The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


AFFAIRS UF The KAlLWA1Ss
Personal and Local.
y. A. zoup. chief engineer of the Union Rail-
Esy Company, who has been East for couple
Of weeks, returned yesterday.
The Middle and Western States Association
meet at Detroit to-day. It is expected the ses-
sion viii last two three days.
d. E. Ingalls,, president of the c., l.. St L. 81
C.. has gone to New York. While absent he ex-
poets TO carry out his syndicate scheme
q. M. Hurry has been appointed travelling
agent of the Union line, and attached to the
office of the general Southern agent at Louis
%ine.
Commencing with Monday next there will be
1ire trains both ways between Indianapolis and
Mnncie daily. and four between this city and
CniOn.
The Wabash people have paid into the relief
fad for the cyclone sufferers at Attica 1862 "a
Tresived from excursions run from Danville and
Lafayette on Sunday following the cyclone.
Theodore Thomas and some twenty of the
American opera troupe did not like the idea of
sED5sg to Louisville, KY, via Roachdale, and will
ths morning take the short cut over the j., NJ
81
The great need of larger Union Depot and
system of track daily becomes more apparent
Tia roads centering here every few weeks
diakeult to handle them promptly with the pres
abs accommodations.
I'll Maxfed, Of Rochelle, Fla, chief train dis
pasehsr Florida Southern main line and ST.
JO&ns 81 Lake Eustis division, was in the city
yesterday. de is In search of couple of first
class train dispatchers, and has offered D. Shum-
wEJ, OF the c., Il. q D., a very lucrative posi-
1im.
II requires eight passenger coaches and seven
baggage cars to carry the American opera troupe
49, ~.~1&u
.zAdB morning over the l., D. e. S. at 8 A. NJ.
wASch. in connection with the L., N. A. 81 O.,
prsDoses to land the troupe in Louisville, KY,
af2P. NJ
The Wabash people have restored the old pop
xlar sleeper line, and now have sleeper rum
ming from St Louis to Buffalo without change,
arriving there at 7:30 A. NJ, connecting with all
ErnfBs for the East. The will be run through
70 New York as soon as arrangements can be
completed
Cincinnati Division, No. 95, Grand Interna-
kional Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers will
hold their eighth annual picnic at the Bellevue
Hssse Friday June IL Their card of invi-
ration is very unique and attractive. A number
sfsngineers on Indianapolis lines are arranging
10 De at the picnic
Chicago Business says Last week 1000 car
Josas of stock were shipped from Chicago. AL
anzsE 600 CATTLE 900 hogs and 700 sheep went
70 New York. and l.400 cattle and 1900 hogs to
Basson. Indianapolis is not far behind. Last
East over Indianapolis roads
The Cleveland Leader says: 'There was
A5pasant gathering last Sunday at the residence
3f DIR. Addison Hills, the assistant general man
nRRT of the Lake Shore. 1t was the golden ami
TeFsary OF his wedding day, and few friends
enss in honor of the occasion, among them the
DEBTORS best man fifty years ago.
p. D. Underwood has resigned the supern-
tendency of the Iowa e. Dakota division of the
Milwaukee & St Paul, to accept the general
yaperintendency of the Minneapolis, Sault Ste.
Marie 81 Atlantic and the Minneapolis q Pacific
rosds. He will have charge of the operation of
aba former and of the construction of the latter.
Superintendent Evan, of the Indianapolis d-
vision of the Bee-line. announces that, commenc-
ing With Monday next, the accommodation train
pns of Indianapolis at 430 A. NJ, which now
g,oIy runs to Anderson, hauling the c., w. 81 M
Erain, will run to Union City. connecting at
nanncie with the Fl. W., c. & L., at Union City,
with the Dayton s. Union and the c.. st. L.
&R
President McCrea, of the Union Railway Com
pany, has called meeting for June Is, of the
presidents and general managers of the roads
comprising the Union Railway Company. He
sCpes that by that date all the petitions for vaca
Sisn OF streets and alleys asked will have bsen
granted by the city official boards which will re-
spoys the only obstacle to proceeding with the
aaUch-needed new Union Depot
Mumford & Mckenzie yesterday leased room
so Is, under the Occidental Hotel on South
13nnOlS
preston prevails that they will find it uphill
Agprk to scalp rates deeper than of the
regular outside ticket Offices. Certainly they
Gaanot sell secondclass tickets and give chair
ear and sleeping car accommodations, as some
nj the local agents are now doing.
A special meeting of the Chicago rate commit
eco of the Middle and Western States Freight
Association was held in Chicago on Monday.
THE resignation of Chairman d. T. McCabe, who
goes to Columbus o., to become the assistant
e. - Al IL
ssAs accepted. and Mr. A. P Bigelow, of the
Baltimore e. Ohio road, who has been the secre-
kary, was chosen chairman. Mr.. W. 4. Scott of
abe Chicago & Eastern Illinois road, was elected
ascretary.
Some of the bondholders of the Wabash road
who are interested in the recent circular from
she purchasing COMMITTEES" going to com
bine to resist the proposed reduction of interest
10 per cent their bonds. 1t is alleged that
ahO new scheme is in the interest of the Junior
seearity holders. 1t is also limited that some
stops are to be taken in opposition to the pay
meat of the floating debt claims in full. Ex-
pensve and extended litigation is in prospect for
this road before matters take shape.
Monday evening. an excursion train of the en-
paeyes of the Nypano, with their families,
rived at Dayton from Salamanca, N. Y. and
points this side. There six passenger
coaches, containing 347 passengers. The en-
pioyes of that road have a mutual insurance com
paDy. to which most of them belong, and they
held their annual meeting in the City Hall, of
Dayton, yesterday. and last evening visited the
Soldiers Home. These annual excursions of the
n, Y. p e. o. employees does much toward es-
tabIishing kindly feeling between the men and
the management.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: president r.
Il. Blackstone and j. G. McMullin, of the Alton
road, and other prominent gentlemen of this
city, have received invitations from Vice presi-
dent w. c. Van Horne of the Canadian Pacific
road, to make a trip over that line The party
will probably consist Of ten ladies and gentle
mon. who will first go over the Canadian Pacific
system, then take the steamer for trip to Stka
md other points in Alaska. Returning, the
xrill Land nd Chi