The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-01
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The stockholders of the c., l., St. L. & G.
hold their annual meeting for election of direct
ors in this city Oct 20.
The L., N. A. & c. (Air line) people are now
considering the putting on of train for Chicago,
which will leave Indianapolis at A. NJ
The L., N. A. & G. general Offices at Chicago
will be moved to their new quarters, in the new
Adams Express Building, on Dearborn street,
to-day.
John McMahan, roadmaster of the T. n. & 1.
division Of the Vandalia line, died yesterday
very suddenly. He was a cqmpetant and faith
full official.
w. D. Wilson, agent of the Lackawanna line,
at this point, to-day moves into the room In tho
Board of Trade which has been occupied as the
Red line Office.
The indianapolis ticket scalpers have entered
into an agreement to in no case give party
purchasing ticket over 81 of their commission
to secure a sale.
The Hoosac tunnel line has completed arrange
mertS to open an Office at indianapolis, reaching
this point over the c., H. 6 d. The C., H.
e. d. has but twelve fastfreight lines operating
over it, and badly needs another
J. w. Smith, general manager of the West
Shore line, was in the city yesterday prospect
ing. Judging from the tenor of his conversation
the chief mission of the West Shore line is to
wipe out the New York Central road
The Southwestern division of the Pennsylva-
MIA Nnes west of Pittsbure, under the manage
ment of James McCrea were operated in the
month of August at reduction of 1854, 900 on
the cost of operating these lines the correspond
ing month in 1888
The management Of the Pennsylvania lines de-
clare openly and aboveboard that in all pools,
hereafter, of which they are members, they shall
oppose the plan of allowing any road differen-
tial rate as in every case differential rate is
used as rate demoralizer.
The Commercial Express line to day absorbs
the Erie & North Shore Dispatch, and all freight
marked or consigned Erie & North Shore Dis
patch will hereafter be way billed Commercial
Express line. The understanding now is that U.
G. Cleveland, the E. & N. S. agent, will act at
this point for the Commercial Express line.
H. P. Wetsell, general agent of the Vandalia,
yesterday received q telegram from San Fran
cisco, noting the arrival at that place of freight
within ten days from date of shipment from this
city via Vandalia line, st. L. & S. F., A, I.
g. s. F. and Atlantic & Pacific railroads. This
is considered the best time eyer made by any
route between these two cities.
J. J. Turner, superintendent Of the lndianap
oils & Vineennes road has just put in operation
at the Spencer stone-quarries, this road, a
channeler which is performing admirably A
block of stone containing $50 cubic feet has been
cut out with this machine Not only does 1t cut out
blocks of stone of any desired dimensions but 1t
also leaves the stone as smooth S if dressed
with the hammer.
The question atissue between the Decline and
the l., B. & w people, regarding livestock ship
ments has again been referred to Commissioner
Fink for arbitration. The l., B. & w. takes
the ground a shipper has no right to pay them a
local rate to Indianapolis and then ship from
here East over the Decline on pro through
rate. The Bee-line people say they have right
so to do if shipper prefers their line after
reaching indianapolis
railroad official who last week was thrown
into the company of Commissioner Fink consid-
erably, says the genial old gentleman takes the
situation with the trunk lines philosophically, and
is losing no sleep over the discomfort in the
trunk line pool. At their meeting the presi-
dents and general managers all have more or
less soled linen to wash and not infrequently
an official drops remark in his haste which
brings to the surface new tricks of the trade.
The last nine months the Pennsylvania peo-
pie have been cutting down operating expenses
sharply, yet they have not allowed the road bed
OF the equipments to deteriorate. On the Indian
apolis division of the c., st. L. g. p twelve
thousand new cross-ties have been placed under
the track which is all steel between indianapolis
and Columbus; and nearly every locomotive has
been thoroughly repaired, and the same is true
of the Pennsylvania coaches and freight equip
mentS.
Unquestionably the strong grounds E. A Ford
general passenger agent Of the Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburg, takes against paying com
| missions to ticket agents of railroad com
| panies is tenable, and can be sustained by
sound argument Legally speaking, ticket
| agent has no right to accept commits
sion from other companies. He is employed tc
| sell tickets, and any profits he may receive be
| long to the road which pays his salary. The
courts, upon suit, would compel all ticket agents
receiving commissions to pay them over to theil
| employers Thousands of dollars are paiG
monthly by many roads, in the way of commits
sions, where neither dividends are declared nor
even interest on the bonds paid