The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-15
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

In the city
girl of twenty years is the regularly APP
pointed switchtender at one of the railroad cross
ings in milwaukee, She gets $40 month, housa
rent and fuel
Commissioner Pearson says that everything in
In readiness to advance passenger rates west
bound, and the date will be decided upon at one
of the early meetings
President John Newell and Chief Engineer
Clark, of the Lake Shore, have the last week
been making an inspection trip over the branch
lines In Michigan and northern Indiana
Mr. Samuel c. Boylston, who has been GEN
eral freight and passenger agent of the Chares-
ton & Savannah road for fifteen years. has re-
signed that position, aud will retire from active
railway service.
j. III. Steiner late Western superintendent Of
the White line. has, within the last few davs
been offered two excellent positions in the
freight service, but is yet undecided as to the
acceptance of either.
A. B. Leet, commissioner of the New Mexieo
and Arizona pool at Ell Paso, is spending few
days in Grand Rapids, where he will enter into
a matrimonial pool with young lady of that
city next Wednesday.
To-day the fall and winter time schedule
on the l., B. & W. and the L., N. A. & c. Air
line. the l., B. & W. putting on two new trains
over the Peoria division.
The German government has discharged an
the women who were in the telegraph and rail-
way service on the ground of unftness for public
business. The best and most reliable telegraph
operators in service on American roads ara
women.
The Court of Appeals of Connecticut has de-
cided that railroad passes Except in cases al
charity are given to the recipients in expecta-
ton of reciprocal favor, or in return for favcs
n1vxn Id hot
quently, not a gratuity
The Pennsylvania railway department. of tho
Y. M. G. A, at Plttsburg held book reception,
Nov s. at which pleasant and ENJOYABLE time
was had, and over 200 books were received for
the library The entertainment was held in the
ar-shop, which was profusely decorated for the
occasion.
On the Southern Pacific road one night recent
ly, as freight train was running into Davsvilie.
the engineer thought he saw the light of another
train on the main track, and applied the brakes
so suddenly as to throw two cars from the rails.
causing the overland express to be delayed near
ly two hours.
Virginia avenue crossing of the Union tracks, has
just completed his twentieth year in this humble
yet responsible position. For eight years he was
fagman at the Meridian-street crossing, thsu
transferred During this period no accident has
occurred for which Billy could be blamed.
After careful investigation the Union Pacific
officials have declared the eight hour system, re-
Gently adopted in its shops, to be a failure aud
have issued an order that all workinen will here
after be required to work nine hours out of the
twenty four This order, which has been posted
in all the different apartments, affects nearly
1000 employees.
The passenger agents of roads running be-
tween Buffalo and New York continue to buy up
all the tickets they can find in the hands Of
scapers at Buffalo, and the latter making
money out of it. One of them, j. r. Fleiseh-
man, yesterday sold 800 tickets to the Wesk
Shore at Sc 30 each. netting 5000 by the sale.
Fleischman claims ne can get all he wants at
So. 90 each. but at the rate the >Toads are buying
them in the supply will not last hong.
The Chicago g. Alton road has advised is em-
ployes that hereafter it will not, uIfder any cir
cumstances, accept orders for the wages. or any
part thereof that may be due its employees The
company pays its men promptly every month by
checks made in the name of each employee, and
cannot change this system to become collectin&
agents for bills against them. Any person Civ
ing such orders. and thereby causing the com-
pany trouble and annoyance, will be dismissed
from the service
Ed Gardner, passenger conductor on the c.,
st. L. & P, Chicago division. was married on
Thursday evening, to Miss Louisa Rosenberg
The bride has long been resident of Chicago
She is said to be an estimable lady, and fitted in
every respect to assist Edward in battling with
the perplexities of this world and making their
ceremony
witnessed by only few of the intimate friends
of the contracting parties. Logansport, Ind. is
to be their home
William r. McKeen, president of the Terre
Haute & Indianapolis road. has held that posi-
ton eighteen years, and in his quiet way man
ages the affairs of the company most success
fully. the road never misses dividend, never
has strikes nor trouble with its employees. aud
the employees the road feel toward Mr.. Nc
Keen much as does a son toward father.
When in sorrow they feel they have his sympac
thy, and when in financial trouble which could
not we'll have been avoided Mr.. McKeen always
lends them helping hand. On no road in this
country the relations between employees and
officials more pleasant than on the Vandalia sys-
tenn.
William F. Black, superintendent of tho
Musklngum valley division of the Pennsylvania
lines, will, the coming week. spend a portion OF
the time looking over matters with E. w.
Mckenna, the retiring superintendent OF
the j., NJ & !. railroad, whom Mr.
Black will succeed Dee l. Mr.. Black has
been in service of the Pennsylvania lines some
eighteen years and is young man of consider
able ability. He was born at Steubenville JEFF
ferson county, O.. Nov. %. 1858; entered rail-
road service in 1867; from that time to date ON
years telegraph operator; ten years gem
eral managers private secretary; since
April l. 1881. superintendent. as above.
But few general railroad men rank higher
than does Owen Rice, general ticket and freight
agent of the Cincinnati, Wabash e. Michigan;
and he goes about his work with an earnestness
that means success. Mr.. Rice was born in Ian
easter, Pa, Oct g. 1885. entered railroad service
) une, 1859; to 1862, assistant engineer preliu-
mary surveys Blue Mountain railroad; 1867 to
1868 assistant engineer Pittsburg Fl Wayne e.
Chicago railroad, on location Franklin branch
and Youngstown extension; April 10, 1868 To-
June, 1873, engineer southern division Grand
Rapids u Indiana railroad; June IA, 1873, to
April, 1881. general freight and ticket agent and
auditor Cincinnati. Wabash & Michigan railroad,
and April, 1881 to date, general freight and
ticket agent.
The numerous friends of c. W. Smith were
grati6ed to learn thai he leaves the Chesapeake
q Ohio road to accept important position ON
a Western line. Mr.. Smith, it will be recalled
has successfully held the positions of general
freight agent of the Columbus, Chicago e. Indi-
ana Central; Pittsburg Cincinnati & st. Louis