The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS,



bash system, was in the city yesterday pros
pectng
Col. H. A. Downing, who has been at Hot
Springs for nearly month, has returned much
improved in health.
George Bender, superintendent of the Ken
lucky Central road, is in the city, and will remain
over most of to-day
George B. Roberts has been elected president
of the Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburg road in
the place of w. L. Scott
The new fine iron bridge on the Belt road over
Pleasant run was completed yesterday, and
trains commenced running over it last night.
1t is stated officially that no more men will be
discharged from shops on the Decline system
II their services are not required on repair
work they will be put on new work.
W. W. Pagan. superintendent of the central
branch and western division of the Missouri Pa
ciic railway, spent most of yesterday in the city
Mr.. Pagan began railroad life on the lndianapo-
lis d Cincinnati road
Seven fast freight lines now operate over the
Dispatch, Empire line, White line, Star Union
line, Great Western Dispatch, South Shore
line, Continental line.
The L., N. A. & C. people are beginning to i'm
prove the road-bed on the Airline division. Two
gravel trains with large construction forces have
bed is to be pushed vigorously.
Rumor has it that the Lackawanna people and
the Wabash have really arranged to put on
through Pullman between New York and st.
Louis, The NickeI-plate will be used between
Buffalo and Toledo, and the Wabash between
the latter city and St Louis.
Quite delegation of men off of the Evans
vile & Terre Haute road and a number from
indianapolis have gone to Peoria to attend the
funeral Of Frank GULL, whose death was men
toned in yesterday Journal The funeral serv-
ices will be held at p NJ to-day.
1t is stated that Commissioner Finks clearing
house system for competitive traffic is being en-
ergetleally supported by the Pennsylvania peo-
pie, although that company expressed itself will
ing to adopt any other scheme that would give
equal promise of preventing strife in the future
Possibly the engineers on the through trains
of the Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis
road will cease running off of the 'Y" onto the
Union tracks at a speed Of twenty-five miles
per hour when the road is called upon TO pay
5000 or more for damages for such reckless
movement of trains.
Contractor Routier is pushing work on the
Chicago, St Louis and Pittsburg shops and
round house earnestly and promises to have
all the building completed in six weeks. It will
then take couple of months to place the ma
chlnery in the shops in position and lay the
tracks, etc, needed to use the round house.
w. G.. Sala late superintendent of the Monon
prominent position on one Of the Chicago north
western lines But few young men are more
capable in the way of handling men or trains
than is Mr.. Sala, and he was retired from the
L., n. A. g. c. only to cut down expenses. The
road Was top heavy.
The putting on of line of through coaches
between Louisville, Ky, and Grand Rapids
over the j., NJ & l. and L.. N. A. & c. Airline
and the Chicago & West Michigan roads, is un-
der consideration Passengers could leave Leu
IsNrI1la atT a,,1 he 10, ID
1890 P. M, which is six hours quicker time
than is made by any other route, and one change
OF cars is avoided.
The tenor of a telegram the local passenger
agent of one of the Indianapolis roads received
yesterday indicated that the opponents to open
ingfhe outside offices for the sale of tickets had
carried their point, and they will be continued
only as information bureaus. This will be
cheering news to the scalpers, as selling tickets
at outside offices has told unfavorably on their
business the last sixty days.
1t is believed that James McHenrv will spend
the remainder of his life the other side of the
water and torment the Erie people no more, so
poorly has he Jared during his recent visit to
this country. His plans have all been thwarted,
and he has lost large holding of his stock By
the by, the Erie people will in the future, have
hand in the election of directors of the c., c.,
G.. & l., he having turned his holding over to
President Jewett.
The c., !. st T.. G G. people put on passen-
ger train, yesterday, between Greensburg and
Columbus, leaving Greensburg at 5.45 A. NJ,
reaching Columbus at A. M returning leave
Columbus at P. NJ, reaching Greensburg at
1880 p. NJ With the taking effect of the spring
timetable the time schedule given in the
journal a few days since will take effect Then
the Columbus and Hope people can run down to
Cincinnati IN the morning and return home at
night.
V. T. Malott, vice president of the Union Rail
way Company, has returned from Cincinnati in
excellent spirits. The presidents and general
managers OF the roads composing the Union
Railway Company have promised to be present
at the meeting called for next week, and to re-
main long enough to take definite action on
several questions which have hung fire for sew
eral years-the new depot being one of the cues
tons to be considered, and doubtless the plan
of the structure and its location will be decided
upon
1t is remarkable that at a time when there is
general complaint of dull business the shipments
from New York to the West should be so large as
they have been the past three months. In
January they were about 10 per cent. more than
last year, in February % per cent. and in March
per cent more than last year; and the ship
ments this year have been larger than in any
previous year except 1882, when rates were nom
lnaL West bound rates are well maintained
from New York, but there is some trouble. as
usual, at Boston
The Terre Haute & indianapolis, the Louis
vile, New Albany d Chicago and the Chicago t&
EaSGern LIMOS ROADS are SuferIng considerably
in their earnings as result of the strike at the
Clay county coal mines. The T. II. & l. is
bringing into this market twenty-five carloads
of coal per day against seventy five per day, the
usual average movement The L., n. A. & c. is
taking but very little coal north over the main
line, but is making up for a-portion of this loss
by hauling Ohio coal to northern points, which
is brought in here over the L, B. & w, while
coal traffic over the c. & L. l. is practically at a
stand-still The miners still show no disposition
to accept the reduction in the scale of p1.ices
Local Association Organized.
The general agents and local freight agents
met yesterday at the Office of Commissioner
Richardson and effected a permanent organlza-
tinn- Tha fifteen roads comforting hnra ,rnro