The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

Albert s. White, general freight agent of
the Big Four lines, will be in the city to-
day.
The warning factions in the board of di-
rectors of the Louisville & Nashville are
said to have buried the Ratchet.
John Chesbrough. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Vandalia, and wife,
spent yesterday with friends in the city.
The Ohio Falls car works are making
general repairs TO their buildings prepara-
tory TO beginning operations on a more ex-
tensive scale.
e. &. Wall, assistant to the first vice
president of the Pennsylvania Company,
sails Cor Europe on Wednesday, to be alb
sent until New Years.
General Manager Jackson, of the Mexican
Central, has returned from his California
"trip In good health. and will, on Dec. 1, re-
sumo his official duties.
If the Pennsylvania Company expects TO
carry its share of the theatrical business
furnishes a better lay over car for Indian
apolis.
General Superintendent Peck. OF the St.
Louis d Iron Mountain, has BEEN OBLIGED
to put on extra equipment to accommodate
the heavy travel to Hot Springs and other
Southern resorts.
J. c. Gray, ticket receiver of the Panhan-
die lines at Columbus, O., will tomorrow
retire and take a place in the law office of
Scott 81 Gordon. attorneys for the Penn
sylvania Company.
The Baltimore & Ohio has stopped the
practice of baggagemen demanding eyor-
bitant prices for transportation of dogs by
allowing SportSlnen to carry three dogs for
each huntsman free of charge.
TIT color inspectors who make semi-an-
nual inspections for testing the eyes of
trainmen on the Pennsylvania lines have
quires much time and patience.
G.. II. Hudson, general manager Of the
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia, was
in the city Yesterday. and returned to his
hRq6nIrn tors NJ knnENilin CTnnn on tLo
afternoon train. over the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton.
General Manager Wade and Superintend-
ent Beamer. Of the Southern California
road, have subscribed quite literally for
local union No. 81, OF the American Rail-
wway Union. at San Bernardino. and have
promised rooms fitted up free of expense
for that purpose.
Railway Trainmen had, on the LIST OF Au-
gust, Il. 500 members, and now has bat 5000,
S TsIer1ab Hays READ Tbe "5 6rdeT Order of ra; IF Railway irs;G,
men, by the last official statement, was
known to have 1880 members.
Chief Arthur. it is stated. has threat
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers who
join the American Railway Union. Not
w~ithstanding this. a local union at st.
Louis is made up exclusively of Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers men, num-
bering 122.
j. w. Green. general manager of the Cen
trail road of Georgia, who has been absent
from his post for several months. has ten
dered his resignation, his health not i'm
proving as he had hoped il would. Mr..
Green has been in the railroad service
since 1853, commencing as a rodman of the
Western & Atlantic.
II. Fletcher. son OF ]. ]. Fletcher. gen
eral freight agent of the Kansas CITY. Fort
Scott & Memphis, was married, last even
ing, i'm Terre Haute. TO a daughter OF Frank
Crawford, paymaster of the NandaIia lines.
The groom is private secretary of John O.
Williams. president and general manager
of the Vandalia lines.
The season on the Erie canal has practi-
cally closed. and 1t is said that for the first
time in many years boatmen have made
money, their boats earning from 90 to Is per
cent. of their value. These profits were due
to the action Of the railroads between Buff
falo and seaboard points in maintaining
high rail rates on grain. throughout the sea-
son, which enabled the canal 10 get fair
rates.
Orders have been given from Pittsburg
TO curtail the expenses OF the shops OF the
Pennsylvania Company west of that city 10
10 10 per cent Probably II will be done by
cutting down the number OF hours. As the
shops are running largely on piece work 1t
sAArns the most desirable way TO DO and