The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

j. Fl. Baker ex-Congressplan from Goshen Ind,
has been appointed attorney for the Lake Shore road
for the State of Indiana.
+. H. Waldron, if reports true, still has the
bee buzzing in his ear that he is the coming for
general manager of the Lake Erie & Western road
ii. q. Wicker, who chosen to arbitrate the per-
centages for the roads in the Indianapolis Eastbound
pool IS TO be here tomorrow to listen the
ments OF the parties interested preparatory making
his decisions.
Captain Hennessey, special detective of the Van
dala expects to get out the coming week crutches
The fracture of his ankle of compound char
acter and much more serious than at first supposed
to be.
Samuel Stevenson accepts the position of
arbitrator of the Central Traffic Association with the
understanding that his salary shall be e$5 600 per
annum and the position shall be assured to him for
at least one year.
The past week has been fatal one to locomotive
killed and three fremen. In three cases it was
through the derailment of the engine they were on,
and In two cases through collisions.
The traffic pool known the Associated Roads of
Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama, of which j. R.
ogden Is commission has not been altogether har-
nonious since its organizao year ago. and there
is some question about its continuance.
Commencing with to-day the l., P. & c. train north
out of here at 2:15 P. NJ, will run daily the 7:I5
train daily except Sundays The M train will run
through to Fort Wayne, Toledo Detroit and Michigan
troit sleepingcoach.
Philadelphia Times: After having unloaded Phila-
delpha Reading upon the innocents at $25 to S27
they broke the market, knocked it down $40 to $12
per share, and SHARED the lambs of nearly half their
investments. But if there were no lambs to shear
there would be gamblers to shear them and the
memorable law of supply and demand apolies as much
to fools as to fabrics.
Expresident Clark of the New York & New Eng
land road tells his friends that he has received only
the most courteous treatment from the members of
retaining him with the road. Whether to remain or
not he has not fully determined. In he declines
the offer, he will take time for rest and proba
bly, take European tour.
From one who returned from Chicago Yesterday 10
learned that the passenger officials of the roads in the
Chicago and Ohio River pool had genuine lovefeast
IN the office OF Commissioner Richardson on Friday
and 1t wound up by all the passenger men promising
to bury petty grudges all old charges of rate-cutng
and lying and resolution that beginning with the
new year, all hands would maintain rates and steer
clear OF the scalpng Offices.
Who will be the general passenger agent of the Wa
bash east of the river, is question which is exciting
good deal of interest 1t is stated that f. Chandler
will remain with the Wabash which virtually means
that he will be general passenger agent of the por.
ton of the Wabash system which lies west of the
river Mr.. Chandler believes. do most of the Off
GERS of the Wabash that in due time the several di-
visions will be reunited as one line, and therefore
they stick to the old hulk
AT the recent annual meeting of the stockholders of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford road Henry
@. Goodwin of East Hartford suggested that as the
company has surplus of million and half a per
centage should be used to abolish grade crossings He
also suggested that a thlrd-claSS be each
train at reduced rate of fare. These suggestions
were opposed by Henry @. Robinson, of Hartford who
advocated an increase of pay for the employees as
practical means of using the surplus.
Since j. H. Woodland returned to the Pacific coast he
has been disturbing element in the passenger circles
He seems to have returned it is stated with nstruc
tons to let loose the dogs of war rates The Pa
cic Coast Passenger Association which has Just been
resurrected during his absence East, is threatened
with disruption, and attention is paid to tariff
rates. The Southern Pacific charges the Wabash
To tho
OF the paying OF commissions and the maintenance of
rates. In this case the old commission question
comes to the front The passenger agents hate to let
go of this fat-paying plum.
j. j. Turner, superintendent of the first third and
fifth divisions of the c. ST. l.. & p lines was in the
city yesterday Mr. Turner is just closing his first
year superintendent of the divisions above named
and one of the superior officers of the road re-
marks, the excellent in which he has handled
the property under his immediate supervision has
been very gratifying and in fact, rather surprise to
the superior officers. While he was known to be quite
capable, it was feared that most too much RESPONSE
bility had been put upon his shoulders. But he has
handled every duty of his department in such man
to convince the higher officials of the road that
the promotion was we'll merited.
Commissioner Blanchard. of the Central Traffic AS
sociation in speaking of the appointment of Judge
Cooley receiver of the Wabash, said: Without in
tending in the slightest degree to reflect upon Judge
Cooley's predecessors in the Wabash road l esteem
his appointment most fit to be made AS
member of the Advisory Commission dealing with the
complicated geographical question involved in the
dferent1a rates to all the seaboard cities from Bat
to Boston, he showed great care wide apprecia
sion of the public interest excellent knowledge of
the rvalres of railroads. and intelligent and
perhaps more thoughtful than any other man on the
commission" He predicted that his administration
will be marked by integrity devotion the interests
of the property, and that his judicial we'll as bust
ness qualifications, will give double value to his
services
w. F. Merrill superintendent of the Iowa lines of
the Chicago Burlington e Quincy has been appointed
general manager of the Hannibal & st. Joe and Kan
City, st. Joseph Council Bluffs road to succeed
j. +. Barnard, president of the Ohio & Mississippi
Mr.. Merrill began his railway career as civil
engineer, and had charge of the construc
ton of the bridge over the Mssis-
sippi at Burlington, Ia. Later be built the
Charleston branch of the c., B. & @. He was then
successfully general superintendent of the Toledo
Peoria & Warsaw, superintendent Peoria and Iowa
and Chicago divisions Wabash St. Louis & Pacific
and assistant general superintendent of the last
named road till 1892 when he made general SUI
perntendent of the Chicago & Alton. One year later
he became superintendent of the Iowa lines of the c.
B. & O., which position he relinquishes step up
higher.