The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS


system, with the exception of the Logansport
shops.
Mr. F. c. Minis late general passenger agent
of the Denver & Rio Grande, has turned his
business over to Mr. Cooper his successor, and
has started eastward.
George j. johnson, general yard master of
the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul, who is en-
route for Atlanta, Ga, spent the Sabbath in this
city. MIR. johnson is accompanied by his wife.
There has not been a month this year that the
passenger earnings of the Louisville, New Alba
ny & Chicago road have not exceeded those of
the corresponding five months of 1888 from 81, -
900 to s., 900 per month.
The International Association of Travelling
Passenger Agents will hold it's annual conven-
ton in Denver on the 18th of August. 1t is ex-
pected that over three hundred representatives
of this class will be present.
1t is understood that E. c. knight is to be
made managing director of the Philade-
phia & Reading road, and is to make
the duties of the position that of coadViSer
with the president and the receivers.
The Cleveland Herald, which is authority on
MeHenry's affairs, says: Games McHenry will
arrive at Cleveland early in August He pro
poses to push his suits against the Erie and the
Nypano with all his ld-time vigor.'
A dozen or more train dspatchers met yester
day afternoon, at the Office of Mr. Mountz, mas
ter OF transportation of the C., I'll. 81 l., and
took preliminary steps to organize Indiana
division of the to-be organized national associa-
ton.
Since the strike in Clay county ended and
shipments of block coal have been resumed the
earnings of the Vandalia have increased ST.
200 per day, those Of the Louisville, New AL
bany s. Chicago and of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois 81, 600 per day.
Joseph Sanger E. A. Cooper F. Reynolds
j. Hicks Fl. 5. Curley and J. A. Washburn
leave this morning for Atlanta, Ga to attend
the annual convention of the 1ardmasters Mu-
tual Benefit Association of the United States
and Canada. Most of the delegates accom-
panied by their wives
A telegram on Saturday, sent over the country
by the Associated Press says Jay Gould has
suggested plan for the relief of the Louisville
q Nashville road. If the tricky fellow could
suggest plan for the relief of the Wabash and
the pay of the employees their wages he would
do more honorable act.
The directors of the c., c., c. g. l. (Bee-linel
have under consideration the paying OF I per
cent dividend, August |. The Cleveland Her
aid says: ''When all the other Vanderbilt roads
are either reducing or passing their dividends it
is encouraging to learn that the C., G., c. d l.
will probably pay per cent on It's stock in
August"
George De Haven advertising agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, has been ap-
pointed pasSenge agent of the Pennsylvania
railroad Baltimore district. with Offices at Bal
timore. The district is a one. De Haven
will be succeeded as advertising agent by f. r.
Hanckel, who has been connected with the ad-
veFtising department of the company for some
years.
There is the best of authority for stating that
the Wabash financial managers have offered the
Indianapolis Peru & Chicago division of their
system to a syndicate which was formed to pur-
chase the road of VIM. Cutting. the principal own
err, few days prior to the Wabash people leasing
the property They were a little slow on the
trigger, or the l.. 2. & C. would have continued
to be a local road.
Several changes in the arrival and departure of
trains atthe Union Depot takes place to-day, which
the travelling public will do well to note. The
Bee-line shortens the running time of their Bos
ton express, as noted some days since they would
do, the train leaving indianapolis at 6:l5 iu-
stead of 400 A. NJ. A local train, however, will
leave the Union Depot at A. NJ, which will
make the c.. W. & NJ connection at Anderson
for the North.
New York, Buffalo & West Shore will at an early
day be dropped into the hands of receiver. In
fact, it is said Commissioner Fink has been asked
! if he would accept the receivershp. No man
could do the work of lifting this road out of the
| financial miro better than Mr. Fink. The Stock
holder says the possibility that he would accept
and resign the commisslonership caused some
people to get out their trunk-line stocks.
The average cost during the winter months
for running the engines on the Decline was
1911 cents per mile. Freight engines run
at cost per mile of IL. 70 cents. Passenger
engines cost less, viz, 1924 cents per
mile; while switch engines, which are credited
distances, run at so low cost as to reduce the
average to 10 cents per mile. The engines ran
"a. 63 mules to ton Of coal. and 1913 miles to
pint of OIL