The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-21
Local Notes.

Local Notes.
Passenger business all lines is heavy, but
through freight traffic has seldom been lighter.
The pay of brakemen on passenger trains on
the Wabash is to be advanced So per month as
soon as they appear in their new. uniforms.
The Iron-raii Rolling-mill is running only on
day turns, and hopes to be able to continue so to
do through the summer. The increased inquiry
for rails encourages them in this desire.
So anxious is Paymaster Shepherd, of the Wa
bash, TO bring up the arrearages in pay to en-
,ployes that of late he has paid along the road
on Sundays the same as on week days
Vice-president Hopkins, of the Wabash COM
,pany. says that as soon as the floating debt Is
funded into trust bonds the financial skies oflthe
Wabash, which have been somewhat be1louded,
will clear up.
diana, Bloomington & Western road, very gen.
er0usly, yesterday, donated $500 to aid in max
ing a success of the coming grand military en-
campment.
lines were current yesterday in railroad circles,
but the best information still is that the senti-
ment of railroad managers is decidedly against
any serious fight between roads.
A fine first-class passenger engine was turned
ont of the Bee Line shops at Brightwood yester-
day, it being the first engine the Bee Line
proper equipped with a straight stack and ex-
tension boiler and many other of the modern
improvements.
The Union Railway Company have been oui-
city working up cases against the ticket scalp
ers, who ara very prosperous and quite reckless
Just now, and have got thirty cases on one
soalper, with which they Will warm him when
they get good ready.
The earnings of the indiana Bloomington &
Western road, Ohio southern division excepted
for the week ending April Is were S54, 446 sc;
increase over earnings for the corresponding
week In 1882, S4.O4S.47. The passenger depart
ment earned Sl7,85264, and freight depart
men. $50, 495.43.
The Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburg Railroad
Company, the new owners of the Columbus Chi
engo & fndisna Central, have applied to the
governing committee of the New York Stock Ex
change TO list S22,o0ooOO of bonds, $780,
stock and 10000, 900 of common stock.
Tae officers Of tho indianapolis the Terre
Hante, and other prominent car-works of the
country need not feel that their light orders
due to the fact that any of their competitors
make better car than they do, for the Pullman
onr-works, with its $4,000, 900 plant, last month
manufactured but tiftyfour freight cars.
According to the laws of the State of Missouri
the consent in writing of majority of the stock
holders of the Wabash Railway Company must
be filed in the office OF the Secretary Of State be-
fore the lease to the Iron Mountain railroad can
be made legal Persons representing 22OO
shares out of about 254, 900 shares, the required
number, have signifed their consent.
The announcement that the L. B. & W. pro-
posed grand low rate excursion to San Fran
cisco, Cal, May 49, has created a buzz around
General Passenger Agent Bronson's ears, com
to sell tickets outside the regular offices, which
IS not the case. Agent Buffers name was men
TONED merely TO give tone to the enterprise.
John Mcleod. general superintendent; W. G.
SalA, superintendent of Transportation, and
Chief Engineer Pearson came over the Chicago
q Indiana D0lis Air Line, yesterday, on a special
train. superintendent Mcleod reports a Wig
orons movement to put the track in ORDER with
the nope OF putting passenger trains on about
MAY 10, and their advertisement for men, in
another column of this paper, is evidence that
the management is in earnest.
A company will in a few days file articles of
incorporation with the Secretary of State which
proposes to build railroad from Maxwell, on
the Indiana, Bloomington & Western road, mid
die diviaiOn, to FairlaBd on the Cincinnati In
dlanapolis. st. Louis Chicago road, passing
through Greenfield, Ind. Maxwell is twenty
TWO miles east of indianapolis, and Falkland
twenty-one miles east OF this city. The distance
across via Greenfield is twenty miles.
cablegrum was received last evening from
Bloomington & western road. to to the u eject
fhat amicable traffic arrangements had
peen made with the trustees Of the New
hines are doubtless a much more valua-
BILE Eastern outlet for the l., B. & w than the
them, yet with favorable traffic agreements with
both lines the 1. B. e. W. can make it decidedly
interesting for competition.
BECOMING A MATTER OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The eyes of railroad men and business men as
well, are turned to the Indianapo and Column.
bus division of the Chicago, Pittsburg g. St.
Louis road as the impression is that the con-
ductors on that road are next to become the
prey of the spoilers. All statements, UP to a
late hour last evening, in which the names of
conductors who are to go are given, an official
of the road says are simply surmises He saws
IL true that new men are learning
d. 5. May, John Morgan and w. Ryan,
OF the indianapolis division, being
OF the number, but who of the old conductors
nnKnnwn nf tic if,,ie
ion. The following special from Logansport
may shed some light upon the dilatory move
mentln discharging the conductors this di-
vision:
s"There is a northumberland rumor in rail-
road circles that Superintendent Miller received
an order from General Manager MeCrea to dis
charge a majority of the passenger conductors
under him ON Monday last, and that he notified
the general manager that his resignation would
De handed IN at any time the order was made
Imperative. There is no doubt that Superintend-
emit Miller received such an order and the fact
that no one has been discharged seems to indicate
inat ne has resolved to stand by his conductors.
mr. MIXERS resignation seems to be generally
expected"
CHAT WITH sPoTTER.
very neatly dressed gentleman last evening
approached the railroad reporter of the Journal,
when the following con veIsation passed between
the parties, which at the present time will
doubtless interest readers of the Journal: "Are
you the railroad man of the journal, sir?" An
affirmative answer was given. swell, am one
of those epotters which you have been eensur-
ing severely in your department of late, and
thinking you might he less severe upon us did
you better understand our mode of doing bust
ness Will give YOU a few points. We are sent
here from the East. We have no personal feel
ing nor acquaintance with the passenger CON
ductors the roads under the Pennsylvania
companys control, do we even know the
superintendents on the several divisions Within
she last few weeks there have been high a
1UIgber as fifteen spoilers the system. or de-
teotives, as we should properly he called and
we have found that our services were more
needed on this system than upon any roads over
which we have been asked to operate, and we
presume this is due to the fact that the conduct
Ors have conceived the idea that job on the
Pennsylvania line is for life unless they neglect
duty or are responsible for an accident and
then discharged, therefore the conductors be-
came more reckless and dishonest You would
hardly believe it, yet it is true, that on one di-
vision OF this system one conductor took in