The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

Ree-line at Farmland. Ind
J. E. Gimperling, superintendent of the Day
ton IroDton road. was In the city yesterday
for conference with General Manager Hender-
son.
The threatened trouble between the Mobile &
Ohio road and the locomotive engineers has been
tremendously settled. The engineers viii here
after be paid on the mileage basis.
In the year 1885, ZIG private cars were handled
over tbs Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road.
Very seldom does day pass that an official car
is not hauled east or west over their line
W. W. Vass was last week presented with a
handsome set of silverware by the Raleigh 81
CASTOR Railroad Company. on his fortieth ami
versary as secretary and treasurer of that COM
pany.
The Decline Gazette for February is out. and
although the last month was dull in railroad
circles the Gazette is full OF readable railroad
information gathered from all points Of the
country.
The c.. B. & @. railroad is one of the few
roads which have, in connection with their me-
chanical department, department of tests. !"
The headquarters and laboratories Of this de-
partment are at the Aurora shops.
Engineer Holland, who was SO seriously in
jured in the bridge disaster the c., H. & I.
road few weeks ago. is about, but uses clutches.
The company will, as soon as he is able to work,
give him some pleasant employment.
A movement is on foot to organize q railway
clerks association for the mutual benefit and So
cial improvement of its members. The move
ment started in New England. The plan of the
association is purely beneficial and social
Kinney Lands has resigned as stenographer
at the Office of Superintendent Watts. of the
G., st. L. & p, Chicago division, and will study
law with Judge Baldwin. Miss Dolie Upton
has taken his place at the Panhandle Offices.
Mr. James R. Ogden has rendered his resig-
nation as general freight agent of the East Ten
commissionership OF the new Southern pool,
which has been profered him. His resignation
will take effect Feb. r.
Mckenzie Deland, Chicago ticket-scalper,
will, open an Office in Indianapolis March i, pos
sibly taking the room now occupied by Powell d
Son. scalpers. McKenzie was formerly in bust
ness here, but in 1880 was so annoyed by litiga-
ton with the Union Railway Company that he
closed his Office
The Lafayette Courier says: s'The staff of the
Wabash contains a greater per cent. OF Grand
Army members than any other railway in the
United States. From General Manager A. A.
Talmage down to j. IL. Woodland, general agent
on the Pacific coast, all officials but three are
members of the Grand Army or Loyal Legion. "
The members of the Travelling Passenger
Agents International Association are at logger
heads as to what point they shall hold their next
annual meeting, which occurs in early August
One of their number suggests that all this worry
is useless, as by that time the passenger pools
may be in operation and the T. P. agents will be
hunting jobs.
III. K. Devereux has been appointed register
of the c., c., G. & l. and l. & st. L. railroad
companies, and will have charge of all deeds and
muniments of title pertaining to right-of-way,
assessment Of taxes, contracts and leases. He
will meet with the various boards of assess
ments. and prepare all State and county blanks
for such boards.
It lis said that railway property now constitutes
one-ffth Of the accumulated capital of the coun-
try. gives employment to $780, 900 people, and
moves 400 600, 900 tons of freight annually, one
half of which is fuel and food, and so cheaply
that the Massachusetts mechanic can now pro-
cure the transportation of years supply of
food from distance of 1000 miles for the pro-
ceeds of one days labor.
Railroad managers have been very good buyers
during the past sixty days for railroad shop ap-
pliances. The journals interested in railway
appliances and material report an improvement
in this direction, and state that requirements of
old machinery by new is going on in large
number of shops. Managers are departing from
the extremely conservative policy of the past
year or two, and are making extensions and ad-
ditionS wherever needed.
General Manager Pugh, General Superintend
emit of Transportation Provost, General Super
intendent of Motive Power Ely and other Penn
sylvania railroad officials were in Pittsburg
Friday. General business was said to be the
object of the visit. While there the relief plan
was talked over, and Superintendent Pitcairn
stated that every employe on the division, with
possibly two or three exceptions, had been re-
ceived into the department.
Both east and west bound passenger rates at
most Western railroad centers have been more
or less demoralized for several months. More
especially will this remark apply to Indianapolis
Cincinnati and Chicago roads. The matter has
been carried so far that the presidents will now
take hold of it, The first general meeting will
be held in Buffalo next Thursday, when west
bound traffic and rates will be discussed On
Saturday another general meeting will be held
there for the restoration or advance Of rates to
the East.
Speaking of the quarrels between the railroad
arrangements Of the Northwest, the Rail
way News says: 1t would have been better for
the traffic, and traffic returns of the various
roads, if they had heretofore paid more atten-
| ton to the development of adjoining territory,
instead of quarreling for the comparatively
trihing traffic of t.e great Northwest, with their
l3O or more contributory roads intermediate
traffic is under the control of each trunk-line. is
free from competition and can be made to pay
the ighest rates that the traffic will bear.
A Lake Shore agent at station not far from
Toledo says that the act of the company in TAX
ing away his commissions has reduced his an
nual income $500. Indications are that before
1Houy noHtuS rOI TOuuu, d similar cry Will De
heard all over the country. In some cases, un-
der the commission plan, ticket agents are
greatly overpaid, but in many cases they would
be greatly under-paid if commissions were
stopped; and it would be right should the rail-
road companies recognize the fact. and in part
compensate the loss by increasing salaries
According to Engineering, the Northeastern
Railway Company are at present having built at
their works, in Darlington and Gateshead,
twenty new engines, to be used solely for express
purposes. At the Darlington North-roads works
ten Of the engines are to be built. One is al
ready completed 1t runs upon four wheels
(coupled) and is seven feet two inches in dame
ter The diameter of the leading wheels is four
feet and six inches, and that of the centers eight
feet SIX inches the total wheel base of the en-
CINE being sixteen feet eight inches The cylin-
der is eighteen inches in diameter and has a
twenty four.inch stroke. The boiler pres
sure is lao pounds per inch with total
heating surfaces of about 1,40O feet
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