The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

A B. Southard traffic manager of the L., N.
A. g c., goes to New York this week to be pres
emit at the annual meeting
Il W. Hibbard, general freight agent of the
Vandalia spent yesterday in the city, en- route
from New York to st. Louis
In the week ending Feb q the Decline for
warded east ], 426 cars the Chicago st. Louis &
Pittsburg GAL, the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western 3O4 loaded cars.
The five western roads brought into Indianapo-
lis last week 1854 loaded cars, against 4,0OS
brought in during the week ending Feb. 2. De-
crease last week, 544 cars.
The Pennsylvania Company for four days past
has had over 1000 men at work on repairs east
of Columbus and near Pittsburg Reports say
that this flood has been the greatest seen at
Pittsburg in forty eight years.
Commissioner Richardson, of the Chicago and
Ohio River pool states that at no time since
the pooling agreement went into effect have
matters been so harmonious as now. Not for
ten days has complaint been made.
The east bound movement over the Indian
apolis & st. Louis road continues heavy beyond
parallel Last week the road brought in to In
dianapolis sos loaded cars in days as follows:
Feb. 3D. 273; Sd, 1885, 18th, 1872 9TH, 1877; 9th, 239
9TH, 234; Sth, 268
John r. Elder returns to New Orleans to-day
to put the finishing touches on the Lake Borgne
road, running out of that city, the construction
of which he has been engaged in for several
months and, report says, has been doing some
very creditable work
Atelegram from James McCrea, manager of
the lines owned and controlled by the Pennsylya-
mia company west of Pittsburg THE P, Fit w.
& C. eXcepted), says that trains will begin to
move to-day between Columbus and Pittsburg
rs usual; all breaks in the road having been re-
paired
H. d q
serious time with the Ohio Southern road, which
they operate The high waters having damaged
thc road at several points all divisions of the
l., B. & W. proper. However they are experience
ing no trouble, trains moving with their usual
regularity
The northern routes this winter have been the
most fortunate. Shows have not been so deep
as to interfere with the movement of trains,
and they have experienced no trouble from high
waters. A Pennsylvania railroad official states
that never in the history of the road have they
had so much snow to contend with and such q
SERIOUS time with foods.
A telegram sent to an indianapolis railway
superintendent, on Saturday last, indicates that
the Fort Wayne, Lafayette & St Louis road, or
what is known as the Canal Tow-path" enter
prise is not by any means a dead scheme. But
few know the fact that the parties who, few
months ago, agitated the building of the road,
have this right of way optional until May, 1885.
Colonel R. G. Hervey, who failed to build the
Indianapolis & Evansville Straight-line has
been talking disparagingly of the quality of coal
near Evansville, as compared with that with
which Terre Haute is supplied This has led the
Evansville Journal 10 remark: 1.-THE Colonel
ought to be able to stand up for his own without
Sisparaging city that has always treated him
well-perhaps better than he deserves AS for
the reference to cheek if Evansville had as
much as the Colonel, she would be rich indeed"
On Friday next the master mechanics of sew
eral Western roads meet at Vincennes, Ind, to
talk over new improvements to locomotives and
their adoption. AT the same time they will ex
anime two new engines the Ohio & Mississippi
are building in their shops at Yincennes. These
forty-six tons, and are expected to run an
average Of ffty-two miles per hour. Master
Mechanic Donaldson. their builder, says they
Louis in eight hours. They are creating great
deal of interest in railroad circles.