The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
RAILWAY GOSSIP.


aion at Garrett and have appointed c. T. Kin.
caid agent
General Manager G. H. Chappell, of the Chica-
go 6 Alton road, is still at Hot Springs, Ark.
where he is gradually regaining his health.
Another effort will be made for the appoint
ment of Frank s. Bond as receiver to protect the
interests of the Texas Pacific income bondhold-
ers.
General Strachey, the greatest authority on
Indian railroads, estimates that the benefits &C
cruing from her railways to India amount to
over f30.0O0,0 900 per annum
Mr. B. B. Harrop master mechanic of the Tex
as 81 Pacific road, recently presented with
handsome testimonial, in the shape of a gold
watch and chain, by admiring friends
f. NJ. Barnhill, who for some years past has
been assistant ticket agent in the office of Ticket
broker Frey on Feb retres. to go onto farm
He is succeeded by II. Ct. Boom, an old-time
ficket-scaper
Within the last forty eight hours Cincinnati
papers have announced that three different par
ties have purchased the G., Il. & D. road. So
it will be no surprise should they announce
Monday morning that the road has been sold to
Colonel William Shaw.
It is stated that Mr. George Olds receives a
salary of $25, 600 year as traffic manager of the
Canadian Pacific railway. Ii true. it is the
largest salary paid by any Canada or English
railway to an officer in any position $l5, 900 is
the high limit on English roads for service
W. w. Parker passenger conductor on the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, who had been
the service of that road for thirty three years.
died at Cleveland, o., last week. Mr.. Parker
retired from active service last July, and has
since been drawing pension of $50 per month.
The Railroader says: ''The spotter has re-
Gently been getting in some pretty effective work
An all parts of the country. 1t is strange that
some better and more reputable method cannot
13a fho inf fha
panies than that afforded by the spotter sys-
Aem."
At the celebration of the completion Of the
Belt line of the Boston 81 Lowell railroad, few
days since. Mr. Ell Cooper, of Woburn. Mass,
was introduced as the man who drove the first
locomotive from Boston to Woburn. on Dec. 81,
1874 MIR. Cooper has now passed his eighty
first birthday.
There are now twelve railway pools in Colo
Tado. Three years ago there were only three
The successful working Of these associations is
due IN considerable degree to the efficient
labors of Commissioner Geo. III, Daniels, who
has now left that field to become commissioner
of the Central Passenger Association.
The Long Island Railroad Company recently
discharged a number of men for intoxicaton
awhile on duty, and it was found that over 100
employees of the road had standing accounts
amounting to from twenty-five cents to $50 in the
liquor saloons near the Long Island City
terminus. Evidently Superintendent Barton
The decision of Commissioner Sparks seri
ously affects the title of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company to an immense and valuable
body of land claimed under the grant of Con-
rEress II is estimated that the land covered by
This adverse decision of the Commissioner is
acres of the best soil in Oregon, and valued by
abe company at twenty-five million dollars.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, the president of the New
York Central railroad is classed as the brightest
man in New York. He shares with three others
r-George William Curtis, Gen Horace K. Por-
ter and Joseph FL. Choate-the distinction of be-
ing the most brilliant dinerout in the country.
1t is said that every one of these four men de-
Clines hundred invitations to dine for every
one he accepts and that every day brings
sbushel of requests.
The chef roadmaster of the French govern
nent railways has made the interesting discovery
chat the best plant yet discovered for consolidat
ing the loose soil of newly made embankment
By the interlacing of it's roots is the double
poppy. The ordinary grasses or clovers employed
Tor the purpose require. he says several months
FOR the development of their comparatively feeble
roots while the double poppy terminates in a
few days. and at the end of three or four months
Its roots are foot long and tightly interlaeed.
Austin Corbin, president. and J. r. Maxwell.
pne of the largest bondholders of the l., B. d w.
road, yesterday inspected the Peoria division,
ind on invitation of M. E. Ingalls, president of
The c., l., St L. e G. spend today in Cincinnati
l., B. & W., or Corbin syndicate, so called, has
purchased the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
line, he is not aware of it. Just now, he says
The Corbin syndicate is neither buying poor
good railroad property, but they are placing the
property they now own upon healthy financial
basis and in good physical condition.
lis quite evident that the Pennsylvania peo-
pie are preparing to give the Baltimore & Ohio
road square fight, if it believes it necessary so
TO do. General Passenger Agent Wood, of the
Pennsylvania proper. spent two days of last week
in Chicago while Assistant General Passenger
Agent Boyd is in New York, shaping up matters
and e. A. Ford, general passenger agent of the
lines west of Pittsburg, put in last week at Gin
cinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville and St. Louis
and yesterday went to Chicago; and it is quite
evident that the passenger department of the
pennsylvania is being put In firstclass fighting
trim.
chief engineer of the Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa
LFe railroad, has been promoted by the directors
20 the office of second vice president Of that com
pany. retaining also his Office of chief engineer,
and from Feb. will be relieved of the manage
ment of the operating department. and devote
his entire time and energy to new construction.
In making this appointment the directors ex-
pressed their full appreciation of Mr.. Robinsons
faithful and successful services as general man
ager, and emphasized this sentiment by voting
him an increase of salary. At the same meeting
the directors authorized c. w. Smith, first vice
president, to assume the duties of general man
ager of the entire system from Feb.
The Railway Young Mems Christian Assoca-
ton, at. Kansas City. has issued very neat
souvenir. calling attention to the many attrac-
lions which it offers to railway men at that point
They include reading room, large, warm and
weil-hghted, containing eighty leading papers
and magazines; also, chess, checkers and domi-
noes; comfortable bath rooms; library. to
which additions are frequently being made and
nicely Furnished parlor. where may be enjoyed
books, pictures, games, periodicals and music
Frequent lectures, entertainments and social re-
captions are given, as we'll as gospel services and
Undertakings gymnasium has been started
Over forty thousand persons visited the rooms
during 1885, The indianapolis Railroad Mems
Association needs just such accommodations and
attractive headquarters as has Kansas City; it
would then become as prosperous an organza-
ton. More railroad men make Indianapols