The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

FIRST vice-president J. N. Mccullough, of the
Pennsylvania railroad, and General Freight
Agent Stewart are in the East.
The Vandalia Limited has been running
three months yesterday, and during that period
bat once has it been off schedule time in arriv-
ing at Indianapolis, and but twice late in arriv-
ing at st. Louis.
General Passenger Agent j. F. Chandler, of the
Wabash system, and General Passenger Agent
CheSbrough, of the Vandalia, and H. r. Dering,
Of the j., NJ & L., have gone to New York to
aid IN patching up the passenger pool
yigo Lodge, No. 16 of the Brotherhood Of Lo-
Harte to night. to Z. V. Debs. their secretary
who has Just returned from his bridal trip The
Eureka Lodge, OF Indianapolis will be well rep
resented
Phil Campbell, of Terre Haute. private secre-
tzrx and confidential clerk to President w. r.
position to take effect Aug. l. Mr.. Campbell
has accepted position manager OF a stock
ranch in New Mexico.
1t is announced that the new time card on the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois and the Evansville e.
Terre Haute will go into effect next Sunday,
when through trains will commence running
between Chicago and Nashville via the {. d Il.
J.. E. e. I. H., and the l.. 81 N.
Messrs Dinner Bros. the famous railroad
restaurateurs, have leased the fine new rink at
lake aaXinkuckee, and have kindly donated its
use TO the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
on the occasion of their excursion They have
OPENED fine restaurant in connection with the
rink.
Employees on the c., st. L. g. p road, are
tassiag through the color blindness examination
brarely Only about per cent. of those examined
thus far are found deficient in oversight. The
tests are very searching. Those who do not pass
viii be transferred to less responsible positions
than they now hold.
George Hibbard, formerly general ticket agent
of the Canadian Pacific railway at Montreal, has
been appointed joint agent of the Union Pacific,
Rock Island, St Paul and Northwestern rail-
wars at Melbourne, Australia. The above
named roads have recently organized the Cali
forEia fast-freight line and established an agency
At Melbourne
The good people of Lafayette are much elated
over semi official report that the Wabash rail
way is to be reorganiZed, and Lafayette again
made the terminus of division--the dividing
paint between Toledo and Decatur. This will
bring the repar-shOps and round house back
there and return the employees, whose head
quarters are now at Tilton and Andrews
number Of Western roads have, in the last
two or three years, being building of &c, 900
pounds capacity, 81 feet in length, and resting
them on no heavier ironed truck than that used
under car of 80, 600 capacity. The folly of so
doing is becoming more and more apparent
Almost daily these cars are breaking down. when
loaded to their full capacity, and giving train
officials much anxiety.
There is great danger that the members of
the Local Passenger Agents Association, in
their eagerness to trump up some charge against
a member that they may replete their de-
pletsd treasury, may Overreach, and the associa-
tion will 90 to pieces. The idea entertained by
some agents seems to be that every other line
bat their own if it chances to get few pas
eeDgers Is cutting rates
The c., l.. St L. & G. people are testing on
number of their freight cars novel device. 1t
answers several purposes When the door is
closed it is firmly fastened by the movement of
a little lever, the door is unfastened and at the
same time springs back from the body of the
car in such manner that the door can be rolled
TO and fro with the greatest ease. While being
cheap, simple contrivance, it does eXcellentserv
vice.
A ear belonging to the Minneapolis e st.
Louis road. equipped with a new design of brake
was standing IL the c., l., st. l.. e. G. yards
yesterday, and attracted considerable attention
The brake acts on the principle of a jack screw
and can be operated on the top of the car or on
the ground. 1t acts promptly and with great
effect, the second turn of the brake sliding the
wheels. 1t is simple, and no more expensive than
the ordinary brake.
Mr.. d. T. McCabe general western freight
agent of the Chicago, St Louis g. Pittsburg
railway, advises connections that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company objects to carrying pro-
perry coming from the West or South destined
to points east of Pittsburg. Pa, unless prepaid
through to destination. His company there
fore, will have to decline to receive or forward
such perishabe shipments for points east of
Pittsburg unless prepaid through.
General freight agent McDoel, of the L., N "a
& C. system, spent yesterday in the city
official business. Mr.. MeDoel states that while
sions southwark has been lighter the last three
months than usual. the earnings of the freight
department have each week shown an increase
over corresponding weeks last year. and the
prospect for business the remaining months of
the year he considers remarkably favorable.
Under date of July ID, NJ Knight general
freight agent of the Wabash SYSTEM sends the
following notice to agents and connections:
Freight agencies have been abolished at the fol-
lowing points on this railway viz Oak Lawn
H. on the Chicago division; Morgan, H., on
the Illinois division; Neelys, ILL.,. on the Illinois
division; Hersman, ILL.,, on the Illinois division:
CITATION, H., on the Illinois division; Anderson
III on the Illinois division. All freight ship
meats for these points must be prepaid"
The driving wheels of the first locomotive
engine built in New York, and the third one
constructed in America, have been sent from
the shops in Albany to the Grand Central depot
IL New York, for preservation as a relic. On the
hub OF each, IN yellow letters. is Dewitt Gin
ton, first trip, August 9, 1881" Each weighs $50
pounds. In diameter they are about five feet
From a solid hub in the centre. spokes less than
an inch in diameter are set, similar to those in a
saigon wheel but further apart, and extend to a
colfes half inch thick and three inches wide.
Manager Beekley of the Cincinnati, Wabash
& Michigan road, was in the city yesterday. He
states that hereafter pleasure seekers who 60 to
Turkey lake will have no trouble in getting
thair tickets stamped good to return, as all hotels
at that point will be furnished with stamps He
says that the company is obliged to take this
method of stamping for self protection. Mr.
d. L. =, s1nsn &C
chester, there is heavy and excellent quality
wheat crop, and corn was never more promising
lie anticipates heavy traffic over the c., W. q
A. this fall, and the track and equipments are
IN tne shape to move it.
After listening to the alleged grievances between
the Cincinnati, Hamilton G. Dayton and the Union
Railway companies as told by G. c. Waite, vice
president of the c., H. & D. and V T. Maott,