The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-12
AFFAIRS on THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


the c., L. St. L. g c. main line, 24,581 cars.
OF that number, Is, 95s were loaded cars
President Deyereux says that it has not yet
been decided whether or not the directors of the
Beeline will declare dividend in August
Travel the last ten days to eastern and north
ern pleasure resorts has been heavy beyond
parallel while west and south bound traffic has
been remarkably light.
Rumor has it that c. G. F. Bent, master of
transportation of the b., N. A & 9. is shortly
to retire and To take position on the N. Y, p.
& o. road under Manager S. NJ. FELTON,.
J. J. Turner superintendent Of the Indiana
polls & Vincennes road, who has been confined
TO the house for several days with threatened
typhoid fever, was much better yesterday.
Mr.. L. HI. Lewis formerly auditor Of the
Cleveland, Sandusky 81 Cincinnati railroad at
Sandusky, has been appointed auditor of the
Fargo & Southern railway, with headquarters
at Fargo.
The passenger equipment of the old l., ?. &
G. roEd now operated by the Wabash, has been
equipped with the Westinghouse air-brake in
place of the Eames vacuum brake put on I'M
der the Malott management.
George Venn, general baggage agent at the
Union Depot, and ]. A. Glover, of the L. B. 81
W., leave this evening for Boston to attend the
annual convention Of general baggage agents to
be held in that city next week, the wives OF both
gentlemen accompanying them.
From semfoficial source it is learned that
after much coaxing A. A Talmage has consented
to continue as general manager Of the Wa
bash system, the higher officials having
promised him ample funds to put the road bed
and equipments in the best conditions.
The members of the G.. H. & D. Mutual Ben
eft Association have. been called upon for their
fourth assessment this year, on the death Of q
member The association pays $500 to the legal
heir of deceased members. The last assessment
is on the death of James Lambert, July 2.
w. S. Spiers reports the Peoria eastbound
pool to be working smoothly. The only disap-
pointed ones were the shippers who had sup
posed that Ike preceding pools at that point, it
would be of short duration, and rates would
soon become generally demoralized again.
The first report of earnings, for the first week
of July, is from the Long Island road Austin
C0rbin's road--which shows an increase of So,
800, and the earnings are the largest in the
history of the road Pretty good showing that.
The earnings of his Western lines will as we'll
show an Improvement, for the first week of July.
People who travel the Wabash road will be
pleased to learn that the depot lunch room at
Peru has changed hands and the old malleable
sandwiches with wrought-iron hinges have given
place to those of new design and improved con-
struction. Under the new management every
thing is as neat as pin and prices very reasona-
BILE
The Erie like the Wabash, is sweating and
swearing under the weight of too many leased
lines, which drain, OUT DO not supply an aQo-
quate return On the arrival of John Bull, in
few days, it is understood the question of lop-
ping of all dead branches Will be considered If
they wish to- drop the G.. FL. 81 L division of the
G., H 81 D. system, doubtless the Corbin syndi-s
cate would gladly make 1t a part of the l., B. s.
w. system.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has in
troduced new ticket system, designed to do
away with the clumsy coupons. The new ticket
is at present only in use on the Philadelphia &
Erie road. 1t is a modification of the old form
Of blank contracts, space being open for the
booking clerk to insert only the name of the
station to which the passenger is bound The
neG ticket is of paper, aud is torn from a
counter check-book.
Train dispatchers Stevens, Blizzard and Sipp,
of the G., l. St E. & g., have. joined hands,
and will on August 10 issue the first number of a
paper, to be, published in the interest Of train
dispatchers. The paper will be known as the
Train Dispatchers' journal, and several railroad
men as well as dispatchers have promised to fur
nish articles of newsy and readable character
suited to the branch of railroad service the
Journal will represent. Indications are that
there will be over 600 subscribers to theipapef
on its first issue.
The Wabash road has issued instructions to
its conductors to strictly enforce the rule pro-
hibiting second class passengers from entering
frstclass coaches or sleeping-ears without pay
ing the additional fare provided by the regula
tions of the road. Should this order be enforced
lis, 1t would be much to their credit Investiga-
ton would doubtless show that a larger per
cent of the people travelling in chaircars ON
certain Western lines arecarried on second class
than on hfst-class tickets
One of the heavy expenses of railroad opera
ton, that Of doing the switching, is often over
looked by shippers. On the Decline system
there are daily in use fifty four switching en-
gines and nearly double that number of train
crews, as most of the switching engines are in
service at night as well as in the daytime, The
largest number are in service at Cleveland
there being sixteen in service through the day
and fourteen during the night Indianapolis
comes next. Here there are twelve in use. At
st Louis there are nine, Cincinnati seven
Columbus eight. Gallon four, and the others are
scattered about at Delaware, Union City, G. &
A junction, Nation, and so on.
Importance of Having Competent Men for
Receivers.
Persons in position to understand matters
express the opinion that it is unfortunate forthe
Wabash St. Louis & Pacific road that the court
did not appoint as receivers persons who were
not so largely Identified with the Jay Gould
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