The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.

The L., N A. & G. railroad has in service 400
Blue.line cars.
Five thousand men have left the State of New
York this year to work the Canadian Pacific
railway.
Japan has now 26O miles of railway, compris
ing FIVE distinct lines. The longest is seventy
five miles.
Officers of the Northern Pacific, under the
direction of Vice-president Cakes, areaon a.tour
Of inspection
Between january and August 81 of the cur
rent year, the Union Pacific Railway Company
sold 1905 GIG acres of land for Sc, 373, 252
The Attorney general of New York has again
refused to begin proceedings to forfeit the char
ter of the Rochester & Pittsburg railway.
r. G.. Butler, formerly claim agent of the Mil
waukee & st. Paul has been appointed superin-
tendent of the Western division of the Wabash.
The insurance on the Grand Trunk shops re-
Gently burned at London, Ont, is demurred. 1t
is claimed the company did not take proper pre-
cautions.
The cornerstone of the Milwaukee G. St
PRul's new round-house at Mitchell, D. T., was
laid under the auspices of the Oriental Order of
Humility.
Sunday trains have been Abandoned on the
Gunnison division of the South Park road, but
are run on the high line between Denver and
Leadville.
Mr.. Payson Tucker, general manager of the
Eastern and Maine Central railroads. sailed for
Liverpool, in the Cephalonia, on Saturday for a
vacation of couple of months
The war on rates between Chicago and Mis-
eourir river points has stirred up trouble with
east-bound rates to Chicago and Denver is anx-
iously awaiting the time whenit shall be drawn
into the ARRAY.
Chicago papers now admit what indianapolis
agents charged last week, that rates from that
point east are not maintained. The Blue line
and Chicago g Atlantic are charged with cut
ting the grain rate 10 cents.
Mr. Charles Paine late general manager of
the New York, West Shore & Buffalo railway,
who, because of very poor health, resigned his
position and went to Europe last December has
returned in perfect health and vigor.
The cases of the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company against the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern, to set aside the foreclosure sale of
that property made two years ago, will be tried
in the United States Circuit Court at Dubuque,
Iowa, next month
P. K Corbin, one of the contractors who was
drowned in Lake Michigan the otherday, was a
well-knewn railroad man in the Southwest,
holding at the time he omit the business, about
eighteen months ago, the position of division
superintendent on the Missouri Pacific.
The dining-car service recently established on
the Boston e. Albany road between Worcester
and New Haven is proving a success, and further
enhances the value of the Springfield line be-
tween Beston-and New York Dinner only is
served at any time in period of about three
hours
The Michigan Central last week made the
fastest time on record with train of seventeen
cars of time freight. 1t left Suspension Bridge
at ll:52 on Friday morning, arrived at Windsor
at 1885 Friday night; left Detroit yards at 1870
Saturday morning and arrived ats Joliet, Ill, at
1920 Saturday afternoon-510 miles in twenty
hours and forty minutes.
Wabash receivers have petitioned for leave to
purchase twenty-five new locomotives at a cost
of S. 200 each, forty box cars, forty stoek-ears,
and twenty coal-cars at the following prices re-
spectively 1852, 1921 and 1899 each With re-
gard to the payment to be made in these matters
it is recommended that lot Of old rolling stock
be sold and the balance be paid by receivers GER
tiicateS.
There seems to be some misunderstanding be-
tween the j., NJ. & l. and L., N. A. & C. rail
way in regard to certain ground at the corner of
Vincennes and Main streets in New Albany
The L., N. A. & q. railway had engineers in
the city last week surveying, and this week the
j., NJ. & l. had a corps of engineers sur
veying The fact of the matter is, the L..
N. A. & G. railway want the old depot of the
j., M & l. at Vincennes street removed and
thelatter will not comply until fully satisfied
that they are tresspassing upon the rights of the
former road.