The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-14
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

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Railroad Company, has resigned TO accept Sim
aar position with the Danville & Richmond road.
l. Sullivan, paymaster of the c.. l., ST l.. e.
C., last evening appropriately celebrated the
tenth year OK his marriage. The genial couple
were the recipients OF numerous desirable pres
ents.
The general freight agents Of the Chicago and
Ohio River Pool Association will hold meeting
IN Chicago Wednesday for the purpose OF consid-
ering rates on north .bound business from points
south Of the Ohio river.
III. NJ. Putney, of Manchester. N. a., has been
appointed Railroad Commissioner of that State.
Mr.. Putney is editor of the Manchester Mirror.
and, until quite recently was collector OF inter
nal revenue In that State.
There is a great scarcity of cars to handle
local, and through business as well, and it is
highly important that consignees unload frelghts
as promptly as possible Railroad officials will
greatly appreciate attention to this matter
The directors of the St. Joseph & Grand Island
organized by the election of Charles Francis
Adams, chairman of the executive committee;
James Fl. Benedict. president; Sydney Dillon,
vice president; Henry Mcfarland, treasurer, and
Alexander Miller, secretary.
The c., l., ST. L. & G. averaged last week, to
handle on their system 1,080 cars per day. In
years past President ingalls, was satisfied when
it reached 1000 day. Now he wants to get
the movement up to l,590 per day, and it begins
to look as if 1t would get there.
People who have recently ridden over the L.,
N. A. 81 G., between Monon and Chicago say
they find piece of track that is second to none.
It is now laid with new STEEL Thousands of
new cross ties have been put in, and the road
bed regraveled to a depth of thirteen inches
E. N. Lewis, manager of the Railway Master
Mechanic, is in the city. The Master Mechanic
is new publication. and is really a very credit
able journal, full of good things not only for
master mechanics, but for persons who are in
forastad n mechanical work in branch
of railroad service
The auditor of the l., B. & w. is busy check
ing up Geo. w. Eckert, the late cashier at the
city freight depot 1t is stated officially that he
has proceeded far enough to discover that the
foolish young man is short quite sum. The
road will lose nothing, as he gave boEl before he
was appointed to the position.
Mr.. William NJ. Robinson, the plaintiff in the
suit against the Reading railroad that goes by
his NAME has started on tour around the world.
He sailed for Melbourne, Australia, few days
ago, and will probably not return to this country
for year. The Philadelphia Inquirer says his
suit will not suffer because of his absence.
Percival Lowell, who resigns the position of
general passenger agent of the c., B. 81 O.. has
bean West for some weeks for the benefit of his
health. AS yet it has not improved much but
it is thought, when he is relieved of the arduous
duties of his position, mark ed Improvement will
follow; at least that is the wish Of his numerous
friends.
Travel over the Vandalia, for some days past,
has been very heavy Train No IL yesterday,
coming east, handled 81 local passengers and
18 through passengers, and the fast express,
No. &, which arrives at Indianapolis one hour
later than the accommodation train. carried ~
through passengers and handled 102 local pas
seneers.
The annual meeting Of the Central Iowa oc-
Cured on the last Wednesday in May, usual,
and the old board of directors were reelected.
But, owing TO the absence of Mr.. Elijah Smith
aOn thoh An "a 81 fNn
ton until last week. when Mr.. Smith was again
chosen president Mr. Smith is now president
of eleven railroad companies.
District Passenger Agent Hendry, of the A.,
T. & S. F., has just returned from headquar-
ters, and reports their passenger business as
heavy beyond parallel Within the last few
months forty new coaches were added to their
equipments, and now their capacity is taxed to
its full extent, and the company will at once
order thirty or forty more coaches built.
The Electric Bulletin says there is no founda-
ton whatever for the story that the Baltimore
& Ohio has "frozen out" Mr.. Erastus Wiman
from the Staten Island rapid transit The most
friendly relations exist between the parties, and
Mr.. Wiman is more than satisfied with all that
Baltimore q Ohio has done proposes to do
respecting the management of Staten Island
matters.
The great need of better depot accommoda-
tons was aptly illustrated yesterday afternoon
when two of the through trains CHANGED to ar
rive late and created a middle There were at
one time ten trains inside and the outside
tracks at the depot, and three more awaiting an
opportunity to get within sight of the depot, and
a result number Of passengers on the trains
which were held out were left over.
The Chicago Inter Ocean of yesterday says:
Commissioner L. D. Richardson, of the Chicago
and Ohio River pool, has returned from the
East, where he spent a lengthy vacation. There
is, therefore, some prospect now that a meeting
OF the Peoria committee OF the Central Traffic
Association may soon be held for the purpose Of
arbitrating the percentages, in which matter
MessrS. Richardson and S. A. Blanekerd are the
arbitrator.
Arbitrator E. P. Wilson, of the ST. Louis and
Missouri River Passenger Association, issued q
supplementary decision In the case OF the Alton
road against the Wabash road, a case dating
back to July 70 The promise of the Wabash
road to offer further evidence in its behalf was
not fulfilled, and as it asked for by the arbi-
traitor, who received reply, he interprets
silence as indicative of guilt and fines the Wa
bash road 500.
Paul Morton, who succeeds Percival Lowell as
general passenger agent of the c., B. g. O.. is
looked upon as one of the brainiest and most
promising passenger men in the country. He is
but thirtyfve years of age active and we'll post
ed in passenger business and hereafter when
Charlton, of the Chicago 81 Alton, attempts to
bulldoze the c.. B. & O. into position unpal-
atable to them he will find his match as speech
maker or bui!dozer in this man Morton.
Pennsylvania official says the heavy west
bound freight traffic is simply due to a revival of
business all along the line Many merchants
postponed making their heavy purchases until
the last moment, fearing a recurrence of labor
troubles, and now they have all come in to-
gsther, and it keeps the officials busy to provide
sufficient cars to carry the tonnage. The eouip-
ment of the roads will have to be increased If
the rush continues The freight business, too,
has received wonderful impetus on account of
natural gas enabling manufacturers to give
prices their products that can't be touched
by their competitors outside of the gas district
At Christman, on the l., D. & s. road a we'll
has been sunk TO the depth of 1000 feet where
water is found strongly imprsgnatsd with sui
health have been greatly benefited by its use
Parties have written to President Hammond
proposing to him to organize a company to pur-
chase ground and erect thereon suitable build
ings 10 accommodate people who desire to test
Ahaaa Y4atlrg a hAalth inn; -.