The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


general freight agent of the Central Iowa Rail
way Company.
There were transferred over the Belt road last
week 10 O39 cars, against O. 664 in the correspond
ing week of 1885
Albert 8. White, assistant general freight agent
OF the Decline system, spent the Sabbath with
friends in this city
f. &. Stevens. travelling agent of the Traders
Dispatch, has been appointed general Western
agent, headquarters Burlington. Ia
1t is rumored that Cornelius Vanderbilt and
Simon Wormser will be elected directors OF the
Erie at the next annual meeting of the company.
A. s. White, travelling freight agent of the
st Louis e. San Francisco road, is spending
day or two in this section prospecting for bust
ness.
J. B. AIlgire clerk in the Office of General
Agent Wetsell, has been promoted to the posi-
ton of soliciting agent Of the Vandalia road at
this point.
The FIVE Western lines brought into this sta
aion last week a. 0S8 loaded cars, against 4,779 in
she week ending Oct. 30. and against 4,0l9 in the
corresponding week of 1885,
Joseph-L Doherty, who has been in the employ
of the a. n A. e. c. for several years has been
promoted to the responsible position Of chief
bookkeeper in the auditors Office.
John Chesborough, assistant general passenger
agent OF the Vandalia, has been offered the
same position on the Baltimore & Ohio road, and
Is now East, looking after the matter.
A g. Wells. formerly trairmaster of the At
lantc 81 Pacific, at Albuquerque, N. NJ, is to be
private secretary to President Bernard of the
Ohio e. Misssspsi Railway Company.
The five Eastern lines forwarded from this
point last week 4, 234 loaded cars. against g. III
in the week ending Oct. 80, 1885, and against B.,
400 in the corresponding week of 1885.
man on the Wabash and thought to be tough
is now the owner of fine hotel in a Western
city, and quiet, prominent business man.
Edward Locke, old-time conductor on the
Illinois Central, and one of the most popular on
the road, is now on the Atchison Topeka &
Santa Fe, running one of their best trains.
Belt road en- ines last week handled 759 car
loads of live stock, against 1,A7 in the CORE
spending week of 1885. From this. it will be
seen that the stock movement is still light
Sam Taylor, we'll known in Indianapolis rail
road circles. has been appointed assistant gen.
eral freight agent of the ST. Louis & San Fran
cisco road. Mr.. Taylor ranks among the best
freight men in the West
II G, Norton who is soon to 60 to Philadel-
phia to take the position of purchasing agent of
the Philadelphia 81 Reading road, has sold his
fine residence on College avenue to H. c. G..
Balls. vice president of the Merchants National
Bank
There is the best authority for stating that
William B. Shattuc, general passenger agent of
the Ohio & Mississippi road. has accepted the
position of arbitrator of the Central Traffic Asso-
citation, and that he will leave the O. & M. with
In the next thirty days
Secretary Sanger, of the Yardmasters' Mutual
Benefit Association reports that 135 have been
added to the mem bership since their annual
meeting In June, and the organization Is highly
prosperous in every way and now has a hand
some surplus in the treasury.
It is now understood that tha Countv Com
mlssloners will pay over to the l., d. q s. Rail
road Company this week the 500, 900 subsidy
which there has been SO much litigation. The
Commissioners can borrow the money at per
cent, while it is now drawing per cent
Ohio Southern stock and incomes are booming
upon the report current few days ago that
the settlement of the Indiana Bloomington 81
Western and Cincinnati, Sandusky q Cleveland
dispute will involve a change in the relations of
the Ohio Southern to the system which will be
OF advantage
Z. A. Ford, general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines who is now in San Francis
co, telegraphs that he will not start eastward for
como ten days. 1t is evident that Mr.. Ford pro-
poses TO have good time the Pacific coast if
the errand ne went on did not reach his expect
atoms or those of other general passenger agents
In its results.
Mr.. Horace Tucker general freight agent of
the Illinois Central road, returned Saturday
from his annual trip to Texas, This time he ex
tended his tour to the City of Mexico, and in
three weeks travelled over 300 miles without an
accident of any kind. He combined business
with pleasure looking carefully at the prospects
Of increased traffic from Texas
Commissioner Daniels, of the passenger de.
partner OF the Central Traffic Association has
called mass meeting of the general passenger
and ticket agents of all lines west of the western
termini of the trunk lines, and east of Chicago
and St Lonis. at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chica-
go, Wednesday. Nov II, 1886, at 10 A. NJ. when
the committee appointed at Cincinnati will re.
port.
II seems settled that the trunk line pool will
remain intact. The Pennsylvania and Balti-
more q Ohio have agreed with the other lines
to maintain full rates. The recent meeting was
very friendly, and the roads have agreed to live
up to the presidents contracts of last November
The two commissioners will now draft forms to
govern the trunkne pool and the Central Traf-
fc Association.
Edward Gallup, general superintendent of the
Boston q Albany road has accepted the position
or general manager of the Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern road. Some months ago the
journal said that the Lake Shore directors were
quiTe anxious to secure him for this position
winch be is IN every way competent to FILL Mr..
Gallup commenced railroad service on the l.. c.
q L. now the big Four
The announcement that H. NJ Hoxie, first
vlce-president, is lying at the point of death in
New York, caused much regret among railroad
men who know what valuable service he rem
dered to the railroads by the manner he han
dled the strike on the Missouri Pacific road
MIR. Hoxie said railroad official, was to the
railroads IN this trying hour what o. P. Morton
was TO the country in the darkest DAYS OF tina
Rebellion. There telling where the strik-
ing troubles would have ended had Mr. Hoxie
weakened IN the time when the strike on that
road was at its highest tide.
The local division of the National Switchmen's
Association Is experiencing rough sailing if all
reports are true. The real trouble is that an i'm
preston is out that the organization fayors
strikes whether such is the case or not. and
most OF the local switchmen steer clear of any
thing which is tainted with striking proclvities
being loyal to their respective companies 1t is
unfortunate that the national organization did
not take the same position regarding strikes that
the Yardmasters Association and the Locomo-
tive Brotherhood have Then evarv srv;,chr,..