The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-24
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The Decline last week forwarded East from
this point .3l9 loaded cars: the c., St. l.. & P,
753; the c., H. & l., 394; the L, B. & W., 1913.
Commissioner Fink has called meetingof the
Michigan lines for the consideration of Michigan
lumber rates, to be held in Chicago to morrow,
Tho meetings of the fastfreight lines will be
held at Commissioner Finks Office Dec. and T.
The old gentleman wants to talk to the ''boys,'
Trains on the Indianapolis division Of the c.,
St L. & P road the first ten months of 1884
hauled into the Union Depot $3.50 passenger
coaches.
The Pennsylvania people handled on their
system in October. AS. lib tons of COAL in the
FIRST ten months of the year, ), I95,93o tons; IN
crease this year over tonnage handled in 1888,
$50 All tons
The vandara, last week, brought into Indian
spoiis from the West, POO loaded cars; the l. d
St L., l. 1874; the c., l., St L. & G., l.e2l; the l..
B. &W., Peoria division, 442; st. Louis division,
227, making total of 4, l33 loaded cars.
Assistant General Freight Agent Hobbs, Of the
c.. L, St L. & c., is giving the matter of getting
Southern fruits on this and the Chicago market
in quicker time some attention, There is no rea-
son that Florida oranges should not be on this
market ia four days from time of shipment
The Cincnnah Hamilton & indianapolis last
week. received at and forwarded from this point
663 loaded cars, which was the heaviest move
The growth OF business on this road of late has
been remarkable and speaks well for the present
management
The new change in the Decline through train
service is catching well with the public. The
train now leaving St Louis at Gas P. makes
the run to Cleveland in about three hours less
time than formerly, with corresponding reduc-
ton in the through time to New York, Boston
and the cities of New England.
For some months past Superintendent Miller,
OF the c., St L. & p road has been testing at
the yards in Richmond switch without frog,
and the test has been quite satisfactory. In no
instance has it failed to carry train over as
safely as it would have passed over one of the
frogs now in use, and which are more expensive
than the arrangement undergoing test.
The Vandalia has put in ''Y" at South Bend,
by means of which its cars will run on the
Lake Shore track into the Lake Shore depot,
where freight will be received and transferred
The passenger trains will stop at the Tut resi-
dence. which will be the station temporarily.
The Yandalia depot in South Bend is nearly
equidistant labout three squares) from the
Lake Shore and Grand Trunk depots.
The opinion prevails in freight circles that to-
day all roads doing east bound business at Chi
cage St. Lous Peoria and Indianapolis will
restore and endeavor to maintain rates If the
action of the five presidents was in good faith
certainly it is advisable for them so to do Their
action places the responsibility just where it
belongs. and will prevent the cutting of rates by
jealousy of a rival road, without the authority
Of the chief executive.
The following promotions have been made
among the officials of the Boston & Albany
railroad, taking effect yesterday w. H. Barnes,
general superintendent to be general manager;
T. Gallup, assistant superintendent, to be gen
efai superintendent; Arthur Mills general
freight agent, to be general traffic manager; H.
Il Gallup, assistant general freight agent, to be
general freight agent E. Gallup is well known
In indianapolis railroad circles, and his promo
ton from year to year is evidence that he is a
railroad man OF large executive ability.
g. WALL superintendent of motive power, will
on January l introduce the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg the system of ''coal pre-
miums' which has been in operation for some
time on other portions of the Pennsylvania sys-
TEN. The plan referred to is described as follows
Each engineer is allowed a certain number OF
pounds of coal per mile for each car on his
train. Whatever he can, by care and econom
zeal use save out of this allowance, is distributed
as follows: To the engineer onefourth to the
fireman one fourth, and to the company one
half In some cases, very large savings have
been made