The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

dhyg, is expected nome To-Day
Jorry Cook, who years ago was general pas
aneer agent of the Michigan Central road, spent
Yesterday in the city with oldtime friends.
w W. Peabody, general superintendent of the
Ohio & Mississippi, passed through the city last
night en- route for Chicago, on special car
Paymasters Sullivan, of the c., L, st, L. &
G. and Irwin, of the J., NJ. & L, pay to-day
On the indianapolis divisions for February serv-
ice.
Nj. NJ Lands, agent of the Nickelpate fast
freight line WILL on April l, remove his Office
from the Union Block to the Bates House cor
ner. hetaking room with the Decline people.
General Ticket Agent Donough, of the Union
Railway Company, will favor the closing of the
uptown Office with the reopening Of the local
Offices for the sale of tickets, as an economical
move.
The c., l., St L. & c. have given notice that
they will open their outside Offices for the sale
of tickets on April l. New ticket cases have
been ordered, those stored at the Zoo being too
badly used up.
A. J. Smith, passenger agent. and d. B. Mar
tin, Western agent, we're in the city yesterday
arranging to open their new Office in the Bates
House, which is to be of the finest offices,
when ready for occupancy, in the West
Edgar T. Smith, who was assistant superin-
tendent Of construction on the New York, Buffalo
e. West Shore, has been appointed superintend-
ont of tho West Shore q Ontario Terminal
company, with headquarters at Weehawken-
In the year 1883 the c., l., st. L. g. c. and the
Vandaia carried between Cincinnati and St
Louis 10 800 passengers, or an average Of 800 per
month. The travel westward by this route
was about % per cent. heavier than east
ward
Two carloads of emigrants from Mifflin coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, passed through the city yes
terday, en- route for Kansas. They were very
intelligent. clearly looking people and locate as
a colony at a town on the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe road.
At the recent Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
s. indianapolis Railway Companys election, j.
X. Devereux cast vote of 80, 900 shares. The
honorable gentleman, it would seem, has quite
respectable hold on the property, notwithstand-
ing reports to the contrary.
George B. Lake has been appointed principal
engineer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
road, and will assume the duties heretofore per
formed by General Manager Robinson, though
the latter will still retain his old title of chief
gineer which he has had for twelve years
c. J. Hepburn superintendent of the c., H. s.
d. lines, writes a friend here that he has so far
recovered the use of his partially paralyzed
limbs that he can walk one-fourth of mile with
the assistance of a cane. 1t will be some days,
however, before he will return from the East.
George L. Bellows, travelling passenger agent
OF the New York Buffalo & West Shore road,
s in the city. Mr.. Bellows who is a wide awake
fellow, says he is satisfied there is some pas
.songer business for the West Shore road here,
and he will recommend that the company locate
! representative here.
There is a boom in travel over the Vandalia
On all their through trains one or more extra
coaches are hauled, and these crowded to
their full seating capacity. The fast express
which went out yesterday noon consisted of post
al car, two express and one baggage car five
day coaches, chair car and hotel car, or eleven
cars.
Geo. Rech, in charge of the uptown Union
railway ticket Office, it is understood, will look
after the sale of tickets in the new Beene Office.
General Passenger Agent Smith could not have
made better selection. Mr.. Rech has large ex-
oerience, large personal acquaintance, is per
feet gentleman, and could not well be improved
lis a passenger man,
Should the Chicago & Atlantic succeed in
carrying out their programme to the effect that
The Louisville. New Albany a. Chicago road
shall not use their tracks to make a connection
with the Chicago & Western Indiana road it is
stated that the Chicago d Grand Trunk people
have offered to let the L. n. A. & G. use their
track to get into Chicago.
Complaint is made that while the c., l., st. L.
4 C. people advertise to reserve a certain
Der of seats for indianapolis passengers in the
veciinng chair cars run between Cincinnati and
Chicago, they are almost nightly occupied when
the train reaches Indianapolis, and it is often
difficult TO get berths in either OF the Pullman
at that hour of the night
In the struggle for business between the north
ern and southern lines, rates to such points as
Nashville and Memphis are being cut deeply. A
largo lot of frstclass freight passed through In
annapolis yesterday, consigned to Memphis par
ties, which 30 cent per 100 pounds rate
was given from New York to Memphis. Within
two years the tariff rate has been as high as 81 30
per 100 pounds
The fast Boston & ST. Louis express, run over
the Vanderbilt lines, night before last, carried
seventy eight through passengers, either from
New England points New York This train,
which leaves Boston at 3 p. NJ, reaches Indianap-
oils at l0:J5 P. NJ. the next night, and St Louis
at 100 A. NJ. the second morning, in the year
1883 earned ninety-eight cents per mile run,
which certainly is handsome earnings for a
through train
John Egan. general passenger agent Of the c.
J., St L.. % C., WAS in the city yesterday. He
raid he came in answer to 81 telegram from II.
id Bronson general passenger agent OF the l.,
B. & w. reading as follows: Your passenger
man Martin, is going crazy. If you don't put a
check upon him he will yet be selling tickets
from indianapolis to Kansas City at five cents
Dir. Egan expresses some surprise at the tele-
gram, as, on investigation, he finds the l., B. e
W. has been cutting rates deeper on Kansas
City than has his man Martin.
Only Fourteen New York Roads Paid a Div
idend Last Year.
The annual report of the Railroad Commits
sioners of New York, just published, shows that
1888 WAS not a specially prosperous year for the
railroads of that State The New York Mail and
Express publishes statement which will sus-
Tain the above remark.
1888 1882 Increase
Gross Oar $133 $50 65 $lI9 $50 20 $l4 7S6 1856
cyerg exp s...... Sc SS7 500 a. 200 40 6S7 $50
Net earnings. 81 O92 926 $40 $50 63S 80 237 2Ss
Fixed charges:
Isteqest $l9 500 S7S $I5 Cos 1875 20 S14 say
Rentals ...-...-... $3.50 557 7205,G4l l5755l6
Riis. expenses. 1913 $50 1878. 283 20 299
cetnl fixed charges $50 327 01s So 776 s2l s. SOL 105
DiTldends -.------.. i5.074,1H 4747, 436 326 676
Surplus $l,69l793 81 331, $40 $3.50 as