The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

C. has gone to New York to be absent a week.
VIM F. Turreff of Cleveland, general master
mechanic of the Decline system, is in the city
looking matters over
Royal Robinson says the rumor that he has
accepted the position of soliciting agent of the
Wabash is incorrect.
On May1l the Bee-line shortens the running
time of two of its trains between Indianapolis
and Cleveland forty-fve minutes.
Austin Corbin, president of the l., B. & W.
road, and other Eastern capitalists interested in
the property will arrive in the city this evening.
Ticket scalpers Frey and Hicklin are making
trip over the Northern Pacific road prospecting
for location, should they be frozen out at
indianapolis.
The Indiana Bloomington & Western road,
the second week in April. earned $54, 400, an in
crease OF So over the earnings the corresponding
week in 1883.
Paymaster Sheldon, of the Bee-line system,
paid on the Indianapolis division yesterday, and
win pay on the l. & St l.. to day-paying for the
first time with checks.
The Logansport Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers have grand bali at Logansport, this
evening, and supper at the Murdoch Hotel
Several members of the Indianapolis lodge pur-
pose to attend.
Gravel ballasting is going on upon the Indian
apolis IL st. Louis road at the rate OF one-halt
mile per day. There are distributed 800 car
loads of gravel to the mile. Some eighty-fve
miles of this road are yet to be graveled.
The organization of railway mems club at In
dianapolis is again talked of. The only trouble
seems to be to get railroad man to lead off in
the matter. All admit that large association
of such a character could be organized here
T. E. Chandler, general agent of the passenger
department of the Chicago, Milwaukee q St.
Paul road, was yesterday succeeded by F. A.
Miller. Mr.. Chandler has accepted more lucra-
tive position with the Pullman Palace car Com
pany.
The Dayton & Union company will receive
on the first of next month, from the Brooks
Locomotive Works, an eight-wheel engine for
either passenger freight service 1t will
weigh 10000 pounds, and has a 17x24-inch
cylinder.
Paymaster Sheldon, of the Bee-line system,
this month commenced his tenth year of service
IN this position. There are now on the Decline
payroll 6242 names. This includes the
plOyes the /. e. St. L. division, as well as the
Beeline proper
T.. A. Lewis, western manager of the Erie
fastfreight lines, went to Chicago yesterday.
The Erie people are doing good business out of
Chicago. On the 2lst there were forwarded east
over the Chicago d Atlantic road from that
point 1872 loaded cars.
The shipments of Southern fruits and Eege
tables to Northern markets is to be carried on
more extensively this than in any former year
Cars specially adapted to such service have been
built, and arrangements are making to run
trains at high speed.
The c., L. st. L. G. G. people have adopted
very convenient and unique style of draft for
settlement with fast-freight lines and railroad
companies. On the left of the draft is
statement of debit and credit, then the balance,
which is the amount the draft calls for.
The trainmen on the Bee line will appear in
new uniforms May l, on the c., H & D. lines
May 10. In both cases Managers Thomas and
Waite have given instructions that their clothing
should be fitted more neatly to them than is
usually the case in trainmen's garments.
n. K. Elliott, master of transportation of the
VaRdaha, is in the city. He fears the fast
train scheme is off. AS doubt was expressed as
to the Vandala making the trains day after
day, Master Mechanic Prescott was quite
anxious to demonstrate the fact that their large
new engines would make the time with ease.
The new Middle and Western States classified
ton went into effect yesterday. This classified
tOn applies to all territory between the western
termini of the trunk lines and the Mississippi
river which lies north of the Ohio river Under
the new classification a slight reduction in rates
is made to many points In the Middle and West
ern States.
Roadmaster Henry, of the indianapolis & ST.
Louis road, was notified yesterday that ten miles
of new steel rails, weighing sixty seven pounds
10 the yard, had been shipped from the mills
this week on contract made by President
Devereux for sixty miles of steel the same weight
this being the pattern that will be laid on the
Decline system hereafter
The Merchants Dispatch people, who have
.prided themselves on the fast time, west bound,
their line has made, are good deal disturbed
thai freights billed as Merchants Dispatch are
being diverted to the slow lines. Western mer-
chants blame them for delays, while they are
not responsible but the carrying out of the
trunk line pooling agreement is.
General Manager Tappan, of the Nickel-plate
fastfrcight line, announces that the line will OPP
crate over the New York. Chicago a. st. Louis
for Chicago business. the Indiana, Bloomington
g. Western for Peoria business, the L. B. & w.
and c. & A for st. Louis business, the l.; B. & w.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois and E. & t.
II. for Evansville business the L. B. & W.
and j., NJ. & 1 for Louisville business and that
probably they will work the line for Cincinnati
business over the l., B. & w. to Troy, Ohio,
then the c.. H & D. to Cincinnati