The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-07
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



VIM. R. McKeen, president OF the Vandalia, is
in the city.
II. c. Diehl, general freight agent of the l., B.
& w, is expected home from New York this
morning.
The stockholders of the St Louis, Alton &
Terre Haute road, western division of theL d
St L., hold their annual meeting in st. Louis
June 2.
Spoilers, it is stated, have been working on
the Fort Wayne, Muncie & Louisville road. Up
10 the present time but one conductor has been
dropped.
The Wabash has taken off its famous cannon
Ball train westward, much to the surprise OF
competitors. who looked upon this train as their
most formidable rival
General freight agents Gays, of the ]. ST.
L.. and Geiger, of the j., M. & l., were in the
city yesterday, looking after matters connected
with their respective departments.
President Young, of the Louisville Southern
Exposition, has offered the position OF superln-
tendent of the advertising to W. n. Marshall
late division superintendent OF the L., N. A q
&. road.
There is good authority for the statement that
President ingalls, and the directory of the c., l.,
ST. L. &. c. are not in favor of extending the
Columbus, Hope & Greensburg road west of
Columbus; certainly not at present.
The Wabash has been assessed the modest
sum OF 50U.UUU Dy uHe Allen county OlUCh WIN
missioners for the draining of the big swamp
along the line between Roanoke and FIT. Wayne.
The company will object to paying it.
The new loan the L., N. A. &C. people have
made will enable them to complete in good shape
the Air line division and amply equip the entire
system. The parties behind this road seem de-
termined to make it a f~rst-class property.
The ticket scalpers are climbing up on the
anxious seat. The Union Railway Company has
been securing evidence against them of late pre-
paratory to enforcing the laws of Indiana against
~scalping, and they have within the last day or
two become apprised of the fact
bound travel is becoming very heavy,
and to secure berths it is necessary TO do so a
day or two in advance. On the c.. St. L. q I.
almost nightly every berth in the through New
York hotel cars and sleeping coach and on the
Pittsburg sleeping coach are taken.
The indianapolis local freight rate association
held it's regular monthly meeting yesterday.
Little was done except of a routine character.
A mmit was appointed to revise the south
bound rates, and the matter Of weighing cars
was up again for discussion, but no definite &C
ton was taken.
The indianapolis division of the Yardmasters'
Mutual Benefit Association of the United States
and Canada has taken a new lease of life. Sew
eral new members have been added in the last
few days, and one week from next Saturday
night they will meet to appoint delegates to the
annual convention.
Commissioner Richardson, of the Chicago and
Ohio River pool, accompanied the C., l., St L.
& G. party on their recent trip opening the Co
1umbus. Hope & Greensburg road for business,
and was introduced at the banquet as the man
who runs a p%oolroom at Indianapolis, which
created much merriment.
w. J. Craig. receiver of the Toledo, Cinein-
natl & st. Louis road, issues a circular to this
effect: Geo. A. SandersOn having resigned the
position of general freight and passenger agent,
all communications in regard to freight and pas
senger traffic will be addressed to Mr.. A. II.
CpiJop .cSic+opt poOora1 fpaiobt apaot who will
have charge of these departments until further
notice.
Southsiders are iubilant that the Union tracks
and street crossings are so greatly relieved by
the new arrangement which obiges all roads to
transfer their through business over the Belt
road. There are now no long delays at street
crossings, and the property holders on the South
side, some of them claim that the value of their
property is increased % per cent. through this
change.
There is one good indication that passenger
rates are being well maintained; the daily sales
of tickets at the Union Railway offices are now
largely in excess of those of any time for months
,0ast-more especially is it noticeable in west
pound traffic, and the scalpers are only selling
tickets to, comparatively speaking, few western
points, and it is well understood that theirstocks
ARE low.
Manager Villas, of the Erie & North Shore
fast-freight line, gives notice that the State
agency of Michigan has been abolished. This
leaves e. d. johnson. who has held the agency,
out in the cold. His duties will hereafter be
performed by Ed Wiles, agentof the E. & N. s.,
and the Commercial express. headquarters De
troit, Michigan. This change is made for econ
Omys sake.
w. R. Baldwin, who, for seventeen years past,
has held important positions on the j., NJ. & 1.
road, and who, for some years has been private
secretary of Fl. R. Dering. general passenger
agent, has rendered his resignation, to take a
similar position with A. B. Southland, traffic
manager of the L., n. A. &C. Mr.. Baldwin's
record in the past has been an excellent one, and
he will doubtless prove a valuable man for Man
sger Southland.
w. R. Woodland, receiver of the Texas & st.
Louis railway. gives notice that "A. A. Jack has
been appointed Northeastern passenger agent
for this company, wee S. H. Mills, resigned, with
Cincinnati, O.. Nh. John K. Hogan, Northern
passenger agent for this company, with head
quarters at No. Is South Fourth street, st.
Louis, Mo. J. S. Leith, Southern passenger
agent for this company, with headquarters at
Nashville, Tenn"
The new arrangement for handling freight
cars over the Union tracks and Belt road is
working better, yet there Is some clashing of au-
thority between the yard-masters, some not
fully understanding the arrangement. The
whole thing s%impliied is this: That each road
shall deliver with their switching engines, over
The Union tracks, all loaded or empty cars for
private sidings, either on Union railway
tracks or on sidings located on
kny of the other railways, Belt road
excepted. This delivery will also cover any cars
nfmixed merchandise or other property where
The game has TO be transferred at any of the city
1epots of other companies. To the Belt road
junction must be delivered through freight for
connections. empty cars for points on connecting
lines, empties returned to connecting lines,
loads or empties for all switches on the Belt
road.
Tricky Passenger Agents.
Tire schemes and triekery of passenger men
70 secure business of late has reached such a
noint rs to meet with universal condemnation