The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

be made tonight on c., st. L. 6 P. locomo-
tive.
II. A. Gavitt, general ticket agent of the
Western & Alabama road, is spending day or
two in the city.
Passenger Agents James Reed of the Hanni-
bal g. st. Joe, and Mcclellan, of the Missouri
Pacific, are in the city.
J. K Lape, late master mechanic of the Bee
.ine at the Brightwood shops has been offered
good position On the New York, Buffalo q West
Shore road, which he will probably accept
Geo. Darling, general manager of the White
line. and the agents of the line at several West
erp no;nts. held a conference yesterday in this
city the results of which will be watched with
interest.
The water in the tunnel on the c., L. st. L. &
c. road some ten miles out of Cincinnati, yes
terday morning reached depth of ten feet, but
as yet the tunnel has not been damaged, 1t Is
thought
SUPERINTENDENT Whitcomb, of the Union Rail
yay & Belt road has been instructed without
further delay to complete the Belt road eNten-
sion, and he hopes it will be IN shape Tor trains
to pass over by March l.
CD. Hepburn superintendent of the G., Fl. &
d. system is slowly recovering from his irksome
ilmes5 AS soon as able he will go to some more
genial climate, hoping that his health will i'm
prove more rapidly after the change
Orders have been issued to tear down certain
buildings now standing on grounds owned by the
Union railway The work of leveling them to
the ground was commenced yesterday, on the
old frame building short distance east OF the
Union Depot.
As the annual meeting of the Cleveland, Co
Iu1nbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis road draws
near as usual the stock begins to improve in
price This indicates that there is more of the
stock of this road on the market than friends OF
the property have minated
William B. Tinney, who represents the inter
ests of the Cincinnati, Washington q Baltimore,
and the Baltimore & Ohio road at this point re-
eeiyed telegram last night from 7. 2. Barry,
general passenger agent of the former, stating
that their trains were now running all right from
Cincinnati.
William Holly, chief clerk in the Office of the
district passenger agency of the Wabash, goes
to Chicago to take position under Frank
Palmer, general agent of the Wabash, as soon as
Mr. T. C. Denney, the newly appointed district
passenger agent, becomes posted as to the at
fairs of this Office
Roadmaster Henry, of the indianapolis & St
Louis road, has received instructions to put on
eight gravel trains as soon as the Wabash river
goes down sufficiently to admit of getting into
their gravel pit. 1t is the purpose of the com
pany to complete the work Of regarding the en-
tire road-bed this season.
The bridges on the Ohio Southern road, opera
ted by the l.. B. & W., which were washed out
a few DAYS ago will be replaced by temporary
structures by Monday next. The troubles from
high waters on this road have, seemingly, inter
fered with the operations of the Jackson Coal
Mining Co., and this market is now bare OF this
class of coal
Officials of the Cincinnati, indianapolis, St
Louis g. Chicago road speak in very compli-
Sentary terms of the treatment they have re-
ceived at the hands of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Indianapolis company. Not only In the way
OF aiding them in carrying their passengers, but
in fulfilling their contracts with the United
States to carry the mails.
Officials of the Cincinnati roads, basing their
expectations on the rapidity with which the
Ohio river receded after the flood of 1883, antici
pate that trains of the Cincinnati, Hamilton q
Dayton lines can be run into their depot at Gin
cinnati by Sunday night, and trains Of the g., l.,
St l.. & c., the Decline, the Ohio q Mississippi
into the Grand Central Depot by Tuesday next.
Master of Construction Dressler of the Chi
cago & Great Southern road, says regular trains
cannot be run over the new road before next
month. Work is being pressed forward as fast
as possible, however, and the track will be in
good condition before very long. This road, when
fully opened will be valuable feeder to the
northern division of the Louisville New Albany
& Chicago road.
Two or three railroad officials at this point
have recently received passes over the Mexican
Central road which are very uniquely gotten up.
in one corner of the pass is an engraving of a
party of miners examining lump of ore just
thrown out of the mine; another corner is en-
beIlished with party of cowboys driving herd
the pass is given, are printed in Spanish.
The management of the Bee-line system has
of late been stirring the trainmen up in the
matter of using the coupling sticks" having
issued peremptory order that all brakemen,
yarlmen, and all concerned in coupling cars,
shall invariably use q stick AS many of the
szFitehmen think it too much trouble to carry a
stick it might be well for the company to en-
force this rule by dischargng men who disobey
it
Cor missioner Fink, since the order to restore
rates was issued, has had detectives in the West
who have taken the number of every car loaded
and forwarded to the seaboard points. What
they contained and the weight at which they
were billed, and the rate as well, were also made
a record of Agents Of fastfreight lines who
have been securing business on the square have
nothing to fear but it is believed there will be
reckoning for those who have acted dishonesty
in rate matters.
The second mortgage bonds of the Indiana,
Bloomington 6 Western road, for three years
past have drawn but per cent. interest The
coming three years they draw per cent, and
after three years per cent. These bonds are
now selling at 60 to II. The first mortgage
bonds, which draw per cent, interest are sell
ing at so, which makes them really a per cent.
investment. The first mortgage bonds preferred
which draw per cent straight, are quoted at
lis, but seldom are offered on the market.