The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-28
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


& Chicago road, at Atlanta, Ca, vice AL B. Rob
ertson. deceased.
Gen. John B. Carson. general manager Of the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road, returned
home, Thursday. after yachting cruise in East
ern waters with his friend Henry Irving.
Frank Bierco, formerly agent of the Erie fast.
freight lneg at Chicago. has been offered and
WIN probably accept the position OF general
freight agent of leading Southern road.
The coal branch of the T. Fl. g. l.. from Brazil
TO Saline, has been completed to within three
miles Of the latter point. where connection VIII
be mnde with Mackeys Evansville, Worthington
u Terre Haute road
G. W. Cushman, of Buffalo, manager of the
Railway Car Association. will on Sept 1 estaD-
lish branch Office at Chicago, and Will after
that date have full supervision of the car records
of the Erie Dispatch.
The Vandalia people are disposing of some OF
their lighter engines opportunity offers, and
these are replaced with the standard locomo.
tives the company is receiving from the Pitts
burg locomotive works.
The travelling auditors have arranged TO meet
next Tuesday, at the Union Depot. to check up
General Ticket Agent Donough. 1t is under
stood that they will steer clear OF Superintend-
emit Ijams's Belt-road Office.
When it gets a little cooler it would be well for
Commissioners Richardson to look after one OF
the lines of the Chicago and Ohio River pool
between indianapolis and Chicago.
The roads which Commissioner Doherty asked
20 divert freights TO roads which were behind in
their pool per cents. are Glow in doing So and at
the end OF the month will be called upon 10 even
up per cents. in cash, be the dose never so bitter
The indications are fattering for an enormous
outpouring of Knights of Labor at the Powderly
meeting at Hamilton. o., Monday next
Many of the shops and factories at Cincinnati
and points along the line of the c., II. Il d.
read are to close that ali employees may attend.
The work moves along bravely. Two more
property holders. who have held aloof, yesterday
decided their property to the Union Railway
Company, and received, respectively, 3d. 900 and
$4,000. Since Tuesday morning Manager Ma
lott has paid out 500 600 for property decided this
week to the Union Railway Company.
John Lands. who was recently appointed
ticket agent Of the Decline at the up town Office,
has absented hir,sslf from duty since Wednes-
day night, and his whereabouts are unknown to
the railroad men or to his friends So far as
known. his accounts correct. The ticket
cases. however, have not been checked up.
One of the consol engines of the l., B. & w.
yesterday ran on to the turn-table at James
town, Ind, to be turned, and the weight of it
broke down the turn table. The engine grace
fully settled down into the pit and the l., B. &
w. wrecking crew were having good time get
ting the monster out of the pit back on to the
track.
The meeting Of the Chicago rate committee Of
the Middle and Western States Freight Associ-
alton, which was called for Thursday, was not
held. The Chicago Inter Ocean says: 1.-THE
representatives of the Michigan Central. Pan
handle and Lake Shore roads were NOT in attend
ance, ard the Fort Wayne representative did lot
come in until after it had been decided to hold
the meeting at later day."
There are now seven OF the new pattern con-
sol engines IN service on the Ohio Southern road
These engines are equipped with air brakes, have
extension boilers straight stack and are really a
handsome freight locomotive. General Manager
Henderson says there are no engines IN this
country which will handle more cars do it
with more ease, than will these consolS In
fact. their strength seems to be limited only by
the strength OF the draw-bars, links and pins.
The Terre Haute Gazette says: Circulars
have been issued by the Waters-Sweeny Tele-
graph and Telephone Switch Company to rail-
roads giving full description and the advant-
ages OF the switch board. The switch board has
been adopted on the Vandalia. and orders for
them have been received from other roads.
They are being manufactured by the Chicago
Telegraph Supply Company, and as soon as
placed in the market will meet with rapid sales.
The American Electric Headlight Company,
which organized some two years ago with CAPT.
tai of 5000, 900, is not cutting so wide swath
as IL was expected it would at the time of its or
ganization. This electric light would have been
on all the leading roads of the country ere this
had their programme been carried out It Is
stated that there is plenty Of money behind the
company, but a lack of harmony among the di-
rectory which defeats every advance movement
made.
It is generally believed that there will be no
serious danger to the Trunk-lne pool from the
differences between the Pennsylvania and Bal
timore s. Ohio. During the past year the
pool has not only proved advantageous TO all
railroads, but a strong feeling has grown up
among some railroad officials and all owners of
railroad property against the old cutting and
elashing way of doing business. There is no pos
sible excuse for It railroad official has no
right to vent his spite against q rival line by
cutting rates and destroying the revenues of his
company. and on purely business principles such
acts cannot be defended for moment
A very significant matter is the hesitation of
the Jersey Central to complete it's contract with
the Baltimore u Ohio This would give the
Baltimore 81 Ohio line to New York at once.
It is generally believed the delay is caused by
che Pennsylvania railroad, which, at critical pc
RODS has always largely influenced Jersey Gen.
trail affairs It will be remembered that the suit
to break the lease with Reading was prosecuted
by Mr.. Dinsmore. president of Adams Express
Company. a corporation in the closest relations
with the Pennsylvania and that the Vail suit on
which the lease was broken used by the
Dinsmore lawyers simply because it was
stronger.
M. A. Mcdonald general manager of the
champaign 81 Havana line, who is a very popu-
lar Official was on Thursday, presented by his
subordinate officers and employees with very
handsome and costly gold watch and chain
with fine gold Knights Templars charm In
the shape OF a Maltese cross, representing the
thirty second degree. The cross is supported by
q double gold eagle, on which is mounted a large
diamond. The interior of the charm contains
the following. engraved in the center: an A.
Mcdonald, from the boys" On the side and bot
tom are the following: miami Lodge, No. 81,
Peru. Ind.;" 'Vermilon Chapter, No. So.
Danvills, ILL.," "Athelstan Commandery, No.
10, K. T., Danville. ILL.,"
Master Mechanic Hiserodt. of the J., B. g. W.,
u doing some very crediIable work in the re-
building OF the l.. B. & w. engines. He has re
built several and they are the best proportional
and moss attractive locomotives which run into
the Union Depot He has recently built entire
heavy passenger engine No. 4; several ideas
Of his own have been introduced in its construc-
ton. which are favorably spoken of by expert
narforms shows that The ixs,x,.a.za. -