The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-21
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

Geo. Darlipg's title on the New York Central
is hereafter to be known as that Of commercial
agent
Owing to the large increase in business on the
Erie road necessitating more repairs the time at
the car-shops on the entire system has been in
creased from eight to ten hours per day
Charles Francis Adams, president Of the
Union Pacific. will be heard by the House Pacific
yailroad committee on Wednesday next on the
the bills before it affecting the Union Pacific
T. A. Lewis, late general manager of the Erie
lines, with his family, arr rived home from River
side, CAL, last evening. Mr. Lewis is as CON-
Portable as could be expected under the circum
stances.
Commencing with the 18th Of this month all
employees at the Lafayette works are to be
paid by the piece, instead of by the day as here
tofore. The pay day has also been changed to
semi-monrhly.
A bill is before the Legislature Of Kentucky
to compel sleeping-car companies to pay annual
ly $500 for two hundred miles or less and when
the distance is more $780, Failure to comply
will impose s., 600 fine.
& Mississippi road, came up from section
hand w. r. Woodland in the early sixties SUI
perintendent Of the o. q NJ, saw there was
something in him and put Mr.. Cole in the line OF
promotion.
In passenger circles it is understood that
George Reck, of the Pennsylvania and George
Butler, of the l.. B. & W., are the best paid pas
senger officials in the city, not excepting general
passenger agents. Of course both salaries and
commission are included.
Railroad officials are of the opinion that G. W
Smith, vice president of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe. is adopting bold policy in the
trauscontinental pool matters, yet he has good
backing and some railroad experience, and it is
thought that in the end he will carry his point
The railways of Illinois during the last fiscal
year Of the State increased their capital stock
$16 $50 go, while their earnings decreased $15,-
745, 000 The Railway Age says This shows
that the stockholders are doing their share to
make up for the shortcomings OF the public who
get the use of the roads.
The new association which was organized Jan.
], and has since gone by the name of the South
ern pool OF which Mr.. James R. Ogden is COM
ISOLATED Railroads of Kentucky Tennessee and
Alabama. The commissioners Office will be To-
Gated at Louisville, KY.
It is stated that fully 60 per cent of the en-
ployes on the Pennsylvania road proper have ap-
Piled for admission into the relief department.
brought to the attention of the employees on the
lines west of Pittsburg, large per cent.
of whom. IL is said, favor the movement
The Michigan City Dispatch says: ut is now
stated positively that the Monon shops are to be
removed from New Albany this summer, and
that they will locate at either Charlottesville,
Lafayette or Monon. They are to employ 500
men, and there viii be lively scramble among
these places to secure the plum, which means an
increase of 2, 500 in population.
The proposed change in the constitution OF the
American Train-dispatchers' Association has
been so modified as to allow present member.
who have been dispatching less than five years
to remain In the association, but, az changed
the amendment requires all future applicants to
have had five years experience. There u feel