The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal ana Local.


R. B. Jones, agent Of the c., H. & D. system
At Cincinnati was in the city yesterday, calling
on old.time friends.
Gensral Passenger Agent G. S. Emery, Of the
Rochester 6 Pittsburg, has been appointed gen
era1 passenger agent of that read
e. b. Thomas, general manager, and other
Bee line officials who are in the city will leave
at II A. NJ, to-day, for Cleveland on special
train.
Major Emmett, Of the Airline division Of the
L., N. A. e G., is feeling finely over the pros
poets that his Petoskey excursion tomorrow is
to be big affair.
The livestock men have christened the Chicago,
st. Louis & Pittsburg and the Pennsylvania
roads 'sthe gilt-edged live stock line The run
from Chicago to Bradford with stock trains is
made in eight hours
A. A. Talmage and several of his subordinate
officials are in New York comforting with the
higher officials of the Wabash regarding future
operations of the Wabash system. The results
of the conference viii be looked for with in
tenest.
Where are twenty nine railroad crossings on the
C,iSt L. & p. road between Chicago and Brad
ford, a distance of 235 miles, and what Is the
more singular is that, without an exception. The
roads crossed are valuable feeders, both in
freight and passengers
The L., N. A g C. people have under consid-
line division to leave indianapolis at $50 A. NJ.
It would be great accommodation to the business
men of Indianapolis. The company wild also,
October l. establish an outside Office at Indian
apolis.
The Jeffersonyille, Madison & indianapolis
and Chicago, ST Louis & Pittsburg have put on
express freight trains this week which make the
run between Chicago and louisville in twenty
two hours, practically twenty hours, as two
hours is allowed for transfer Of cars at Indian
apOfs.
Charles Watts, superintendent of the Chicago
division of the c., St l.. & p, lines, says there
is the largest corn crop on the Statetline idivis
ion ever known. There are several stations,
he states, from which a million or more bushels
of corn viii be shipped within the next twelve
months.
T. B. Thomas genera1=mauager of the Bee
line, states that Dave Edwards, their Southern
passenger agent resigned because he was offered
a more lucrative position on the e. II. q D..
Gossip has it. however, that Mr.. Edwards and
A. J. Smith, general passenger agent were not
on the most friendly terms
Freight trains OF the Chicago st. Louis e.
Pittsburg road now make the run between Chi
cago and Columbus, Ohio, eight hours quicker
than three years ago, and between indianapolis
and Columbus five hours quicker This IS one
of the results of putting the roadbed and equip
ments in frst-class condition.
Ina general talk among passengers agents who
were gathered in at the Denison House yester-
Gay, Jn6 bee-llne ana l. % OIL L. manage
ments were mentioned in very complimentary
terms that they had not become parties to the
general Generalization in passenger rates in the
territory from which they draw their business.
George r. Blanchard vice president of the
Erie road whose resignation was announced on
Monday, is best known to the public as a writer
and dehater on the class of questions which go
to make up the railroad problem" In dealing
with these subjects before committees Of Com
gress and the Legislature, and in its periodical
press, he has shown high abilities.
Captain J. NJ jackson, of the Galveston
Houston & Henderson railway is the oldest act
i've bridge master in the United States. He is
seventy four years of age and is still as hale and
hearty as The were but fifty years old, He was
connected with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
fifty years ago, and about forty-nine years ago
was appointed superintendent of bridges and
buildings on the Little Miami railroad.
K. III Wade. superintendent Of transportation,
and George Stevens superintendent the eastern
division of the Wabash system, yesterday
met Superintendent Charles Watts and }. F.
Miller of the Chicago St. Louis g. Pittsburg
lines in the city and adjusted some questions re
garding trackage over the tracks between Lo-
gansport and the State line and Kokomo and
Indianapolis, over which the trains of both roads
are run
Through passenger trains run over the Ci1cn-
natl, indianapolis, St Louis 81 Chicago road IN
the year ending June 80, 1884, earned $l.26 per
mile run; Communication trains, 81 cents; trains
run on branches, 50 cents per mile run; freight
trains earned s.. Is per mile run. The rate re-
ceived per passenger per mile carried over the
Cincinnati Indianapolis, St. Louis &c Chicago
road in the year ending June 3d. 1884, was g SO
cents against 2 So cents corresponding twelve
months the preceding year.