The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-03
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

KAiLWA1 UUSSIf.
Vice.presiaent T. j. Potter, Of the Burning
ton, is expected back from California to-day.
III. w. Hubbard, general freight agent of the
Vandalia, will spend the Sabbath in the city.
T. A. Lewis, general agent of the Erie fast
freight lines. left for New York last evening.
Charles Conkling succeeds L. Rupe as a repre-
sentative Of the Pennsylvania line, at Denver
Col
J. M. Ferris, formerly general superintendent
of the Nypano. Jan. l became general manager
of the Ohio Central & Hooking Valley.
Chief Engineer Gibbons, of the Vandalia, and
his clerical force five in number, yesterday left
for Terre Haute, their new headquarters.
Ex President r. B. Hayes, of Ohio. traded
q, 800 worth of Northern Pacific bonds. in 1877,
for Dakota farm which he has just sold for $780,
600
W. j. Bryan. train baggage master on the l.,
2. q c. road in the year 1885 handled, between
indianapolis and Michigan City. 9,472 pieces Of
baggage
T. Thor, has been appointed Southweste IN
passenger agent of the Vandalia, with headquar-
fers at Dallas, Tex, in place of George A.
Knight. resigned.
At Memphis, Tenn, who has been spending the
holidays in this city, returned to mis- head
quarters yesterday.
General Manager Harahan. of the L. & N,
announces that the headquarters OF Mr. w. ii.
Newboid, superintendent have been removed
from Owensboro to RasseIlvile, KY.
&C. A. Ford. general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, spent yes
terday in the city. He is route home from
Florida His family accompanied him.
The total number of miles Of railroad in Ken
tucky is o57, and the increased mileage for the
last two years, 19l. There are four projected
roads in the State actually under construction.
The meeting of the freight agents of the
Southern roads, which was to have been held at
Louisville Jan. /. under the recent pool agree
ment in New York. has been postponed till
Jan. 15.
West Shore passenger trains will enter the
New York Central depot at Buffalo hereafter,
and the trains to the falls and suspension bridge
will run over the Central tracks instead of those
OF the Erie.
Mercer Slaughter, the retiring general passen-
ger agent of the Richmond & Danville system,
was the recipient of a gold headed cane from the
Southwestern passenger agents of the line on
Christmas day.
O. b. Skinner traffic manager Of the Bee-line
who is now in California, writes that he is hav-
ing good time and that his health and that of
his family is excellent. He will not return be-
fore May or June.
Some idea of the great activity in the stock
market of late may be obtained from the state
.ment that the total sales for the past eleven
weeks have been equal to the business of the
first six months OF the year.
lei. s. Rich has been chosen acting commits
eioner of the Colorado pools, in place of George
81. Daniels, who has been chosen commissioner
yOf the central passenger committee. Mr.. Rich
has been Mr. Danielss chief clerk
ma navtnp xuorkc had hneu in on
GRAFTON thirty five years. Jan. i. Railways were
then In their swaddling clothes. The canal-boat,
the stage coach, and the slow, plodding, creak-
ing wagon enjoyed an absolute monopoly of the
transportation business.
The total sales of all stocks dealt in on the
New York Stock Exchange for the year 1885
amounted to 90, 141 056 shares against about 95
O00, 900 during 1884. The railway bond market
has sympathized with the Improvement in the
price eff shares. The total sales for the year
amounted to about 1868 900, 000
J. n. Mccullough. vice president of the Penn
Eylvania lines one of the best preserved railroad
men in the country, arises at 5 A. NJ, and is al
ways at his Office by A. NJ. leaves it for dinner
rat3 P. NJ; does not return, and retires at 8 P NJ.
Invariably. He retireS Mt these hours, as weE
when riding over the country in his special car.
The engineers of the Chesapeake. Ohio &
Southwestern have formed an organization and
request an increase in wages. They ask pay at
1.-THE rate Of 4 cents per mile for the engineer
lrWntl0 MAKING d Tuu anu Do Genus per nOuf IOf
all time over the stipulated time for the run and
rs cents per hour for the engineers Of switch en-
lgines.
The parlor cars being built for the Chicago &
Northwestern road are to have a new feature in
Che form of lattice-work and drapery instead of
solid partition between the main saloon and the
Istate1room, an ornamental gallery extending
around the latter near the roof having openings
for ornamental pots of natural or artificial plants
and flowers
The Fitchburg road having recently lost about
$50 900 through defaultng employees has issued
an order requiring bonds of all employees who
have the handling of money. One guaranty
company furnishes all the bonds, and the com
rpsny pays all the expense attending the procur-
sng of the same. This order will include ninety
1--WE station agents and fcrtytwo conductors.
The employees at the Decline shops, Bright
wood are more than pleased with William
Garstang, who a few months since was appointed
master mechanic at these shops. The boys in
speaking of him, say: HE has a big heart -
Binder his supervision the equipments are very
rapidly put in No condition Freight engir Is
are now hauling five to eight more cars over the
road as a result of the overhauling they have
been subjected to.
The foreclosure sales of the year 1885 num-
,bered twenty nine roads, their mileage being
3.126 aad their capitalization $3.50 O96 525 which
exceeds by 454 miles and by a capitalization of
$3.50, 00e, coo the combined records Of the three
preceding years The receivership record en-
braces fifty roads, 1892 miles in length and
representing total capitalization of $591, 600.
S5S against forty five roads, 492 miles in length
and 1862 1924. 167 capitalization in 1884
B. w. Taylor, who has been appointed engi-
neer of maintenance of way of the /. & " road,
vice L. Il. Leree transferred entered railroad
service in june 1888, fresh from DePauw Uni
yersity at Greencastle, as inspector of masonry.
On Jan. l. 1884. he was made assistant engineer
of the l. & V. railroad, and had charge of the
construction of the coal branches of that road
AT the competitive examination at Columbus,
O., he passed very creditable examination.
G. j. Ives, president and general superintend-
emit of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
road, has issued the following notices u e.
Hannegan, having conducted the passenger de-
partment of this railway since the death of Mr.