The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-03
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


| Keokuk & Northwestern road will this month be
completed to a connection with the Wabash at
| Carrolton.
The roads in the Chicago and Ohio River Pool
the first year of its existence earned little
over s., OO0,0 900, Notwithstanding the depression
in railroad traffic.
With the completion of the new shops and the
tracks in the immediate vicinity of the c., St L.
a. will add six miles to their present extern
sive system of side tracks at this point.
Evansville, on Oct. l, lost three of it's fast
freight lines, namely; the Red line the CONNER
cial Express and Erie & North Shore line the
agencies at this point having been abolished.
There has been quite boom in Toledo bust
ness sprnglng up in the last ewdays. Heavy ship
ments from points the Evansville & Terre-
Haute road, and its connections are being made
daily through Indianapolis.
1t is an excellent time for the freight agents of
the eastern roads out of indianapolis to turn over
new leaf and for few months work for reve-
nue. instead OF tonnage, and see how much more
smoothly matters would move along.
The relations between the Atchison, Topeka
d Santa Fe ars becoming so intimate as to ex-
cite comment The election of Mr. Warren
sawyer, director of the latter, to the Atchison
directory, in place of Mr.. G. l. Paine, resigned
has created considerable speculation
1t is given out that the new board of directors
Tor the Erie road will be composed of practical
railroad men. By outsiders the old board of di-
rectors and officers have been looked upon as
very competent railroad men. H. J. Jewett
Geo. Blanchard and r. c.. Villas have but few, if
any, superors.
b. A. Ford, general passenger agent of the
pennsylvania lines, says that while he may
tnlnk that the paying Of commissions to agents is
an wrong the pennsylvania people will be the
iast 10 move or even suggest its abandonment,
they being ready to 90 as far as com
petltors in the plan of paying commissions.
The Wabash peoples have within the last few
weeks placed IN their track some forty miles of
steei rails, weighing seventy-two pounds to the
yard, and the main line will soon be in excellent
condition The Detroit division however. over
"nicn some last running is now done, is reported
10 De IN bad shape large per cent. of the rails
oelhg battered and considerably worn.
The pernicious system of paying for advertis-
ing with 1,000mil tickets of which mention
was made IN recent article, is in fair way to be
aoolshed An eX-rairoad manager saws: There
are reasons for saying that there is not road
centerlng IN Chicago that has not for the past
nV We years gwen away over 100000 per year in
l.OOO-mlle tickets, and the remark is applicable
TO certain indianapolis roads. /
Inc greatest surprise in railroad circles is that |
tne local passenger men are holding rates for so |
great length OF time. 1t really has been un- |
PARALLEL Tor two years past. A half hours tarrv
on South Illinois street. however demonstra+eSs |
the fact that some of the agents are on excellent
Terms WIN the scalpers and are keeping the path
way IN the rear OF their offices well tramped nby
thelr frequent visits upon one another. -71
Commissioner Doherty, of the IpdianapoIis
east bound pool, expresses the opinion that-ail
the fast-treight lines will advance rates,to;the
oasls OF ~ cents per 100 pounds, Chicaeottb
New York. He could hear Of no new business
taken yesterday at less than l8dc on grain
ooine ola business went out at the l5-cent rate
as IL was agreed to protect contracts that had
oeen made, and to forward any freight IN transit
1T old rates. - '4''''''R
e. Y. Peirce, agent of the Merchants, DisnaAcb
u thls polnU yesterday received aaletter ffa,tl
lis son sent from New Orleans. Charley was
agent OF this line at Minneapolis. and suddenly
disappeared The wording of the letter. K shows
nat ne is not in his right mind there beinsea
confusion of sentences. The corupaI,V:-hae;a1,-
Imned his accounts and find them bepfectlv e,p: |
ect and will appoint another agent at chat noint
lntll Charleys health is restored at least SEfs
believed his trouble all comes from ,oEerwork.aJ
. With the consolidation of thee Erie a.e Nor+h
more ana the Commercial Express. the FOLLOW
4g changes In agencies are annnancetf.i Tn New
ork the agencies of the above Ene$ are cbns6lfg
ated' and will be in charge Of Mr. ThTE Hahna
gent In Boston the agencies ara eonsoliGated q
nd Nv VIII be In charge of Mr., H. Kendall, agent.
Mliwaukee, Wis, the agencies, are aeonsoI- L
ated IN charge of Nh n Thomas Fairbairn @
gent In st. Louis the agencies are consoli .
ated' in charge of Mr. C. a.. Carnshaw. AGENT !,
Kansas City, Mo-, the agencies are ieonsGIi g
ated, In charge of Mr. NJ b, Stotler( agent +
he'd : - a '' 80 Dfon "a, "De 1t a J.