The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-17
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Engines on the Wabasha are to be remembered,
commencing with |, coo.
The station at the point where the 7. IT. & L.
division of the Yandalia crosses the Nickel plate
road, has been named Hubbard, in honor to the
general freight agent of the Vandalia
The present east-bound rates are only supposed
to be in force so long as the cutting is persisted
in. But as the opening of the water routes is
now notvery far off, they might almost as well be
called the summer prices.
Russell Elliott, auditor of the Chicago g. At
lsntic road, spent the Sabbath in the city Mr..
Elliott says the statement of the Minneapolis pa
per that he is to take prominent position on
the Northern Pacific road is at least premature
Line agents here have received notice that the
Portland d Ogdensburg Railroad Company has
been admitted to full membership in all the New
York Central fast-freight lines, viz The Blue.
White, Red, Canada Southern, Midland and
Nickel-plate.
Other things being equal Vanderbilt roads
will always obtain fair proportion of the bust
ness, but ii is scarcely to be expected that it will
obtain such an excess over its competitors as has
been shown during the past months, without
special reasons therefor.
Z. W. Lee, travelling passenger agent of the
Chicago Burlington g. Quincy road. headquar
tiers at Indianapolis has been appointed general
advertising agent of the Chicago, Burlington 4
Quincy company. very important position,
winch ne is fully competent to NIL.
Elijah Smith, who has been prominently
identified with two or three Indiana roads, is
looming up as railroad man. Mr. Smith is
mentioned as the probable president of Oregon
d Transcontinental and Oregon Improvement
He is now treasurer of the latter company.
The judge of the Circuit Court of Lake coun-
". on Saturday last, heard the arguments of the
attorneys of the c. & a. and the L., N. A g. c.
roads. on the question at issue between them,
and will give his decision In the matter it is
thought, as early as Wednesday of this week
The six eastern roads forwarded from this
point, last week. 4,202 loaded cars as follows;
The G. II. e. l., 1872 the l., B. 81 w, 241; the
Wabash. 265; the c., l., St l.. & c.. 901; the c..
st. L. & p, 1,O67; the Decline, 1,536. In this
statement is included both local and through
shipments East
Paymaster Sheldon, Of the Decline will this
month pay the employees by check. General
Manager Thomas has authorized certain officials
at each point to identify employees at the banks
This will not do away with the pay-car, for the
employees OF small towns where there are no
banks must still be paid from the car.
The immense business the Vanderbilt lines
have been doing out of St Louis and Peoria the
Last six weeks aided Vanderbilts interests from
these Western points to the Hub The official
statement shows that the number of east bound
freight cars over the Boston & Albany railroad
last month was IL 1897, increase of ], OCT over
February, 1888
Commissioner Richardson, of the Chicago and
Ohio river pool, in his blunt way, often makes a
coed point In speaking Of the trunk line pool
he said the trunk lines should act in perfect har-
mony. Theirinterests are identical, as are those
of a man and wife and if they will quit wrang-
ling they will find matrinIony a very satisfactory
and profitable relation.
While the officials of the Louisville. New
Albany & Chicago road are worrying their brains
20 settle their troubles with the Chicago & At
tantic road, that they may carry out their traffic
agreement with the c., l., ST. Il. & c.. President
al Ia &c in Loud bax-i
grand time. However, it is limited that it may
be policy for him to absent himself just now
The Cincinnati Hamilton 6 indianapolis road
seems to be doing good west-bound business
when compared with its former movement of
this character. The train records show that last
week they brought west 40l loaded cars of which
very large per cent through business
while their bound traffic fell off, as com
pared with the week ending March s, l52 loaded
ears.
Stock of the Cleveland Columbus, Cincinnati
d indianapolis road is steadily advancing, and
should it go to par it will not ove1reach its real
value, as the entire system r0adbed and equip
1nents, now in shape to do big business
1t is said there will be no trouble in placing the
new bonds, as all interests harmonized on that
proposition. a per cent. dividend as well is in
prospect
The disturbers of the Decatur east bound pool
arc the Illinois Midland and the Peoria, Decatur
& Evansville roads, not the Wabash. The two
first named have the past ten months carried
but 10 per cent of the business, and their com
petitors have offered them q per cent, and the
trafic-managers of the Illinois Midland and P
ID. d d. cannot agree on the division of the "a
per cent.
The five western roads last week brought into
indianapolis 3,572 cars as follows: l., b. e W,
St Louis division, 240; Peoria division, 436; c.,
l., st L. & c., nc; Vandala, $50; /. d st. L.,
1870. This is a decrease Of 302 cars, as com
pared with the number received at this point in
the week ending March 8. The corresponding
week of 1888 these five roads brought in 4, 319
loaded cars
General Traffic Manager Talmage of the Wa
bash system, has issued the following circular:
THE paymasters Of this system are very much
annoyed by employees selling their time and Civ
ing power of attorney Che company for pay
employees that resort to such measure to procure
their pay in advance of the payment by pay
masters will be dismissed at once from the serv-
ice of the company.
The directors of the Illinois Central road meet
in New York on Wednesday to elect officers
The Chicago Tribune says j. c. Clark will de-
cline recollection as president Mr. Stuyvesant
Fish, at present vice president of the company,
will be elected president, and in this event Mr..
Joseph Tucker, at present general traffic man
ager, is to be elected vice-president and general
manager Mr. Luttgen, one of the newly elected
directors, will probably succeed Mr.. Randolph
rs treasurer.
Within the next ten days work will be com
menced in earnest on the extension of the Van
dalia system from Plymouth to South Bend.
The distance is twenty-seven miles. The money
is in bank to build it, and it is proposed to have
the Vandala trains running into South Bend
within ninety days The extension crosses three
roads between Plymouth and South Bend, each
of which result in a benefit in the interchange
of traffic. These are the l., p. & c. division of
the Wabash, the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chi
cago and the B. & o.
Car accountants of indianapolis roads have re
eeived a very unique invitation to attend the an
nual convention of the Car Accountants Asso-
citation, at Richmond May 20. The request is
for all members, as far as practicable, to meet
N. II. Hotehkiss on Sunday morning May I8. at
the Hotel Aldine, Ashland, Ky, where will be
awaiting them snacial ,,.....