The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-06
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local.
George S. Towles, travelling freight agent of
tho Grand Rapids & Indiana road, is in the city.
Freight rates south are being slaughtered to
an extent which will tell unfavorably on reve-
nues.
T. N. Boyer was yesterday appointed general
freight agent of the Danville, Oluey & Ohio
River road.
The Bee line people expect that to-day will
wind up their business of turning freight over
to the c., st. L.. & p, to even up per cents. in
tho eastbound pool.
In the month of November an average Of sixty
loaded cars per day passed Seneca, which were
delivered to the c., l., st. L, & c.. road by the
Chicago & Rock Island.
The earnings of the Indiana, Bloomington s.
Western road for the month of October, were
$2I8, O6O.59. Freight earnings, $l34, 932. "a; pas
Eenger earnings, $67, 636. "a; miscellaneous, $l5,-
429. 81.
The net earnings per mile on all business of
the Boston d. Albany last year was So, 36l, while
OF the Wabash it was but $l,O12, or less than
One-sixth of the profit per mile of the Boston d
Albany.
The general passenger agent OF the Erie rail
road is reported as having given up his amiable
scheme of restoring friendly relations between
the New York Central and the West Shore, and
Degcn cutting rates himself.
While the tonnage of the c., T., St L. & C. for
November was heavier this year than in 1888 the
earnings fell off some $40, 600. This is due to
the fact that a much larger per cent, of the prop
erty carried was through business than in No
Vember Of last year.
The general passenger agents Of tho New
Orleans roads have at last fixed upon rates to
the Worlds Exposition in connection with North
ern roads. The fare from indianapolis to New
Orleans and return will be $1S, good to return
for fifteen days from date of purchase.
NJ. E. ingalls,, president of the G., l., St L. e.
c.; President Smith, of the Cincinnati, Washing
ton 81 Baltimore, and j. II. Stewart, general
manager of the latter road, have gone to Balti-
more to hold a conference with President Garrett,
and doubtless a closer traffic agreement will re
suit than has ever existed before.
The only railroad employees who are not seem
ingly uneasy lest they be discharged or will have
their pay cut down, are those on the Indiana,
Bloomington & Western road. Prior to the de-
preston the minimum number of men and the
bottom figures on averages were reached so
economical has been the management.
An official of the defunct Railway Employees
Mutual Benefit Association says the death rate
among the members was so high that it killed
the society. Too little attention was paid to the
physical condition, he says, of those who were
taken into membership. Some months the
death rate reached seven or eight assessments.
In commenting on the discharge of employees
on the Pennsylvania lines, the New Albany
Ledger says: A the discharged men were
Dlaborers and poor. But the high-salaried officers
and their salaries are retained" The Ledger is
not posted. Several of the Pennsylvania officials
have gracefully submitted 10 the clipping off of
$500 per year on their salaries,
Superintendent Burrows, of the Indianapolis
81 St Louis road, is in the city. He says they
are doing a very fair freight business, and, with
the present tariff maintained, ne looks for a
marked increase in revenue the present month
over that of any preceding month of the year.
He also says they are in fine shape now to han
die all business that comes to the l. g. ST. L.
East-bound rates must. for once, be solid. An
indianapolis shipper offered $50 carloads of
grain to a line agent, who, in the past, has been
looked upon as the champion rate-cutter, if he
would favor him 1.-THE shipperl with a cut of two
aPd a half cents per hundred pounds, or a rebate
amounting to that much. The line agent de-
clined his offer.
G. A. Blanchard, foreign freight agent of the
Erie road and its fast-freight lines, has resigned,
and Albert Cushman been appointed foreign
freight agent for all fast-freight lines operating
over the Fitchburg railroad, with Office at Bos-
ton. +. N. Mcclure has been appointed foreign
freight agent of the Erie road and its fast-freight
lines, vice G. w. Carhart, resigned, with Office
at New York.
The committee-consisting of r. r. Cable,
of the Rock Island; r. j. Potter, of the
Burlington, and c. Ii. Chapel, of the Alton
appointed at the general managers meeting on
"Wednesday to select a referee or commissioner
to take charge of the new agreement for the main
tenance of Missouri river and st. Louis passen-
ger rates, have offered the position to J. r.
Hiland, general freight agent of the Chicago, St.
Paul, Minneapolis d Omaha railroad.
The Wabash road makes the following an
nouncement: "a freight agency has been estab-
lished at Sickles. Ia, on the st, Louis division
tnerth branch), three miles south of Ottu,uwa,
with j.. Sloan as agent; Adamsboro, Ind, on De-
troit and Indianapolis division, with j. G..
Rhoades as agent; Hoovers, Ind, also on De
troit and Indianapolis division, with j. L. Adams
as agent. Freight shipments for these points
may be received without requiring prepayment
hin future. The freight agency at Manhattan
junction, on Ohio and Indiana division, has been
abandoned. All freight shipments for this point
must be prepaid"
There was evidence on all sides yesterday that
both passenger and freight tariff were being
maintained. The local ticket Offices bore o de-
serted look. and the scalpers' Offices were filed
with parties desiring cut rates. in cases where
Bealpers sold tickets, they look for compensation
from connecting lines of Indianapolis roads, and
none from Indianapolis roads proper; or, in other
words, the cut would come out of their com
mission, as it always will until paying com
missions is abandoned. Several of the grain
men played their sharpest games to get acut on
east7bound freight rates. but, as one said last
evening, they We're bluffed at every point.
The Canal-Bauk To Be Utilized.
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