The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-30
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


lem, and Geo. Stevens, superintendent of the
Eastern division, are expected in the city to-day.
The earnest work the passenger department of
she L., n. A. g. G. is doing to increase their
Traffic is producing favorable results New. clean
equipments and good timc invariably draw the
travel
The abuse heaped upon the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company constantly by the press of Pitts
burg leads an outsider to believe that 1t is un-
fortunate for Pittsburg that it has the erandest
system of railway in the world.
N. b. Bolivin, agent of the j.. nj. q at this
point will, June /, assume the duties or con-
fracting agent of the Pennsylvania lines, head
quarters indianapolis. The company could not
well select better man for the position.
The example of Colonel Hill, superintendent
ut the Vandalia lines, is to be followed by most
Of the roads centering here, and to-day city
freight depots will be closed, and no freights
run except those carrying live stock and perish
able articles.
Engine 610 on the j., NJ & /. division of the
Pennsylvania lines comes out of the shops at
Indianapolis today thoroughly rebuilt, and is to
haul the fast express. Besides other modern
improvements, the engine is TO be equipped
with Wooley electric incandescent light
The management of the Indianapolis, Decatur
& Springfield road are much elated over the
number of passengers they are carrying through
their connection with the c., St L. 81 F., and
the p, d. & E. roads between Peoria, Decatur
and indianapolis and the same points and Co
1umbus, o.
L. A. Emerson, who has been for some
months past serving as first assistant freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific railroad, has been
appointed general freight agent Of all the lines
of that company north of Denison and Tex
arkana, and the position of first assistant has
been abolished.
The passenger department of the St Paul,
Il H.
couple of hundred pounds of fine pickerel which
were caught in Devils lake to be distributed
by Ed Fishback, their representative here.
amcng passenger agents who represent the va
Fious roads at Indianapolis.
Philadelphia railways have cost that city q
large sum Of money The City Council sub
scribed s. 900. 600 to the Pennsylvania Railway
Company when it was organized, and the citi-
Eens of Philadelphia the same amount; to the
stock of the North Pennsylvania Railroad Com
PAW the Council subscribed 81, SOC, 900, and to
khe Philadelphia & Erie that body subscribed
&2,5o0,000.
J. Il. Devereux, president Of the Bee-line has
gone to New York report has it, for confer
ence with II. j. Jewett in regard to operating
Che c., Fl. q d. lines and the Chicago q Allan
tic with the Bee line. This report is doubtless
based on speculation, as is the rumor that the
Pennsylvania people have already arranged for
working the c., Ell. e. d. as part of the Pennsyl-
Vania system.
A veteran raroader, who is accustomed to
handling obstinate railroad officials suggests
that the City Council pass an ordinance to the
effect that the c., II. 81 ID. people shall haul all
their through business over the Union tracks
with horses. He thinks in a short time they
would conclude it was best to transfer their
through business over the Belt road, as do all
other Indianapolis lines.
The Pullman Car Company and the
ticket agents who are paid commissions are
the parties who are in clover whether rates be
cut or not The Railway Register says that the
office OF ticket agent at Cincinnati for the
Ohio 81 Mississippi is worth about 81, 900 per
month in addition to the regular salary OF $l25
per month. And there are agents in Indianapo
lis who manage to get from $500 to 800 per
month out Of their commissions.
A. s. Burgess, district passenger agent of the
Union Pacific road, headquarters at Indianapolis,
Through his death the company loses faithful
representative of their interest and a man who
was held in high esteem by all who
knew him. The funeral services will be held at
Christ Church tomorrow afternoon. The re-
mains will be taken to Batavia, N. Y, for bur
ial The passenger agents will meet this morn
ing to make arrangements to attend the funeral
In y body.
The annual summer excursion book of the
Pennsylvania railroad has just been issued. 1t
is handsome publication, with an Illuminated
cover. and is replete with illustrations of various
resorts by mountain. seaside and lake 1t con-
tains several thousand different routes for 1885,
and nearly all of them so arranged that per-
sons desiring to visit any of the places can have
their choice of several routes going and coming.
Tbs book is likely to have many eager readers
among the multitude who have not yet settled
the vexed question, where shall we go this
SUMMER"
At the invitation of the Wabash management
some fifty of the newspaper men of St Louis
were given pleasant ride in the new Pullman
coaches just put on the run between Chicago
and Kansas City. The Pullman cars on this
line are the "Nilus' and ''Tacitus." They are
exactly like the which the Pullman COM
pany built especially for exhibition at
the New Orleans exposition. They are
finished in silk plush and cherry, have magnif-
cent drawing and smoking-rooms. two toilet
rooms for ladies, electric bells in both lower and
upper berths, and are pronounced by every one
the handsomest sleeping cars ever built
The Beeline people will, on June Z, change
che running time of their new limited trains
Under the new arrangement the limited west
will pass through indianapolis at A. NJ, depart
ing for st. Louis few minutes ahead of the
mail train, and they will, as WELL on that date,
abandon the scheme of running their limited
trains via Dayton and will run them through to
Cleveland over the Bee-line proper. Under the
change of time they shorten the running time
between Cleveland and st. Louis some two
hours. and as WELL secure connection with linn
lted trains for Boston as well as New York.
n Thursday letter was presented to the general
manager of the Louisville New Albany e. Chi
cago railroad by fne-looking fellow, sporting
elegant mutton chop whiskers, requesting a pass
for Charles Riford from Chicago to indianapolis.
The letter was written official letter head of
the general managers Office of the Maine Central,
bearing the stamp of that Office and purported to
be signed by c. E. Ray, assistant to the general
manager OF that road. 1t being surmised that
everything was not all right, the party was told
GO call again, and dispatch was sent to the gen
eral manager of the Maine Central. asking
whether the application was genuine. Before
an answer denying its commences came the
young scamp had disappeared. From this it
would seem he tried his game at the wrong end
of the line. But few days since one man sue
ceeded in getting eight passes, sold them TO
Ecalper and has, doubtless, spent the money ere
CHS
Are stockholders Carrying on the War?
There seems to be q growing belief that stock