The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-07
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


The monthly meetings of the fast freight lines
will be held at St Louis No. on Wednesday
and Thursday, Oct % and 30,
H. B. Hammond, president of the L, D. e s.
Railroad Company, is expected west on Thurs
day to attend the annual meeting.
1t is still uncertain whether Robert Nelson,
superintendent of the Northern Central Rail
way Company, will be able to accept the vice
presidency of the Philadelphia & Reading road
Westbound passenger rates were a little
shaky yesterday. One road sold tickets to FL
dorado Kan. at a cut rate, but apologies for so
doing by saying that they only met the scalpers
rate.
The Kankakee line is about perfecting ar
rangements for placing on the Seneca route
through Pullman sleepers and day coaches, to
run between Cincinnati Council Bluffs, and
Kansas City, respectively
1t is stated in railway circles that the Lake
Erie & Western lost $l700 600 last year. The
Lafayette Sunday Times says: Better move
the general offices back to Lafayette and regain
the trade of our merchants Messrs Il. E. q w
Erwin Brothers and Davis & Finnely, of
Tuscola, ILL.,, have brought suit against the l.,
d. 81 S. Railroad Company to recover rebates
promised under the SandersOn and Nutter ad-
ministratons of the freight department of that
road.
John r. Peachy, private secretary to the gen
eral freight agent of the Michigan Central, has
resigned to accept the position of private secre
tary to Joseph F. Tucker, commissioner of the
Nebraska livestock pool and arbitrator of al the
recently formed Western pools.
w. G. Sala formerly superintendent of the
northern division of tho L., n A & c.. has been
appointed superintendent of the Pensacola
branch of the Louisville 81 Nashville railroad,
with headquarters at Pensacola Fla. Mr. Sala
left yesterday for his new field. In his going
Indiana loses one of its brightest young railroad
men.
traveller from New Haven to Boston by
sleeper placed his watch and wallet under his
head when ne went to sleep. He was cleaned
out He now sues the company. The company
may as we'll pay up. Several times have In
dianapols parties recovered where property was
stolen and in one case the passenger was travel
ing on afree pass.
D. F. Whtcomb, Superintendent of the Union
tracks, yesterday issued the following notice. In
order to place all parties using private switches
leading from the U Mon tracks on an equal basis
with owners of other switches in the vicinity it has
been ordered by the board of directors that, on
and after Oct. 10, charge of one dollar per car
trackage will be made.
The L., n. A. & G. people yesterday com
menced running over their own track between
Hammond and the Chicago & Western Indiana
road instead of over the Chicago & Atlantic
road. The question now arises, will the traffic
agreement entered into some months ago be
tween the c., L. st. L. e c. road and the L., n
a. & c. road be carried out!
The following annual railroad meetings will
be held this week Chicago e Eastern Illinois,
IN Chicago, to-day; Indianapolis Decatur e
Springfield, i'll indianapolis. Oct 9: Lake Erie
& Western. in Bloomington Ill, Oct. s; Michigan
d Ohio, III Toledo, o., Oct g. Minneapolis e
St Louis, in Minneapolis to-day; Ohio & Mis-
sissipp in Cincinnati Oct 9.
The New York Indicator of Oct. seems to be
bull the L, B. & w. The Indicator says
this is the first year since the Indiana, Bloom
ington q Western was extended that the crops
have been good along its line. This year they
are not only good but simply immense The
earnings of this road promise very heavy i'll
crease this year over any previous period.
Now that movement has been made to close
the uptown Union railway ticket office it be-
comes apparent that its conveniences were bet
ter appreciated than has been thought by the
Union railway officials, and there seems to be a
genera uesire that the Office be continued Not
only is it convenient for the purchase of tickets
but is also convenient for ordering Birds car
riages, baggage-wagons, etc.
1t seems that the United States Express Com
pany is waking up to the situation, and com.
mencing with yesterday, special fast train car
ries the United States Express COmpany's bust
ness exclusively, which leaves New York at SIS
p. NJ, over the Erie lines, and it is claimed,
reaches Chicago five hours in advance of any
other express company making comparatively
quick time to ali the principal cities throughout
the West, the Northwest and Southwest.
c. A. Haslet, general superintendent of the
Texas Continental Transportation Company. an
nounces the following official changes NJ, S.
Foote, general agent at Cincinnati, having re
signed, Il. d. Kirkpatrick is appointed to succeed
him. John Robb general travelling agent, hay
ing resigned, that position is abolished. r. c.
Riggs, agent at Chicago, and NJ. 2. Brennan,
agent at Milwaukee, having resigned, to take
effect Oct. 10, j. A. Taylor is appointed north
western agent with headquarters at Chicago.
The Ohio Southern road is paving for their
LOCO new cars the Indianapolis Car Works are
building out of their net earnings, which were
the largest in September, in the history of the
road. Fortunately for this road the Ohio
Southern coal miners have signed an agreement
to work for present prices. This will give the
road the opportunity to fill the contracts of the
Hooking Valley road and assume its proper posi-
ton among the eoalars" The stock of 0. S.
has started on trip for high figures this fall