The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-09
AFFAIRS or THE RAILWAYS.



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f. L. Dudley. the general manager. has been
appointed receiver of the Central Iowa, Illinois
division.
W. L. Condell has been appointed New Eng
land passenger agent of the Chicago. Burlington
6 Quincy.
William Pingree has succeeded J. M. Davies
As agent for the Chicago 81 Northwestern In Ban
Francisco.
T. P. Shouts has been appointed general man
ager of the Indiana, Illinois d. Iowa raliroad'
taking effect Dec. g.
The Pacific Coast railroad passenger agents
have agreed upon temporary passenger pool
y continue four months from to-day.
f. r. MeIendy has been appointed New Eng
land passenger agent OF the Chicago q North
western, with headquarters at Boston, Mass
But seven of the officials of the Vandala road,
whose Headquarters are Terre Hante were in
attendance, last evening, at the Scottish Rite
convocation.
Tits claimed at Harrisburg, Pa. that Penn
sylvania railway employees get their coal at less
than the retailer can afford to pay the carrying
company for the same coal.
A. p Lincoln was yesterday appointed pay
master of the Bee-line. vice e. c. Sheldon re-
Higned. Mr. Lincoln was Mr.. Sheldons hrst
slerk and worthy of,the promotion.
Mr.. William M. Clements, the present gen.
nral manager of the Erie Express. will return to
the Baltimore & Ohio in the capacity of general
manager of one of the divisions on Jan. j.
George w. Yost, who, for some years, was
with the c., ST. L. & p. road, but who, for six
years past has been in Leavenworth, Kan, is
spending few days with friends in this city.
The Terre Haute division of Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers give grand ball on New
Years eve, at Terre Haute. The Indianapolis
division will be well represented on this occa-
sion.
i. Fl. Waldron, ex- general manager OF the Lake
Erie 81 Western road, is in the city. The Jour
nal has information which indicates he is to
soon have good position should he choose TO
accept it.
The Grand Rapids &c Indiana road gave notice,
yesterday, that they were in the market for 500
box-cars, fifty tons capacity, and frst-class In
every respect The Indianapolis car works are
asked to bid
Tt is stated that the news from Chicago of
Judge Gresham's decision in She Wabash matter
cast "a gloom over the comDanyS officers In st.
Louis, and every face was blue, from Receiver
TUFTS down to the Office boys
G. A. Baird, formerly car accountant OF the
Cincinnati Southern, has been appointed gen
eral passenger and freight agent of the Tavares,
Orlando & Atlantic, This is one of the roads of
which Fl. II. Duval is general manager
Albert Brykt to-day commences his twentieth
year an engineer on the Terre Haute In
dianapolis road, and VIM. Prescott superintend-
ent of the companys power, has given him en-
gineNo. 43. justsout of the shops, to run.
1t is stated that C. L. Wellington, assistant
general freight agent of the, Wabash at Chicago,
has been rendered and has accepted the commits
Bionership OF the new southern Kansas pool,
known as the Interstate Traffic Association
The position of general manager of the Globe
fast-freight line still goes begging Accountant
Gums is actingas general manager, and possibly
will be made general manager, as he Is good
freight and well posted in the details of
fast-line service.
The London committee on Wabash has au-
thorized the purchasing committee in New York
TO go with the plan and issue the stock of the
new company Drexel, Inorganic Co. and Jay
Gould have offered the committee par for the
new per cent. bonds.
There were received at the Indianapolis stock
yards yesterday 221 carloads of live stock The
business as the yards this year is running con-
ederaDly ahead of that of last year. and the
earnings will be much larger than in any year
In the history of the yards.
James Prutzman division foreman on the
Reading railroad for nearly thirty years, was on
Monday notified of his suspension from further
duty. p. A Taylor. of Pottsville was appointed
division supervisor, with Joseph Erb, of Cres-
soma, as assistant, and headquarters to be at
Pottsvlile.
The earnings of the Cairo Vincennes g. Chi
cago road for November were $60,576 in
crease over he earnings of the corresponding
month in 1896 of $l6,l04. This exhibit is GER
taiDly very creditable to the young men who are
operating the road. all of whom commenced rail-
foading in Indianapolis.
SAID an old ralroader yesterday, 'The time was
when roads could place some reliance on what
are known elevator certificates of the weight
81 grain in a car loaded by them. but now they
are operated so much in the interests of the
shippers that we dare not take their weights, and
weigh every car on our own scales"
Whilo r. Ford oanaral Oacooorav a0ac{ AZ
che Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, is in
che city, he wonld do we'll to look after the
youngman Rech, ticket agent at the up townofice.
Unless he is grossly misrepresented, he is shad-
Ing rates to an extent which. If continued, will
wreck the Passenger Agents Association.
AS soon as the Indianapolis, Peru g. Chicago
road is operated by the present owners, doubt
less the Pacific express will withdraw from this
territory. The United States Express Company
has been doing the local business over the l. p
& G., but the Wabash has run its Pacific express
messengers IN here, and has done considerable
In the way OF demoralizing rates
Indications that the project of binding a
road to be known as the Indianapolis Eel River
81 Western road has fallen through. The i'm
preston has been from the beginning with rail
road men. that the whole scheme was only a pa
per affair, the originators expecting to sell out
1t "a handsome sum to the PENNSYLVANIA people
rather than heve the Indianapolis & Vincennes
paralleed.
The T. Fl. & L. division of the vandalia sys-
TEN is becoming'a valuable property. The local
cratic on this road the past year. it is stated has
been fully 30 per cent heavier than last year.
Anc the coal traffic is developing way beyond
shs expectations of the best friends of the road
-Four wears ago there was handled on this diyi-
sion from twenty to thirty carloads of coal per
day, and now the average movement is ITS cars
per day.
H. S. Juler general superintendent of the
American Express Company spent yesterday in
the city, and in company with General MANAGES
Fargo, Superintendent Sloane Assistant Suner.
Intendent Fargo and General Agent Folsom ex
Amined the several pieces of property which have
been offered the company In the vicinity of the
new Union Depot for Offices No decision was
reached as to which of the properties they would
purchase.
It is quite probable that the c., l., ST. L. e G.
road and the b. e. o. Kankakee Despatch will
lease tho rnoms RECENTLY nccuniad nv tho Eirs4