The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-27
NEWS OFTHE DAY
Sensible Remarks on the Responsible
ty of Railroad Management.
Shutting Down on the Scalpers-Satisfac-
tory Showing of VanderbiIt's West
ern Railroads.

'.,rlAhV travelling passenger agent Of
the Frisco line, is in the city
Robert Emmett, Pennsy lvania agent at Iopo-
Ra, Kan, is in the city spending the holidays
f. l.. Gregory, freight agent of the l., B. & w.,
received an Office chair from the clerks IN the
freight office yesterday morning.
II looks as if the South Carolina Railroad Com
mission must go. bill to abolish 1t has passed
the third reading in the State Senate.
West Shore bonds look, now that the road is
about TO be opened very much like N. p. stock
the day the party started out TO drive the golden
spike.
A Portland paner says that so far this season n
tia Grand Trunk road has forwarded 2O,0OO
tons Of freight to Europe by the Engnsh
steamers.
An effort is beng made to induce the Illinois
Central TO build branch road from Wetaug, on
the main line, to Cape Glrardeau, NO, wnlch
will then give direct connection with chicago.
There is but little doubt that the next annual
report OF the Atchison, Topeka " santa re Tall
road will show a surplus upon the years opera
lions of 100000 after payment of hxed
charges and dividends.
H. R. Hobart, of the Railway Ago. says
that more miles of railroad will be built, proba-
bly, next year than were built this. The total
for 1883 will be about 1000 miles. Many long
extensions of old lines will be built in 1884, be-
sides a fair average of new lines
The trunk lines yesterday resumed the sale of
tickets to Council Bluffs and Omaha over the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul railroad, which
were ordered off sale by Instructions lssned from
the commissioners office on Oct. IL. Tho road
has given satisfactory assurances regarding the
payment of commissions.
Trainmen report that to the Janney coupler
alone is due the absence of fatalities in the j.,
NJ & /. wreck near Franklin, The coupler held
the cars apart from each other and prevented
their telescopng. 1t was designed to this end
and no seVerer test could be made OF its utility
than that given on Sunday night
dispatch from Montreal says: tt is stated
here that the transfer of Canadian Pacific stock
from New York to London is rapidly going on.
it being considered a prohtable purchase IN
Europe as an investment. At the present ono
tations tits paying " cenr. The object is to
clear it out of the New York market.
Ittsreported thatthe general passenger gents
of the lines between Indianapolis and Chicago
will order off sale tickets to Kansas City from
this point via Chicago. This will be a severe
blow to the soalpers, who have been doing big
business in this issue of tickets the liberal
commissions paid by the Alton and Rock Island
roads, and give the direct lines chance TO do
their legitimate business at schedule rates.
President Pullman denies the report that the
Pullman company furnished West Shore equip
ment in exchange for North River construction
stock, 1t got cash, between S1,O0O,OOO ana g.
100000. Mr.. Pullman says there is reason
for the recent raid on the companys stock. Ow-
ing to the extension of its lines of sleeping cara
under contracts made during the past year, its
earnings show n very considerable increase as
compared with the same period OF the previous
year, which was the largest of any year i'll the
history ofthe company.
The new Michigan Central bridge over the
Niagara river will stand idle for SEINE time. The
Weland ''eut-off," which was built to furnish
direct line to the bridge, is completed, but there
IL still considerable work to be done III prepar-
ing the tracks and approaches ut the bridge
and IN making yaPd-roOm on the New York side
TO handle the large amount of business which
will need to he transferred there. The cost of
the bridge has been vaTiously estimated, some
figures placing 1t at million and half. The
Michigan Central people, who ought TO know,
state that it cost between 100000 and $780,
600.