The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-16
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

The Boston & Albany railroad has circulating
library of 1000 volumes free to its employees.
c. B. Clagg has been appointed agent of the j., M
q l. at Prison station vice r. w. Clagg resigned.
William r. McKeen. president of the van.alia, was
in the city yesterday to confer with General Manager
Malott regarding The new Union Depot.
II. r. Dering assistant general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines who has been on an extended
Southern trip reached home last evening.
Locomotives now run into Jerusalem. The roar of
the engine through streets that echoed with the
crusaders tread is powerful historical antthess.
The L, B. & W. engines draped out of respect
to the memories of Richard Trenary and G. Hudson
the engineer and fireman who killed in the L. B.
s. w. wreck.
LESS tonnage and more revenue is specious cry
but it begins to sppear as if it really meant neither
the other at least far east-bound bust
ness is concerned
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will turn
out in body this afternoon to attend the funeral of
wreck wreck on the L. B. & W. Wednesday night. '-''
The exhibition of paintings at Masonic Hall will re-
main open until until 10 o'clock Monday night. This
will be thelast opportunity of seeing tie gallery. The
attendance Saturday was the largest of any day of the
exhibit.
R. G. J. Pendleton, who a few weeks ago went to
Mexico to accept position on the Mexican Central
road writes that he is much pleased with his position
and that raroading in Mexico is much further adj
vanced than he had expected to find it.
r. E. Mulcahy, who until recently has been train
dispatcher of the Chicago Milwaukee & ST. Paul road
watch and chain by the business men of Fargo the
eve of his departure the early part of last week.
The Ell Paso Times. of May 8 publishes very COM
plimentary notice of Charles NJ. Hicklin, who few
months ago accepted the position of chief clerk of F.
@. Gays, general agent of the company at that
point Charles is son of William Hicklin agent of
the l., D. & S. in this city
While Secretary Cobb of the Railroad Mems Chris
tan Association is waiting for the room in the new
Union Depot for more pleasant headquarters he could
proftaby use his time in gathering library. ma
orty of the railroad men, any of citizens would
contribute either money or books to such movement.
The three arbitrators who are to prepare the new
percentages Messrs. j. c. McMulln r. r. Cable and
T. J. Potter--fxed Monday, May "a as the day on
which they would listen to the oral arguments of the
representatives of the seven Chicago lines They have
already been supplied with the written arguments
| The Switchmen's journal shows the schedule of
wages paid switchmen all railroads running into
Chicago is follows: Day foreman. peg month, $40;
| day helper. per month, $685. night foreman. per
month, $40; night helper per month, 500. Twenty
six days constitute month, and ten hours day s
work All overtime be paid for at the rate Of 25
| cents per hour.
Speaking of recent visit Of President W. B. Strong
of the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe company to Dial
las Tex, the Galveston News gives him the following
| complimentary notice. Mr. Strong was not long in
saying what he did. In fact, he seemed plain
sumng and willing talk He is about fifty years of
age dressed neatly but without any display and has
| a frank, open countenance. The reporter has met
many depot telegraph operator who put on more
! style than ne.
The way In which the Lake Shore strike was settled
is stated by the Swtchmens Journal to have been the
acceptance of the following document signed by a
business man whose name it does not give; TO w.
l.. Stahl j. OKeefe and L. Shaw. committeeman:
Sirs-H all the switchmen of the Lake Shore 81 M:chi-
gan Southern railroad in Chicago and Cook county
turn to work atonce will personally guarantee that
within sixty days from this date the eight objection
able switchmen win be furnished other employment
| and permanently removed from their present posi-
hons." 1t adds that the signature to this document