The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-25
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

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Wabash receivers are said to be drafting a
plan for dispensing with Wabash general mort
gage bonds
is catching on well with indianapolis freight
men His rulings thus far have been quite sat
factory.
@. E. Henderson, general manager of the To-
ledo, Cincinnati 8 St Louis, Southeastern di-
vision, has appointed Mr.. e. Hiserodt master
mechanic.
Henry Fraser, agent of the Continental line at
this point, expects at any moment to hear Of the
death of his mother, who has been an invalid for
some sixteen years
A. E. Touzalin, vice president of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe, sailed on the America from
New York for Europe last week lie will re-
turn in about six weeks
The St Louis freight pool expires by imita-
ton Aug l. and every road in the pool except
the Ohio & Mississippi is bowling for a readjust-
ment and increase of its per cents,
AS general manager, O. E. Henderson has un-
der his supervision nearly 1900 miles Of road.
This mileage includes the Danville, Olney d
Ohio river road, of which he is receiver.
The Decline advertises an excursion to Sara
toga under the auspices of the Dental Associa-
ton. The round trip rate is to be $26.2 20; going
to be good from the 1st to 9th of August; return
ing, until August 10.
The Chicago, st. Louis G. Pittsburg was yes
terday but twelve tons behind its per cent. in
the east-bound pool July % the pool statement
shows that this road took 100000 pounds of
freight out Of Indianapolis.
The c., L. e c. people are this week Sc
curing the right of way over which to build the
proposed cutoff at Greensburg, which will
shorten the distance between Rushville and
Louisville four and one half miles.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis road
is just now doing an excellent local business.
On Wednesday at stations on the line seventy
four cars were loaded, mostly with grain. for To
ledo, and yesterday sixty eight were loaded.
The railroad pools all over the country are in
stronger position than ever before and the time
is rapidly approaching when those who expect to
benefit by traffic wars must move quickly, as
they fail to endure long after reports reach Com
missioner Fink.
Business over the Danville, Olney & Ohio
River road is reported by Master of Transporta-
tion Marsh to be improving. At the local stations
from twelve to fifteen cars are loaded daily.
Until quite recently, were that number loaded
In week business was spoken of as being good.
On Tuesday night the Vandala depot at
Greenville burned The agent, Mr., Ogden, had
just left to go home, distance of about guar
ter of mile, but before he reached his house
was alarmed by cry Of fire at the depot It is
supposed to have caught from locomotive
spark The building was valued at 81 000
The earnings of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
railroad for the second week in July were $780,,
259, against $28 853in the corresponding week
last year The earnings of the Evansville q
Terre Haute branch were $14, 100, against $13,
237 in 1888 This is the first week this year that
increased earning over the corresponding week
1883, have been shown.
L. D. Richardson, commissioner Of the Chi
cago and Ohio River pool, has been in Cincinnati
and Louisville for couple of days, straighten-
ing up some slight irregularities, which are said
to have arisen from misunderstanding of his
rulings. All things considered. the officers of the
pool and the roads interested are to be eongratu-
lated that matters move along as smoothly as
they do.
The new machinery is rapidly being put in
position at the Chicago, ST Louis & Pittsburg
shops in the eastern part of the city, and it is
said to be the best machinery yet erected in
Western shops. The stationary engine which is
to furnish the power will be here this week. 1t
was built by the GUNNER Engine Company,
Cleveland o.; seventy five horse power, and Is
said to be superior piece of workmanship.
There was a little ripple yesterday in passen-
ger-men circles over rumor that the general
passenger agent of one of the prominent roads
had issued an order to agents that they might
meet the rates made by scalpers over their lines.
The road belittles itself which will permit the
scalpers to fix its rates. and should such a
policy be carried out, before many days another
ugly passenger rate war viii be inaugurated
living w. u. NICHOLS the local passenger agent
of the Decline little lee room has demon
strated that he is irst-class passenger man as
is evidenced from the fact that since the up
town Office was opened the receipts from sales
of tickets reading over the Decline and J. & st
L. have averaged $500 a day, while the sales of
tickets reading over the same roads at the
Union railroad Office have been as large as usual
1t might be well for the general freight agents
and line agents to all rub out and begin anew. as
each charge, that the other has been
guilty of crookedness in billing out
property since the advance in rates took effect
Let the agents try once to live strictly up to
rates and see if it is not agreeable so to do
As each road is allotted its per cent. in the pool
there is nothing to be gained in evading the
pool What the general managers now want is
earnings, nota big tonnage carried at non paying
rates.
Will Get Over the Best Walled Pool.
We're the cars of all fast freight lines owned
by the roads over which they run, as is the case
thoT