The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-16
AFFAIRS OF TIE RAILWAYS.
Persnhal and Local.

J. I. Watts has been appointed agent Oh INC
l., B. & w. at Pittsboro, Ind.
George W. Frey, Of Pittsboro, Ind, has been
appointed agent of the /, B.. g. W., at Friday,
Ohio.
The L, B. & w. people open a station at Ma
Dlewood, to-day. j. H. McGe has been ap-
pointed agent.
The earnings of the Chicago and East Illinois
road for the first week in December were $4O,-
a0. an increase of SO, 500 over the week pre-
ViOas.
The railroad editor of the Chicago Tribune,
In the Sunday edition, the first time in many
years, admitted that east-bound rates were firm
at Chicago.
The Indiana. Bloomington & Western road
earned in the eleven months ending Nov. 30 "
4i6. O2O. against 81. 124, 40 corresponding period
1888. Decrease this year $40, IOO.
The Kentucky Central road, under the excel
lent management of Superintendent Bender, in
creased its earnings this year in tho eleven
months ending Nov. 80 over that Of the cor
responding period 1888 $69 $3.50.
The earnings of the I. B. & w. road the first
week in December were $50, 077.lS freight
e~argings, $34, $4,000; passenger earnings, &c.
945 20; miscellaneous, S., 9Ol.48. This was a
slight increase over the earnings for the CORE
spending week 1883.
Major B. S. Henning's system of Florida roads
earned, In the eleven mO0UHS eDuluS NV 0Vf
. $50, 305, an increase in earnings OF S3O,2yz.
This increase is made in the face of the de-
pressed business situation, which has told Sc
Verely on their lumber traffic,
The freight men in the last few days have been
stirring up matters in their Southern business,
and Florida oranges are now placed IN this
market in five days from time of shipment, IN
stead of ten days, as before their attention was
called to the slow movement of this branch oil
traffic.
The c., L, St [. & c. management have de-
cidcd to put uD a larger depot building than first
contemplated at Valley Junction. The building
will be two-stories high, and FIVE rooms in which
train crews can sleep will be arranged in the
second story. Below will be waiting room, tele-
grauh Office and ticket Office.
The heads of four passenger conductors on the
Indianapolis g. St. Louis road have within the
last forty-eight hours tumbied into the basket.
namely, John Whitson, John McGill, Edward
Peck, and Harry Knowles. From this it would
seem that John Browning's female spoilers have
at last got in their work, as the saying goes.
In the eleven months ending Nov. 30 the Gin
c~innati, Indianapolis, st. Louis d Chicago road
earned, gross, s., 223, 728, against 81, 500, 429 in
1883. Decrease this year $Sl, 70l. The net
earnings for the eleven months show a handsome
increase, however, as the operating expenses
this year are cut down in the neighbOrhood of
$4,000.
The Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern is
making a sharp drive for some of the New Or
leAilS business via L ullOn, III eOnneCIlOn Will
the Illinois Central Its route from Indian
apOlis to New Orleans is S87 miles, while that of
the Louisville & Nashville is 92l miles. The
former, which leaves the J. NJ. & /. depot at
louisville, put on a line of Pullman sleepers
through to New Orleans on Sunday night.
As the new year approaches considerable in
terest is shown as to the future Of the trans
continental pool. which expires Jan. J. 1t is
feared it cannot be extended, as the percentages
lately awarded are unsatisfactory particularly
TO the Southern roads. The opening of the
Oregon Short Line introduces a new element to
be considered in connection with the subsidy
paid Northern Pacific and Oregan Navigation on
account of the Occidental and Oriental Steam
shin Company.
Large coal operators who have visited Clay
county state that the system of transportation
is unsurpassed by that of any coal plants in the
country. The Vandalia has in the block coal
territory fifty six miles Of track. connecting the
several mines with their main line, and therspe-
eisl study Of the Vandalia management has been
10 give the operators no cause for complaint that
cars were not set or taken away VIXEN loaded
promptly. -Four engines by day and two by
night are in constant service handling the coal
traffic alone, and when business demands it one
: two engines are added, that there shall be no
,aiy-dallying in the movement of the cars. An
..yerage of 300 carloads of block coal is hauled
from these mines daily, about one-ifth of which
comes to indianapolis. The remainder goes to
ere Haute, central Illinois, Chicago and north
q Indiana.