The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


freight Office, has resigned to accept a similar
position under Agent Walker, of the Wabash
road.
John F. Miller, superintendent of the c., st.
i. 6 p, and E. W. McKenna, superintendent
of the j., M, g l., are in the city, and will re-
main over today.
Pennsylvania railroad stock on Monday de-
clined to the lowest point in some years, but
has again rallied to a price higher than it
touched last year.
It is understood that Commissioner Fink will
at an early day order an advance in live stock
rates Under the present tariff there is little
money to the roads carrying the live stock.
There is a rumpus in the Chicago and Ohio
River pool. The G., st. L. & P. people charge
that the l., B. & W. has taken some Chicago
business from them by cutting the rate 3 cents
per 100 pounds.
As the time for paying the July interest ap-
ffosches, the weakness of railroad bonds Is
more noticeable than at any time this year. The
prospects of defaulting in interest have caused
a speculative decline of l to IA per cent.
M. II. Smith, the newly elected President Of
the Louisville & Nashville road, is being eompli-
mented in all quarters. The fact is, the property
has passed into the hands of a competent rail-
road man, who knows more about running the
road than about the price of the stock in Wall
Btreek.
Some ninety days ago Master Mechanic Pres
cObb,- Oh the dnQal1a, turned OUT Oh bHc SHOPS dt
Terre Haute four switching engines OF his own
design, which are doing excellent service and
are very powerful-so equally IS the weight oil
vided upon the drivers. Each of the locomo-
tives is equipped with the American steam
brake, which, in handling trains, works admi-
Kably.
The prospects are flattering that the old In
dianapolis 6 Evansville straight line. now the
Evansville 6 Indianapolis road, will be built
through to indianapolis. 1t is stated that ID. j.
H1aekaU and Nm Hai1poon thn 1aPOQst stock
holders. strongly favor the building Of the road
With such men at the head of the enterprise
there will be no trouble in securing the money
TO build it.
General freight agents are looking for a heavy
run of Southwestern cattle to Eastern markets,
for some weeks to come. Reports received from
the stock growing sections Of Texas and the
Southwest generally indicate that the drive this
season will be equally as large, if not greater,
than that of 1883. Careful estimates put the
number of cattle to be taken from Texas alone
at Ao0, 600 head. Stock is reported as being in
good condition and free from disease.
Commissioner Richardson will in a day or two
forward to the presidents and general mana
gers OF the roads in the Chicago and Ohio River
pool a statement of the tonnage carried by each
road and the per cent. of passenger traffic
handled by each road in April. Three Of the
roads exceeded their allotted per cents. in the
pooa in April, but dating back to when the pool
went into operation it is said the arbitration
could not have well awarded the per cents. more
justly.
There is said to be ample evidence that one of
the through lines has for some days past been
cutting under the present low east-bound tariff
out of Chicago, st. Louis and Indianapolis, and
the only reason that can be assigned for such
action is that the company is only hoping TO
bridge over prospective financial troubles and
their competitors are now anxious to know
whether after the 23d, when the advance in rates
takes place, they will continue this method of
doin~ business.
-ssA stated that John Porter, an engineer on
iinois Central, has been offered $47, 900 for
patent on an attachment to a steam cylinder
which condenses the waste from the shamrock
@, starting the engine, thereby averting that
kissing noise which is so disagreeable to the ear
and such a terror to horses. Laws should be
enacted compelling railroad companies not only
70 adopt this patent attachment but the blow
back which does away with the blowing off from
the pop valve, which has caused more runaways
TIN airy other one thing about a locomotive.
lite of the preliminary meeting of train
RS of Ohio is fixed for Sunday, June
stead of the I'D, as stated in the Jour
of Monday last. General Superintendent
r9aIn, of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day
I'll, has offered a room to the boys where the meet
.ag will be held. All train dispatchers and eX- train
dispatchers of Ohio are requested to be present,
and those from adjoining States will be made
welcome. Mr.. d. L. ~Shumway, train dispatcher
of the c., II. g. D. railway, Cincinnati, will
answer any questions in regard to the prelimi-
nary arran gements
Tuesday the stockholders of the Evansville,
Terre Haute & Charlottesville Railroad Com
pany elected as directors for the ensuing year;
W. r. McKeen, Josephus Collett, +. M. Benson,
H. ". Beckwith, c. Matthews, r. D. Moffatt. r,
j. Gessie and S. S. Collett. The directors elect
ed Josephus Collett president, and J. S. Hunt
secretary. The Indiana Block Coal Railroad
Company also elected the following directors: Jo-
sephus Collect, Geo. Penn, Jas Fl. Turner, L.
D. Thomas and C. Fairbanks. who elected Jo-
sephus Collett president, and Jas. H. Turner
secretary. Both roads are under lease to the
Chicago u Illinois Eastern Railroad Company.
The organizations known as the Locomotive
Ffremen's Brotherhood and the Conductors
Brotherhood seem to be vieing with each other
in the matter of increasing their membership.
The Conductors Brotherhood during May organ
I'D new divisions at Huntington and Andrews.
md, Huron, Oak, and there will probably be
organized divisions at San Francisco, Ogden.
Cheyenne, Omaha and Philadelphia, making 125
solid divisions, without a break in numbers from
i to 1&. This will complete the organization of
% new divisions this year on June 1, against 81
last year on October L. The fremen, however
are still in the lead, having organized IS new
divisions this year.
The Manner Harmony Was Restored at the
Trunk-Line Meeting.
So much comment has there been on the pro-
posed double-headed advance on east-bound
rates, that we have taken some pains to ascertain
how the novel action was brought about. At
the meeting of presidents in Commissioner Finks
Office, last week, the Vanderbilt people strongly
favored advancing the rates on June 90 to a basis
of IS cents from Chicago to New York,
while on the other hand the Pennsylvania peo-
pie bitterly opposed it, characterized such action
Rs unwise and rash, and sharp words passed be-
tween the officers of the two roads, and as mat
tiers became pretty warm M. E. Ingalls,, president
of the c., L. st L. & c., suggested that there
advance be made June 81, and a second 5 cents
per 100 pounds on July %. Commissioner Fink
turned to Mr.. ingalls, and asked him if he made
a motion to such an effect. President ingalls,
answered in the affirmative. Commissioner