The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-11

The G., l., st. L. s. G, earned in October
l$240, 500, a decrease as compared with earnings
corresponding month 1883 of $1,000
On Thursday the Middle and Western States
classification Association hold meeting In this
city, to confer regarding rate matters.
c. s. Sawyer, general manager of the Cont
mental line spent yesterday in the city He
reports business with that line as discouragingly
dull.
W. S. Baldwin, general passenger agent Of the
L., N A. g. @. system is to be in the city to-day
to make arrangements for opening at this point
Ian outside passenger office.
The j., NJ &c I. company yesterday abandoned
their engine-house in the southern part of the
lefty, and commenced housing their engines in
the new c., st. L. 6 P. round house in the east
ern part of the city.
The Wrecking Frog and Supply Company yes
terday closed contract with the Indianapolis
Car Company to manufacture, at once, OO0 or
the Palmerton wrecking frogs Orders Tor
these frogs are coming in from all parts of the
country.
Fl. W. Hubbard, general freight agent of the
Vandalia, spent yesterday in the city prospect
ing for business. He says freight traffic over
their entire system is light but thinks with the
coming of cold weather there will be decided
Improvement
General Manager Malott has determined to
lput stop to the boys Jumping onto moving
Ito that end has detailed man with police pow
iers to enforce the State law regarding jumping
onto moving trains.
The renewed traffic agreement between the c.,
FL. & l., and the L., N. A. & c. Airline goes
into effect Monday next. This will upset Com
missioner Richardson's pool per cents. as the
two companies now ask to be recognized in the
Chicago and Ohio River pool as through line.
The management of the Vandalia lines claim
that their several divisions the last year have
Ilxx In
gross earnings, and it is proposed the coming
twelve months to operate the road and maintain
its physical condition on fifty four to fifty six
per cent. of the gross earnings.
Fret. mt men account for the light movement
of live stock at the present tine by the fact that
? $50 large per ce5io o. cattle are being sdlppeu
S4on RIrssvdri and southern Illinois to Chicago,
where it iE slaughtered and sent East in refrig-
orator cars PROFESSIONALLY the shipments of
dressed beef will make decided difference in
livestock shipments to eastern markets.
Shippers are complaining that the Bee-line
people are not doing the switching service at
this point more promptly. 1t looks as if the
management in their anxiety to cut down eX-
penses, were affecting unfavorably their business.
Competition is so sharp now that shippers,
when cars not set in position to load or I'M
load promptly by one line, turn their business
oyer to another.
Matters have assumed an ugly phase in the
Chicago and Ohio river pool, and with the open
iof the new through route over the c., H. & l.
and L., N. A g. c. things are likely to be more
complicated. It is alleged that both the c., l.
st L. & G. and the c. st. L. & P are cutting
passenger and freight rates, and the l., B. s. w.
and Chicago s. Eastern Illinois, and the L., N
A. & G. are getting on their war paint
On Thursday next an important meeting of
the superintendent of the indianapolis roads is
to be held here. The question of the Union
Railway Company doing all the local switching
will up for discussion, and there is a strong
feeling in favor of such action. 1t is claimed
that the cost of switching at this point can be
reduced 40 per cent by the Union Railway
Company, instead Of each road, doing the switch
ing. This service is now very expensive to the
respective roads, and any scheme by which such
texpense can be cut down will meet with favor.