The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-13
AFFAIRS OF. THE RAILWAYS.
PERSONAL and Local.

freight men he complains of a light traffic.
The indianapolis car works in the eight days
ending yesterday, built one hundred and thirty
four cars entire the best work done since the
car works commenced operations.
Fastfreight line agents AT this point have
been notified that the withdrawal of the Boston
& Maine and the Eastern railroads from all
fast freight lines, had been deferred for ninety
days.
The appointment Of James D. Carson as gem
eral manager of so important road as the Chi
eago & Western Indiana was much OF surprise
to railroad men who understand the duties OF
the position.
The special over the Cincinnati, Indianapolis
St Louis & Chicago road, yesterday, which
carried the roadmasters to Cincinnati, made the
run from Indianapolis to Cincinnati in two hours
and fOsty-five minutes.
Mr. D. J. Jones has been appointed general
agent of the Toledo, Cincinnati & St Louis
Railroad between Toledo and St Louis, with
headquarters at Frankfort, Ind. He will look
after both freight and passenger traffic
The Police Gazette is sold by newsboys on the
indianapolis e. Vincennes road, although the
road is operated by the Pennsylvania company.
which has q positive rule forbidding the sale Of
the paper on trains running over its system OF
roads.
General Traffic Manager Kimball, of the Union
Pacific authorizes the denial of the rumor pub
lished in certain papers to the effect that Mr..
j. w. Morse, general passenger agent, and T.
P. Shelby, general freight agent, are to be re-
moved.
Ben Mccullough, general agent of the passen-
ger department Of the Missouri Pacific, Texas
division, is named as the successor Of II. G.
Townsend, general passenger agent OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific should Mr. Townsend accept the
Eastern, passenger agency of the road.
It is quiet probable that stock company will
e. i A1,o DGcno fOho
journal and issue the Journal weekly instead Of
monthly, as now. Several train dispatchers have
expressed willingness to take some or the
stock and doubtless there are railroad ofhclals
who would help to place the enterprise upon Its
feet.
to understand General Manager Talmage's hos
pital scheme, they are not expressing themselves
as so bitterly opposed to being assessed small
sum monthly. The last pay day all employees
whose salary exceeded $50 per month were as
sessed fifty cents; under that thirty five cents
The pay-rolls are made out with the assessments
deducted.
1t is to be noted that railroad managers con-
cur in the opinion that traffic will shortly be
very much increased, for which reason an ami,
cable adjustment of the various railroad quarreis
now existing is generally counted upon Every
one feels that the boHntiful harvest Will have
good results in every department. of business,
and also that patience is at present not only nee
essary, but justified by the outlook
The Chicago Times of yesterday says The
failHre of the trunk7line general passenger
agents at the meeting at Indianapolis, Wednes-
dag, toagree upon plan for the settlement OF
the paSsenger-rate disturbance has cast a we'll
defined gloom over railway circles. The chicago
officials returned yesterday. and reported that
FL NJ Bronson, of the Indiana Bloomington and
Western, was the chief obstacle in the way OF an
amieahle settlement
The projectors of the indianapolis, Eel River
81 Western road seem to be getting the money
from somewhere to proceed with the work.
Chief Engineer Devore will on Monday next dis
burse $4,000 on estimates Of the work done in
the last;two weeks. The first aim Of the build
ers Of the road is to make aconnectian with the
L., N. A. & G. road, and get coal on their hne
upon the Chicago market Building from the
connection of the L., n. A. & c. to Indianapolis
is secondary matter.
Chicago railroad men are so greatly in
terested in the outcome of the agreement be
tween the local freight agents of indianapolis
that they win black-lis consignees who act dis
honorably in the matter of paying freight
charges, and, going stil further, will not deliver
cars on private switches of such parties
until switching and freight charges are paid. II
Chicago the roads have bean having the same
trouble, and are taking steps to protect them
selves Consignees who act honorably in the
matter are in nowise affected by the agreement
C. E. Henderson, general manager of the Day
ton & Southeastern division of the Toledo, Gin
cinnati & St Louis system, returned from triI
over their lines yesterday. He reports matters
moving along nicely. The earnings of The Day
ton division of the old Toledo, Cincinnati & St
Louis system were So, 587. 80 the fourth week o.
August. There is talk of an Immediate reor
ganizatian of this division and pro
yiding means fsra standard gauge The South
eastern division earned gross about So, 800 tn,
fourth week of August. The management ha
contracted for 600 tons Of SO pound Steel at 1923
for the improvement of the road
Cheering Words for Manager Talmage.