The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-01
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personai and Local.


Depot
Frank Palmer. the wide-awake representive of
the passenger department of the Wabash at Chi
cago, spent yesterday in the city, calling old
time friends
into exclusive possession of l3O0 miles OF new
Southern territory by the acquisition OF the I'm
cinnau Southern system.
Superintendent Nelson, of the c.. d. q D.,
and G. Fl. Marshall, attorney for the road, are In
the city looking after some legal matters In
which the company is Interested.
The passenger conductors on the l.. r. 81 w.
are again climbing up on to the ANXIOUS seat
The head of one yesterday tumbled into the bas-
ket and that of another drops in to-day.
The coal traffic of the Vandalia is now the
heaviest in the history of the road. 1t is not an
uncommon thing for the company to handle on
the system 400 cars Of Indiana Goals IN twenty
four hours.
General Passenger Agent Smith, of the Bee
line is again in 81. Louis. to attend the rearbi-
traton of east bound passenger rates from thft
city. The rebellion of the Wabash makes i'm
mediate action imperative.
SUPERINTENDENT Woodland, of the L., n. A. e
G. denies that any of his men have been dis
charged or that there are prospects of astrke on
the road. He lie now trying TO ferret out VINO
put the rumor in circulation.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana road announces
that its Muskegon division will be open for pas
senger traffic to day between Grand Rapids and
Muskegon a distance of forty miles. There will
be three daily trains each way
W. c. Harrel for several years connected
with the Pullman Palaee-car Company, has been
appointed assistant superintendent of the Michi-
gan Central district of the New York Central
Sieeping-car Company AT Chicago.
The agents of all the transportation companies
of Norfolk. Va. have received circular letter
from Hon. Barton Myers, Mayor of Norfolk.
giving them until the 18th prox. to suspend all
Sunday work on their lines, or suffer the penalty
of the law.
There is excellent authority for stating that
F. w. Huidekoper. first vice president of the
Richmond IL Danville road. will soon tender his
resignation. 1t was through Mr.. Huidekoper's
influence that E. b. Thomas was appointed gen.
eral manager of this system of roads.
The directors and officers of the Chicago &
Ohio River road formerly the D.. O. O. r.
road. who recently came West and inspected the
property, have recommended TO the Boston par
ties who own the road that at once steps be
taken to extend the road to the Ohio river,
originally chartered.
The FIVE freight-car- building works in Indiana
are now all busy and turn out on the average
forty new cars per day. and most of the roads
In this State are building at their own
shops. the great demand encouraging the roads
to do all in their power In every direction to in
crease their equipments.
The Wabash on Sunday night last, pu! on
line of com bined Pullman berth and boudoir-cars
to. run between Chicago and St Louis. The
coaches were just built by the Pullman Com
pany for the New York Sleeping-car Company,
and are said TO BE- among the finest ever turned
out at the Pullman works.
The c., l., St L. g. c. and the B. & o. Kan
kAkee Dispatch are negotiating for the room on
the corner of Washington and Meridian streets
recently ocrupied by the First National Baak,
for Offices Thomas Barbour. the real estate
agent of the O.. l.. St. l.. 81 O., will be in the
city to-day. probably, when the question of the
two interests taking the room will be settled.
The L B. & w. receiver is now buving rails
at the rate of 500 tons per week. which is equal
~ divided on the Peoria and the Ohio divisions.
Receiver Henderson states that twelve months
from now, if the earnings continue favorable AS
now, the track of the l.. B. & W. will be in as
good condition that of any Of their competi-
tors In fact, the road bed is now in excellent
condition for winter service.
The next meeting of the Western Association
of General Passenger and Ticket Agents will be
held in St. Louis Wednesday, Dec g. By an
amendment to the constitution adopted at the
Louisville meeting in February, this will be the
regular meeting of the association. The election
of officers and other important subjects will
come up at the meeting, and full attendance
of all members is earnestly requested
Ed Gallup. who to day takes the general man
ageIship of the Lake Shore road retiring from
tho position of general superintent of the Bos-
ton 81 Albany. has been with the latter road
since 1878 he leaving the Kankakee line to
accept the position on the B. & A. Mr. Gallup
brings with him to the Lake Shore w. Fl. Rus
SELL cnIef encneer on the B. g A. In the de-
partute of these two officials the b. & A. loses
two excellent men.
General Stock Agent Stewart. of the Bee-lne,
saws that the road will this year handle more live
stock than any year since 1881 On the entire
system he saws fully 25, 900 cars of live stock
have heen handled, and at no time in the last
three months has the company had cars sufficient
TO supply the demand for this class of traffic
Within the last week. at the Indianapolis stock
yards, stock for shipment east has been turned
over to their competitors
There ia some unpleasantness between the G..
l. St L. g. c. people and the c.. Fl. & D., over the
fact that the O., Fl. l. on commercial travellers
or mileage tickets takes out the same number of
miles from the mileage book on trips between
terminals as does the c.. l.. St. L. & c., while
over the c.. H. & /. it is 1913 miles from Indian
apolis to Cincinnati and over the Big -Four but
ITO miles The matter will probably come be-
fore the Chicago & Ohio River pool.
The holiday rates of the roads in the Central
Traffic Association will be as follows:
l. Tickets good to return up to and including Jan.
3, 1887 may be sold Dee. "a and 25 at fare and
one-third for the round trip.
2. Tickets good to return up to and including Dec
%, 1885, may be sold Dec. "a and % at one limited
fare for the round trip
3. Tickets good to return up to and including JAM
- N.
tied fare for the round trip.
A. j. Thomas managing receiver of the Cairo
Vineennes q Chicago road, yesterday issued the
following circular: Samuel p Wheeler. having
rendered his RESIGNATION general manager, on
the 2Oth day of September last and hav re-
NAMED at my request, until this time his
resignation has been accepted. to take effect on
the LIST. prox., and he will on retiring. assume
the position of general solicitor for the receivers
M. A. Mcdonald has been appointed general
manager, vice Mr. Wheeler resigned"
The management of the PHILADELPHIA e. Read
ing road is copying after the Pennsylvania Com
pany In the reorganization of it's roadway de-
partment Heretofore the roadway department.
has been under the charge of the chief en-
gineer. On each division was an assistant en-.
gineer who looked after the maintenance of the
road-bed. He reported directly to the chief en-
Rineer. Under the new system the road bed will
be in charge of the division superintendent who
will thus have entire charge of the operations
of the railroad in his division ALI ranairs