The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-28
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and General.


Kansas City east-bound rates have been re
stored for few minutes to tariff
The Belt road transferred O. 0G ears last week,
the largest number in any one week in the roads
history.
The annual meeting Of the Big Four viii be
held to day. Earnings for two months, closing
September l. were $453,G32, which allowed of
surplus Of $40, l5S.
William Holyoke, who embezzled 81 800 from
w. y. Hurlburt, while Chicago passenger agent
of the Erie, was arrested at San Francisco, Sun
day, and is now on his way East.
Levy c. Morris, an energetic agent of the In
diana. Bloomington & Western railroad at
Springfield, Ohlo has been appointed general
Eastern agent at Buffalo, and will hustle up
business coming through and originating at that
point
A fierce rate war is now in progress between
the Savannah & Florida Western and the steam
ship lines Rates to New York have been cut
down to ridiculous figures. The bone OF conten-
ton is the FLORIDA orange crop, whichis tremen-
dous this year.
The annual report of the Commissioner of Rail
roads, w. II. Armstrong. shows that on June
~, 1854 the total Indebtedness of the subsi-
dlzed Pacific railroads to the United States
1927, o230l5; credits, $2f. 1888 DID sinking fund:
Union Pacific s., 433,576, Central Pacific g.
64S, 523
Grand Trunk of Canada, Chicago & Grand
Trunk aud Great Eastern line has been ap-
pointed local agent at Chicago of the Ghicago 4
Atlantic succeeding James d. Earle, who will
take the position of travelling freight agent of
the Michigan Central, Nov. L.
1t is reported at Denver that Mr. Ristine of
the Transcontinental Association, has deter
mined to leave the association Immediately
although it has been understood that he would
remain in his present position until January l.
IL is also said that he will take the position of
manager of the Empire frelghtlne.
The New York Post saws: 1--WE learn of spe-
cific transact ons in regard to east bound
freights covering period of six months to come,
which indicate that the railroads offering to
make contracts for that time at about l5c per
hundred pounds from Chicago to New York,
which does notlook much like peace"
The new lumber tariff, taking effect on next
Saturday for the winter, makes the rate from
Indianapolis to New York 81 cents per 100
pounds on pine, hard and soft humber, lath,
shingles, slaves. heading, hooppoles shocks,
class, in carloads, weight 10000 to $4,000
pounds.
Last week the shipments from Chicago, on the
Eastern roads as reported to the pool agents,
were: Flour 8, ISL tons; grain. 2E277 tons; pro
visions, 1891 tons--totaL 3905S tons-against
AZ, 449 tons the same week in 1853. For the pre-
vious week the shipments were: Flour, 1912
tons; grain, $3.50 TONS provisions, &, 195 tons
total, 2G777 tons
The Wreckirg-frog Railway Supply Company,
of this city, recently Incorporated, is meeting
with encouraging success in a business way.
Eight railroad companies, including the Alton,
the O. e. NJ, and Savannah & Georgia have
awarded the Indianapolis company contracts for
frogs. The company is now manufacturing at
Chicago, but will shortly open works in this
city
A course in railroading has been introduced in
the curriculum of Yale College During the
current academic year a series of lectures will
be given by Mr. Arthur u. Hadley upon topics
embracing the history, business methods of rail
roads and the social problems connected with
them. No doubt the department will turn out
many practical men as the school of journalism
does newspaper men.
The Chicago e. Northwestern is now extending
to Ogden. and possibly to the Pacific coast The
extention from Valentine, Neb, is progressing
rapidly. Ties are being received at Valentine for
are being made to lay about forty miles of track
close of the season. Preliminary surveys have
been made as far west as Fort Fetterman, Wy
oming
The fact that the engineering department of
the Northern Pacific has within 4 few days
ceived orders from President Harris to rush the
Cascade branch to completion rapidly as posi-
bic has led to the belief that the Union Pacific
actually has secured control of the Oregon Rail
way and Navigation Company's lines Crews are
now at work on both ends of the branch but it
will be impossible to complete the construction
for two or three years.