The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

lem In the Southwest
Arrangements are to be made to stop limited
brains Nos. l and at Danville, Ind
John Evan, superintendent of the Decline,
indianapolis division. is in Cleveland
Paymaster Shepherd, of the Wabash, paid on
Ahs L, ?. g. C. division yesterday for April
service.
The Pennsylvania Company, operating lines
west of Pittsburg, are to build 1000 new box
ears of 40. 900 pounds capacity, to be equipped
with the Wagner door.
L. A Clark, agent of the Burlington route,
headquarters at Columbus. Neb., is in the CITY,
Gle 10 prominently identified with the National
usailroad Agents Association.
The hour of p. NJ at the Union depot is a
busy time. Within forty-fye minutes, un-
sler the tlme-card which took effect on Sunday,
Awenty two trains arrive or depart.
The extension of the Baltimore s. Ohio road
Between Baltimore and Philadelphia has been
-ptlcially named the Philadelphia division, and
ID Connell appointed superintendent
Secretary Sanger and the delegates to the an
mual meeting of the Yardmasters Benefit Asso-
citation left last night for ST Paul, MINI. The
wives Of the several delegates accompany them,
RBd grand time Is anticipated
The l., B. & W. people are not making so
enReh noise about it as do some managers. but
&hey gradually getting their track into ex-
EeIient condition. For three months past they
bare been putting in steel rails at the rate
Df Eve miles every thirty days.
President Bliss, OF the Boston e Albany road
Axas q passenger the steamer Cephalonia
sDhsch sailed from Boston for Europe on Thurs
xlay last He goes out pleasure trip, and is
nccompauied by Samuel Hoar of Concord, and
JazDes r. Osgood formerly of Boston.
Dir. G.. w. Tilton, superintendent of motive
ponsr of the Chicago e. Northwestern railway.
IA hRy
oitted up in the shops at Chicago. The intention
= 10 provide the laboratory with all the neces-
1tlry plant for making accurate tests Of all ma
-1erial purchased by the company.
The management of the l., P. & c., or Wa
bash, is riding its economical hobby to such an
yexisnt that it declines to pay the usual annual
leo 10 make its agent member of the Board OF
frAde. Surprising shippers who are members of
1,ao Board of Trade should give the l., z. d c.,
Err Wabesh cold shoulder, what then!
tc The Chicago rate committee was in session
yesterday. Chairman d. l.. McCabe formally
iisDdered his resignation, stating he would short
hy remove from Chicago. A. ID. Bigelow, of the
Baltimore 81 Ohio, chosen to succeed Mr..
MeCabe, and W. ID. Scott, of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois, took Mr. Bigelow's place as sec
xrtary.
TAe Circuit Court at Columbus, O., has made
perpetual the temporary injunction heretofore
1yraeted to the p, G. 81 st. L. company to
strain the Baltimore & Ohio company from tax
alterations on the tracks owned and occupied
5oistly by the two companies between Newark,
ID, and Columbus.
D. c. Morrison, the Pullman conductor for
years past between st. Louis and Jersey City via
Indianapolis, will be married at New Haven Conn,
S1ozBorrow. brother conductor, Charles Back
rsls will be "best man, and tighten up the gloom
sgeaerally with his presence All the other con-
1ncsOrs on the line would 60, too if the Pullman
seryice would admit of it.
The fast train. No, 10. out of ST. Louis over
Rhe line the first week did not fail to reach
officially that this train last week averaged to
hanl thirty eight through passengers per day.
This shows that the shortening up of the
ming time between st. Louis and the seaboard
EOaR hours is appreciated by the travelling
public.
Traffic Manager Lazarus, of the l., d. g. S.,
seems to have been correct in his statement, ten
days ago. that the outlook for business their
Zine was bright Last week this road brought
Into indianapolis 311 loaded cars, one of the
best weeks work in the history Of the road
There are roads Of much larger pretensions
which last week did but little better on their in
hound movement.
The passenger train men of the Pennsylvania
.Enes appeared yesterday in their bright
Summer uniforms, and attracted good deal of
.Aktention as they moved about the Union Depot.
If any man ever feels good it is train man with
ia new uniform who is in the employ of the
they are almost invariably gentlemanly and po-
taies In their bearing
The time which the court allowed the L., N.
"A IL G. to arrange for some other way to reach
the Union tracks from Powell's Station than
oyer the l.. P. & c. (Wabssh) expires July L
&c iB hardly probable. however, that General
Manager Scott of the l., P. & c., will shut the
road off of their track abruptly as they are pay
ing g. $50 per month for such privilege, and
ht helps the l., P. q G. out handsomely each
anonth.
Lest indianapolis roads hereafter gauge both
passenger and freight rates on the same basis as
do Chicago roads. This will be the quickest
Hnsshod of bringing Chicago roads which are
Gcnksnually-some of them--engaging in rate
esars, TO their senses Were Commissioners
Blanchard and Daniels, as soon as Chicago
EDRd announces cut rate, to allow Indianapolis
Eoads to meet such rates, rate wars would be
fsUsr and of shorter duration.
Superintendent Sherwood seems determined
&has the travel between indianapolis and Cincin-
hiatt shall be amply accommodated. Five trains
pash way daily, except Sunday, and at the con-
wenxent hours they are run, must catch the bust
mesa By the by, the 7:15 A. NJ. train out of
hero connects with the train of the Columbus
ind, branch closely, and the answering train
whseh reaches indianapolis at $50 P. NJ. connects
CLOSELY with the train east from Columbus
Three railroad men occupied double seats on
esonductor Hanna's train, on the Auburn divis-
Zen OF the Central Hudson, the other day, whose
terms of service with the company aggregate
1T years. Their names were as follows: Rob
1rx Ray. agent of the New York Sleeping car
Company, who has served forty-six years; Julius
SeGgwick. carpenter, who has served forty
Eonr years. and Barney Bennett roadmaster of
aSaDandaigua. who has been in the employ of the
Gompany thirty-seven years
The French delegates sent out to inspect and
report on American railroads arrived in New
York last week on the new steamer La Cham
Dagne, of the Compagnie Generate Transatlan-
fiqGe. They Messrs. Barabant and Siegler.
representing the Eastern Railroad Company
hIessrs. Savage and De Fonbonne, the North.
,sTn. Messrs. Visinet and Case, the Western:
sMsssrs. Baudry and Roederer, the Paris, Lyons
q Mediterranean. They will remain in the
United States only about three weeks and do
not expect to go further West than Chicago.