The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
Sidney Jones, formerly passenger agent of the
T., N. A. & c. road, is il the city prospecting.
ls~[1olonel d. n Welch formerly general super
intendent of the Pullman Palace-car Company,
died recently at Dresden, Germany
sFsy order of Receiver Evans the chief train
Hispatchers Office of the Louisville, Evansville s.
81 Louis Airl has been removed to Hunt
6ngburg.
On Sunday last. at one time, there were
forty-six freight trains on the Cincinnati,
indianapolis. St Louis & Chicago road moving
over the main line.
! Conductor Catherwood, of the Louisville, New
Albany 81 Chicago, who was injured in the Rens-
selaer wreck, six weeks ago. is out again, but is
obliged to use crutches.
John @. A. Bean, general Eastern passenger
agent of the Chicago, Burlington 81 Quincy died
suddenly on Sunday morning, in Boston, of
peritonits. He was one of the oldest and best
known railroad men in the country.
The terms of the new contract between the
pullman Car Company and the Pennsylvania
people have been settled. The terms will not be
made public officially before the annual meeting
tof the Pennsylvania Company, on March 10.
Twelve heavy freight trains were run over the
Cincinnati Hamilton q indianapolis road yester,
day, movement which is very seldom exceeded
on this road 1t is stated that the Indianapolis d.
vision is doing more business proportionately
than is the c.. II. & D. main line.
The Bee-line people yesterday ordered twenty
-four of the Palmerton wreckng frogs One OF
the frogs VIII be kept ready for use at the more
important stations on the system where there IS
"a good deal of switching done and derailments of
locomotives aud cars are liable to occur fire.
,Quentiy.
? Eighteen hundred and thirty-two loaded cars
were transferred over the Belt road on Sunday.
Seventy per cent of these cars were moved by
the indianapolis & st. Louis and the Cincinnati,
indianapolis ST. Louis 81 Chicago, the latter
road transferring thirty four more cars than did
hthe & st. IL.
Jbetween St Louis and Cincinnati over the Van
Halia and the Cincinnati, Indianapolis st. Louis
20 Chicago road. The c., l., st. L.. 81 c. now
Ehauls three reclining. chair cars nightly out of
Eincinnati-one for st. Louis, one for Peoria
and third for Chicago.
The ticket-brokers and scalpers yesterday. to
be in fashion, held conference. VIM. Powell
was called to the chair. f. Newly acted as sec
retary. Geo. Fry introduced a resolution to the
effect that no matter how low the local passen-
ger agents put rates they, the scalpers, would
drop 81 below. The resolution was seconded by
Wn. Hicklin and unanimously passed.
Tho Transcontinental Association have as yet
been unable to agree upon commissioner, and
H. q. Cannon, the acting commissioner, Will
continue in the position until a unanimous
choice can be made The question of selecting
AN arbitration committee has been settled,
Messrs. Bogue and Ford having consented to
serve with Mr.. Gray upon the committee.
A railroad man. who has thoroughly examined
into the operations of the Union Railway Com
pany andB Belt road, and the operations of roads
FOf like character at other prominent railroad
Lcenters, states that there was less friction and
aeSs expense attached to doing the work, pro-
spestieDately, over the Indianapolis lines than
kover the mileage at any other railroad
EpOint N this country.
e. st. John, general passenger agent of the
Chicago & Rock Island road, and John Egan,
general passenger agent of the Cincinnati, Tndi-
annapolis, ST Louis & Chicago road, are to be in
the city to-day for a conference regarding better
Through train service between the Southeast and
Northwest. Perry Griffin, district passenger
agent of the c. & r. l., accompanies Mr.. st.
John, and both officials express the belief that
with the coming of settled weather there is to
doe heavy travel in ali directions. Mr. st. John
has started on his semi annual Eastern trip, and
proposes to visit New York and Boston