The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.

Vandalia, is to be in the city today.
Gaylord Beach, general manager of the Bee
aiBs system, and 7. w. Burrows, superintendent
Of The l. & st. T.. division, are in the city.
The Cincinnati Sun claims 60 have information
that Richard s. Hayes, an old Wabash man, is
- be made president of the Bee-line system.
/ The Decline people may console themselves
with one thought-while they are without pres
lsasat the company is ahead s.. 500 per monts his
salary.
The Pennsylvana Company is in the market
for 1000 freightcars, to be put in service on the
p, TT. w. 6 G. division All are to be equipped
with the Wagner car-door
a d. Nichols, general freight and passenger
tagrat Of the Chicago & Indiana coal road spent
yesterday in the city, making himself acquaint-
sea with railroad men at this point.
lie Starbuck assistant to the chief engineer
of ne Vandalia passed thr ough here yesterday
ssn route to Florida. It is undertood that he is
soam to couple up with wealthy and pleasing
lacy of that State.
TIE Northwestern rate war promises to last
for some little time, and the prospects are that
asuaxing of rates will be continued until tickets
IRE sold for ST. good between ST. Paul, Miuneap-
oils and Chicago.
{ I'm. X. Keen. president of the vandalia;
d Ingalls,, president of the G., l., ST. L. e c.;
-. 4 Mccullough, vice president of the Pennsyl-
vaEna Company, and James McCrea, general
mRzsger, are to be in the city to-day.
Az Eastern financial paper says: at Isl an
EDpze secret that in the Wabash reorganization
zhs anprofitable roads are to be cut off, leaving
RSs¥t and formidable corporation occupying
2 gsed territory and commanding large bust
ale@"
Jsseph w. Sherwood the general superin-
s&sHAsnt of the G.. l., ST. l.. & c., ard one of the
hardest working railroad in the business,
has Dnrchased fine pair of bay horses, and will
BCSzsioBally devote an hour or two to the
pleasure of driving.
Chef Engineer T. Morris. of the c., T.. St L.
IL e., and L. II. Perry of the Lake Erie 81
Mssaern, and the city civil engineer of Lafayette
8nrss in that city to day to consider system Of
xifBnage for Lafayette. Some parts of the city
aszvzsiy need better drainage.
ID J, Mackey, president of the Evansville sys-
TEN Of roads, has surprised his friends by going
10 &sw York in q private car, that of the F.. ID.
Is II road Maybe he is taking the coach East
to dispose of it It is not his style to hold on to
Bu5k expensive institutions private car
Csnpetition on local business in now so sharp
a0efwsen indianapolis roads that often freights
Esrs delivered at outside towns and cities quicker
aAHR by the express companies. There never was
~ 8azne when the agents were watching more
CLOSELY TO get advantage in early delivery than
aaoM
George P. Chord fireman on the Logansport
xitgssion Of the c.. st. L. g. p, died at Logans-
Rad bis ailnent typhoid fever. The deceased
Avag msured for 81 800 ia the Brotherhood Of
4ssssniotive Firemen, which amount will go to
Afsmother
As ST. Louis, yesterday, the sale of the Wa.
bad, st. Louis & Pacific railroad by the United
BfRsss Circuit Court and the purchasing commit
AeRa II the bondholders was conditionally con-
Hrlnsd- The court approves the sale on the con-
tttinn that the balance of the 1862, 900 purchase
snsaey be paid ON and before Aug. l.
Jzse 81 the L., N. A. g. c. will make mum
bsr OF changes In the running time of their
ykhrUneh trains will be shortened thirty minutes
be&ween indianapolis and Chicago; the Frank
8oaa accommodation will be run through to Mo-
snun and. probably an early morning train out of
ihsrs. for Chicago, will be put on.
me Terre Hauts Gazette says: ''The Van
la2aika will soon begin to build new depot at
MARSHALL. 1t will be built at the crossing, a
sanzss and half east of the site of the present
sGepOe The one which is being used now will
be soyn down, and trains will not stop there.
ahn new depot will be the regulation Eandala
laSpO4, and will be the same size as the one at
Wtnwfordsville.s
x FL. Wade, general superintendent Of the
WakHsh, has issued circular to conductors,
fbEaksmen and swItchmen, forbidding them to
jump on the pilot of an engine while in motion.
Es0r sand In front of either car engine, and
tanp on while running. If the person gets dis
aAAsd from the same the company will not pay
aAy expenses incurred by the accident. This is
I0ns Of the most reckless practices INDUCED in by
rAaaFOad men. 1t is done hundred times day
In indianapolis yards, and every road should
prveses itself in the same manner Mr.. Wade does
Chs Wabash.
Eeaeral Superintendent Wade announces by
ssaEsalar that the jurisdiction of @. w. Stevens,
Superintendent of the eastern division is ex-
fanasd to include the middle division, with head
lqnaTaers at Decatur and that G. B. Adams,
tfnFzserly chief clerk of the superintendent of
Transportation, is appointed car service agent,
.SslAh Headquarters at ST. Louis. He will have
change of the distribution of cars as between di-
visza0s. The promotion of Mr.. Geo. w. Stevens
ITO b superintendent of about everything east of
1hs mississippi river gives great satisfaction to
fhiB host of friends.
1Ae conductors excursion to Warsaw. on Sat
kz1rAAY last, over the c., w. & NJ road was a
werg oreditable affair. There were 240 persons
an ahs party, all railroad men and their families
and khere was not drop of liquor on the train.
IAN lad grand time, not an unpleasant word
fwns heard, and, one of the members puts it,
Aaal same home convinced that railroad men
EcouA have a good time without having few
TASKS OF whisky along to cheer them up. This
szs znsntioned by the boys to their credit, so
lc0mnOn is the belief that intoxicating liquors
are 9ne of the essential features of railroad
meas pleasure excursion.
Chris Snyder is engineer Of No. So, on the L.
Is. Is W., and Frank Tramp is his fireman and
sfhgy run freight train on the west end of the
ROAD On their trip from the West one day last
week. while standing at Sayhrook awaiting the
passage of another train, the engineer went
sacrsss the street to see friend When the time
caEss for the train to pull out, the fireman, sup
pnsaag. the principal was IN the caboose and
wsnad soon be over to take his position, opened
the throttle and started. He bowled along live
~. Ant the engineer failed TO put in an appear
Ann@ Arriving at Gibson, nine miles east of
Sagbrook. the fireman received telegram from
Mr Snyder, saying that there was no engineer
ON board as he had been left behind, and he
scexad do nothing but back up to recover the lost
sonA
President ingalls,, of the c., l., St L. e. c., is
net allowing the physical condition of the prop.
nrly TO deterioate that he may pay dividends
8alAin the last twenty days ten miles of new