The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Loca 1.

Paymaster Irwin, Of the J., NJ. g. l., pays to-
lay on the indianapolis division for July service.
Harry Wetsell. agent Of the Vandalia at this
POINT, is at Bay Harhor, Michigan, enjoying a
en days rest. His wife is with him.
Ten carloads Of steel rails per day are com
ing over the Decline, ana ara here transferred
&C. l., st. L 8 G. ears and shipped to the
far Northwest.
Superintendent Whitcomb, OF the Belt road,
gives notice that the interloeking s%emaphore
signal at the crossing Of the Belt road and Bee
line and l., B. s. W., eastern division, will be
put in service August Is.
Colonel Harry Crawford. president, general
manager, etc, of the Chicago & Great Southern
road, is said to be ia New York to arrange a
loan to pay off his men and set the wheels on
the bigsnamed road in motion.
Engine 1870, one Of the forty=Hve-ton fellows
running on the Vandalia, Monday, hauled eleven
coaches from Terfe Haute to St Louis, 16f
miles, in four hours and fifteen minutes, making
ten stops at county-seats and railroad crossings,
The Chicago & West Michigan road has
sent one of its elegant parlor cars to Indian
apolis to carry Gen George B. Wright, +. w:
Chislelt and others to Petoskey. The party Will
leave this evening over the Ia, N. A. q T. AT
line
H. F. Stiles, agent Of the G., n q .. at this
pOlnb has gone TO DeIfOlb W dObCu0 WIG 1AbDl
Prison soldiers reunion. For somc weeks he
has been studying the diary he kept while IN
prison to refresh his memory. Mr.. STILES Will
be absent some ten days.
E. o. Mccormack, northern passenger agent
of the Louisville, New Albany q Chicago, To-
Gated at Chicago, is the last candidate for gem
eral passenger agent of the L., n. A. q G.
There are those, however, who believe that the
young man Murray Keller is the coming man for
that position.
At the Indianapolis station, daily, the Van
dalia people load cars to go through without
breaking bulk over twenty of their immediate
connections, General Freight Agent Hlbbard,
having special traffic agreements with such
reads. This method of encouraging business is
proving very profitable to the Vandalia.
So unfortunate have the L., N. A. & G. people
been with their bridges that every bridge on
the system is undergoing a most careful exami-
nation and where needed new bridges will be
constructed. Two are now building, one over
Bean Blossom creek, near Stineville. and an
Other over Clear creek, near Bloomington.
General Ticket Agent Doneugh, of the Union
railway offices, and General Baggage Agent Venn
both state that they have seldom seen travel so
heavy over Indianapolis lines as for a week past.
On Monday, daring the day. 2,227 pieces Of bag
gage were handled at the Union Depot and 5Sl
pieces were checked out from Indianapolis
proper, and the business of the night trains was
nearly as heavy
It was hoped that the passenger-rate war would
not extend to the Northwestern lines, but it has,
seemingly. A $24 rate was given yesterday on
round-trip tickets from indianapolis to Mime
apolis, MINI, the regular rate being $28.75. 1t
is believed that the commissions that the passen-
ger agents are getting from Western and North
western roads are the chief causes tor the de-
moralization. Agents seem to care little for the
revenue to the railroad companies
Al quorum Of the Bloomfield g. Bedford rail
road directors met at the rolling-mill companys
office yesterday. They are now sure that the
bridge disaster at White river, in which one man
was killed and several wounded, was caused by
some malicious person or persons tampering
with the bridge. A large reward will probably
be offered for the miscreant as soon
as q full board can be had. In spite
of all the company can do. a few
mean, low persons about Bloomfield are CON
stantIy trying to stir up strife, and do the com
pany injury in some such sneaking way, and it
becomes a necessity in the future for the com
pany to keep a watch at the bridge day and
night The company is running one train per
day from Bedford to White river.