The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-06
RAILWAY GOSSIP.


ton, Ills.
George b. Reeve. traffic manager of the Chi
eago q Grand Trunk road. sailed for Europe
yesterday.
Il f. Royce has assumed the duties of general
superintendent Of the Chicago, Rock Island o.
Pacific road
l. r. Stiles, formerly travelling agent OF the
IAckawanua line, has been appointed Chicago
agent OF the same line in place OF d. y. darfiotI
G. w. Smith, traffic manager of the Atchison,
Topeka 81 Santa Fe. has been in the city Tor
day or two His wife accompanies him. Yes
3esday they were the guests OF Mrs. L. A. Lewis.
j. A. Perkins, who, after July ]. will represent
the Union and the Green lines at Milwaukee,
has represented the Pennsylvania line at this
pssnk seventeen months and ne has many warm
friends In bushes circles who will regret his
departure.
Sleeping-cars with bathrooms are the latest
kmDrovement Some of these have been placed
On she Canadian Pacific railway and tired and
desty travellers who cross the continent will be
.mAse for so cents to take thorough washing at
any time during the journey.
Official notice is given by the St Louis. Ar
kansas e Texas road that it has secured control
a. and is now operating, the Texas & St Louis
rsad The work of changing the gauge has
been begun, and it is expected that the entire
gys&em will be changed to standard gauge by
Espt L
The G.. l.. st. L. & G. put on two new trains
80 Monday between indianapolis and Cincinnati
Gsaag east. the train will leave Indianapolis at
z:B A. NJ, and reach Cincinnati at lilo A. M
Grazing west the answering train will leave Gin
essnau at $50 p. H., and reach indianapolis at
30 P. AZ.
J. B. Moll succeeds r. D. Underwood. re-
signed. as superintendent of the Iowa and Da-
ksaA division of the Chicago, Milwaukee 81 ST.
Peal rail Il Hntll Ia will ha adj list
tast superintendent of the same division. r..
ID Underwood takes the general SUPPLEMENTARY
I'd . new Minnesota road
O. p. Spilman, chief clerk of John EVAN. gu
pssintendent of the indianapolis division of the
Bse-line, has obtained two weeks leave of alb
srnee, and, with mis- family, will spend the time
wssh friends In Minnesota. Mr. Splman has
hasa In service seven years on the ee-line, and
Eais Ia his FIRST vacation.
The committee appointed by the Central Trans
UsEtation Company to look after their interests
hare made report stating that they have dis
cpgered evidence that the Pullman company
earns 800. 900 per year out of one hundred par
her cars, which are a part of the ll9 cars leased
fEBm the Central company.
All the railroads of New York State are com-
pszled by the law of 1885 to place automatic
cS&plers every freight car after july l, and q
M che yards of the Central at East Albany the
A5sA inst, after which the railroad commission
Br3 will recommend the best
Mr. T. Pennfeld. formerly general passenger
Hgent of the Hannibal & st. Joseph road, and
Scr the last five years editor and manager Of the
Rsad 81 McNally Railway Guide, has taken the
yneition of secretary and general manager of the
International Construction Company, which is
hA@0t TO build the Parsons 81 Pacific railroad.
rnmor is current that the Illinois Central is
% gather in the G., J.. st. L. g. G. Should the
rDmor prove true it doubtless means that NJ E.
H. s3nlk -. H. H.
Ghe Bee line unloading the Big Four would en-
able him to devote his entire time to the Bee
Aane, carrying out the wishes of the Vanderbilts
The Wabash committee has published a
pamphlet inviting holders of all divisional bonds
I'd reduce their interest from to 5 per cent,
md also requesting that the back interest be
fnaded into serial bonds at per cent The re-
part further states that the receivers debt is
$4,000. 900, and car trusts unprovided for SO,
$4,000
The belief prevails in railroad circles that FL.
81 Jewett will. at the coming election OF the c.,
n u d., retire from the presidency and railroad
LIE as well. and will settle down on the old
temestead in Maryland which his grandfather
halt way back in the last century, and which
Aegh D. LETT as young man OF twenty one to
practice law in GAINESVILLE. 0.
The Baltimore & Ohio company's regular pas
zsager- car equipment ipcluds sixty-one sleeping
Csgs, six parlor cars and six dining cars. The
cpmpanys cars of this class are not run off it's
sswR road, except on few roads in which it has
"a direct interest and control, or with which 1t has
E1Rning arrangements, nor has it intended to
extend the service beyond these limits.
The Locomotive Engineers Monthly journal
EUntains an official statement showing the num-
heT Of members in each division in connection
wueh their assessment dues. from which we find
By footing that there are three hundred and five
divisions of the order, with total mem bershp
al 4,zl2 The largest number of members In
nay division appears to be seventy one In No 105
! George r. Blanchard. commissioner of the
t;emtral Traffic Association. is preparing forihe
Railway Age an elaborate review of the Cufiom
2aterst6te commerce BILL which will be published
nfxs week. The great ability of the writer and
1As importance of the subject will command for
tbs paper very wide interest There is no rail
xpsd man in this country who can more plainly
ana truthfnity bring out the good and bad feat
uFcs Of the bill.
| me reports that the Louisville g. Nashville is
10 be thrown into the hands Of a receiver are
19@nded upon the poor showing in the recent
statements Of earnings by the road, and the est-
mated heavy expense of altering the gauge. IL
nast he remembered. however, that the COM
pany holds large reserve Of treasury assets
undoubtedly sufficient TO hold it for the present
onk Of a receivers hands. If the company Is de-
fpsmined to do so. The disbursements for
change of gauge moreover, will. if the season
IL good, be more than made up by increased
1aeiIities for through business.
j Ii. Garner who. June l, assumed the duties
81 general superintendent of the Rome g. Carroll
eou road, the Atlanta Constitution says sllus-
xFxses the fact that faithfulness TO duty invara
big results in promotion. He began railroad
work fifteen years ago as telegraph operator on
EAe Mobile g. Ohio railroad. He served in var-
oas subordinate positions on the Virginia Mid
lAnd. then as clerk In the Memphis 81 Little
Rock, and then as master of trains of the Ala
bama division of the East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia railroad. He was offered the position of
superintendent OF that division. but declined it
20 accept work with Mr.. r.. Fink on railroad in
Mexico In this position he received q salary of
$500 year Returning &c the United States
hs served the East Tennessee, Virginia s.
Georgia railroad at Knoxville, Tenn. then at
Macon. and finally at Atlanta.
General Passenger Agent Carpenter of the
CAieago, Milwaukee IS St Paul road, is deter
mined to clear his record of any responsibility
IN bringing on the ruinous rate war now going