The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-27
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r,ed has returned from his vacation trip in |
Inc rira for business.
me timetables on l5j railroads. including all /
old, IN Indiana run their trains on the nine
ertfh meridian or central standard time
Travel over Indianapolis roads never was !
aeavier in August than this year, and it is the |
;itit of the management of the roads if earnings
ire satisfactory.
J. B. Grafton has taken the position OF pas
,cnger conductor ON the L., n A. & c. between
louisville and Chicago, made vacant by the
resignation of Captain Crit A Cox.
A. J. Smith, secretary Of the National Asso-
:iation OF General Passenger and Ticket Agents,
ives notice that the semi annual meeting of the
association will be held at Boston. Mass. at the
9otel Brunswick, Tuesday, Sept I6, at II o'clock
4.
w p. Robinson, traffic manager of the New
York. West Shore 81 Buffalo road, has resigned
Charles G. Eddy has been appointed freight
rafic manager Of this railway, to take effect
Sept l. 1884 Henry Monatt viii continue as
general passenger agent
The third numbered Forth's Oficial Railway
Jude, which is published by r. Q. Talbott OF
Evansville, Ind, is out, and is very complete
md we'll edited work. 1t gives Che time tables
II Ii6 railroads and much other valuable IN
sorrnation regarding mail and express service
Were the c., L, St L. g G. people as greedy
Is some Of the roads in the Chicago and Ono
River pool they could come in and demand an
increased per cent. for the Big -Four, as 1t is
ahead of its allotted per cent in four of the five
POOLS which constitute the Chicago and Ohio,
River pool.
wreck at the crossing of the Belt road and
Vandalia tracks made it necessary to transfer
he cars Of several roads over the Union tracks
Tor few hours yesterday. The almost continu.
pus blockades made one appreciate the benefit OF
The Belt road, which 1 200 to i 800 cars are
transferred daily.
j. McNeale secretary of the Indianapolis, De-
satur & Springfield Railroad Company Which
leases to the T. B. s. W.-returned FROM New
York last evening. 81. B. Hammond, president,
IS at the White mountains, resting; and A. Du-
pratt, treasurer sailed for Europe, on Saturday
last to look after some matters relating to the
finances Of the l.. d. q S. company.
VIM CALDWELL travelling passenger agent Of the
New York, West Shore g. Buffalo railway, head
quarters in Chicago, is IN the city. he thinks
the trunk lines are upon the eve of an ugly pas
senger-rats war In fact, he says it has already
begun between Chicago and New FORK. AS the
last railroad war between the trunk lines is said
by Commissioner Fink 20 have cost them $27
100000 it might be we'll for them to move eau
biously In the matter.
W. F. Turreff, general master mechanic Of the
Decline system, yesterday held a conference
with the officials of the locomotive and car de-
partmeRts on the Decline system IN the Office of
Superintendent EVAN There were present at
The meeting W. F. Turref, Cleveland; W, Ruth
erford, Delaware; w. Garstaug, Cleveland; Gill
duff, and Orland. Mattoon Bishop and Stein
burner, Cleveland; Malone, Rouser, Block aud
Mark, Indianapolis; Smythe, Cleveland.
The modest Airline division of the H., N. A.
g. G. on Monday took fifteen carloads of east
bound business out Of Indianapolis, more than
they had taken out during the thirty days pre-
ceding, and some of their competitors who want
the earth are pacing up and down the streets.
charging that the Airline cut the rates, when
the fact is, the property was forwarded in Blue
line cars and no other fast-ffeight line runs to
the point to which the shipment was made.
Boston exchange unkind1y says; One of the
worst features of the New York & New England
railroad is the fact that Gould's name still APP
pears among the list of stockholders Fortu-
nately Jay Gould has practically cut loose
from the Wabash. OF course he remains In the
board on its executive committee. His loans
have not yet been repaid and until he gets his
money he will not release his grip, but the labor
and disgrace of getting it he has shifted to other
shoulders.
E. N Clifford, inventor of the Clifford
Automatic Car-coupler, is in the city, arranging
with the indianapolis Car Works to equip the
10O0 cans that they are to build for the CinciH-
matt Southern road with this coupler, which
seems TO be catching on well with railroad men,
now that its advantages ara well understood
The coupler is now in use on the Erie railroad
the N. T., p e O., the P, c. q T., the G., H &
d., the Cincinnati Southern, the Chicago e. At
lantic, the Wabash & Lake Erie, and the G., l.,
St L. q @. The advantages of the coupler are:
Its first cost is no mere than that of the ordi-
mary draw bar. It is simple yet effective 1t
will couple on any car that can be coupled with
either straight or crooked links and ordinary
draw bar The pin Is always in the draw bar
All that the brakeman has to do Is to see that
the pin is properly seated. He has no business
between the cars. 1t is automatic; all that is
necessary to do is to allow the cars to come to-
esther in the ordinary manner 1t prevents
trains cutting in two.
A Movement to Close the Outside Ofaces.
A movement is on foot to again close the out
vide Offices The correspondence received thus
Car on the matter by Vieepresident Malot+
Gayora sueh action For the third time. it is
said, it has been demonstrated that whenever
heknts were sold at outside Offices rates are de-
mora1ized. Some eighteen months ago all out
side Offices except the c., H. & l. were closed
md while they were closed rates we're well main
tanned, but as soon as they were reopened rates
went to pieces. This may be- good reasoning on
the part of railroad officials who desire main
tenence Of rates, but back of it all
hes the commissions the passenger
agents are receiving from Western connections Of
Indianapolis roads. There is good authority for
saying that the commission on tickets sold BY
one general agent located at Indianapolis in July
amounted to ovcr $450. 1t should be borne in
mind that, no matter how much the rate is cut
this side Of the river, the roads west Of Kansas
City, Hannibal, Quincy, Peoria and Chicago en-
force the payment of arbitrary rates from their
Eastern connections, and on their part pay COM
missions. Within ten days general agept has
been called upon to pay some $500 for mistakes
be made in selling tickets of north western line
at less than arbitrary rates. He offset $50 of
this with commissions the company per agree
ment should pay him The journal few davs
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