The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-09

leads subscriber Of the New York Indicator te
ask why he does not build it on water, as the
Atchison. Topeka G. Santa Fe are building their
extensions
/ I. Brooksmith division master mechanic OF
the Lake Erie 81 Western railroad, was called
| to the city account of the death of his
| mother. The funeral occurs on Monday at
O'Clock p NJ.
| j. r. Wood, general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and his assist
| ant, Geo. w. Boyd greatly enjoy base ball
| games, and are present whenever good clubs
| play at Philadelphia, Pa
! A final decree has been entered by the United
| States Court at Denver, for the foreclosure and
| sale of the Denver 81 Rio Grande road. The
sale is set for July IL, the foreclosure being un-
der the consolidated mortgage.
Paymaster Shepherd, of the Wabash, paid on
the indianapolis division, yesterday, for March
service. The employees on this division car
comfort themselves with the fact that there is
still another months pay due them.
Mr.. @. e. Healy, who for the past twenty
| years has been excursion agent of the Decline,
has returned from his European trip, and will,
the coming season, again make the excursion
business boom with old-tlme proportions.
When the transcontinenta passenger rates
were suddenly advanced the other day, there ap-
peared in the window of the Union Pacific offices
ID. w. Hitchcock, general Western agent-in
San Francisco, a large placard with this signif-
can't inscription: did you get lefts"
The motto of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive
Engineers: Come and let US reason together"
says the Boston Herald, is one that no corpora
ton or man can stand out against. Men who
will not talk over the grievances of their en-
ployes, by that act confess the unreasonableness
| of their position.
D. K. Folsom, agent of the American Express
Company, is in excellent humor the company
fop hair col t1ny
as TO allow him to paper and repair their up
town Office in a neat and attractive manner. II
is now one of the pleasantest appearing rooms on
Washington street
It takes volume of 927 large pages to record
the testimony given at the legislative hearings
concerning the sale of the New York 81 New
England bonds: but the new facts to be cleaned
out of this big book are said to have been few.
Another volume will be issued containing the
arguments pro and con.
A. A. Tallmage, general manager, Mr.. Knight
general freight agent, and other prominent
officials of the Wabash road, have been in
Chicago for day two. conference was
held with DR.. w. s. Webb and others interested
in the New York Central Sleeping car Company,
with view of securing some new cars for the
Wabash system.
Alfred Krupp, manufacturer of steel rails.
owns probably the largest business in the world
dependent on one individual The works within
the town or Essen occupy more than five hun
dred acres, half of which are under cover. Ac-
cording to a census taken in September 1881,
the number of hands employed by Mr.: Krupp
was 1905, the members of their families 45 49,
making 65,3Sl persons supported by his works.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has com
pleted arrangements for the practical extension
of its system in the South, including the Carroll
ma Central railroad, by securing control of vari
GUS short roads, forming a continuous line to
Wilmington, N. c., and nearly to Atlanta, Ga.
The Pennsylvania last year completed tho New
York. Philadelphia & Norfolk railroad from Del
mer, Md, to Cape Charles, whence by steamer.
it has connections with Norfolk, and there
reaches the Southern system
The Cleveland Leader says: sit looks as if
the Erie road had finally worsted it's ex-presi
dent, Mr.. Jewett, and had succeeded in wrestling
from him the Chicago & Atlantic to which Mr..
Jewett has chung so tenaciously as president now
| for almost two years. His resignation a
surprise to most railroad people, but can be ex-
planned on several hypothesis One conjecture
is that Mr.. Jewett, who is known to be an ex-
| ceedingly shrewd and subtle minded man, has
resigned in order that he may be eligible as an
applicant for the receivership of the roads
Another conjecture is that Mr. Jewett has grown
weary of his contest and becoming satisfied of
its hopeessness, retired without any action on
the part of the Erie The real cause. however,
is probably that the Erie has forced him to this
step"
few weeks ago baggage car was DESTROYED
by fire. at Oak Harbor. on the Lake Shore road,
and the amount of valuable wearing apparel re-
ported slowed away in that car was sufficient
to convince the Lake Shore railroad officials that
their patrons on that occasion were all travelling
nabobs and princesses, and the bills for damages
were almost large enough in the aggregate to
bankrupt the road. One wealthy lady, living in
New York State, returning from visit to Chi
cago, reported three Saratoga trunks destroyed,
and presented bills for damages as large as the
| trunks The Lake Shore people have very dis
agreeable and cold blooded way Of doubling state
ments at times and also some very unexpected
| and unpleasant inside mediums of information
| By comparing the baggage checks of the above
mentioned lady with the baggage masters mem
oranda, it was discovered that her three Saratoga
| trunks dwnded into medium-sized canvas
covered trunk hat box and q baby carriage.
| Another traveller, who reported two large trunks
destroyed, was astonshed when informed that
his property consisted Of dilapidated oil
cloth satchel and an old-fashioned carpet bag.
A law should be passed prohibiting baggage
| masters from keeping these memoranda They
| spoil great many nicely laid schemes to collect
railroad revenue.