The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

j. j. Fletcher, general agent OF the L., b. q
w. at Peoria, Ill., is in the city. He says at
that point they are maintaining rates but doing
no business.
Homer FrostSagent of the Nickel-plate fast
freight line at louisville, KY, spent yesterday
with old time friends in the city who gave him
hearty welcome.
J. N. Mccullough, vice-president, and James
McCrea, manager of the lines owned and con-
trolled by the Pennsylvania company, F., TT.
w. & c. excepted left at midnight last night for
Chicago
After Sunday next train No G. known as the
Cyclone Express, will do all the local work
between Terre Haute and Indianapolis, and train
No. 2. the fast mail, will stop only at Brazil and
Greeneastle
Three years ago the second mortgage bonds OF
the Springfield division of the Ohio d MISSISSIPPI
road were quoted at 40; now they are at liz. The
stock was then quoted at3 cents; sales have been
made recently at p cents.
N Crawford. chief clerk of W. c. Hobbs
sstant general freight agent of the c., l.. st. j..
& c., has been appointed travelling freight agent
of the c., l.. St L. & c. Harry Hobbs sue
ceeds Mr.. Crawford as chief clerk
Val Rose the new agent of the Adams Elk
press Company at this point, is an old man IN
the business and has an excellent record. bis
active, genial ways will soon make him popular
with the business men of the city.
1t is officially announced that Mr.. Galloway
general manager of the Grand Trunk, has re
signed and will accept the position of assistant
to the president of the Union Pacific. The
change will not go into effect for two or three
months.
Charles S. Fee, of st. Louis, general passcn-
ger agent of the Northern Pacific, who was in
jIrsd in the accident on the Wabash road at
Body Station, ILL.,, on Wednesday, and who was
thought to be seriously hurt. is much better, and
viii probably be about in a day or two
Manager McCrea, of the c., St L. & P,
says he is in favor Of erecting the
new Union Depot at once All com,
panies interested have voted to build
and there is no reason for further delay. He
says that within the next thirty days, doubtless
the plan and location will be definitely decided
on
The Niekel-plate fast freight line which. since
May 1, has reached indianapolis over the l.,
b. & w, yesterday landed twelve carloads of
merchandise in Indianapolis seventy hours from
Tina of shipment out of New York, which is
certainly a good record for new beginner
This promises to be valuable line for the l.,
b. & W. people.
BY the change of time which takes effect on
the Bee line system Sunday next the numbers
on the trains. both freight and passenger, are to
he changed The through passenger trains are
to be numbered ,, 3 5. and u, and the local
passengers from 20 to % inclusive. Correspond
ing changes will be made in the through and
local freight numl ers
a railroad Qfnelal VINO was IN TINS city yeSUer-
day and who is well conversant with the affairs
of John w. Garrett president of the Baltimore
iI& Ohio road states that Mr. Garrett is arrang-
ing his matters to retire from the presidency Of
this property and turn everything over to his
son Robert Garrett who is forty years of age
and well posted on railroad matters
One of the Eastern locomotive works has
offered ten consol engines to the Ohio & Mississip
lpi management at SIS 900 apiece the locomotives to
be 6rstclass i'll every respect. Three years ago
tfit4 class of nnpinpS cost SD 600 One works
company has offered to build them 1000 cars
thirty four feet long, No. in every respect. for
$i2C per car, being some $500 under prices of but
two years ago.
The Eureka Lodge, of the Brotherhood of Lo-
eeomotive Engineers, indianapolis now numbers
0ns hundred and thirty eight members, and four
een applications for admission are to be acted
fsa0n at the next meeting. This organization all
over the country is increasing rapidly. The last
report of Grand Chief Debs showed that there
were one hundred and seventy eight lodges, with
over II, 900 members
Jay Gould has surprised the bears by again
commencing to publish monthly the earnings of
his several systems in the West and Southwest.
The reports Just published show the street was
mistaken in its deductions, and instead Of losing
they have been making money This is hardly
complimentary to Jay Gould, and indicates that
tbs reason for not reporting the earnings was to
deceive the street and break the market-one of
(iould's sharp tricks. He has probably taken i'll
a large line at low figures The daily indicator,
q
''There is further danger of a receiver for
Wabash So long as Gould is the president, he
will take care of that
The stave shippers were unduly alarmed over
lan item which appeared III the journal of yester
Iday to the effect that the rate on slaves was to
be made the same as lumber. The item was
based on circular issued by T. c. Moore, joint
agent of the Chicago eaSt-bound roads, which was
worled as follows taking effect May 8, 1884
Correcting rates slaves etc., to CORE
spond with lumber tariff No. &c, April l, 1884
We End on inquiry that this was issued to APP
ply more especially to shippers over Chicago
roads, where there has been some irrcgularity,
and does not effect Indianapolis shippers, the
ra;e being based on twenty-five cents from
Chicago to New York, and being fixed at that
figure until November |, 1884,
Views of Prominent Railroad Men on the
Situation.
j. \. Mccullough president of the Penn
syiyana company, James McCrea, manager of
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg the
p, TT. w & C. excepted, and John F.
Miller. superintendent of the c., st. L. & P,
yesterday made an inspection trip over the In
'dianapolis & Vincennes road, in company
with j. j. Turner, superintendent. Mr..
MGCailoUgh speaks in very complimentary
terms of the improvement made to property
since Mr.. Turner accepted the superintendent.
lie had not been over the road for some
yeaTs and was surprised at the smoothness and
solieaty Of the track. but was disappointed that
the towns on the line were not growing more
rapidly. Manager McCrea and Superin-
ter.iept Miller expressed themselves as
highly pleased with the condition
ot the / 6 Y. track. Regarding the situation
with railroads generally Mr. Mccullough said
ting PenRSrlyania people were working hard day
and night, but making no money. much
larger tonnage was now carried over the Penn