The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-19
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

turns to New York on Tuesday.
1t is nmated that there to be early change in
the general manager of the c., III. & ID. system.
William E. Thurber commercial agent of the Nickel
plate road, is spending day or two with friends in
this city.
The Vandalia, at IL A. NJ tomorrow run out a
special train to carry the Knights Templars-Raper
Commandery-to ST. Louis.
The Missouri Pacific road has appointed Mr. E. B.
Lane soliciting freight and live stock agent vice
Charles IL. Norris deceased.
President Huntington has reached San Francisco,
and it is believed there will soon be bfacingup of
passenger rates east from that point.
The popularity of railr DAD is made largely so by
the accommodations it affords and the manner in
which the employees treat the travelling public.
The annual convention of the Railroad Conductors
Life Insurance Company will be held in Baltimore
Oct 81 that date having been fixed upon last week.
Frank Wade. district passenger agent of the Wa.
bash, headquarters at Indianapolis, has arranged his
business to put in the coming week seeing the sights
at ST. Louis
Riley Sipe, passenger conductor the eastern di-
vision of the l. B. & w., has been dismissed from
service with tie road. Running past signal to stop
for orders is reported to be the cause.
Sept. 81 23 20 and Oct are to be the big days in
the festivities at St Louis and on the evenings of those
dates the Vandalia will out special trains for In
dsnapos, leaving st. Louis at III P NJ.
John Lazarus traffic manager of tho l., d. & S.,
has gone East for weeks absence After attending
the general ticket agents meeting in New York, he
will spend two or three days in New England.
1t is stated that the unpeasantness between Austin
Coburn and Alfred Suly has been smoothed over and
both are acting generals in helping Frank Gowen
out of the mire with the Philadelphia & Reading road.
telegram from Philadelphia says: ''It is officially
learned that the Reading railroad syndicate and its
opponents have agreed terms of compromise,
that President Gowen will retire and be succeeded
by Austin Corbn, some other syndicate representa-
tive.
Garrett objected to bond for 800, 600, on
the ground that he was engaged in precarious bust
ness The counsel for the B. 70. company expressed
the hope that this remark would not get into the pa
pers, as it might hurt Mr.. CARROTS feelings.
1t is stated that unless there is sip-up within
short time Col. VIM. Shaw, late district passenger
general ticket and passenger agent of road some
375 miles in length. That the Colonel will be
petent for the position and make it warm for compel
ing lines, will not for moment be questioned.
H. R. Dering assistant general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania and Vandala lines has, for couple
of weeks past been travelling over the country not
soundings for business. Travelling business in
this is giving him robust healthy look. and
he is also doing good work for the roads he repre-
sents.
1t is definitely settled that Frank Benjamin, agent
of the American Express at the Union Depot will go
| to Terre Haute and take the agency at that point
George feathers travelling auditor will take the depot
agency, and IL. Brown who has been acting agent
| since the illness and death of w. III. Brown, late
agent at Terre Haute takes the position vacated by
Mr.. Leathers.
by all the trunk lines ordering reduction of rates
beginning Monday Sept. 80, to all South and South
western points The cut will be the basis of $25
from New York to New Orleans. the rate being
49, by the pool roads and $28 by the Baltimore &
Ohio. The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad Company has
given notice that it Will meet the trunk line cut to
Southern points on Monday.
| Mr.. Paul Morton who. it is announced will on
Oct become general passenger agent of the Chiea-
go. Burlington Quincy is of the youngest gen.
eral railway officers in the country, being only
| twenty nine years of age He commenced his rail
way the age of fifteen clerk in the land
Office of the Burlington & Missouri River road at
Burlington, La, and subsequently worked up in the
general freight Offices of that road and the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy. until 1873. when being only
twenty-one, ne made assistant general freight
| agent of the latter road.
j. II. Pearson has resigned as chief engineer and SUI
perintendent of road department of the Louisville
New Albany u Chicago road He announces his resig-
1 nation in the following circular to the employees:
Having resigned the position of engineer and SUI
perintendent of road department Of this company to
accept the situation of chief engineer of the Evans
vile 81 Chicago Railroad Company take this means
of expressing my sincere thanks to you all for the
prompt and efficient help that you have rendered me
for the past five and onehaf years. and sincerely
hope that you will aid my successor even more if pos
sible than you have me.
Col Robert Emmett formerly representative of the
passenger department of the Pennsylvania lines at
this point, is engaged in commercial pursuits and
his friends will DO glad to know is highly prosperous
The Mcpherson (kan.) Republican in its last issue
says '.B. Cookinham Co. still at the old stand
but they getting quite too big for their quarters
| Both b. G. and Col. Emmett workers, and under
their vigorous the business has increased
rapidly and with such promise of permanency that
| they compelled TO have more Hence the
necessity for the two-story brick building which
they preparing to erect Main street They are
| two of {. kind, and the Kind is good too"