The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



The L.. N. A & c. management has asked for
bids for the building of three passenger coaches
to replace the three recently burned.
The Western and Northern roads yesterday
delivered at the indianapolis stockyards 23i car
loads of live stock The receipt of hogs reached
nearly $4,000.
The indianapolis division of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen now has l62 members,
and has nearly 81, 600 in its treasury 1t is
said to be the most prosperous division in the
national association.
The order that the Bee-line turn 1000 tons of
freight over to the c., St l.. & P, as a step to
J eyen-up tonnage per cents, has developed some
very nice little schemes by which shippers were
eyading the pool order.
In reply to the report that 20 per cent. of the
Michigan Centras employees would be laid oil,
President Ledyard says; There is no truth IN
that statement But we arc laying off some men.
We do that every winter"
The vandalia management has renewed the
order that passengers must purchase tickets be-
fore taking passage on their trains. Conductors
ara instructed to hold the trains for parties to
purchase tickets at a station before they board
train
The management of the L., N. A. & c., and
tho c., H. 65 l. have about come to the conclusion
that to make a success of the newly opened line
between Cincinnati and Chicago they will need
run solid trains through, and probably some ar
rangement will be made of such character.
r M. Fraser, general freight agent Of the c.,
W. & B., was in the city yesterday He says
that without question. eastbound freight rates
are better maintained at the present time than
at any period in the last two years. He thinks
the presidents are in earnest this time in this
matter
The L., N A. & c. people yesterday completed
interlocking switch at Hammond, Ind, and
wall begin using it as soon as in conformity to
the law the Auditor of State approves of it.
An expert WAS sent to the northern part of the
State yesterday to witness its operation and re-
port. Probably it will be put into service Dec. l.
The recent promotion of general officers upon
the Boston & Albany has now been supplemented
by the appointment of Arthur s. Hanson to the
position of general passenger agent. Mr.. Han
son, by his connection with the road for the past
Seven years and previous experience on West
ern roads, is well qualified to fill the Office to
which he is promoted
Superintendent Dunn of the L., N A. 81 G.
system, spent yesterday in the city, looking over
MATTERS. Mr. Dunn states that on the L., N: A.
& C. main line traffic is the heaviest in the his
tory of the road, while the business OF the Air
linedivision is disappointing. He hopes for favor
-Ahla results from the traffic arrangement
with the c., H and d. people.
Two of the passenger conductors on the Van
data line are shelved, temporarily. So apt are
people to think that when conductor is relieved
that it is on account of dishonesty we state that
there is official authority for saying that neither
the conductors on the c.. l., St L. & c. or the
Nantalia were relieved for knocking down" as
II Is called.
The actual running time of the Boston and ST.
TIcnis express between indianapolis and st.
Louis is forty-four miles per hour. To conform
TO abe laws of Indiana and Illinois this train
Genes to a stand still at thirteen railroad cross
iBs.s and stops at eight county seats. Then when
fright traffic is heavy, as 1T Is at present
good deal of time is lost in slowing up to pass
frIght trains
finder the first indianapolis east bound pool
the l., p q c., now the Wabash, was awarded
A. per cent. of the business, and earned it, in
fact. v II. Alalott, their general manager, de-
sTs7nded 20 per cent. and should have had it.
Under the present east-bound pool the WabashS
operating the l., p d c., is awarded per cent.
asal is only carrying l. per cent. The mistake
OF letting II. b Smith, general freight agent of
this division, go, is daily becoming more appar-
ent
The per cents awarded in the Chicago and Ohio
RiTer pool to the c., II. & l. and the c., l., st.
l. & c. roads show on the business done the
Grst year the pool was in operation that they could
nos well have been nearer adjusted, neither
in freight nor passenger traffic are the per cents.
oyer or short of per cent Under the pool the
C. a., St L. d c. gets 70 per cent, the c.. H
a % per cent of the passenger business, while
N fhe freight traffic the c., Fl & l. gets 30 per
cent the c., L, st. L. e. c. 70 per cent
Having placed the track of the c., L. st. L. &
&C between Indianapolis and Cincinnati in we'll
usizh perfect condition, the last few months,
ahe management have 5urned their attention to
The western division. and between indianapolis
and Lafayette if it were possible, the track is
even more smooth and solid than on the
eassern division. Forty-five of the sixty four
miles is balasted with broken stone; the
rcss with the best of gravel A large amount of
steel rails weighing seventy pounds to the yard,
has been laid, and new cross-ties put in lib
orally, the track now resting on 1850 crosst ties
to the mile bitches are we'll cleaned out. Sew
erAl new steel and iron bridges have been
erected, all resting on massive stone masonry,
and in riding the road one is impressed
With the substantial appearance of all improve
ments.