The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-12
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local
No trouble is looked for as result of the cut
ting down Of wages on the Wabash road such
action had been anticipated
j. r. Kendall assistant general freight agent
of the Vandalia, is having a sharp tussle with
rheumatism. lie is confined to the house.
The engineers on the Vandalia have grand
ball at Effngham on the evening of the 2Sth
Several engineers of the indianapolis division
will attend.
Reid Northrop, general superintendent of the
American Refrigerator Company, was in the city
yesterday, making arrangements to do business
at this point coming i'll here over the wabash
road.
Although there has been no reduction in wages
Of employees on indianapolis lines for two years
past the paymasters pay-rolls show that about
80 per cent. less men are employed on majority
of the roads.
General Agent White and Passenger Agent
Nichols, get into their new offices, Bates House
corner, to-day. Manager Darling, of the White
line, strongly favors the removal of the White
line office to this location.
Geo. Darling general manager Of the White
line, was in the city yesterday. He seems
pleased that the Nickel-plate goes off Of the Bee
line system May l, as it will give the White line
clean sweep, as in olden times
1t is quite probable that all the general Offices
of the Louisville, New Albany q Chicago road
will be moved back to Lafayette, which is with
out doubt the proper place for them, and
much better point than Louisville.
Russell Elliott auditor of the Chicago & At
lantc road, is in the city for a day or two. He
says the c. & A. is doing an immense business
for so much of a youngster of a road, their
passenger, well as freight traffic, being quite
satisfactory.
W. D. Wilson for a couple of years past agent
at this point of the Erie & North Shore road, re-
tires May L. The name of his successor has not
been made public. Mr. Wilson has served the
line faithfully while with it and has made many
friends among shippers.
The Wabash people have decided to build
fine depot at Fit Wayne. 1t will be of pressed
brick with cut stone trimmings, and Will be large
enough for use for many years to come, and will
have all such conveniences and comforts as
first-class depot should embrace.
Commissioner Richardson, of the Chicago and
Ohio river pool, has gone to Louisville to
straighten up some slight irregularities. Some
of the agents show wonderful ignorance as to
what territory the pool covers and what arc the
rules of tie pool in rate matters
The Vandalia and Pennsylvania people are said
to be much disappointed that at the time con
vention so much opposition was shown to these
companies shortening their running time be-
tween st. Louis and New York, yet for the sake
of harmony they will probably abandon this pet
scheme.
Philadelphia dispatches say that an upward
movement will soon be started in Chicago, st.
Louis and Pittsburg stoek-the old Chicago,
Columbus e. Indiana Central road 1t has GER
tainly become a good property, is in fine condi
ton physically and its passenger and freight
traffic is growing rapidly.
The local passenger agents seem not contented
to cut the San Francisco frst-elass rate to a
figure that leaves only s. for hauling passen-
ger from Indianapolis to Omaha, but now have
turned their attention to cutting the emigrant,
which is only 500, from s. to So, leaving about
So for the haul from Indianapolis to Omaha.
Beyond that point the rate is arbitrary.
The advance of three points in one day of the
Cleveland, Columbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis
stock Is exciting speculation, and rumor has II
that the Erie people are gathering the stock.
The fact is President Jewett now has all he can
well handle Then there is small an amount
of the stock on the market that what could be
bought would exert no influence in securing con-
troll of the property.
A. j. Dougherty, general western agent of the
Erie & North Shore line headquarters keOkuk,
Ia, has received notice that his services will
not be needed after May l. it is said that a
CONNER cial Express slime man will be his sue
cessor. Since Mr.. Villas took the management
of the line large per cent of the Erie d North
Shore line agents have walked the plank and
agents of the Commercial line have been sub
sttuted
April Is, the sleeping coaches run between
indianapolis and Wheeling, Va, overthe Indiana
Bloomington & Western and the Baltimore d
Ohio are to be taken of. The l., B. 81 W. PEG
pie have probably learned by this time that in
any traffic agreement they make with the B. q
o. people the latter will see that the B. & o. has
She best end of the bargain. They will, in other
words, take all the business you win give them,
but will take no special pains TO reciprocate
therefor.
S. F. Person passenger pool commissioner
has called meeting on April % of the joint
executive committee passenger Department. of
the trunk lines and eastern and western rail
roads. One purpose of the meeting is to renew
the differental fare pooling contract which ex-
pires May l. Tho interior pools at Dayton,
Columbus and Cleveland are perfected. The
assent to pool at indianapolis has been OBJ
tanned from all the roads, and it is proposed to
complete this and other pools at Detroit and
Toledo at the meeting