The Indianapolis journal., 1884-06-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


True to MS WOfu, llldStel iSPAOL"' VI UiO
Wabash system, paid on the indianapolis divis-
lon yesterday for April service
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firmens an
nual convention to be held at Toronto has been
postponed one week. 1t will meet September
23
General passenger agents A. J. Smith, of the
Bee line, John Egan, of the c., l., St l.. q G.,
md Sam Stevenson, of the c., II. & D. lines,
are expected in the city to-day
THE work of laying eleven miles of new steel
rails on the Indianapolis division of the c., H.
xe D. lines was completed last night Next week
400 tons more of steel rails will be distributed on
the division.
There is to be a meeting of the passenger men
at Commissioner Richardson's office, to-day, to
agree on rates for round trip to the annual re,
Gnion of the Grand Army of the hepuphc at
Minneapolis, July %
The reports from Chicago continue to indicate
remarkably low lake freights, wheat and corn
being carried from Chicago to Buffalo at l@c per
bushel and to New York for DC per bushel This
is more than &c per bushel cheaper than the
45c per hundred rate of the trunk lines.
The live stock movement is brisk for June.
In the twenty four hours, ending at p NJ yes
terday 120 car loads of hogs and l60 of cattle,
horses and Sheep arrived at the indianapolis
Stockyards, which steadily growing In favor
with shippers, so great are the conveniences for
watering, feeding and resting stock at these
yards
A special to the st. Louis Globe Democrat
from Hannibal, No, says: 7. l.. Dunn superin-
tendeut of the Hannibal & St Joseph, has
resigned his position to accept similar one
with the Louisville. New Albany q Chicago, un-
der General Manager j. b. Carson. 1t is also
stated that S. S. Woodward, formerly chief
train dispatcher of the Hannibal, is to be given
"a position on the H. n. A. & c. road.
The train dispatchers' committee of the Indiana
division of the national association, have recon-
1ocndad that tbe initiation fppe be So, and that
each member shall pay 70 cents as quarterly
dues, or 25 cents per month. All train dispatch
ers. or eX train dispatchers who have had one
yearfs experience, and are known to be honor
ah,e moral men, are eligible to membership.
TIE Indiana division begins under very favorable
auspices.
The north and south roads being put in
shape for heavy fall traffic The transporta-
tion of watern'elons from Florida and Georgia
to the Northwest is growing business and eX-
tends from the fore part of June to the middle of
September 1t is expected that three thousand
carloads will be hauled this year, and indica-
tions are that there will be heavy shipments of
grain and provisions to Southern commercial
centers during the fall months.
Master Mechanic Barnes, says the Fort Wayne
Sentinel, returned yesterday from a tour Of in
spectlon West and a consultation with leading
officials of the Wabash. He says it is the pur-
pose of the present managers of the road to
clear up all Indebtedness of the great corpora
tion inside of six months. Business is picking
up OH dll pfdHCueS u Iue w dDotoll anu an
engines in the shops are hurried out for service.
Four locomotives were sent from this city yester-
day to the Cairo division where freight is com
ing faster than it can be transported.
The Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburg Railroad
Company, under direction of Manager McCrea,
has established bureau of accidents where
record of every accident will be carefully kept.
AL testimony of trainmen. or eye witnesses
other than trainmen, will be taken aud filed away
with the report of the accident. This step is
taken to protect the interests of the company,
frequently suits for damage are brought months
years after an accident occurs, and i'll such
cases this bureau of accidents will be valuable
in securing evidence if it is accepted by the
courts as evidence.
meeting of the general passenger agents and
joint executive committee of the trunk lines will
be held at Commissioner Finks Office next week.
Tie object of the meeting is to whether the
new passenger pool contract shall be carried out.
Certain roads which were not represented at
former meeting are dilatory in asserting to the
agreement. This has led to the belief that
tt ,pble is ahead The only important lines,
however which have failed to assent to the
agreement, the Grand Trunk and West
Shore each of which could make serious trouble
should they be obstinate. The more eonserva-
tive passenger men, however, express the opin-
ion that matters will be harmonized at the
meeting next week
O. W. Rugges general passenger agent of the
Eishigan Central road spent the greater part of
yesterday in the city, arranging to get the
Michigan Centrals full share of business
from this section. the route from indianapolis
being over the Wabash, the Michigan Central,
the Canada Southern and New York Central
Mr. Rugges states that the Canada Southern
now has 1870 miles of double track and the en-
tire road is being put in file condition. The view
of Niagara Falls from the cantaever bridge is
proving quite an attraction to travellers Mr.
Ruggles commends the Journal for attacking
roads which are so lavish in their advertising
expenditures. some sinking 30 to 40 per cent, of
their passenger earnings in this direction He
says that not over per cent of the passenger
earnings of the Vanderbilt lines used in ad-
verfising, and all divisions do good passenger
business.