The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-20

and additions are constantly being made. The
range Of salaries paid is q wide one Beginning
| with the messenger boys, who are paid SIS a
month. the scale Is an ascending one to the point
of 81, 600 year
O. W. Bell of Nation, superintendent of
| the Peoria, Decatur g. Evansville railroad has
rendered his resignation to take effect on the
| 25th inst He win take the superin tendency of
the Michigan s. Ohio under Receiver George L.
Bradbury.
! G. e. Henderson, general manager of the l.. B.
] Il w. road, with his wife. reached home yester-
| ant time. He says European road beds are bet
ter than American roads, but their equipments
are much inferior to those of this country.
| General Manager Broughton. of the Chicago
& Atlantic, gives notice that j. HI. Tinney, hav-
| ing resigned as assistant superintendent, 1t Is
| announced that that Office is abolished, and that
superintendent j. H. Parsons will have entire
charge, removing his Office from Chicago to
Huntington, Ind
| Messrs Hutchins, Wallis, Blum and Kempner
of the Gulf, Colorado g. Santa Fe directory
have resigned, and have been succeeded by
Messrs. w. B. Strong, Isaac T. Burr and A W.
Niokerson, of Boston, and Webster Snyder, OF
! Galveston. This gives the Atchison Company a
majority in the board
| G. B. Cole who few months since was re-
moved as division superintendent of the Ohio d
Mississippi road has again taken service VITA the
| portation. His reinstatement is causing some
| comment, as he was retired when Superintend-
ent Bent was running matters to suit himself.
| M. s. Corners, who some sixty days ago was
made superintendent of transportation of the O.,
| III. e D. road, Indianapolis division, by promo
| motion from train dipatcher, is proving to be an
| efficient and wide awake official. Business men
along the line are pleased with his prompt meth
DDS of doing business, and he is catching on well
with the employees.
The reelection of A. Fl. Mcleod as general
| freight agent of the c., 81. & D., and not at the
same session electing general passenger agent
| leads to the belief that Sam Stevenson is to DO
retired. Il is stated as being an open secret,
that the relations between Mr.. Stevenson and
the general manager have been not OF the most
| harmonious character.
Every one makes light of the war between the
granger roads, although it grows more bitter
every day, and the aggressiveness of the Rock
Island is more and more determined. So far it
does not appear that freight rates are seriously
| threatened, and the bulls say that the fight will
stop quick enough as soon as the Chicago operas-
| ors have got as many stocks as they want
General Passenger Agent Warren, of the 81.
Paul, Minneapolis 81 Manatoba road, has issued
very attractive summer book, entitled Lake
Mnnetonka, the Tourist Paradise" The illus
trations are in colors and give very tempting
suggestions OF the pleasures to be had on the
waters of Minnetonka and other charming
Minnesota lakes along the line of the Manitoba
road.
L. NJ Jenny, Of Omaha, who has been a road
master on the Union Pacific for fourteen years
past. has resigned to accept the position of mas
ter Of construction on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road. with headquarters at Lincoln. Neb Mr.
Jenny has been presented with an elegant gold
| watch and gold headed cane by the employees
| of the former road working under him, as tes-
| timonial of esteem and regard
| For some months past several petitions from
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| lowed but is most desired have been forwarded
| co General Eckert by Western Union operators.
| No response has ever been received to any of
| them AS General Eekert and Jay Gould have
repeatedly stated they would listen to any sriev,
ance from their employees, an explanation Of
this inconsistency would be edifying.
Since being appointed general manager, g.
| NJ. Beach has risen grandly in the eyes of his
associate officials. He has advanced many ideas
| of practical character, which give evidence
that he was better informed about great many
important matters relating to railroad opera
! tions than he had been credited with. His pro-
| motion to the position Of general manager of the
line has given him an opportunity to show what
is In him.
| At the recent meeting of the yardnasters' con-
vention earnest effort, led by Chicago clique,
was made to prevent the reelection of Joseph
| Sanger as secretary and treasurer. The Chicago
clique, had they succeeded, would have removed
| the headquarters of the association from this
/
ton is largely due to the efforts of Mr.. Sanger.
| Realizing this fact, the members from other
| points would not join hands with the Chicago
! members in their underhanded schemes.
| A gratifying incident In connection with the
great work of changing the gauge Of the Louis
vile d Nashville system was the fact that the
| locomotive engineers of the different divisions
| formally notified General Manager Harrahan
that they waived all right for pay for overtime
caused by delays or extra hours of service for a
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other departments rendered their services free
on the day set for the change of gauge. This
action indicates the pleasant relations existing
between the company and all Its employees.
! The Railway Age says: 'The Louisville &
| Nashville road takes the palm in regard to the
| extent Of mileage changed from five feet to the
new Southern standard gauge in one day. The
large mileage of 1858 miles main line and 213
miles Of sidetrack, making a total of l. 500 miles,
were changed on the Both; besides which 3l2
miles of branch lines and sixteen miles of sid
| iugs were changed the two previous days
The force employed on the both averaged four
men to each mile Of main line and siding, and
| Ave men to each mile in the terminal yards,
making total of 8, 763 men employed in chang
| ing the tracks
| Commissioners Daniels, Of the Central Traffic
Association, passenger Department. seems In
clined to seek cool place for the next converting
of the passenger men, and by circular announces
the postponement of the Chi;ago meeting, called
for June %, to Cfesson Springs. Pa. June g. for
| the purpose Of considering the following sub
jecss: Special fares. basis for percentages pay
| ment of commissions, progress toward arbitra-
/ ton, merger of the Central Passenger Committee
with the Central Traffic Association, the relations
Of the passenger department to roads not mem ers
I thereof and any special business. This meeting
| Is to be followed on the Goth by meeting of the
general managers, and the firss thing to be con-
sidered In the managers meeting IL the action
Of the passenger committee of the previous day
| upon the above points.