The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-21
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


Four of six new mogul enginesrecently pur-
ishased by the L., n. A. "a c. company have
been put into service.
c. C. knight, general agent of the Union Pa,
eIfc, headquarters St Louis is in the city for a
day or two on official business.
The bottom has dropped out Of Che New Or
LEANS exposition travel On the 18th of next
month the iow-rate tickets will be taken of
sale.
The Pennsylvania lines in the month Of March
hauled s75,739 tons of anthracite COAL an in
crease of &C, 1887 tons over the tonnage hauled
the corresponding period 1881
The Indiana e Illinois Southern road, which
has been out of business some three months.
YESTERDAY notified their connections that they
wereagain in shape to receive business
AG. Stanwood who has been head clerk of
she treasurers Office of the Chicago, Burlington
Is Quincy road at Boston for many years, has
Ibeen promoted to auditor in the same Office,
The freightcar mileage on the l., B. e. w.
system in March was the largest in the history
of the road, reaching 4.062. 600 miles. Prior to
that month 3, 600, 600 miles WAS the largest mile
age attained.
James Hoover, agent of the American Express
Company at Columbus Ind, died yesterday.
Mr. Hoover was a veteran express man. and
and later the /. & st. l.. road.
The ST. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute has de-
clared AZ per cent dividend on the preferred
stock payable May l. to stockholders of record
ION April %. This is for the year 1884, the divi
'dend paid year ago was per cent
/, Alta meeting of the directors of the National
Gar Company, held in ST. Albans James r.
lIsangdon of Montpelier, was elected president.
To fill the vacancy cansed by Lansing Milliss
death, and Henry l.. Mills was elected director
TO fill the vacancy in the board.
The Bee-line and Lake Shore people will need
brighten up some they will lose their prestige
as Buffalo livestock route The c., III. & /.
snd Nickel-plate making four to six hours
better time than the first mentioned lines be-
tween indianapolis and Buffalo.
Anthony Wiegand, of this city, was yesterday
appointed florist of the G.. st. l.. &c r. road, be-
tween Indianapolis and Columbus o., and to-
day will accompany Superintendent Miller, lay
out grass plots flower beds. etc., preparatory to
identifying the stations all along the line
Rumor has it that T. l.. Dunn, general super
intendent of the L., n. A. & c., who rs to be
succeeded in a few days by w. X. Woodward,
will succeed James ID. Carson as superintendent
of the Chicago e. Western Indiana, Mr.. Dunn
Having abandoned his trip across the waters.
Tho scalpers seem to have struck hard sled
ding Within the last two weeks one has retired
from the business, and yesterday a second ad
vertised that he wished to sell out, and it now
really looks as if ina few days the LEGAL passen-
ger agents will have only a sticket-broker to
worry them.
Col. Joseph Fill is teaching the freight train
handlers that they must keep out ofthe way of
tho limited On Saturday last freight train,
in taking a side track, delayed the limited four
minutes only, and Colonel Hill ordered the con-
ductor, engineer, fireman and brakeman sus-
pendedfor thirty days. This is,real Pennsylva-
MIA road proper discipline
The Peru Journal says the Wabash officials
are so strict that if an emptoye is five minutes
late reporting for duty hegets a ten dayslay off.
The employees might retaliate by requiring the
road to pay twenty five cents per day after the
10Th Of each month, by which date the employees
on all roads, matter how big the system,
should be paid for the service of the proceeding
month.
As previously mentioned, George Rech to-day
takes the city ticket agency OF the Pennsyiya-,
MIA and the Vandalia lines. D. nj. Greaves
firing. Mr.. Greaves will have the best wishes
of the large circle of friends he has made while
IL the city that in his new Northwestern field
Ae will succeed Mr. Rech's ability as passen
ger man is so we'll known that complimentary
remarks are uncalledAfor.
Thirty five passenger engines on the Vandaia
main line are to be equipped at once with the
American electric locomotive headlight. After a
thorough test Col Hill, general superintendent,
and George Prescott. superintendent of motive
power, have become fully convinced that this is
the coming iightifor locomotive headlights. The
adopt this light so generally.
tits thought that at the meeting to be held IN
Cincinnati to day the action taken-at the recent
meeting of general passenger agents in st. Louis
wii be ratified. The fact is that presidents and
general managers have now taken hold of the
matter, and unless there is early increase in
the revenue from passenger service heads of
general passenger agents will begin to tumble
into the basket at a lively rate.
The travelling public will be glad to know that
the Pennsylvania and Vandalia people have
seriously under consideration the putting on of a
line of through sleeping coaches, between St
Louis and Washington, d. G., the coaches to be
hauled On the limited trains This is an excellent
move, and should have been donB years ago.
The Pennsylvania people show disposition to
fight the Baltimore G. Ohio at every point.
The rate committee of the Chicago q Ohio
River pool Saturday last held a meeting at
Commissioner Richardson's Office. There had
beentcharges that rates'were being cut to Gin
cinnati and other points No proofs were submit
ted that such had been the case, and resolution
offered looking to the meeting of She rate men
toned failed to receive second. 1t was be-
heved to be the better policy to make reduc-
ti0n until specific evidence of rate cutting was
ssrodnced An ADJOURNMENT was had until to-
MORROW
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