The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-05
Personal. Local and State Notes.

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Personal, Local and State Notes.
@. W. Case has been appointed general super
intendent of the Manitoba road, with headquar-
ters At Sc. Paul.
NJ. E. Ingalls,, president of the c.. l., St L. &
c., who has beer in New York for nearly q
month, il expected home today.
A rumor is current in passen ger circles that
the Union Pacific is to again put on Its overland
flyer. the travelling public demanding that 1t be
done.
Fl. c. Diehl, general manager OF the Inter
state Despatch, was in the city yesterday. he
reports the line as doing an exceptionally heavy
business.
Geo. Fl. Daniels, vics-chairman OF thu Gen.
trail Traffic Association, has called y meeting of
the passenger department at Chicago, Oct 8,
In the Rookery building.
The Jacksonville, Madison & Indianapolis
Company is replacing the wooden bridge over
White river ut Rockford with a 6ne combina-
ton steel aud iron bridge.
D.. ]. Wing has resigned as president Of the
st. Louis x Chicago road, and q. Graves, for
some time past general superintendent, has been
elected to fill the vacancy.
The Vandalia is delivering fifty 10 sixty ear
loads of wheat Q day to the c., st. l.. 6 p. and
the g, H.. & ID. roads. east bound. Most Of the
grain is shipped from ST. Lonis,
Chairman Albert Fink, of the Truuk-lius Az
ISOLATION, who reached homo on Sunday last,
was at us posi- yetIerQAy. Ills etay OF three
months N Europe greatly benefited his health.
The rates recently ordered restored in the
West and Southwest have all gone into effect
and apparently are being lived up to, and the
Northwestern Inns are now moving in the same
direction.
d. e. Bacon, formerly superintendent Of the
Baltimore Il Ohio Telegraph and Express Com
pany ct this point, Is now chief ra,n-dispatchsr
on the Chicago & Indiana Coal road, with head
| quarters at Attica, Ind
Stockholders are taking more interest ia the
operation of the railroads Of this country, and
the time 10 not far distant when frequent and
accurate reports OF operations will be made,
with properly audited periodical balance sheets.
The long standing controversy between the
Lake Shore and the Pennsylvania Company,
relative to the operating OF the western Penn
sylvania ana eastern Ohio lines has been ami
csoly settled, the arbitrstors report having been
satisfactory 20 both parties.
Traffic Manager McDoel, of the L.. N. A, & c.
road. spent yesterday in the city. The increase
in freight traffic over the Indianapolis division
OF the road, be said, OF late had been very graf
flying TO the management, the tonnage Of Au-
gust and September being 30 per cent. heavier
than IN any former year.
The Pennsylvania people on Monday next
leave Pittsburg for their annual inspection Of
the Northwestern and South WI stern systems
They inspect the Indianapolis division of the c.,
81. l.. d 2. on the 10th. President Roberts and
1 several directors OF tue parent line Will accom-
pany the inspection party.
The offices Of general ticket and freight agent.
on the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati e. Louisville road,
have been separated, ana Z. A. Wales, formerly
paymaster of the road, has been appointed gen
eral ticket agent, and s. A. Wikel, who has been
filling both positions, will give his attention
wholly to freight business.
Rumor has it that the trunk-liue presidents
have given notice that unless passenger rates
east-bound from st. Louis and this territory are
at once restored to tariff they will not prorate
in the reduced rates. Z. A. Ford's visit to
| President Mckeen is said to have bean TO dis
cuss the question of advancing rates.
The friends of the South PENNSYLVANIA rail
road scheme are said to be patiently awaiting
the return of Andrew Carnegie from Europe,
when they expect to resume the construction Of
the road. The Vanderbilt people are keeping
very Quiet, of late, about the enterprise and the
Pennsylvania people are kept on the anxious
seat. One of the largest shippers at this point
says: "All the protection we ask of the railroads ia
that rates be fair and reasonable, and that d.
elimination be rigidly prohibited"
George w. Cobb, who, for several years past,
has been secretary of the railroad branch
Of the indianapolis Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, has resigned. and to-day goes TO Sc.
Louis to accept . similar position in that city.
Mr.. Cobb has had uphill work here for a year
past, and II Is not surprising that he became dis
couraRed. Present indications are that. so far
a. Indianapolis is concerned, the railroad branch
will become a thing of the past, the Pennsyl.
vania Company, which has ave roads running
in here, declining to pay their share of the ex-
pense.
The relief association of the Pennsylvania
road is increasing in popularity with the en-
ployes as its workings become better understood.
Fully 20 per cent. of the employees are now
members OF the association. The Pennsylvania
system is unqusstionably one Of the best yet de-
vised. There is some question as to whether
the terms proposed by tho Philadelphia
e. Reading company to its employees
will be as acceptable as fhe plan Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, but there 10
little doubt that organizations of this char
acter are to become q feature on the larger rail
road systems. There is no more important
phase to the railroad situation than the increas-
ing disposition upon the part or railroad man
agements to strengthen their relations with
their men, and to insure fidelity and guard
against Justification by treating employees with
greater consideration, thus creating q closer
bond OF confidence and recognition of mutual
obligation.