The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-17
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


IeIooietA am A@oN"N'
The l. & St l.. will run another cheap eXcur-
sion to Kansas Nov. Is.
An important change in high official position
on the Pennsylvania lines, west of Pittsburg, IS
snid to be quite probable.
The Bee line last week, forwarded East from
this point III loaded cars the c., St l.. & P,
775 the c., II. & l., 1885, the l., B. &5 W., 1858
The c., H & l. received and forwarded at this
point, last week, 9O5 cars, the largest number
handled at this point in the history of the road.
The earnings of the Cincinnati, indianapolis,
ST Louis s. Chicago for the first week in No
vember were: 1884, $4,000; 1858, $5O.542; de-
crease, $l0033
The Vandaa engines Nos. 80 2G, 81, 49, ISL,
1872, 1888 lately purchased at Pittsburg. are be
ing supplied with the new equalizers and swing
beam front truck hangers.
The following are the new stations opened on
th2 LogansPort extension between Plymouth
ana South Bend; Woodland Lapaz 10. q o.
crossingl, Lakeyille Jaquith,
The journal could name the man who is being
pressed by the bondholders for the appointment
of receiver Of the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago
road, and who will probably get there.
Central Iowa directors have organized by a
choice Of Elijah Smith president; the same gen
tleman and Messrs Sage, Perkins Chase and
Huidekooper as executive committee.
1t is believed that should the order to restore
east bound rates to-day prove effective, that an
order will be promulgated before the close of
the present week to advance east-bound rates
dive cents per 100, or to the usual winter tariff.
Farmers in some parts of the West re
ported feeding corn to cattle and hogs in prefer
tUce to accepting current prices for the grain.
They must ship the cattle and hogs then, and
the railroads will receive only little less than
they would for hauling the grain.
The Wabash people last week received two
fho In
connective Works. They We're numbered l,OO5
ami l,026 They are to be used by the W., st.
i. & P. railway, on the Hannibal branch. 1t is
said the hog engines now in use are to be
transferred to the Chicago branch.
There has been quite an increase in the last
few days in the shipments of live stock. The
Vandalia last week brought in 1863 carloads, the
]. a. St L., lj6. Both roads as WELL are having
good run Of shipments Of coal from Clay coun
ty, the Vandalia last week bringing into
indianapolis Alp carloads of block coal
Norris r. Shaffer. one of the popular and eff
fieieut conductors of the c., l.. st. L. & c., has
rendered his resignation. to take effect at Mr..
Sherwoods earliest convenience, and will be re
Eeved to-day. He has been connected with the
road twenty years and resigns in order to give
personal attention to his extensive lumber in
terests here and elsewhere.
a, A. Talma&e. general manager of the Wa
bash, has advanced step in the right direction,
by posting at all stations on said line of roads
notices to all persons not having business to
transact with agents of the company, that lOiter
ing OF travelling over their property will subject
them to be treated as trespassers, and will like
wise be prosecuted. Parents are also warned
against permitting their children to play or
hotter about the railroad as by doing they will
he held responsible. Nothing is more annoying
to well-bred person than when obliged to wait
al Il station to have a dozen or more loafers
Je"png in at the doors and windows. splitting
tobacco juice on the floors and platform and
lsing prOfane and obscene language
Freight Business Over Indianapolis Lines.
The train records show that sos more cars
were handled at this point last week than in the
She week ending Nov s, COZ of the number be-
ing loaded cars In looking over the train
records, the increase is shown to be with east
and west lines, and about equally divided i'll the
respective directions. Freight men incline to
tie belief that east -bound business from this on
=, rcd for to-day should act as check upon
t'-,ic east-bound. Shipments westward are
quite satisfactory, and have been for some
months past, and on a large per cent of this
business good rates have been realized North
EIi south roads are having dull time However,
there has been an increase in south
Ind business the last week. The dullness ii
tl,c lumber traffic affects unfavorably the bust.
Of north and south roads from Michigan.
Statements are light, and with most of the car
vut Ks shut down the demand for Southern
pine is very light Local traffic has been a little
oil thus faI this month, but an improvement is
now looked for as the election excitement is
practically over Below we give the number of
ears received and forwarded at this point in the
weeks ending Nov and Is: