The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-17
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

matters.
Paymaster Hedges, of the c., II. & D. lines
paid yesterday on the c., IL G. L. division
for May service.
The purchase of the indianapolis G. Evans
vile road by Mackey, Heilman and others gives
them clear title to the property, subject only
to the Judgment. which amounts to $50, 900.
Frank Bartlett, formany years connected with
the Denver & Rio Grande and Denver & Rio
Grssnde Western railway companies as division
engineer, has accepted similar position on the
Canadian Pacific.
The train dispatchers of the roads terminal
ing at Cincinnati meet next Sunday to organize
a division of the Train Dispatcher's National
Association the first division of which was crga
nized at indianapolis.
The receipts from sales of seeping-car berths
at the Union Depot office are now reaching 800
per day The establishment of this
office at the Union Depot is great accommoda-
tion to the travelling public
The ticket brokers black list for June is out.
There are some forty names of commercial traV-
elers, ticket scalpers, etc, who have acted so
dishonorably as to bring them into the contempt
of the Ticket-brokers Association.
Shippers take kindly to the proposed advance
M rates east-bound next week, but express the
Opinion that the second advance, ordered for July
%. is an unwise move Such advance, they
say. at the close Of navigation would seem more
practical.
Mr. W. A. Strong, late assistant general pas
senger agent of the Rock Island road, has
cepted the position of general Western agent of the
Worcester Excursion Car Company. This com
pany rents it's cars to private parties such as
used by dramatic stars and travelling com
binations. Three new cars in process of
construction at Wilmington, Del will be ready
July l.
Conductors Fox and Dolan on the Fl. Wayne.
Cincinnati & Louisville road, were discharged
Saturday last. Only one of the old corps of
passenger conductors, namely, Abe Gates, is
louisville and Whitewater Valley roads
Tampering with duplex tickets, it is stated, was
at the bottom of the troubles with majority of
she conductors who were discharged
The elegant parlor cars placed on the Van
dalia yesterday catch on well with the travelling
public. Both ways nearly every seat was occupied.
The finish of these cars on the interior is very
neat and attractive. The seats, twenty six in
number, are trimmed with dark red velvet. The
cars have a state-room, wash ro0m water
closets and all other modern conveniences and
the placing them on this line will add greatly to
the attraction of this already popular route.
r. C. J. Pendleton, general agent of the Can
ada Southern line headquarters at Indianapo-
lis, who has been in Colorado for a few weeks
looking after mining interests, returned yester-
day. Mr.. Pendleton reports the crops in Kan
sas and Missouri simply immense The harvest
ing of oats and barley has already commenced,
and wheat Will be ready TO cut IN those states
within ten days. Regarding the crops this side
of the Mississippi river his report is not so ia
voTable
The Railroad Record, bright, newsy journal
published at Atlanta Ga. comes out this week
nndeP a new title, namely: The Southern In
dustral Record. 1t is a monthly journal of
twenty-four pages well printed on fine paper
inclosed in a handsomely illustrated cover 1t
InAkes the coming Worlds Exposition, at New
Orleans, large feature of its contents, besides
Hns,, f,al1x all
Southern industries Mr. A l.. Harris, of At
1anta, Ga, is the manager.
A remarkable improvement to the road bed of
the Danville, Olney & Ohio River road is report
ed. Since Receiver Henderson took hold and the
employees have been sure of getting their pay,
the section men have taken hold with good heart
and seem to be vieing with each other to make
TIE most improvement to their section with the
limited means at their command AS soon as the
crops begin to move, and the earnings are lar
ger all surplus moneys, for some months to
come, will be devoted to improving the road bed
and equipments
The earnings of the c., L, ST. L. & C. road
''Big Four" for May were $206, SO4, an increase
OF 81 154 over the corresponding month of 1883
The earnings of the road for the FIVE months
ending May 81 were 1913, 9S9, decrease of $44,
254 as compared with the earnings of the CORE
spending five months of 1883. Parties well
posted as to the outlook for business over the
road the remaining seven months of the year are
very confident that the losses in earnings in the
months of January February, March and April
will be more than made up before the year
closes.
The fact that v t. Malott Yesterday repre-
scented the indianapolis, Peru & Chicago road
before the State Board of Equalization has more
significance than may appear on first thought
1t does not take very far sighted business man
to see that fnanciers of the character of those
who lease the l., P. & G. to the Wabash are too
shrewd to accept scrip as pay for rental es-
pecally where the scrip is to be paid only when
the Wabash has net earnings to do it with. The
fact that Col ]. F. JOY general agent of the re-
lceivers. says the Wabash will OF will not throw
up the lease of the l., p e. c., is of trifing sig
inifcance
"A Railroad Man Who Is Rapidly Coming to
the Front.
Austin Corbin, president of the l., B. & W.
road, is rapidly coming into prominence as a
railroad man. He is not only successful
in shaping the financial affairs of any
road he takes hold Of but, as well,
lis fortunate in securing assistants who
are experts in operating the roads in which he is
interested economically, and at the same time
building them up physically. On the Long
Island road his success has been remarkable
On April "a, 1884, the charter of the Long
Island railroad expired and was extended for
$50 years longer. Under the able management
of Mr.. Corbin this road has been put in excel
lert shape, and compares favorably in point of
equipment road-bed, ETC., with the best-man-
aged roads in the country. Under the direction
of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of New
York thorough examination was recently made
of the road and stations, and the report of the
inspector is one of the most favorable that ever
received official sanction The inspector
says: ''This company operates of its
own and leased roads about 1853 miles.
The New York & Manhattan Beach division,
including the Bay Ridge branch, originally u 81
foot gauge road was changed to the standard
width early the present year, using the old for
ty-pound steel rail- but renewing the cross-tie
A large summer travel is transported over this
Zine, for which ample terminal accommodations
are provided. The rolling stock is mostly
On the main line and branches OF what is termed
the Long Island system marked improvements