The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-02
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

-. " Rogers, agent OF tho Nickel-pate line at
memphis, Tenn is spending the Sabbath in the
city
The Chicago g. Northwestern road to-day puts on
Sunday trains between Chicago and the Mississippi
river.
John Newell. president of the Lake Shore road, is
quoted as saying that NJ f. ingalls, is to be the presi
dent OF the O.. O., @. & l. road.
The May number of the Popular Science Sonthly
contains lengthy and well-writter 1rticla bv A. II
Hadley on the difficulties of --allroad regulation.
Inc Pennsyiva,sra Railroad Company yesterday de-
clarea erniannual dividend of Big per cent. cash
anu clear OF State taes payable May 49, registered
April 80.
Low rates rgund-trip tickets to various Western
points were PLACED on sale yesterday, the sale to con-
good until Get 81
W. u irwin, general roadmaster Of the Decline
system who, with his family, has been west some
tnree weeks. passed through the city last night
roAte for Cleveland.
! The pamphlet IA Talk on Sunday Train" recent
y noticed will be postpaid by the Presbyterian
| committee publication, Richmond, Va, receipt
| or 70 cents per copy
| W. III. Burns has been appointed general agent of
the traffic department of the Union Pacific road at
Council Bluffs, in charge of the freight, passenger
and ticket business at that point.
E. N. Wood. who has pulled the bellcord on the G.
Q. railway for several years, and formerly the
l., b. 81 w. has resigned his position to engage in the
mercantile business in Mount Sterling, KY.
W. s. Bull has been appointed trustee of the
citation, to fill the vacancy OF l.. L. Lawrence, who
died last month. For years Mr.. Bull has been
| a conductor on Southern roads.
The Railway Lantern for May is out and Is an I'M
usually bright and newsy number. In contains fine
portraits of General Passenger Agents Smith, of the
Decline; Egan, of the O., ST. L. Il O., Shattuc of
the o. 81 NJ and W. l.. OBrien, of the F., G. & St L.
The second annual convention of the National Rail
road Agents Association will be held at Indianapolis
Ind, the second Wednesday in June. A number of
station agents met in Chicago, March % and organ
6ivfei pnft hQ
| The Boston g. Marine road yesterday took posses
sion of the Worcester, Nashua 81 Rochester road. 1t
is announced that Charles Howard has been appointed
division superintendent in charge of the Worcester
Nashua & Rochester division. John NJ. Williams di-
vision freight agent, @. A. Waite division passenger
| agent.
Superintendent Epperson and Engineer Montfort
of the Louisville & Nashville railroad had thrilling
encounter with wildcat the road between Mobile
and Tensas the other day. The high water drove bear
deer coons wildcats and other game to the railroad
and it with of these that the two officials had
1 the fight
| The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway will
open its ST. Joseph line for passenger business
this week. when through train service will commence.
In this connection Mr. St John states that the
ice the line will include through sleepers,
char-cars frst-cass coaches etc. and daily through
trains equal in every respect to those of its compel
/ itors.
John Bean master mechanic of the Cleveland & Can
ton railroad has been presented by the employees of
| the shops with massive gold neck chain bearing q
heavy gold slide, with appropriate inscription The
presentation made Mr.. Beans forty second
birthday, entirely without warning to him, and
spontaneous evidence OF good will the part of those
associated with him.
| A Wabash yardmaster at this point is in trouble.
The pool people claim to have evidence that he is in
collision with certain grain shippers in underbng
The matter has been referred to the head officials of
the freight department. with request that the offend
| ing party be promptly removed. This undertaking
business is to be stopped the general freight agents
and certainly they are the proper officials to stop
| it.
Mr.. Gowen authorizes emphatic denial of the
statement that there has been any dissension among
the board of managers of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company, any difference of opinion be-
| tween him and any member of the board and says
that all reports about the withdrawal of financial sup
port from the companys plan of reorganization, of
the alienation of friends heretofore cooperating with
him. are utterly unfounded.
/ J. B butcher we'll known in Western railroad cir.
ces has been appointed general livestock agent of
the West Shore road with office at the Grand Central
! Depot New York He will have charge of rates and
all other matters relating to livestock transportation
of this road. Mr.. butcher Is also livestock agent of
| the New York Central, and his appointment to the
same position the West Shore shows that the New
York Central will control the West Shores livestock
business and make it subservent tc its interests.
The annual of the passenger department of the Bal
| tmore q Ohio road is out 1t is devoted to a state
ment of the advantages of the line of the Balt
more g. Ohio road between Baltimore and Phiadel-
| phia nearly completed and of the extension al.
ready in progress between Philadelphia and New
York by way of Staten Island. The reading matter
0XcclienLly prepared very persuasive
while the tinted illustrations of innumerable scenes
alone the line are gems of artistic excellence.
| Of the $4,000 worth of new work, such as pas
senger coal and cattle and engines ordered by
the Philadelphia g. Reading railroad receivers $780,
600 worth was assigned to the company's shops in
Reading, Pa The companys / 900 employees asked
that they be allowed to do the work by the day in
stead of working by contract at fixed price per car
The officials informed them that if they persisted in
| their demand the work would in all probability be
done at other places in which event half the present
force would be discharged The employees will hold a
| meeting to consider the matter
General Superintendent w J. Hancock, of Wells
Fargo & Co.'s express at Council Bluffs, Ia has is
sued circular calling the attention of the messengers
of that company again to the necessity of securing
tine doors of express with the locks and chain
fastenings provided for this purpose and announcing
that the company has granted the inspectors of the
| Guarantee Company of North America permission to
that these instructions observed penalty oil
dismissal from the companys service In view of the
terrible results of careessness in this respect which
have been recorded, this action is eminenty proper
The report is again current that Mr. Charles Francis
Adams r win soon retire from the presidency of the