The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-05
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
nal and Local.

IA G. Jones has been appointed assistant to B.
Durham. general manager of the Baltimore g.
Ohio railway.
The Middle and Western States Freight Asso-
citation meet in this city to-day A large attend
ance of freight men is looked for.
In the month of December there were loaded
and unloaded at the c., ST. l.. & P. city freight
depot q 10 cars or 16 875, $40 pounds of freight.
One year ago Indianapolis roads were fighting
snow. and for seventy-two hours there was no
communication by rail between Chicago and In
sdianapolis.
of the Bee line who has been in Europe some
weeks, viii reach Cleveland. Ohio. tomorrow or
the next day.
Much has been done in the last few days
toward forwarding the new Union Depot enter
prise which it would not be policy to make pub
die, yet there is ample evidence that the COM
Ipany now mean business.
The continued illness of j. w. Carry, general
ticket agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan
fSouthern Railroad Company, has compelled him
60 resign his position, and F. G. Luce has been
appointed to his place.
/ In the year 1884 the baggagemen at the Union
Depot handled 800 924 pieces of baggage. OF
this number Ill ,685 were checked out and, to
their credit, not one piece was checked out In
correctly during the year.
Benjamin Tinney, late district passenger agent
of the Baltimore & Ohio road, has decided to
establish general railway advertising bureau
at Indianapolis He is Just the man to do this
work-energetic reliable and we'll posted.
President Ingalls,, of the c., l., st. L. e Co.
says thatit is on the programme to build their
new shops at indianapolis the present year, and
the programme will be carried out unless some
unexpected troubles come upon the railroads.
Master Mechanic Garstune, of the Bee-line. is
testing on one of their locomotives adevice for
purifying the water used for steam purposes.
The water is filtered. much after the manner it
fs done in the marine service or with stationary
Boilers.
w. III. Councilman, train dispatcher c., FL. & I.
Tailroad In this city for the past two years, has
H 81 ID. at Cincinnati. S. B. Kramer, late
train dispatcher the Vandalia has been ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy
MIR Henderson, agent of the Adams Express
Company at this point. states that their bnsi-
ness over indianapolis lines in the year 1885 was
receipts from prepaid packages in the week pre-
Hsding Christmas were $500 in excess Of those of
the corresponding week 1884
Before leaving for Europe President Deve-
reux. of the -Bee-Ene, promised the citizens Of
Hamilton. O., that he would build road from
Sharon to Mi1dletown via Hamilton, providing
thev-the citizens of Hamilton--would secure
the right of way without cost to the Decline
This they have already practically done, there is
good authority for stating. and this means that
the road will be built
The district passenger agents whose head
quarters have been Indianapolis seem to have
been under cloud thela last sixty days. During
shat time one has committed suicide another
thought his usefulness was over and resigned a
third was Imprudent; now a.fourth has got into
trouble in financial way, it is stated, which
makes it quite probable his head will tumble
into the basket Feb ].
Ell. w. Hibbard. general freight agent of the
Vandalia lines, is of the opinion that east-bound
rates at all Western shipping ports are being
well maintained, except at Kansas City. There,
he says, there are some irregularities but he
thinks that in few days these will be straight
ened out. With favorable weather he looks
for as heavy traffic for three months to
come as was carried in December.
Harry Miller, of Richmond, has been appoint
ed engineer of maintenance of way the first
division of the O., st. l.. d p. road. Harry, as
he is best known, commenced railroad service
some nine years ago as Office boy; soon learned
90 handle telegraph instrument with ability,
and at the same time studying engineering, with
. view Of reaching his present position, which is
but stepping-stone on the Pennsylvania system
10 something better. Like his father, John f.
Miller, he is cut out for railroad man.
! Commissioner Daniels, of the central passen-
ger committee. has given his resignation of the
Office Of commissioner of five pools west of the
Association official form by the issuance of a
,circularrreciting the motives that impelled him
10 change the scene of his labors to Eastern ter
ritory. and bespeaking for the acting commits
sioner, HI. S. Rich, the same courtesy from the
roads that was the rule of his intercourse with
them during his official term.
It is announced that Superintendent j. A An
derson, of the Belvidere division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, has resigned, to become the head
of the Life and Accident Insurance Association
for employees and officers that is about to he or
ganiZed In connection with the Pennsylvania
Mr.. Anderson has been of the most active
members of the committee that has for several
months been engaged in preliminary work on
the insurance scheme 1t is proposed that the
insurance association shall cover lines west as
well as east of Pittsburg
The stockholders of the Terre Haute & In
dianapolis Railroad Company held their annual
UAssting at the companys ofice-in Terre Haute
yesterday and elected the following directors for
che current year VIM. r. McKeen. Josephus Col
lett. ID. w. Minshall. FC. Crawford, Henry Ross,
George e. Harrington, John q. Williams. The
new board of directors met in the afternoon and
elected VIM r. McKeen. president; George E.
Harrington, secretary, and J. W. Craft. treas
urer, and reappointed the old corps of officials
of the various departments.
The Lackawanna freight department is max
ing bold push to get it's share of business
,All leading shippers in this section have received
Icircular letters, reading as follows: ut is with
pleasure that we notify you to the effect that the
Delaware. Lackawanna e. Western Railroad
Company has entered into an agreement with
the New York Produce Exchange for The inspec.
stion, grading. consolidation and delivery of grain
arriving by rail at the port of New York, and are
now prepared to handle grain In the harbor of New
York under the rules approved and adopted BY
she New York Produce Exchange, and that the
Lackawanna line is now in shape to carry out
the above. Also. to take business for Philadel-
phia, Boston, Troy and all points in interior
New England, New York. New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. Our facilities for handling bust
mess is equal to any, and surpassed by none
Our cars are new high and long, and are une-
qnaled by any for hay and lumber. We will be
glad to quote you rates and furnish you any in
formation you may DESIRE"
Cutting or Favors to shippers.
The trunk lines have taken step which will
doubtless be copied by all the leading railways of