The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-16
AFFAIRS OF TIE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


Mississippi, passed through the city yesterday,
en- route for Chicago.
The G., L, St L. & c. deposited with Fletcher
& Sharpe, and as consequence many of the EN-
ployes did so and are now on the anxious sent
The c., n & division Of the c., II. 6 D.
system is now all steel rail between Glenwood
and Hamilton, and twelve miles additional is t.
be laid this season
The Evansville & Terre Haute road, IN the
six months ending June 80, earned $52Z646. a
decrease as compared with earnings of the cor
responding period, 1888 of $40 592
Prospects for business are Frightening. Yes
terday shippers at points west of here ordered
and all line agents report an increasing inquiry
for cars
Receipts from sales Of tickets at the Decline
outside offices under the Bates House for the
first fifteen days of July, averaged $3.50 per day
Opening this Office has been grand thing for the
Bee-line people.
An official of the Wabash road states that
east of the Mississippi river, the Pacific expires
has been poor paying enterprise but west Of
the river the railroad company has profted by
doing its own express business
E. A Bern, the new private secretary to the
general manager of the Chicago & Alton. as
sumed the duties Of his position yesterday Mr..
DcfH was lOEAIicFIy private SpCLCtn1s " OOArAoA
Manager J. G. Gault, of the Wabash
j. B. Mullikin, general manager of the Detroit,
Lansing & Northern, who has been elected wee
president of the Chicago & West Michigan rail-
road for the present viii also act as general
manage of the road in the place of George G.
MmbalL
Commissioner Spiers. Of the east-bound
freight pool, win, this week, remove his head
quarters from the Board of Trade building to
the Vance Block, and will occupy rooms adjoin-
ing those occupied by Commissioner Richardson.
of the Chicago and Ohio River pool. and his
force.
The gross earnings of the c.. L st l. & G. for
the six months ending june 80. 1884. were 81
ITO. 153, a decrease of S47, 979 as compared with
the corresponding period 1883. The net earnings
of the road show an increase, so economically
has the property been managed the last few
months.
George w. Bull. who for some sixteen years
has been connected with the Union Star line
has severed his connection with it and accepted
the position of general manager of the North
western Fuel Company, headquarters at st.
Paul On his retiring he received very com
plimentary letter from D. S. Gray, general man
ager of the Union line.
Rumor has it that VIVA Cutting the prinei-
pal bondholder, and the Malott management
viii assume control of the old Indianapolis,
Peru & Chicago road on September L Mr..
Malott was absent from the city yesterday IN
Chicago, and we were unable to confirm 1t
John Walker, agent of the company, has heard
such report, but he says it was not official In
its character.
Members of the Indiana division of the Train
Dispatchers' Association should report by An
gust 10 TO Secretary Stevens, at Indianapolis, if
they will be in attendance. The matter of
transportation viii be left individually to the
dispatchers wishing to attend to arrange through
their superior officers at the Louisville meeting
All train dispatchers are invited to be present
at that meeting. Thus far the new association
is meeting with general approval and the hearty
cooperation of all railroad officials
The Railroader, in its July number, says,
when speaking of movement to organize
National Train Dispatches Association, that TO
NJ. s. Connors, of the G., II. & l., at Indianap
oils, is due the honor of setting the ball in mo-
ton for the preliminary work of the associa-
ton. he agitating the matter through the rail
road department of the Indianapolis journal
Mr.. Connors has long been an able advocate of
the movement, and he has certainly well estab-
ished his claim to the good will of all present
and future members.
The manager of one of the Indianapolis sys-
TENS of roads by circular calls attention of his
passenger conductors to certain rules which they
are disregarding-on that of the cash fare slips.
He SAYS This system has been in use for more
than year and thus farit has been but imperfect
ly carried out upon the part of many conductors
The management is In earnest IN exacting full
cOHlpllanco Will all the rules governing the use
of these slips. and has only through leniency de-
layed giving final caution to those who are dere-
lict in this matter Hereafter new departure
will be taken, and each, and every con-
ductor must understand that he is to carry out
his instructions In this matter to the letter. and
without deviation.
1t is questionable if the excursion business is
not being carried so far as to unfayorably affect
passenger earnings. AT the present time there
is hardly any point in the country of interest
that there is not, within the next thirty days to
be an excursion TO. and much larger per cent
Of frstclass travel than general passenger agents
are aware of wait for these excursions to make
their pleasure trips, as the time given enables
parties to spend several weeks at pleasure re
sorts. At any rate the travelling public have no
reason to complain of the grasping monopolies,
for the time has come when to all conventions a
half rate is given; in fact, wherever there is .
gathering at any railroad point low rates are
looked for, and so numerous are conventions
meetings Of religious and military bodies, pie
mics, ETC., that people who anticipate travelling
arrange, if possible, to take advantage Of ex-
cursion rates to the nearest point