The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

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Hines at Chicago, is in the city in conference
with Manager Lewis.
j. H. Decker, agent Of the l., B. g. W. at
.Findley has resigned to take the position OF
deputy sheriff in the county in which he re-
sides.
The South Bend people can now leave South
Bend at A. NJ and at P. NJ be in st. Louis, as
one Of the results of building the Vandalia ex-
tension.
Two.ffths of the Pennsylvania roads $92, 00O,-
900 of stock is held by British investors The
British have sometimes been wise in their Amer
ican investments.
G. M Helmer, formerly passenger conductor
of the L. N. A. g. @. road is now a livery man
of St Louis. 1t is said that 80 per cent of the
passenger conductors who leave railroads go
into the livery-stable business.
South Bend papers state that the opening OF
the Vandalia line into that place takes away
considerable passenger traffic from the Wabash,
which they formerly secured, OWING to thelr
aeing the nearest direct route to Indianapolis.
Tho Wabash road gives notice that after to-
day that portion of the line between Lexington
junction and Lexington No. will be abandoned
until further notice. Connecting lines are
therefore requested to discontinue the sale OF
Tickets
Charles Obery, who has been ticket agent Of
the Chicago & Alton road at Kansas City since 1t
YVES opened to that point, has been appointed
Eastern passenger agent of the Chicago q Alton,
with Headquarters at New York. Charley has a
good name in railroad circles, so active and Ell
aiEsont is he.
T1e opinion prevails with most of the general
freight agents that if all hands adhere strictly
TO rates during the next ten days prices east will
advance to such figure as to start the corn
FROM the Western cribs. 1t is believed that
tsenty-eight to thirty cents bushel will satisfy
Western prod ucers
The c., l., St. L. g. c. yesterday received
fr~a the Schenectady Locomotive Works two
nb1ster wheel freight engines. They weigh
Is ions empty, and the drivers are SO inches in
diameter, with 1924 inch cylinders. They are
eQzipped with air-brakes on the drivers and are
model freight engines 10 all respects.
A South Illinois-street scalper is incurring the
DISCLOSURE of his brother scalpers and passen-
ger agents by making special feature of his
business the buying and selling Of passes The
Sncre honorable of the ticket brokers and scalp
srs have brought themselves into better repute
by notifying the general passenger agents of
g0sd when one Of these passes has been offered
fOr sale.
The l., B. & W. people will not be satisfied
HiGA 10 per cent as their allotment in the Chi
ergo and Ohio river passenger pool between In
d5Rnapolis and Chicago under the new deal.
gasy claim that the pool statement shows that
thsy have carried 20 per cent, and during two
naenths carried over 26 per cent. Neither are
they satisfied with l9l per cent. as their award
in ahe Indianapolis east bound freight pool
sganager Henderson, of the Ohio Southern
rod, is feeling we'll over its prosperity. The
1rssi made its largest earnings in November
Tase increase for the month was SIS 67z and for
TIL past eleven months is 1856, DOB. The increase
Over 1882 is $l3l 352 Few roads can make as
g.si showing. In the last four months the road
hAs earned more than it did in six months in
~ ~ and as much as 1t d'a IN seven months IN
lanes Reed, superintendent of the Altoona
ai-5sion of the Pennsylvania railroad, has been
appointed superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Stauylkill Valley railroad, with headquarters
al Reading, Pa, in place of w. H. Barnard,
wAo has been transferred to the superintend-
eneY of the Camden & Aufboy division, with
headquarters in Camden. Mr.. Barnard still has
charge of the p S " line The change will go
isso effect Dec. 10. In his position Mr..
Barnard will have charge of $40 miles of rail
road
The coal traffic of the Vandalia, W. K. Elliott,
psSter of transportation, says, has been the
hsaviest the last ninety days in the history of
tAsr road. Saturday last 13l loads of block
eaai were brought into Indianapolis and yester-
day there were 800 carloads standing in their
S&fls at this point. The scarcity of Pittsburg
cual creates better demand for block coal.
Dew & WATSON are arranging to furnish
tr0 Indianapolis roads with block coal
which for years past have used chiefly
Flttsburg coal Then to points east of Indian
Ties. The Vandalia company now have four en-
esaes in service by day and two by night at the
Clay county mines. There are thirty four miles
OF side tracks to keep up, beside the switching
service, and really the expense attached to get
ting the loaded cars onto the main track and de-
liVering them after reaching destination costs
more than hauling the cars from the mines to
point of delivery.
The c., c., c. & I. Employees Mutual Benefit
Association hold their annual meeting at Gallon
tomorrow evening. The most important ques-
ton to come up is the admission to member
ship of employees on the Indianapolis
and St Louis division There is
considerable opposition to doing.
The association. as now organized, with
its present membership, on the death of
one of. its members, pays to the legal heirs
some 81, 100, there being now about 100 mem
bers who are each assessed 81 on the death of
member. Should the l. & st. L. employees be
admitted it would increase the membership. l, 900
or more probably, but it also increases the la
bility to assessment, and many members of the
Beelline Association proper feel that their pres
ent tax per year, through assessment, is ali they
can we'll carry. At the annual meeting it is
understood that it will be suggested that 81. 900
be the fixed sum to pay the death of Nom
Der, as under such rule the more members the
lighter would be the assessment
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