The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-27
FAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


H. G. Dieh general freight agent Of the L.. b.
W.. returned from the East last night
s. Talbot, agent Continental fast-freight
line at Kansas City, Mo- is stopping in the city
{ II day or two.
General manager Duval and T A. Lewis, west
manager Of the Erie fast freight lines, left
New York last night.
several of the general freight and line agents
leave this evening for Chicago. to attend the
line meeting which begins there tomorrow
IT, c. Cleveland, agent of the Erie & North
Shore at this point has sufficiently recovered
from his recent illness to be at his post again.
Agents of the north and south roads say that
shipments of watermelons from the Southern
States North, will greatly exceed this year those
of last year.
Commissioner Fink has issued a circular pro
posing an advance to twenty cents in grain rates
by the trunk lines, and the Chicago roads are In
favor of it, if it can be accomplished
President Malott and Commissioner Richard
son. of the Chicago g. Ohio River pool go to
Louisville KY, this morning, to arbitrate GER
tain questions over which there seems to be
some misunderstanding.
The tonnage statistics of the indianapolis
Eastrbound Freight Association show that the
five roads in the association forwarded from
indianapolis proper, in April, 152O8 tons OF
freight against Is, 800 tons in April, 1883.
Mr. Corbin, of the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western, suggests to Mr.. Fink the plan OF calling
the railroad presidents together lie thinks
everything can be adjusted and rates restored
The Indicator says Corbin pretends to hold the
balance of power.
The late aggressive action taken by the Bee
line is telling favorably in their passenger re-
ceipts at indianapolis. Agent Nichols is max
ing an excellent record for himself this month.
In their freight department as well the
Bee-line is benefited by having an Office at so
central a point as the Bates House corner
w. S. Spiers, commissioner Fink's representa-
tive in the Indianapolis & Peoria pool, IS spend
ing couple of days in the city taking the pre-
Gminary steps to establish the pool at this point.
The greater part of yesterday he spent with Sec
rotary Bowles examining the statistics of the
indianapolis East-bound Freight Association.
The belief is becoming quite general that the
Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific people will drop
their non-paying leased lines, June l, by de
faulting the rental, carrying out the idea of
Tohn G, Gault, who, just before leaving the
road said, referring to their leased lines, that the
Wabash company could never make any money
as long as these suckers were drawing the life
blood out.
President Roosevelt, after careful reading of
the contract of the recognized Union Railway
Company writes that he thinks it a very just
and EQUITABLE arran cement, and states that the
Louisville. New Albany & Chicago directors
press willingness to become mombers of the
company The Cincinnati Hamilton & Indian
apoIis is the only company now holding back in
the matter.
The Decline and Pennsylvania people are in
clined to further increase the speed of their
freight as well as livestock trains The feast
bility of running freight trains at the ordinary
speed of passenger trains has been demonstrated
the Burlington road by the use of air brakes.
The train was run at the rate Of twenty i've
miles an hour without difficulty or danger, and
the successful experiment promises revolution
in railroad transportation.
President Willard, of the Indianapolis Car
Works, is working earnestly to secure contracts
by which the works can be put in operation
June l, and is somewhat encouraged over the
situation. The Terre Haute Car Works have re-
sumed work with a force of 250 men. They are
now working on contract of new cars for the
o. ", w. & NJ road They have also one hun
bred box cars for the Wabash road to repair.
Prospects are that they will now have regular
work right along, says the Terre Haute Ga
zette.
The reported earnings of twenty nine railroads
for the second week of Nav aggregate So COS, 232,
against 81, 40 $50 for the corresponding week of
last year, an increase of $197,673 Only nine
roads report a decrease, the aggregate loss on
which was only 1913, l2I Nearly one-half of this
was on the Canadian Pacific which reports de-
crease Of $4,000 Indiana, Bloomington G.
Western lost 81, 937; Chicago q Eastern Illinois,
So 500; Illinois Central, $2,272, and Dubuque &
Sioux City. 81, S46 The other four roads to-
gether only lost $2,263.
The management of the Wabash system has
issued an order that switchmen and tranmeu
shall throw away the common stick for coupling
and use in its stead patent car coupling stick;
81 of their salaries to be held back for the stick,
and S. of every mans salary who carries switch
key is held back and $l.50 of every mans
salary who is furnished lantern; but this is not
what worries the boys most; the non-appearance
of the pay car troubles them more. Under the
circumstances, it does seem that the management
are crowding expenses upon their employees
most too heavily.