The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The Yandalia viii replace the bridge on tn,
7. b. 6 L. division which recently went dow
| with fine, substantial iron bridge.
East-bound Pool Commissioner Spiers is ii
the CITY, and will remain here to-day and to
morrow He is rapidly shaping up pool matters
at this point
The east-bound movement of freights this
week is dropping behind that of last week, while
heavy for July.
John B. Carson, general manager of the L., N
j A q @. system, goes to New York to-day for a
conference with President Roosevelt and the
/ board of directors
The side tracks along the Western roads are
rapidly filling up with empty cars, which are
being sent West in large numbers preparatory to
moving the new wheat crop.
The Ohio Southern people sent the speciica-
tons to one of the Eastern locomotive works,
| yesterday, for three consol engines, asking their
lowest bid for building them.
| The reports generally from along the lines of
the railroads are that the crops are the best that
! have ever been seen, and good crops mean good
business for the railroads. Good business means
increased profits.
Roadmaster Henry, of the L & St L., was
notified yesterday that the Cleveland rolling
| mills had this week commenced the shipment of
twenty miles additional of steel rails, weighing
| seventy pounds to the yard
the new train placed on the Indianapolis
Peru & Chicago division of the Wabash system,
some thirty days ago, is paying handsomely,
averaging through the month of June to carry
daily elghty7n nine passengers coming south and
eighty going north
The virtuous o., ST T. g p, it is alleged, is
doing some undetermined work, which Commits
sioner Richardson is investigating 1t is charged
that this road is still selling tickets at 81 rs for
the round trip from indianapolis to Chicago, but
the greater mystery is in what manner has one
of the scalperS secured handsome holding of
these tickets.
H. c. Townsend general passenger agent of
the Wabash system, is nNew York. While East
he will settle the question whether he will re-
main with the Wabash or accept very fatter-
ing offer on another important system of roads
Should Mr.. Townsend leave the Wabash they
will lose a passenger man whose place it viii be
difficult to fill.
Col. M. A Downing and George Burnhaln,
who are interested in the st. Louis, st. Charles
q Creve Coeur road, have returned from St
Louis. They report that grading for the ex
tension of this road into the very heart of the
city of st. Louis has been begun in earnest, and
that before Christmas their track will be ready
for cars to run over it.
V. 7, Malott. president of the Chicago and
Ohio River pool, at the suggestion of Commits
sloner Richardson has called meeting at Chi
cago on Tuesday, the 18th, of the presidents and
general managers of the roads in the pool. At
this meeting it is expected that the per cents of
the Illinois Central and the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois in the pool will be fixed upon.
Vim. King, ir,, learns that the impression is
abroad that he was discharged from the service
of the Wabash company which is not true. He
was simply given leave of absence for thirty
days or more, as were some twenty or more en-
ployes in the Office of passenger agents of the
Wabash company The unpleasant feature
about the matter is that their pay stops while
off duty. Billy as he is familiary known. is
well thought of by his superior officers.
There is entirely too much complaint that
sleeping-car companies sell berths, take the
pay for them and do not retain them for the
purchasers. Too much care cannot be exercised
IN this matter when travel is as heavy as at the
present time, as it is very annoying to board
train and find your berth occupied by another
who has, as well, paid for the berth. It is al
legged that the sleeping car conductors and port
ers are largely in fault for such irregularities,
by favoring passengers who come down literally
with perques' This matter will bear investi-
CATION.
The fact that the Wabash people, to reduce ex-
penses at this point, have rented cheaper room
at SO South Illinois street and will remove to it
in a day or two, led to a rumor that they were to
close their outside Office at this point District
Passenger Agent Denney is authority for the
statement that should the Wabash people drop
the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago road which
without doubt they propose to do. as they have
defaulted not only on the June rents and interest
but on the July interest as well, the Wabash
would continue their local office at this point,
the business they get for points west of the Mis-
sissippi in this section justfying them inso doing
We have yet to see the railroad Zine repair
man mentioned in connection with any import
ance to the service of railroads. Some of the
railway officials fail to discover his usefulness
until after severe storm, when wires are broken
and poles laid low and the business of the
road is virtually at stand-still until the trouble
is repaired The telegraph service would in
deed be very faulty, and the movement of trains
by special order rather slow, if not uncertain,
without the service of the lineman Good line
men are always in demand The Western Union
Company pay from thirty to eighty-fvu dollars
Railroad companies pay from fifty to seventy
dollars The salaries are none too large, however
as the duties are very arduous at times and sub
ject the men to great hardships.