The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

DuSlHoSs.
s. L. Moore has been appointed assistant gen
sral freight agent of the Northern Pacific with
Office at st. Paul
The reduction in force on the Pennsylvania
system is to be, when completed, III per cent of
Gle total number of employees
Pool Commissioner Richardson, Of the Chicago
and Ohio River pool, has gone to Cincinnati to
Look after some rate crookedness.
The rumor that H G. Villas, general manager
of the Commercial Express and Erie G. North
Shore line had resigned is said to be premature,
The lessening Of the number of employees on
the Pennsylvania system does not affect any OF
the telegraph operators, as their labors are ar
duous enough, whether business is brisk or slack.
The Madsonians are urging Superintendent
McKenna to have the old bell, which has recent
ly cracked, and which has for thirty years
past been rung half hour before trains started,
recast and placed in its old position.
Thomas Morris, chief engineer of the c., L,
St L. e. c., is preparing profile of the eastern
division of the road which is Ill miles in length,
upon a roll of paper, four feet in length In
condensed form it resembles a cross cut saw.
An indianapolis scalper, it is said. during the
recent war on passenger rates has laid In several
thousand dollars worth of unlimited tickets,
which he will place on the market should tho
indianapolis roads restore rates or attempt so to
do
A A. Talmage, general manager of the Wabash
system, yesterday made trip over the l., Z. d
G. division and tarried at indianapolis only long
enough to turn the engine He was accompa-
Hisd by Superintendent Stevens and Trainmaster
Hauley.
Arrangements have been made by which the
messengers of the United States express will
accompany the United States express matter
carried over the Bee-line- The American Ex-
press Company, however, has commenced doing
all the local work.
The Northern Pacific people give notice that
an agency has been established at Pasco. W. L.
(the intersection of the Y akma division with
the main line) ON the Idaho division, 1874 miles
west of ST. Paul, and Mr. VIM. Laughlin ap
pointed agent thereat
H r. Duva1 late general manager of the Erie
tastfreight lines, who is gentleman as we'll
rs good freight man, yesterday telegraphed L.
A Lewis, Western manager, to accept the posi-
ton he vacated, and, later, learning that he
had done so, telegraphed his congratulations and
earnest good wishes for the future of the lines.
A grain man, yesterday, was Boosting that he
was forwarding some business to the seaboard at
. scent cut per 100 pounds, and, to confirm it,
offered to bet hat 1t was so. The agent of the
line which carried the property offers to bet 800
that he paid full tariff rates and is only practc
ing his old game of bluff, hoping to demoralize
rates thereby.
Now that the Chicago roads have restored
LOUIS ana hdQSaS OlJy passenger rdLeS,
g. IS highly probable that the Indianapolis roads
viii do likewise. The tariff rate from Indian
apos to Kansas City is $1525 but for some
weeks past an agreed rate of $40. 90 has pre-
vailed. the Chicago rate war necessitating In
diARapolis roads taking such action for self
protection.
AS the Vandaiia line is censured on account of
seslPer on South Illinois cutting the rates
Kansas City and other Western points deeply, it
is proper to say that this road is not in fault.
hn ic hat tha he
go & Alton, and the Wabash, are all pulling and
hauling for this business and the scalper works
for all and is paid by all commissions which en-
able him to make such cuts. In every case, it is
officially stated the Vandalia demands and re-
ceiYes its full proportion of the full tariff rate.
As the fact that the Blue line and the West
Shore line have, within the last few days taken
some business out of indianapolis, is leading to
unfavorable comment, and the charge that the
iises cut the eastbound rate is made, it Is IN
order to state that the Blue-line cars were
loaded with freight turned over to them by the
order Of the pool commissioner to even up the
H.. n. A. & G. Airline per cents, and that the
West Shore cars were loaded for the same reason,
the Wabash, over which the line operates, being
away behind in its per cents.
In no department of the Pennsylvania lines
vest of Pittsburg is there more men
than are actually needed, and in depart
ments the business of the roads to-day suffer,
so largely has the number of men already been
reduced. 1t would seem that road which
has so highly prospered in the past
should have surplus fund to draw from to bridge
over dull time like that of the few
months past. The Pennsylvania company has in
every department superior men, such as it will
be difficult for them to again gather after they
scatter
The general freight agent of one of the com
peting roads of the c. H. & D. out of Indianap-
oils, at a recent meeting in Commissioner Finks
office, was cheeky enough to take the ground
that the c., II. &c D. was not entitled to any per
cent in the east-bound pool out of Indianapolis
that it was north and south line. At this june
ture c., FL. e. d. official drew the papers on
him, and showed that the following st-freight
lines, all doing east-bound business, operated
over the c. H. & l. division of the c., H. & D..
Great Western Dispatch, Erie 90 North Shore
Dispatch, Traders Dispatch, National Dispatch,
Canada Southern line. Great Eastern line.
Nickel-plate line West Shore line Continental
Qine, Lackawanna line and Hoesac Tunnel
aine-only eleven of them.
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