The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
personal and Local.

& w, has gone to Buffalo to attend the line
meeting.
The scalpers are all blue. Since the war is on
their income has been limited. The local agents,
so far, undersell them
Frank Dempsey, one of the most popular pas
senger conductors on the Chicago division Of the
c., St L. s. p, was buried on Sunday at Rich
mond, Ind.
There is the best of authority for saying that
two agents Of fastsfreight lines yesterday Of
fered to take seaboard shipments Of grain at the
old rates-l8a cents per hundred pounds.
The Chicago Tribune revives the rumors that
u. p. Ripley is to become general traffic mana
ger of the Milwaukee & st. Paul, and J. f.
Tucker general traffic manager Of the Chicago
burlington g. Quincy.
A letter written from ST Louis to a friend of
Frank Wade states that Mr.. Wade has decided
to accept the offer of the Wabash people to look
after their passenger BUSINESS in this section,
making indianapolis his headquarters.
The meeting of passenger agents, called for
yesterday, to brace up west bound rates, was a
grand hzzle In the afternoon the local passen-
ger agents took advantage Of the situation and
rates to Kansas points were So to So off
railroad official who looked in upon the
train dispatchers in convention at Louisville,
KY, last week, says they were 150 of the bright
est, most ve-looking men he had ever
oS6SuAASAt
Rumors of new combination in the Wander
bit interest being used to put up the price Of
c., O., G. & L No one doubts the stock is worth
what it is now quoted at. The great trouble
is, there is only small amount on the market
The hostility to the Wabash management of
the 1, 2. q @ road is gradually dying away, and,
Should the present management continue to
show disposition to treat shippers at this point
squarely, few months will bring about the
former popularity of the road
The time was when the general manager Of a
road was the next bestpaid man to the presi-
dent Now the local passenger agent who is all
lowed to take gets the largest salary;
the purchasing agent comes next, then the gen
eral manager, and SO on through the general
officers.
W. w. Johnson has eight carloads Of
dry goods and household furniture to ship to
Wichita, Kansas, and the several freight agents
are having lively rate tussel. The last heard,
one agent had cut the rate in two in the middle
and was now at work to see how many passes he
could get for Mr.. Johnson's family.
The Wabash people have been given to under
stand distinctly that unless the interest on the
bonds resting certain portions of the indian
apolis, Peru & Chicago and the rental on other
portions of the road is paid on the terms OF the
lease the trustees will be asked to take posses
sion Of the property in the interest OF the
lessons.
The l., N. A. s. G. people hope to make
the Chicago & Western Indiana road by Sept /.
Then the several months ago talked of traffic
agreement with the c., L, ST L. & G. will prob
ably be put into effect or at least there is good
authority for saying the scheme has not been
abandoned.
w. j. Morden Of the frog and railroad cross
ing mandatory, Chicago. is in the city and
feeling in excellent humor, Judge Blodgett hav-
ing decided the question at issue between him
and F. G, Weir, where the latter claimed that
kfo IN
favor Of Mr. Morden, practically annulling the
Weir patent it is claimed.
New York papers say that the business houses
in that city and jobbefs in the West are holding
back goods in the expectation Of q reduction in
freight rates, and many travelling agents are
waiting in New York for the expected cut in
passenger rates. This talk should be taken with
a good deal of salt The fact is that west-beund
traffic was never heavier in August than thus far
this year
No time has yet been fixed for meeting of the
passenger agents of the joint executive commit
tee of the trunk lines, and the absence of Com
missioner Rerson, who has charge of this de-
paRtInent from New York, is taken as an indi-
cation that there will be no special effort made
to arrange new pool at present. In fact, some
OF the Western passenger agents express be-
lief that the scheme has been abandoned.
Mr. Lape who recently left the Bce-line, seems
to have struck a road on which his ability is APP
preciated O. A. Haynes, superintendent OF
motive power and machinery of the Texas 81 Pa
cifc railway, by circular gives notice that on
and after Sept /, 1884, the jurisdiction of Mr.. j.
Z. Lape, master mechanic of Rio Grande divis
ion, at Big Springs, Tex, will be extended to in
dude the motive power and machinery depart
ment at Fort Worth, Tex
The following is a comparative statement Of
the operations of the Evansville g. Terre Haute
road for the nine months ending May 81, 1884
Gross earnings 1851, IA; operating expenses
$267, 5l5; net-earnings $40. 200 Corresponding
period 1883: Gross earnings $547 1854 operating
expenses $291 763; net earnings $255 go The
aggressiveness of the Peoria, Decatur & Evans
vile management makes the latter an ugly com
petitor of the .. e T. Els and it is surprising
that President Mackey's showingis as favorable
asst is.
An article inthe railroad column of the En-
qriirer, of yesterday headed Cant Be Beat
gives thefollowing mileage Of engineson the Gin.
cmnati& Muskingum Nalley railway: Engine
No $40, $3.50 niles engine No. 8O4, Z, 800 miles,.
While the above isagood mileage, the following
is better: Engine No g. C., H & T. railway ii
July made 7, 459 miles; engine No. 8, on the G.
n. q D.. made 1888 miles, and engine No. is
1922 miles This is no unusual thing, as any
one can see by .glancing over the engine sheets
but is regular thing
DO Competitors of the l., b. s. w. Cut Ratess
The fact that so large . per cent. of tn,
freight and live stock which the l., B. "a w
brings into dndianaolis after reaching her,
is reloaded and forwarded East, over tn,
Bee line, the o., st. L. e p. and the 20.
II, g /, rather than the /, b. g W.
causes much complaint on the part of the T., B
CIV. people, who have conceived the idea thati1
some manner indianapolis shippers are Favored
in rates by the roads named above. So conf
dent are the l., B. 3 w. people that such is tn,
case they have entered complaints to such al
effect before Commissioners Fink Known,
that the L, B. 8 W. is one Of IndianapoIis's mos
important roads, and feeling that business men
generally are kindly inclined toward the L, B
q w, several shippers were interviewed
- ascertain if possible, what grounds
Che /, B. g ". people have for their belief
shipper No !, N answer to the question