The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-04
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Tie L.. N. A. 81 G. people yesterday reached
Peoli with their branch track
a. G. Diehl, general freight agent of the L, B.
IS W., who has been in Arkansas a few days on
D hunting expedition, returns this morning.
Owing TO the illness of Commissioner Depew,
there has been some delay in announcing the
new awards in the ST. Louis eastbound pool
Gaylord Beach, general manager of the Bee
line, spent few hours In the city yes terday on
bis return from st. Louis to his headquarters IN
Cleveland.
In the month of November there were 239o
cars of freight handled at the city freight depots
Of the Pennsylvania Company. carrying 21,974,-
Sl3 pounds of freight
A Chicago dispatch states that within ninety
DAYS the Louisville New Albany & Chicago rail-
road viii be controlled by the Chesapeake 81
Ohio Railroad Company.
President Corbin and Vice president Tn omson,
of the Pennsylvania lines, Gay or two ago, had
q conference regarding the unfriendly relations
existing between the l., B. 81 w. and the Penn
sylyania lines.
In the month of November there were 81, 408
pieces Of baggage handled at the Union Depot,
of this number 9, 048 were checked from Indian
apois proper against 436 pieces the correspond
ing month 1885.
The roads that haul the cotton East are finding
it quite difficult to get cars to forward the busi
mess as there are freights which it pays much
better to haul Even grain is a better paying
Ereight than cotton.
Said one Of the general agents, yesterday,
when asked What are you going to do with
the Wabash to stop its cutting ratesP Il am
paying DO attention to that; am too busy hunt
ing cars to carry freight at full rates to give that
matter any attention"
FL. w. Hubbard, general manager Of the Van
aalia who returned from the East yesterday.
MaV no prin NAL of N
ern railroad circles Is the radical reforms that
the Corbin management Is introducing on the
Philadelphia & Reading There is some anxiety
as to the outcome.
The Buffalo Courier sets afoat rumor that
General Manager Lying and Trafhc Manager
Musson, OF the West Shore, will cease to act In
such capacities after the Ist of January This
IL one Of the results, probably of the long-taked-
of consolidation schemes of the New York Cen
Sral and the West Shore.
The c., H & D. is coming to the front as one
of the best roads out Of Cincinnati. This COM
ipany now has forty FIVE trains arriving and de-
parting daily at its own station. In handling
cts trains the twenty eight miles of double
track out of Cincinnati enables them to be
moved with great promptness.
If the B. & o. Kankakes Dispatch propose to
Eut the swath in the freight traffic between the
East and the West that they have apparently
set out to do, the company will have to largely
Increase their equipments For two months
twentieth the cars they have been asked to fur
nish
There is good reason for saying that Vice-presi-
dent Clark will make several important official
changes the Missouri Pacific. When asked
about the matter he simply said that she did
not propose to fight the battles on thatroa with
OutRoUe men under him whose ability he we'll
understood" Among changes intimated is that
OF the general superintendent.
Il. c. Sheldon, paymaster Of the Decline, has
Il -: A. r
succeeding his father whose sudden death was
noted several days ago. Mr.. Sheldon was a clerk
IN his fathers Office fourteen years. when Mr..
Devereux left the Lake Shore service and be-
Game president of the Bee-line. The new presi
dent selected him as his private secretary and
1ar. Sheldon retained the position until he was
appointed pay master of the Bee-line, two years
later
Thirty five sears ago yesterday the Terre
Haute & indianapolis Railroad Company COM
xnencsd running their trains into the city. For
some days previous they had been running as
far ns the west side of the river and then
passengers were brought into the city
over the National bridge in wagons:
Chauncey Rose was then president of
the company; e. j. Peck general manager,
superintendent, auditor, treasurer and in fact
filled any position where his services were
needed.
The c., H. & D. people complete next week q
new transfer station at the crossing of the g.,
~. 0. & r. P. railway and c., w. g. B. railroad.
Where trains make close connections passen-
gers will be transferred at this transfer station.
BY this new station this company will have the
same benefits of close connection for their
business from their line going south and east as
# they run into the Central Passenger Station.
TO And out what an Immense passenger service
ibis road has one will have to take look at
their folders
Commissioner L. D. Richardson has issued the
following call: IA meeting of the executive
committee of the Chicago and Ohio River pool
will be held at the Office of the Commissioner
Chicago, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. IA and
3D. Meeting to be called to order at 230 p NJ,
Tuesday It is very important that full repre-
Genbation Of the executive committee be had as
abe continuance of the sixth pool the percent
age divisions of the revenue of the same, and
other matters of vital Importance to all must be
considered and adjusted at once.
George r. Hardy whom E. Gallup brought
West with him, tho Cleveland Leader SAYS, will
be appointed engineer of the Lake Shore divis-
Aon, extending from Toledo to Buffalo. He will
encceed Division Engineer ]. G. Brewer, who
Some time ago rendered his resignation to take
effect Jan. l. prox. Mr. Brewer has been con-
neoted with the Lake Shore road and the roads
from which it was organized for twenty-four
years. and bis relations have always been pleas
ant with the company. On account of i'll health
ne visited the South last winter, and was so
greatly benefited that he has decided to go again
this winter. He accordingly rendered his resig-
nation
One of the employees ef the Philadelphia &
ySeadinR road, who were notified on Dec. that
4hoir services wero no longer needed, was Abra-
nam H. Phillppi, who was inspector of the
lighting and heating of passenger cars. and who
pas been IN the employ of the company the past
aprty-four years The present systems of light
Inc and heating passenger cars used by the
&esdipg railroad are Mr.. Phlippi's patent.
Having devoted the best days of his life to the
service Of the company, and having always en-
eeavored to give 1t the benefit of his extensive
knowledge of heating and lighting appliances.
Mr., Phillippi feels keenly the manner in which
he has been treated. In 1913 Mr.. Phillippi was
given the foremanship Of the copper and brass
departments at the lower shops and since 1860
mas held his present position, and is we'll known
IN railroad circles.
In New England there is general movement
50 reduce rates, and doubtless the rate will be
made cents per mile in the near future on all
the nrinniral rnads of the Nau Ennland