The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-22
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The passenger rate cutting in New York is
growing less and the prices are stiffening.
The FIVE western roads last week brought into
this station 1904 loaded cars, against 4,O52 the
corresponding week 1883
a. B. Marks has been appointed agent of the
Ohio Southern railway at Waverly, the appoint
ment to take effect to day.
Notwithstanding the low rates on live stock
east the movement is unusually light. The
Yandalia last week, brought in but S. and the
L & St L. but 80 carloads of live stock.
Thursday last was the banner day on the Belt
road There were ], GA cars transferred, which
was 134 more cars than were ever before trans
fefred over the road in twenty -four hours.
The Seneca division of the G., l., St L. & G.
is coming to the front as of the boss divisions
on the system. Last week there were handled
on this division 764 cars, 585 Of them loaded cars
Flagmen are becoming heavy expense to rail
road companies. On the Chicago division of the
c., St L q p. there are 1872 hagmen. A larger
per cent Of them are employed within the city
limits Of Chicago.
Freight agents of St Louis as well as Indian
apolis roads, are considering the best means to
stop the almost universal practice among ship
pers and receivers of OBTAINING freight cars be-
yond tne time allowed them
The Decline last week forwarded east from
this point 1856 loaded cars the G., St L. 81 F.,
GAG; the l., B. & W., 616 the c., 81, 81 l., BIG.
The Beesline the corresponding week 1888 for
warded 1859, the G., st. L. q ?. l,4ll loaded
cars
The superintendents who were in conference
at Boston last week referred the subject Of a
standard time system Of signals to the next
meeting which will be held at Richmond, Va,
upon the Wednesday nearest the middle OF
April.
The meeting of local passenger agents this
morning is rather an important one as an agree
mens Il TO be entered into which. if lived up to,
will put stop to rate cutting and make the In
dianapoiis passenger agents appear more respect
able in the eyes Of the outside world
The earnings of the l., B. & w. road for the
second week in September were $64, 088. SO; from
freights, $3S 1885, passengers $2ls GA 10; mis-
cellaneous, So 832. g. There was slight decrease
10 freight earnings over corresponding week,
1883. but an increase of some 5000 iii passenger
earnings and from miscellaneous sources.
The engineers profile of the indianapolis. Eel
River & Western road shows that there will be
2 100 feet of bridges to build and $500 feet of
trestle work. In the construction of the road
2 500 cross ties to the mile will be put in, and a
sixty pound to- the yard steel rail Twenty
seven miles of steel rails have already been pur-
chased
It is reported in Philadelphia that private
cable message has been received from England
to the effect that the proposition to raise money
for the Erie in London has fallen fiat and that
no aid will be given to resuSeitate Louisville q
Nashville and Wabash in London What will
become of the Wabash. should this rumor prove
true. is an interesting question
There is less railroad construction now going
~ e i th ts s ~ Msd;so e I;an.
anol;s ss son,ie+eJ In fact raroad build
Spvias' ~ sfang' sill Evan Calonal TobI Lee
has 81 oarst;ons The ertansoy If the
Vandalia to South Bend and grading on the
indianapolis, Eel River g. Western road is the
only work now in progress.
1bo. eobaroa ~ ,arnova +ba C4hicaoo and 0bio.
r,ivar nooI oca from Tn;ananoiis to Sbica 90
b hoa gSs ;ya3 Ind;ananoI;s is the n1oneT
poi ana Zvba tha con,m;ss;onar and bis nr
49, ae4 s,e ca1it mo-, and f,lv ea,r
ate+ - boS resneet;va oces theme are
pptbsr , ~ ,vba eoS All tba;1 nosit;ans and
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