The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

seriously Ill at Terre Haute.
e. A. Ford, general passenger agent of the
pennsylvania lines is to be in the city to-day.
Commissioner Bransom is in Terre Haute
Saking evidence in the Illinois Midland claims.
w D. Wilson, agent of the Lackawanna line,
has opened his Office temporarily, at 1872 South
Meridian street
Superintendents have commenced hunting up
empty cars which have strayed off ONO con
meeting roads This is favorable indication.
The contract for building three consol engines
Sor the Ohio Southern road, has been awarded
10 the Cooke s. Danforth locomotive works, Pat
.erson, N. ].
Commissioner Spers, of the indianapolis east
bound pool, will to-day remove his Office from
the Board of Trade building to rooms 50 and SO
Vance Block
A. Vandivort, formerly superintendent of the
river division of the Buffalo, New York 81
Philadelphia, has gone to New Mexico to take
charge of some valuable mining properties.
There is quite boom in Toledo business The
agreed rate from Indianapolis to Toledo is 81
cents per 100 pounds but one greedy freight
agent, it ID stated is taking grain at 5 cents.
c. w Hammond, superintendent of telegraph,
having severed his connection with the Wabash
road, Mr. G. G. Kinsman has been appointed
his successor, with headquarters at Decatur, Ill.
John Browning passenger conductor, who has
been on the Indianapolis e st Louis road since
it was opened for business has rendered his res
ignation. Other conductors, it is said, contem-
plate taking similar action
Captain J. M. Phillips formerly passenger
conductor on the j., NJ & l., but now master of
transportation of the g., G. & S. F.. railroad, at
Galveston, Texas, is prospecting in his new posi-
4ion, and is pleased with his associations.
The officers of the Vandala system report the
earnings Of the T. H. & l.. division to be a graf
flying surprise. Not only in freight traffic are
their earnings large, but their excursion bush
ness to Lake Maxinkuckee is proving abonanza.
The road which will first introduce wire
screens on their passenger coaches, which will
admit of a little fresh air getting into the
coaches through the windows, without the pas
sengefs being annoyed by sparks etc, will do
an. act that viii be appreciated by the travelling
public
Officials of the G., T., st. L. 8 G. are in excel
lent spirits, business being so good with them.
On Thursday last $50 loaded and LAG empty cars
were handled on the main line, and 118 loaded
and 80 empty cars on the branches President
ingalls, says 1000 loaded cars per day is about
the handling capacity of the Big Four
John Egan, general passenger agent of the c.,
list L. g e., came up from Cincinnati yester-
day, to attend the monthly meeting of passenger
agents Of Indianapolis roads. On arriving here
he found that these meetings had dwindled
down toiso little importance that even the secre-
tary of the association forgot to attend
The report that Col Robert Andrews, of the
Wabash road. had resigned, is confirmed. Mr.
Andrews has been connected with the Wabash
nearly twenty years He expects to rest in Del
aware, his native State, for some time. he has.
occupied the positions of division superintendent,
general superintendent, and chief engineer.
Col Joseph Hill, superintendent Of the Van
dalia, and John Chesbrough, general passenger
agent, are in the city. Both go west this morn
ing Col Hill states that the track-layers on
the northern extension are, within nine miles Of
South Bend, and are waiting for the graders.
They hope to get trains into South Bend by
August Is.
Probably the best time made between Indian
apolisand the seaboard with export business, was
made by the White line last week. Property
which left Indianapolis on the 1sth at 1915 P.
~ on the morning of the ed was being loaded
into vessels at one of the New York Central
piers. 1t isnot unusual for fast-line freights to
make better time than this with west bound
business but eastward property usually moves
forward slower
Somebody evidently has conf dence in the come
out of the Indianapolis, Eel River q Western
road Money from the East Is coming forward
to meet all liabilities as they accrue, and Chief
engineer Deyore is arranging to push the enter
prise more vigorously. He. as well as President
Smith, sensibly argues that there never was a
better time TO build railroads; steel rails and
railway supplies of all descriptions never were
lower, and labor is cheap.
The following changes have been made in the
St Louis division of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy railway: S. E. GRANGE, formerly as
sistant superintendent has been appointed gen
ofai manager of the Hannibal & st. Joseph
railway; w G. Brown, transportation master
has been promoted to the position of general
superintendent of the Chicago, Burlington e.
Quincy; p. "A Houihan assistant trantmas-
ter, has been appointed train master, and j. W.
McCune, formerly travelling auditor, has been
appointed assistant train-master. r. l.. Porter,
formerly travelling agent, will serve as travelling
auditor.
a Controversy Which Is Commanding At
tention.
The controversy between the Northwestern
lines regarding the live stock traffic from the
West and Northwest is attracting considerable
attention, and, really, it is of more Importance
than may appear on the mere mention This
trade begins in late July and lasts several
months, and forms an important part Of the fall
revenue of Union Pacific and of the Burlington
lines in Nebraska and Kansas. Up to last win
ter, Union Pacific divided its cattle business
between the roads at Omaha-lately St Paul,
Northwest, Rock Island, Wabash and Burling-
ton g Quincy. Burlington & Quincy, having a
line across the Missouri river, thus secured a
double share of business, receiving the tribute
of its own lines at Plattsmouth and its share of
Union Pacific business at Omaha. st. Paul re-
helled year ago. and the result was the forma
ton of the Western Trunk line Association
This association is composed of Union Pacific,
st Paul, Rock Island, Northwest and Wabash.
OF these lines, Union Pacific, st. Paul and
Rock Island are in entire accord Northwest
and Wabash came into the agreement rather un-
willingly, and there is some doubt whether
Northwest actually signed the compact or not.
The essential points in the association are that
the roads therein shall give all their west bound
business to Union Pacific and shall have all
east-bound business delivered by Union Pacific.
The roads east Of the Missouri river can make
rates vest, and Onion Pacific can make rates
Tho Az.