The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
PersonaI and Local.

Tho rangs of carpenters and undergraduates
90 the Wabash system were lastweek reduced IN
humber one half.
The wages Of the section men on the Toledo
Cincinnati 6 ST. Louis narrow gauge road have
been reduced to ffty-fve cents per day.
Grand Chief Wheaton, of the Order of Rail
way Conductors, will to-day change his head
Quarters from Elmira, n. Y, to Cedar Rapids,
Ia
The ticket scalpers are badly demoralized
over the manner the Chicago & Missouri River
and St. Louis & Chicago lines sat down on
them.
After jan ! mail service from Terre Haute to
plymouth, over the Vandalla, will be extended
to South Bend increasing the distance twenty
sour miles
Commissioner Fink has authorized that Holt
day goods be shipped by the most direct lines,
and that other classes of freight be diverted,
whore it is necessary to divert business, 10 even
up per cents
: The brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen give
their eleventh annual grand ball at Lyra Hall,
Wednesday evening next, They anticipate big
time, Members from other lodges in the State
w5El be present
All east-bound shipments of stock over the
Cincinnati, Wabash 6 Michigan road will here
after be delivered to the New York. Chicago &
Six Louis road at Claypool, instead OF the Lake
Shore, at Goshen.
Manager Lewis, of the Erie fast-freight lines,
hAs closed their Offices at Fort Wayne Burl-
ington. Des Moines, and Davenport, and at sew
e=ai other points where there were two OF three
agents the mber is reduced to one.
While the Pennsylvania people are discharg-
ing track and train men, and the clerical force
ia sheir offices it has increased its force of work
5Ren in the shops, and they intend to double
tho rolling-stock and carrying capacity.
Statement of earnings of the Cleveland,
.Ccsnmbus, Cincinnati u Indianapolis railway for
the month Of October, this year, $780, $685. 1883,
,$3SS.024; decrease, $37,42L From Jan. l, 1884,
49, I35, 500; 1885, So, CSC, III decrease, $494 5l7
TIE Ave western roads last week brought into
tins station 4, CsS loaded cars as follows; van
sdaiia, 1224 G., l., st. L. 4 G., 956' l. q St L.,
$751; l., b. d W, Peoria division, 1903; St Louis
division, 228 In the week ending Dec. the
,sazne roads brought in 4, 252 cars.
The Decline last week forwarded East from
this point 964 loaded cars, the c. St L, d + 669,
4he l., b. & w. 800 the G., II. & l., 38l. In the
~EPek ending Dec G. the Decline forwarded east
q, i3l loaded cars the c.. St L. e. p. 635, the c.,
HI s l. 49, and the l., B, & W. $50.
The L., N. A e c. airline people Saturday
put the finishing touches upon their ticket and
fright offices South Illinois street. and they
really eclipse the much boosted of c., St l.. q P.
s1Edces corner of Illinois and Washington streets.
Ry the bye, the Airline is rapidly getting out of
its swaddling clothes.
The Indianapolis & Vncennes is beginning to
sHzsnme considerable responsibility For many
years in the weekly statement the & Y. ranged
lowest in car movement in the list Now there
are three roads which handle less number OF
cars and the Wabash Told l., ?. d C. barely
leads the Indianapolis & Vincennes.
It. is stated officially that the earnings of the
Wabash main line the first week of December,
showed an increase of II per cent over the earn
jngs of the last week in November, and prospects
ARE excellent Manager Talmage says, for
3nessyy traffic for some time to come. The earn
ings Of the Wabash for the first week IN Decem-
hcr we're: 1884, 1911 900; 1883, $3.50, BIG; in
crease, 1884.
While traffic is so dull with roads in the Mid
die States and men are being discharged by the
thousands, it is gratifying to turn to the West
and Northwest and ind matters moving smooth-
l5y with them An Official who has Travelled over
abe entire Jay Gould system says the grain and
Rive stock that is carried is simply vast in its
huk. They have discharged no men, Eor have
skey reduced wages
The general managers of several Western
roads have taken hold of the paying commission
system in manner which indicates that they
are in earnest. and, as the Railway Register
suggests the ticket agents throughout the coun-
try who are getting rich out Of their commits
Bions. had better make hay while the sun Shines
for the clouds over in the west are gathering
fast and every indication is a hard storm
When the comes out again the pasture will
be bare.
Changes in Is. & o. Passenger Department.
To-day general reorganization of the pas
senger department of the Baltimore & Ohio
road goes into effect B. F. Bond is appointed
division passenger agent, territory main stem
division including east bound business from
Wheeling-ofice Baltimore, Md W, f. Rep
pert. division passenger agent, territory, trans
ohio division, including westbound business
from Wheeling, but not the city of Chicago-of
flee, Columbus, o.; E. d. Smith, division passen-
ger agent, territory, Pittsburg division, includ-
ing east-bound business from Wheeling via
Pittsburg-ofice Pittsburg, Pa; C. E. Dudrow,
travelling passenger agent, territory east of Mar
tinsburg but not the cities of Washington and
Baltimore-ofice, Stanton, Va; Il. L. Patton,
travelling passenger agent, territory east of and
Including Grafton, Connellsve and Martins
burg-ofice, Cumberland, Md; Albert Koenig,
travelling passenger agent, territory west of Con
nellsville and east-beund business from Wash
ington, Pa.-office Pittsburg, Pa; John 7.
Lane travelling passenger agent, territory
west of Washington, Pa, and Grafton, also Par
kersburg branch and Cambridge, O.--oifice
Wheeling, w Va; James NJ Orr travelling pas
senger agent, territory west of ambridge, o.,
including Tiffn and Sandusky, O.-office, Column
bus, o. P, e. Dombaugh. travelling passenger
agent, territory west of Tiflin but not including
the city of Chi3ago-office, Fostoria, O.. john IL.
Malloy, travelling passenger agent, territory Co
lumbus and Cincinnati Midland, including the
city of Columbus, o.
An Ill Wind for Trainmen on the Erie.
President Kings economical policy is reaching
Into all the departments and to-day there is to
be radical change in running through passen
ger trains, practically making new dinner
points. One important result of this change
will bo the saving of nearly $22 900 a year in
the cost of train service as it will accomplish