The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-10
OF THE RAILWAYS.


s The presidents OF the trunk INES meet
Wednesday again, at Commissioner Fink's office,
to canvass the situation.
z Twelve engines and train crews are idle on
the Terre Haute & indianapolis road as a result
of the miners strike in the block-coal regions.
T. w. Hancock, formerly American express
agent at Council Bluffs, has been made superin-
tendent of all Wells 6 Fargo territory east of
the Rocky mountains.
On the Pennsylvania lines nearly 500 men
have been discharged in the last two years who
were so unfortunate rs TO be defective either in
hearing, vision or ability to distinguish colors.
Albert Antisdels appointment as general SUI
perintendent of the Northwestern division OF
the American Express Company, with headquar-
ters at milwaukee, instead OF Chicago, has been
( announced.
Chief Engineer w. j. sherman, who recently
resigned his position on the Louisville. Evans
willie & st. Louis Air line, has accepted the po-
sition of chief engineer on the Toledo, Cincin-
matt & ST. Louis narrow-gauge road.
Lawrence NJ. Smith has been appointed train
master of the Wabash railway between st. Louis
and Decatur, Ind. with headquarters at Litch-
field. Ill. He is well known here among railroad
men; was once on the P, c. x St l.. road.
John F. Miller, superintendent of the c., st.
L. & p. was in the city yesterday, en- route for
st. Louis. where he goes to confer with Colonel
Hill, superintendent of the Vandalia, as to pro
posed changes in the running of their trains.
Austin Corbin. president of the /. B. & W,
has instructed all agents to strictly maintain
east-bound rates, regardless of what others do.
Fifty cars per day were ordered at Peoria, and
he ordered that not a car be loaded below tariff
rates.
The six eastern lines forwarded last week
1884 loaded cars, as follows: Decline, GAG. c..
st. L. & p, 1909; c., l., st. L & G., 1,035; l.,
B. & W., 1863; O., H. & l., 344. In this state
ment is included cars loaded with both through
and local business.
Commissioner Fink has asked the general
freight agents of the Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
roads to meet him at Chicago, on March -, to
consider a revision of west-bound freight rates
from the trunk line termini to the more impor-
tant points in the above-nalned States.
W. s.. Spiers, late general manager of the
Erie & South Shore fastfreight line, has been
detailed by Commissioner Fink to look after
pool interests in the West. His first work is to
be re establishing the pool at Peoria, where a
nest of rate cutters make It their headquarters.
The five western roads last week brought into
Indianapolis 2.SA cars, as follows; l., b. & w.
s. Louis division, 100; Peoria division. 480: c..
l., ST. L.. 6 c., 1853: Vandalia. 763; !. q st. L..
l,64S. The corresponding week 1889. the five
roads brought into this station 3, 20 loaded cars,
nearly l GOO more than this year.
The Beeline and the Illinois Central road will.
April 20. it is stated, put on a through line of
coaches between Cleveland and New Orleans.
Some years age. such a line was established and
it became quite popular with the travelling pub
lie. Owing TO 4 misunderstanding between the
roads interested the coaches We're taken off.
The union ticket Office at Cleveland, which
was much of the character OF the indianapolis
union railway ticket Office on North Meridian
street, is to be abandoned April l. The Bee
line goes into q fine room in the new bank build
ing opposite the We6dell House, and the Penn
sylvaniil people will occupy the old Office III the
Weddell House.
The directors of the Kentucky Central road on
Saturday elected P. Huntington, president; Gen
cral John Echols, vice-presldent; {. w. Smith.
general manager; j. q, Gates, treasurer; c. II.
Bronson secretary. 1t is understood that George
Bender will be continued superintendent of the
road. as under his supervision matters are NOV
ing along very smoothly.
There is IN impression out chat the Bee line
people will use a portion of the money they
raise on their new issue Of bonds in aiding ia
the construction of the talked-of Kansas City
route by the practical extension of the indian
apoHs & st. Louis road. The proposed line
leaves the ]. d st. l.. at Litchheld, and the
route was given in the Journal about a month
ago.
The indianapolis & st. Louis road, last week.
brought into indianapolis from the West d
larger number of loaded cars than IN any previ
Gus week in the history of the road. in fact doing
more than all the Western roads combined.
Below is given the number Of loaded cars
brought in by days: March / 215; ID. go; Sd,
293G; 4th. 26G; 9th, 1873; 9Th, 23G; 18th, 237. Total,
i,64S.
The Chicago. st. Louis & Pittsburg road for
warded last year from indianapolis 6.5s7 car
loads of live stock, not 4,Sl3 as stated in Satur-
days Journal. The G.. ST. l.. d p. forwarded
4,8l3 carloads of live stock. which were dcliv
cred to them by the Vandalia. The latter han
died i'll the year 1883 / ,1Gt more car loads of live
stock than in 1882, and the c., st. L. & p. 1852
more carloads.
Albert Griggs, trainmaster or the C.. II. G D.,
retired on Saturday. Mir Gricgs was tho recipi-
ent of "A handsome testimonial az the hands Of
the officers and employees Of the company. The
presents consisted of an elegant gold watch, boar.
ing on the interior of the case the description in
dicating the appreciation Of the donors; a valua-
BILE pair of onyx sleeve buttons, and a rich soil
taire diamond stud.
The general passenger agent of the Pennsyl-
vania companys lines is quoted as saying that
there is no dissatisfaction over the order of
Manager McCrea regarding the inspection of
sleeping-car berths. He admits the order has
been issued, and was necessary on account of
the fact that sleeping ear conductors failed to
report the full number of passengers. if Mr..
Ford will keep his ears open as he travels over
the country, he will soon satisfy himself that the
order, if persisted in, will impair the business
over their lines.
Percival Lowell. general passenger agent of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road, spent
Saturday in the city. He reports passenger
business on the c., B. & Q. as highly ~satisfac-
tory, their earnings showing a considerable in
crease over those of last year at the correspond
ing. period. Mr.. Lowell spent most of the day
with II. NJ, Bronson, general passenger agent of
the L., B. & w, and as a result of The confer
ence some minor details were arranged which
will be of great advantage to both roads and bet
ter accommodate the travel to the Northwest.
The Erie people are gradually getting over
their 'hobhy" of strictly maintaining rates,
which they have been doing for sixty days past, and
it is limited for two or three days past they have
been protecting their patrons by meeting rates
offered said patrons by competitors of the Eric.
As a result tlPrA Is a heavy movement of Erie e.
Pacific and Great Western Dispatch cars over
the c., st. L. & p. and the G., H.. j. The lat
ter hauled east. on Thursday last, 100, and on
Friday 125 loaded cars of these lines. As a con
sequence, east-bound business is seldom heavier
over the c., H. & l. than at the present time.
and the c.. ST. L. & z. as wall IS acain cettinr