The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-17
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.


The stockholders of the Wabash, ST. Louis e.
Pacific hold their annual meeting in st. Louis,
March 10
VIM. Caldwell. travelling passenger agent of
the New York, West Shore & Buffalo road, is in
the city on official business.
r. c. Villas, freight traffic manager of the Erie
system, is expected in the city tomorrow. He
viii probably remain for day or two
Travelling Auditors Morris and Holly, of the
Pennsylvania lines, are in the city looking after
matters connected with their department..
The indianapolis Rate Association held their
monthly meeting yesterday The sesson was
short one, and only routine business was trans
acted.
V. q. Brent was yesterday appointed agent of
the /. d V. company, at Island City, which has
become an important station the /. 81 V.
bs;nch road.
Jadge Gresham will be home to-day and will
listen, while here, to further arguments upon
questions at issue in the Toledo Cincinnati 81
St Louis case
Pie proposition to establish weighing
ciatlen at indianapolis similar IN character to
that of Chicago, has not been abandoned Com
missioner Doherty has been SO busy trying to
hold the east-bound pool together that minor
affairs have been lost sight or.
Commissioner Richardson of the Chicago and
Ohio River pool, has leased pleasant rooms in
the new Adams Express Company's building at
Chicago. and will next week begin moving his
effects from Indianapolis to Chicago
William r. McKeen, president of the Vandalia
system. is stopping in the city for a day or two
Mr. McKeen expresses the belief that the pros
psrts for good years business for the railroads
at paying rates are better than at any time for
cSRple of years past
Frank Eysaman, one of the first conductors
who served on the New York Central, died at
kalA NIL - -
years. Conductor Eysaman was on the road
about thirty years, and was thoroughly con-
yerSant with its early history. lie left the road
ten years ago.
The able manner in which d. Fl. Conkln re-
ceiver of the Illinois Midland road, has handled
the property for q couple of years past is spoken
OF in commendatory terms. He has not only
paid the operating expenses but, with surplus
money above that, has done much in the way Of
improving the road-b bed and equipment
Paymaster Hedges of the G., FL. & d. system,
paid yesterday on the Indianapolis division for
January service. The trial of John Cesar, who
for many years had been porter on this pay car.
and who had, in systematic manner, been steal
ing money from the drawer. and was detected in
so doing, comes off to-day, at Dayton. Ohio.
In former days the duties of travelling passen.
ger agent was to visit frequently ticket agents
representing the road at railroad centers, and
see that they were maintaining rates and doing
good work for their company. Now their calling
tell long yarns. and thus pass the time away.
In accordance with the will of the late r. A.
Packer, his handsome house at Sayre, Pa, is
undergoing the necessary alterations to fit 1T for
use as a hospital for the benefit of the employees
of the Lehigh Valley railroad A staff of COM
potent physicians and nurses will be attached to
the hospital, and fund is provided for its main
tenance
change in the local freight agent of one Of
the Eastern roads ont of indianapolis. it is I'M
derstood is to take place at an early day. The
management nave conceived the idea, it is stated,
that a change would increase their business at
this point In this they will be disappointed.
however, unless they give new man more rope
than they have the present agent.
A union meeting of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers held in the Grand Opera
house, New York, last week Grand Chief
Engineer p. M. Arthur presided, and about
l.OO0 members were present representing divis-
ions in all parts of the country. The meeting
was very successful and was much enjoyed by
those present Similar meetings are to be held
at other prominent railroad centers. such as Buff
falo, Chicago, Indianapolis, ST. Louis and Kansas
City.
Special Master Bransom, in the Illinois Mid
land case, has filed voluminous report with the
court and the matter will come up before JUS
4iee Harlan on Feb. % for final hearing, This
will be the last opportunity Justice Harlan
says, for attorneys to argue the case, for he is
determined to rid the court of the responsibility
of operating the road The property has been
appraised at 81, 300, 900, and it is believed that
there are parties who will purchase the property
ut the appraisement.
The general agent of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company has written to the health officer,
stating that in several instances baggagemasters
on their trains have contracted serious sickness
by inhAng the fumes arising from dead bodies
in collins cases, insecurely fastened. In view
of this fact, and of the expected importation of
contagious diseases from abroad during the
summer, he suggests that the board of health
consider the question of making it obligatory
the part of physicians and undertakers that no
corpse to which death resulted from contagious
disease of any kind be offered for transporta
ton, and that any other corpse must be hermeti
eally sealed.