The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-20
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

agent or the Chesapeake, ONO % ooush"eSeein
road at Memphis, Tenn.
W. f. Stark, general superintendent OF the e.,
II 6 D. lines was in the city yesterday On OH
cial business.
G. E. Meridith. an old Wabash man, was yes
4erday appointed general travelling freight agent
of the Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago road.
C. W. Fairbanks left for Chicago last night to
represent the Corbin syndicate in matters to
come up to-day before Judge Gresham. regard
ing the Toledo, Cincinnati e. St Louis road
r. R. Morrison, travelling auditor of the Penn
sylvania Company, who has been for q month
past in the northern Peninsular. Michigan. hunt
ing and fishing, returned yesterday in fine trim
for work.
Manager Mcdonald, of the Champaign &
Western road. yesterday ordered thirty-hve-
ton engine from the Baldwin locomotive works,
the engine to be equipped with all modern I'M
proyements of value.
1t is said that the New York Central people
have promised to take care of George Daring.
general manager of the White line. who Is lett
ont in the cold by the consolidation OF the hed,
White and Midland fast-freight lines
The telegraph building on the Belt road at the
crossing of the l., B. 81 W., eastern division,
which was demolished few weeks since by
train running through it, has been rebuilt in a
much more commodious and attractive style
T. g. Dumont, general agent of the Erie fast
freight lines, headquarters New York city, yes
terday rendered his resignation. to take effect
Nov. l. General Manager Lewis has not yet de-
termined who he will appoint as MIR. Dumonts
successor.
John F. Miller. general superintendent of the
lines OF the Pennsylvania Company west OF
Pittsburg (P.. Fit. W. & G. excepted) was IT the
city yesterday, and held an extended conference
with Division Superintendents Turner, .Mckenna
and Mansfield.
President Ledyard, of the Michigan Central,
states that heretofore the great obstacle to a
substantial pool has been the stubbornness of
the Grand Trunk; but now this road is as anx-
ions as any other for permanent pool, conse-
quently he was positive that an iron-clad agree
ment would he made.
Agents of the Pennsylvania Company here have
received the following Instructions: Hereafter
whenever either a certificate or stamp form,
signed by weightmaster, appears on manifests or
cards for property in carloads you are authorized
to receipt the net weight thus certified to as cor
rect and final, and such cars need not be weighed
again"
1t is stated that it will be some weeks before
President Mackey gats his trains running be-
tween Evansville End Terre Haute over the new
line Track is laid most of the distance. between
Evansville and Worthington, but there is good
deal OF surfacing- up yet to do. and the bridge
over White river. at Petersburg is yet to be
completed.
and the who few years ago worried the
Union Railway Company, they at one time hav-
ing sixty five indictments against him. is in the
city looking for room in which to open scalp
ing Office. 1t is quietly limited that prominent
Western road puts him here and will furnish
him tickets to scalp.
Passenger men seem gratfed that Ben Blanch-
ard, of Terre Hautey who has done more to de-
moralize rates than any other ten in the
West. has at last struck snag. In his dealings
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greatest sufferers, roads west of that point get
ting the lions share of money received from the
sale Of what he called low and land excursion
rates
One Of the measures to be taken in the scheme
now under way by which the interests of the
trunk lines are to be harmonized will require
the pooling of the passenger traffic between
Boston and the West. With this object in view.
IS. f. Pierson. vce-chairman of the trunk-line
pool committee. yesterday met the general pas
6enger agents of the New England roads to con-
fer regarding the matter.
indianapolis can afford to pat Manager Nc
Donald. of the Champaign & Havana road, on
1.-The back. He is not only turning large volume
OF freight business off of his line the In
dianapolis roads, but he is helping the city in
other ways. Last week he sent two engines to
the l., d. and S. shops to be rebuilt. This week
he is sending eighty box, coal and stock cars t.
the Indianapolis car-works to be rebuilt
Receiver Thomas of the Cairo. Vincennes &
Chicago road, on Friday last went to Cairo to
investigate matters and so dissatisfied was he
with the manner N. s. Pennington general
freight and ticket agent. had been managing the
affairs of these departments that he removed Mr..
Pennington and his clerical force Yesterday
j. j. Fletcher, an Indianapolis man and very
competent railroad man, was appointed success
sor of N S. Pennington.
1t is not vet quite clear that Cleveland will be
the headquarters of the consolidated Vanderbilt
fast-freight lines. There was meeting of the
presidents, vice presidents and general mana
gers of the roads interested in New York, Thurs
day. at which the consolidation was approved
and Mr.. Sherman appointed the general mana
ger. The Cleveland Leader says the subject of
location for the general Offices arose, and pro-
voked considerable discussion.
L. L. Fellows, agent of the Wabash at this
point. yesterday rendered his resignation. and
has accepted the position of general freight and
ticket agent of the Havana & Western road.
Mr. Fellows is very promising young railroad
man, and in the few months he has represented
the Wabash at this point he has made MANY
warm friends. who will regret that Indianapolis
railroad circles are to lose him. Who will sue
coed Mr. Fellows at this point has not been
definitely decided upon.
It is stated that the efforts Of Receiver Nc
Nuita. of the T., c. & St L., to raise money
receivers certificates meets with considerable
opposition East The money is wanted to paw
for new rails and bridges, which are no doubt
needed, but 1t is an open question whether it
would not be wiser to hurry foreclosure and re-
organization, and thoroughly reconstruct the
line as standard gauge. which it is intended to
do eventually. The Corbin committee is said to
favor certificates to pay for permanent improve
ment, but for nothing else
Where Politeness Paws.
The Importance of tranmen being polite and
accommodating to passengers is not duly consid-
cred by railway managers. A pleasant conduct
and accommodating, watchful brakeman can
do more to build up the business of road, es-