The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-04
OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Within the last ninety days he has withdrawn
from the directories Of seven railroads.
1t is stated that Congressman Ochiltree has
been appointed superintendent of the New York.
Texas & Mexican road, 80 miles long, at salary
. Df $40, 900 year
The indianapolis & St Louis and the Van
aala will, on the 9th and It'll give s.. % round
trip rate to st. Louis, to witness the Yelled
Prophets Tickets good to return on the 9Th.
Edgar Hill general freight agent of the Bee
fine system, yesterday telegraphed agents at this
point and at St Louis that the eastbound rates
Of July 81 had been reaffrmed and must be
strictly maintained
The Wabash management should be credited
With paying good salaries to their men, Engineers
frequently make $3.50 to $175 per month on that
road and iremen and brakemen drew $92 80 for
August services, putting in 81 days in the
month.
The Southeastern division of the T.. G. & St
L. road earned gross, in the third week Of Sep
tember, S., S6l.67. The new management ap-
pears to be meeting with success; and Boston
people begin to think that the Corbin syndicate
is not composed of heartless rascals.
Judge Cooley of Michigan, has been appointed
10 fill the vacancy in the board of arbitration
on rates occassioned by the resignation Of
Charles Francis Adams. In practical railroad
operation Judge Cooley is the superior of G. F.
Adams.
The fast day express west over the Vandalia
In the month of September averaged to handle
daily 1863 through and Ito local passengers. This
as the midnight express west which hauls four
Eeen cars.
The growth of traffic over the Seneca division
of the c., l., st. L. & c. is surprising the
friends of the Big Four In the month of Sep
tember the interchange of cars between the
Seneca division and the main line reached 1855
ears. Of that number 1,949 were loaded cars.
The Vandalia sends out a special train this
morning for ST. Louis, carrying sixteen carloads
of line stock to the st. Louis fair, and twelve
carloads of machinery And the best of it is,
the property is carried at full tariff rates, at
least it is so stated.
The roads over which the West Shore and
dooSac tunnel lines operate have issued a JOINT
notice that the management of the West Shore
fastfreight line and the Hoosac Tunnel fast
freight line shall be vested in Mr.. j. W. Smith
rs general manager, with Office in Detroit, Mich.
B. B. Mitchell, general manager of the Blue
line, has issued the following notice: 'NIr
William Carly having resigned the New England
agency of this line at Boston, Mass, to engage
in other business, Mr.. D. E. Partridge will,
until further notice, hold the Office of acting
agent"
The 'iplug' train which the Wabash has been
running between Wabash and Logansport since
the company made Peru division point, has
recently been abandoned, and the work between
those points is now done by two local freights
each way. The distance is so short that little
complaint is heard
Manager Smith gives notice that l. J. Bassett
Is appointed general New England agent of the
west SnOr6, GiODe anu dOOSdC Uunnel lines,
and Charles !. Allen agent of the West Shore
line in New York city, in place of L. S. Greves,
who has accepted the general Eastern freight
agency Of the n. Y, W. S. & B. railroad
One favorable omen of the times is that near
1y all the railroads in this country are managed
by successful business men, not by spectators,
and under such auspices it is believed the rapid
growth of the country will provide ample bust
ness for all. Another is that they ask stock
holders to investigate the management of their
property.
T. A Lewis, Western manager of the Erie
lines returned from Chicago yesterday. Man
ager Lewis is of the opinion that the move to re-
store AID maintain rates this time IS genuine in
character and he thinks there is a disposition
among freight agents to work while for rev
senue instead of tonnage, as suggested in the
Journal yesterday.
The PENNSYLVANIA putting on its war-paint is
said to have brought about the early restoration
of rates. The Pennsylvania railroad is not
easily aroused, but when it enters a fight it is
always the last one out of it, There is reason to
believe that the Pennsylvania had recently
gIyen orders to its agents to take the business
al any price they could get.
IF the fast-freight line agents would study the
situation they would see that where there are
consultations of fastfreight lines or of Offices
at railroad centers the agents who have be-
come famous for cutting rates are dropped,
while agents who have shown disposition to
maintain rates and show fair revenue are
usually retained in the service.
President King, of the Erie system has given
notice to subordinate officials, and in fact all
employees, that speculation in railroad stocks,
grain, provisions, etc. would not hereafter be
allowed. Mr. King is quoted as saying that the
roads have been run private enterprises for
personal emolument long enough. 1t is time
they were worked for the benefit of their owners.
G. G. Hadley, assistant general manager of
the Ohio Central railroad and Ohio Central
Coal companies, has resigned, and has gone
East on an extended vacation trip. 1t is given
out that his duties at the general Office will be
attended to by Receiver Martin, while the mines
will be looked after by Colonel Sterling, of
Michigan. Mr.. Hadley is an Indiana man and
was educated on Indiana roads.
The Corbin syndicate has recently purchased
from a Pittsburg mill twenty miles additional
OF steel rails, weighing sixty pounds to the yard.
Peoria division, and ten miles goes to
fhe T., @. & st. L. narrow gauge road. The
purchase of so heavy a rail for the T., G. & St
l.. gives grounds for the belief that it is to be
converted into standard gauge
Some Of the grain men are growing over the
two advances in rates the last forty-eight hours
and claim that it would have been honorable on
the part of the railroad companies to give ten
days notice. Such shippers should bear in mind
I that the lac per 100pound rate spot rate,
and that the two advances were only to restore
rates to tariff, tariff below 23c per 100 pounds
Chicago to New York, having been published
In the month of September 80, 391 cars were
transferred the Belt road-the largest
! monthly movement in the history of the road
In September, 1883, the transfers numbered 3d.
1S1. In 1882 there were "A, $40 transfers, and in
September 1881, % 439. Had this immense
transfer business been added to the heavy traffic
over the Union tracks the South Side would
have been practically cut off from the North
Side by railroad trains and blockades.
j. NJ Quigley who heads syndicate which
claims to have the under-hold on the T., C. g.
st. L. narrow gauge system, and who has been
in St. Louis couple Of days, is expected in the
city to-day. Mr.: Quigey, when shown an item
which appeared in the Journal of Tuesday last
to the effect that the Corbin syndicate had Sc
cured control Of the property, said it false
81, 900 600 of the bonds were controlled by