The Indianapolis journal., 1888-05-24

Personal, Local and State Notes.
T. A. Laws the new master mechanic Of the
Bss-line shops at Brightwood, took hold yestsr-
day.
Twenty miles Of new steel rail il to be laid on
the Cincinnati, Wabash s. Michigan road this
season.
All local freight agents have been made hon.
erary members Of the Indianapolis Railway
Clerks Association.
Six train crews, including engineers and fire.
men, have recently been dropped on the Jeffer-
sonvills. Madison & Indianapolis road
81. c. Ivss assistant general manager of the
St Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba road, has
rendered his resignation, to take effect juno l.
The Official report shows that the Wabash
road earned in four months. ending April 80.
S12. 163 562. 75; the disbursements in that period
were sl2 013. .33a9a
J.. J. Hagerman. president of the Colorado
Midland, has rendered his resignation on account
Of i'll health, aud it will be accepted coon as
his successor can be fixed upon.
Fred Avery, the veteran passenger conductor,
who was buried at Adrian. Mich. on Sunday
last, had been IN railroad service on the Lake
Shore since March, 1e47, and was the Oldest
smployc in duration Of service on the road.
One Of the Bes-lne clerks has invented grain
door for cars. which the company - testing with
gratifying results. 1t 10 convenient substantial,
and cannot easily be detached from the car.
The Offcials' aud Conductors Mutual Benefit
Association, Of indianapolis. pays $50 week 10
member who becomes disabled TO unfit
him for duty and So 900 to his legal heirs In case
Of death The membership fee is $25 year.
Thomas Rodd. Of Pittsburg, was IN the city
yesterday. and his actions demonstrated the fact
that he had been apprised that the Union Rail-
way Company have tired of the slow manner the
work has been moving along, and from this date
it will be pushed
L. d. Richardson, superintendent Of the
U..~ ~~f$ $I.~n So A.
sociatiou, was In Cleveland yesterday, and or
ganizsd local weighing association. This 10
another point like Toledo where such an insti-
tuition will yield large profits to the road.
The business men Of Louisville. KY. were 30
pleased over the opening Of the Louisville
Southern road that one firm monopolized the
first train over the road It consisted Of twenty
two carloads of grain consigned to parties IN
Atlanta and Jacksonville, and other points in
Florida
The College Hill road . feeder to the c., H
b D. into Cincinnati, and the c., a. b D.. are
not getting along smoothly. and the former is
negotiating with the Cincinnati, Washington &
Baltimore to handle their business into Cincin-
natl. The College Hill road il but two miles in
length. but 10 is valuable feeder
n. W. Hatch, superintsndsns Of the Pullman
car-works lumber department, who has been in
tho CITY for day or two. says that the works
viii this ys.r use 100 000 600 feet of lumber,
about IS per cent. of 1t yellow and white pine,
and the otksr Is per cent finer woods. such a.
mahogany, cherry, rosewood and walnut
The Chicago and Ohio River traffic committee
of the Central Traffic Association has reduced
the rates on meats salted, packed. or bulk; lard,
beef and pork In barrels; canned meat, pigs
feet. and tripe, in straighs or mixed carloads.
25, 900 pounds. between Chicago Cook county
junction points, aud Indianapolis. from 10 cents
to o cents per 100 pounds
The Dayton car-works have nearly 1000 cars
"a bs1ild for the roads under the control of the
Huntineton syndicate. the Chesapeake & Ohio
being one Of the number. The box cars are to
have . carrying capacity Of 40. 900 pounds, and
to be equipped with the Wagner car-door The
coal cars will have a carrying capacity of $4,000
pounds. and to be gondola In type.
The new passenger engines which the Bes-lins
10 receiving are guaranteed TO haul twelve pas
seneer cars over any grade on their line be
tween Indianapolis aud St Louis ct speed ol
fifty miles per hour. One of them iu limberine
up, on Monday. hauled forty loaded freight car.
from Sanborn to Mattoon over the heaviest
grades on the road without trouble.
The movement for better observance Of the
Sabbath by railroad companies Is gaining
strength, the Chicago roads going step further
than have the Indianapolis lines. petition to
susre.d ali switching within the city limits OF
Chicago oetueen 6 o'clock Saturday night and
A n Monday has been sisned by several of the
roads, providing all roads will take similar ac-
uon. IL Is believed the result will be accom-
plished
The Jefersonvills. Madison & indianapolis
Eairoad Company held their annual election a
Jshsrsonville. Ind. yesterday, slecting the fol
lowing drscters: j n. McCuoch. VIM. Thaw
T. ID. Msssler. j. =. Green w ri Barnes. W.
Irwin, James McCrea, S. Fl. Patterson. j. u.
Bradley: j. Irwin. +. NJ. swops and =. G. Tag
cart The directors elected as officers for the
ensuing year George Roberts. president j. E.
Davidson, treasurer, ard s. B. Liegstt, SEQ
rstsry.