia Mr. Shon-
acker was car accountant His pleasant ways
made him friends wherever he went
j. G. Schriever has been appointed traffic
manager of the Atlantic system of the Southern
Pacific company, with headquarters at New
Orleans. julius Krutschntt has been ap-
pointed assistant manager of the same system of
the Southern Pacific, with headquarters at New
Orleans. krutschnitt gives notice that Mr.
f. @. Thompson, with headquarters at Houston,
Tex, will continue general superintendent of the
Southern Pacific companys lines between Lafay-
cite, La and Ell Paso, Tex; NJ. D. Monser-
rate, with headquarters at Victoria, Tex. as
general superintendent of the G. w, T. & p
railroad and the n Y, T. g. NJ railroad
w. +. Owen has been appointed superintendent
of the NJ, L. & T. railroad and branches with
headquarters at Algiers, La.
The excellent condition of the track of the
Cincinnati Hamilton & Indianapolis road is
made quite apparent in a fast run made on Sun
day over the c. II. & D. by special train carry
ing the Thorne theatrical troupe The train
consisted of three cars one sleeping
coach. The from Indianapolis to
Cincinnati from depot to depot, was made
in three hours and three minutes actual time.
The train was in motion, two hours and forty five
minutes. The distance is 124 $40 miles Over
tho c., H. g. I. division, the ninety-nine
miles made in two hours and twenty four
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