The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-06
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



JIG. Crevelin, agent of the Vandalia, at st.
Louis, is in the city.
E. F. Brown, ir., has been appointed agent of
the Continental line, at Dayton, o.
JR. Kendall, division freight agent of the
Vandalia, is in the city on official business.
William R. McKeen, president of the Van
dalia, and D. W. Minshall last evening went to
Louisville, KY, to look after some business mat
tiers. They will return to-day
The Jacksonville, Madison 6 indianapolis
and the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago roads
are about to establish joint ticket office at
New Albany, carrying out the idea of the Chi
cago and Ohio river pool
The Indiana, Bloomington & Western is build
ing up very respectable west-bound through
traffic Mr. Gregory agent at this point, states
that they are unloading for indianapolis proper,
and local points their road, thirty to thirty
five cars per day, wholly through business.
The Vandalia company is this week distribut-
ing several hundred tons of steel rails on the l.
H & l.. DIVISION working south of Logansport
When twenty miles of steel is laid ON this dlVl-
sion it will be all steel rail from Logansport to
Terre Haute, weighing sixty pounds to the yard.
Mr. F. Broughton, formerly general manager
of the Great Western railway, of Canada, and
more recently government inspector OF the rail
ways OF the DOMINION Oh Cdudud, Has EeCtlNeU
the appointment of vice-presdent of the Chi
cago & Atlantic road, to succeed Col. j. Condit
Smith, who died several months ago.
The demoralzed condition of east bound rates
is creating an uneasiness among western mer-
chants that west-bound rates are so strictly ad-
hered to. This is a natural consequence, and 1t
would not be surprising, unless there is an early
restoration of east-bound rates, were there a
pressure brought to bear which will break west
bound rates
The Ohio Southern operated by the L. B. & W.,
Company is developing rapidly not only as a
coal road but in other classes of traffic. The
road is now amply equipped so far as locomo-
tives and cars is concerned, but the road-bed
needs considera BILE "doctoring' Some of the
main track is in bad shape and want of side
track is another great Inconvenience.
A letter, signed ''Many Clerks" from the ac-
counting department of the l., B. & w. road,
states the clerks of the general Offices of this
company have nothing whatever to do with the
ball announced Feb. o. at Lyra Hall As
printed invitations have been sent out in consid-
cradle numbers to this ball, it might be well for
the clerks to bury their petty jealousies.
General Superintendent Mcleod, of the Louis
vile, New Albany & Chicago road has in
structed the bridge superintendent on all divis-
ions of the system to further strengthen and
carefully inspect every bridge and trestle on the
road, regardless of their present condition, it
being his object to have all structures in so good
condition that no danger need be apprehended
Arrangements have been formally made, =
which the Hoosac Tunnel line, after the LIST of
next month, will reach Indianapolis over the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines. From
here, the management will reach st. Louis over
the Vandalia, and Louisville over the j., NJ q l.
1t is said to be highly probable that the line will
work, as we'll over tho Indiana Bloomington G.
Western to points that system. delivering
the business to the New York. Pennsylvania &
Ohio at Urbana.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
lseit railroad was held al the office Of the com
reetors were elected: w r. McKeen. Horace
Scott, ". P. Ijams, D. W. Minshall A. d.
Lynch NJ. A Downing, John F. Miller. r. S.
Mckee and John Thomas. DR.. J. NJ. Kitchen
and A L. Wright, city directors. Officers
elected: w. R. McKeen, president Horace Scott,
vice-president; w. ?. Ijams, auditor and super
indent A D. Lynch, treasurer and secretary