The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-27
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


M. H. Ingalls, pTeSluSHU VI tii0 W. l., ~ IL "
G., is to be in the city to-day,
T. F. Brown. special agent of the c., l., st. L..
& c., was married at New Castle last night.
j. L. league has been promoted to the position
of chief train dispatcher on the l.. E. s. St L.
Airline.
Mr. c. S. Mellen has been appointed general
Superintendent of the Boston & Lowell railroad
and leased lines
Paymaster Lewis, of the L., N. A. g. c. sys-
tenn, will pay to day on the indianapolis division
for May services.
wv. Finfrock, train master of the c., H. &
D., Cincinnati, who has been confined to his
room for the past few days with fever, Is con
vaoscing.
W. Ne Duel, late passenger conductor on the
New York & New England road, who was i'm
ported there by S. Nj. FELTON, from the West, is
Ia the CITY prospecting.
Fast-frefght line men, almost without excep-
tion, speak of largely increased inquiry for
cars, and really it looks if the worst was past
SO far as business is concerned.
Austin Corbin, president of the L. B. e. w.
anda half dozen other roads, has purchased the
controlling stock of the New York, Woodhaven
81 kockaway road
The Belt Road company is building neat sta
tion- house at the point where connection is made
with the Wabash and L., N. A. & G. to be oc-
cupied by telegraph operators and train re-
porters.
Passenger rates are said to be better main
tanned at Indianapolis at the present than at any
time for six years past, when j. S. Lazarus in
augurated the practice of Strengthening west
bound rates..
+ Fl Devereux, president of the Decline
system. yesterday, on reaching Indianapolis
was called to Chicago, and did not therefore,
proceed with the inspecting party over the |. &
ST L. divisions.
The railroads connecting with the yellow pine
region of this South have adopted tariff of
prices which enables yellow pine to compete sue
cessfully with the white pine in the Chicago
market, and this class of traffic promises to be-
come heavy with the north and south lines.
e. A. Dalton late train-mastsr on the New
York. 81 New England railway has been ap.
pointed superintendent of the Louisville; Evans
vile & st. Louis railway, with headquarters at
Louisville, KY Mr.. Dalton was chief train
dispatcher of the c., FL. & D. lines under j. H.
Barrett.
Il. B. Thomas. general manager of the Bee
line system, was in the city yesterday, and in a
general talk spoke very cheerfully of the basi-
ness prospect for their lines. In fact, their
road was doing a good business for June, and
with. the better rates he thought earnings would
soon begin to swell.
There is good authority for stating that the
Pennsylvania company have under consideration
further consolidation Of departments of the
roads which run into Indianapolis, through which
1t will cut down down the operating expenses of
tile. several divisions $50, 600 per month. Vice
president Mccullough and Manager MeCrea have
mounted the economy hobby with an earnestness
that is worrying not only employees in all de-
partments, but certain officials as well.
FL. r. Deering. general passenger agent Of the
j., NJ, 6 T.. states that the Southern Exposition
of 1884 is to be a much gran6er and more ex-
tensive affair than last year. Earlier arrange
nertss will be effected with the railroads. and
the threequarters of million admissions of last
year will doubtless swell to over million this
year! On the west side of the grounds the Lou
iseius & Nashville railroad has railway station
at which passengers from any part of the United
States may be landed within two hundred feet
of OSs of the Exposition ENTRANCES
Ben Blanchard, of Terre Haute, is doubtless
the most successful excursion and land agent in
this country In 1879 he engaged in this bust
ness, and was in very moderate circumstances.
Now he is worth $50, 900 or more, and has an ex-
ce4len5 credit. His method of doing business
differs from other excursion agents, as, for
Instance, this week he got up an ex-
cursion to Garden City, Kan. The
train consisted of baggage car, a passenger
coach, hotel car and sleeping coach. The eX-
cursionists paid full round trip fare, he throwing
in their meals and sleepingcar beFths. Mr..
Blanchard paid the 1. & St L. $3.50 for hauling
the train from Terre Haute to ST. Louis, and
Ss56 to the Chicago & Alton for hauling the train
from st. Louis to Kansas City. Of course, MIR.
Blanchard gets his money back through the sale
of lands, yet the excursionists have a very pleas
ant time