The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-10
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

IersODa4 anu hOCdis
Paymaster Sullivan, of the c., L. st. L. e c.,
pays on the eastern division to-day for March
service on the western, to morrow.
Newton Marsh formerly editor of the Column
bus Democrat, has been appointed agent of the
c., l., st. L. & c. at Columbus. This division
opens for business to-day.
The rail and water rate from indianapolis to
Liverpool is now down to II cents per cwt, the
lowest on record. Yet there seems to be but
little property going forward.
H. c. Atkins assistant general manager of
the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, was
stricken with paralysis at Lacrosse, yesterday.
His physicians say there is no immediate danger.
The earnings of the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western road for March were 1923. 34S. a.. From
freights the receipts were $3.50, O60. 05; passen-
gers, $I8, 952l7; miscellaneous sources, $l4,
33G72
The White limo people have under considera-
ton the removal of their indianapolis office from
the Union Block to the room in the Bat House
corner, which was to have been occupied by the
Nickel-plate line.
The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & In
dianapolis Railroad Company have applied to
the New York Stock Exchange to list $3.50 900
general mortgage fifty year gold bonds, consoll-
dated 6 per cents, dated January, 1854, due Jan
uary, l, 1884.
Parlor cars are being fitted up to run between
indianapolis and Cleveland over the Decline.
Going east they will be hauled on the train leav-
ing Indianapolis now at 1910 A. NJ; coming
west, on the day mail train which reaches Indi-
annapolis at 6:l5 p. NJ.
Frank GULL, for many years telegraph operator
in the Office of General Freight Agent Gram
mer, of the Evansville & Terre Haute road, died
yesterday at Peoria, where he had gone to visit
friends. Few railroad men had more friends
than did the deceased.
The many friends of Col Robert Forsyth,
traffic manager of the Chicago & Eastern Hi
nois road, will be gratifed to learn that the few
weeks he has been in Georgia have greatly inn
proved his health, and he expects to return
about May in fine trim for business.
H, W. Hubbard, general freight agent of the
Vandalia, telegraphs that he will be in the city
this afternoon and remain over portion of to-
morrow. Col Joseph Hill, general superintend
ent, and n. X. Elliott, master of transportation,
expected to be in the city for a few hours, to
consider some proposed terminal Improvement at
this point.
The most cheering feature of the struggle of
the railroad companies, stock dealers and butch
erS against the Western slaughtering establish
ments and the shipments of dressed meats, is
the hope which it furnishes that it may lead to
the one humane and satisfactory solution of the
difficulty so long desired, the adoption of an i'm
proved cattle car.
With the taking effect of the spring time table
the Decline will change the leaving time of No.
3 one hour later that they may have connec-
ton from the j., M 81 train which arrives at
indianapolis at IL A. NJ. In former years the
connection was made and good deal of travel
from southern Indiana to Buffalo and New
England points was thus secured.
After years of dilly-dallying the l., B. & w.
people have put an elegant line of sleeping-cars
between Peoria and Columbus, and from the
first night they were put on they have paid hand
somely and would pay still better were the l., b.
u W. people to make arrangements with the
Pennsylvania people to run these coaches on to
Pittsburg. Both roads would reap profitable re-
suits through such an arrangement.
The working force at the Nation shops, on
the Indianapolis & St Louis road, has been re
duced to $50 men, and foreman put in charge,
as a result of removing j. X. Lape, master me-
chanic of the Decline shops at Brightwood, and
the placing of T. Ransom, late master mechanic
of the l. & st. L. shops in his stead. Only re
pairing is to be done hereafter at the Nation
shops All new work will be constructed at
Brightwood.
w. G. Irwin, engineer of bridges, and VIM.
Turref, general master .mechanic of the Bee
line system, spent yesterday in the city looking
matters over, and go west over the l. & st. L.
division to-day. The erection of an iron bridge,
two spans of 143 feet each, over the Embarrass
river and another at Hillsboro where the
bridge was blown down by cyclone last fall,
will be commenced Monday next by the Key
stone Bridge Company.
James E, Roosevelt, president Of the Louis
ville New Albany G. Chicago road was in Louis
vile yesterday, and will leave for New York to
night, not going over the main line of the road
from indianapolis to Michigan City, during his
visit West. He is reported as having expressed
himself as highly pleased with the handsome in
crease in business over the Airline
division, which now promises to be 70
per cent. heavier this month than in any
preceding month since their division was opened
for business.