The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-26
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

RAILWAY GOSSIP.
Judge Burke vice-president of the Beelne gives it
his opinion that the interstate commerce bill is
constitutional
Official notice has been given that the name of the
New York Sleeping-car Company has been changed to
Wagner Palace-car Company
G. l.. Thomas is appointed general northern agent
of the Cincinnati jackson 81 Mackinaw Railway Com
pany with headquarters at Toledo.
The L. B. & W. earned during the second week of
December, SOL 1922 increase earning, during the
corresponding week of 1885, 81 GIL.
E. A. Ford general passenger agent of the Pennsyl.
vania lines west of Pittsburg will arrive in the city
this evening and remain over tomorrow
The track-layers the Chcago & Indiana Block
Coal road yesterday reached Lacrosse with the track
Trains will be in few days to that point. where
connection is made with the Chicago g. West Michi-
gan.
The Indianapolis & ST. Louis road eastern division
crease earnings the corresponding week, 1885,
of S4,579; western division, 49,, O6O; increase S4
$40.
John E. Wootten has rendered his resignation as
general manager of the Philadelphia & Reading Rail
road Company and the same has been excepted Act
ing General Manager Mcleod has been appointed to
the place.
Two theories are advanced in connection with rail
road legislation One favors free competition and the
law of the survival of the ttest; the other favors
combination maintenance of rates and apportionment
of business,
Pennsylvania officials when consulted as to the
Gowen Garrett offer to buy out the South Penn de-
cned to express any opinion in respect to the matter
holding that the Pennsylvania and South Penn
is still before the courts it would be unbecoming to
offer any comment
George Barlow, superintendent of the wood depart
ment of the Lafayette works, last evening
presented with handsome gold watch. amark of
esteem from the men employed under him. The
presentation speech made by Harry Snyder. to
which the recipient modestly responded.
The passenger department of the Chicago & North
western road has graciousy remembered its many
friends at this the glad of the year by favoring
them with little book unique as it is interesting
and valuable. It's little pocket atlas, with all the
information that can reasonably be sought in small
way
President Garrett of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road seen in regard the rumor of the probable
acquisition of the South Pennsylvania railroad by the
Baltimore & Ohio. He says when he has anything to
communicate he will do it freely to the Associated
Press but now the matter spoken of, he has moth
ing to say.
Col Horace Scott returned from the East yesterday,
where ne has been for days introducing the LIE
Grande interlocking signal. Railroad who have
examined il express the belief that it is very valu-
able invention. number of railroad men in this
ton interested in the signal and is their purpose
to push it to the front.
Russell Sage says that there is no truth in the re-
port that the rolling stock of the Wabash has been
the western division. 1--WE bow to the majesty of the
law, but believe that cases still strong enough
defeat the purposes of the bondhoders in their eff
forts to disintegrate the property"
Chauncey NJ Depew, president of the New York
Central road, recently issued order to passenger
brakemen. directing them to step inside the car
door and call out the of the station in a clear
distinct tenor voice." few days later he received
the following note: 'Dear Sr-Wot kind of tenor
voice do you eckspect to hire for $40 month? Yours
truly, Jim"
Bullock, Mercer & Co.. of New York city have
been awarded the contract to build the Vincennes &
Ohio River railroad. This firm building water
works in various parts of the country and take other
contracts where safe investment of their money is
assured. The proposition is to commence work at
this railroad and the survey of the route
having been partly made the first preliminary step
that end is taken.
In reading lesson to President Corbin upon his
penny-wise and pound-foolish plan of cutting down
the wages of Reading employees, while allowing the
great leaks to continue the Shamokn Times tells of
a reform Governor of Wisconsin who began and
ended his work of retrenchment by reducing the
wages of the Capitol scrub woman 25 cents day
thus saving the great State about fifty dollars during
the two years of his administration.
Gaylord Beach, general manager of the Bee-line sys-
tenn yesterday sent the following Christmas greeting
the line to all employees of the company. Il wish
you all merry Christmas and happy New Year.
First recognizing the blessing bestowed upon all by
the Giver of all good tender you and all my sin
cere and heartfelt thanks for your undivided and
faithful support the of the business the
year 1856, and l ask your continued support for the
Decline property in 1887.
In noting the resignation of Owen Rice as general
freight and ticket agent of the Cincinnati Wabash &
Michigan road the Elkhart 1nd.) Review SAYS: Mr..
Rice is of large experience and ability in rail
reading, and has often participated in the debera-
tions of the railroad managers of the West He is a
careful, conscientious, conservative, yet pushing
worker, and under him the department of which he
had charge has been thoroughly organized Outside
of railroad matters Mr. Rice is man of unusual
ability. AS literary man he has achieved a measure
of success. An article war topics is now in the
hands of the editor of the Century. having been ac
cepted by him awaiting publication. He is versatile
well-iuformed. and wherever he takes up his abode
will be addition to the culture of the place"
In commenting upon the appointment of Leslie p
Farmer general passenger agent of the Erie system
of roads the Railway Ave says: Mr. Farmer is only
thirtyeght years of age but regarded of the
best passenger men in the ntry. He entered rail
way service at the age of fifteen clerk to the treas
of the Bellefonaine railroad and year later in
1864, he made clerk in the general ticket Office of
the road After four years of credtable service
here he accepted the chief cerkship of the general
ticket Office of the Indianapolis & St Louis road and
in 1871 he made assistant general passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific. He accepted similar
position the Pennsylvania railroad 1872 and his
promotion to the general passenger agency of that
road followed two years later In 1881 he was made
general agent of the Pennsylvania lines in New Eng
land the duties of the Office he retired from being too
arduous for his then poor health.