The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-21
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


agent of the l., B. & w, leaves for New York
this evening.
H. ". Hibbard general freight agent of the
Vaudalia, passed through the city yesterday, en-
route for New York
II. r. johnson, general freight agent of the
Cincinnati, Van Vert & Michigan road, spent
4ho Sabbath with friends in this city
The net earnings of the c., c., C. 6 l. road
Bee-line--for the first quarter of 1884 show an
increase Of 900 over the same time last
year.
L.. B. Stahlman, former traffic manager of the
L., N A. & c., is filling the position of special
agent of the L. & n, headquarters Nashville,
Tenn.
Five years ago the grain rate from Indian
s,pois to Cincinnati was ten cents per 100 pounds.
Now the tariff is 1 cents per 100 pounds and this,
Ii is said is cut half cent when necessary to
get the business.
The prospects are good that the Grand Rapids
q Indiana will build branch standard guage,
TO Kalkaska, Mich, reaching into large lum-
Der tract. The Pennsylvania people are said to
lie in favor of the enterprise
If the scapers would open their mouths and
make public what they know of the little schemes
entered into by the passenger and ticket agents,
and how the scalpers figured in these schemes,
it would create a sensation in railroad circles.
Col Robert Forsythe, traffic manager of the
chicago & Eastern Illinois road who has been
In Florida some weeks has returned with his
health much improved and Saturday evening his
friends gave him grand reception at Chicago.
The Cincinnati. Sandusky e Cleveland rail
road has declared a dividend of per cent on
the preferred, and per n, cent on the common
stock, payable May l. This road is operated by
the L., B. & W., and is known as the Ohio
division,
H. J. Page, general freight agent of the c.,
J.. st. L. & c., who has recently been in northern
Michigan looking the lumber fields over, says
there is more lumber to come south by rail this
wear than all the roads reaching into the lumber
regions can carry.
'Phe Bee line people are assuming the aggres-
sye in all directions. The establishing of an
ssfice and appointing an agent at Denver is a
new move and promises good results. Both East
and West the Bee line people are trimming
their sails and getting ready for business
George Branham, who is one of the Indiana
polls capitalists interested in the st. Louis, Creve
Cour & st. Charles road, is spending most of
his time in st. Louis engineering their proposed
extension schemes through the legislation need
ed to enable them to proceed with their project
The six Eastern lines, last week, forwarded
from indianapolis 1886 loaded cars, as fol
lows: c., H.. & l., 176 1. B. & w. PIG; Wabash
237; c., St L. & P, 953; Bee-line 987 c., l., ST.
L. & G., 1,017. In this statement is included
both through and local business forwarded
The Terre Haute Courier says the railway
mail clerks on the Vandalia are breathing more
freely. The assignment has taken place. and all
have been given their old positions-an indica-
cation tha5the reduction in force contemplated
viii not affect this line The force is already in
adequate on heavy mail days.
The five Western roads last week brought
into indianapolis 3,408 loaded cars as follows:
4, b. & w, st. Louis division, i01. Peoria divis-
Jon; 294; G, l., st. L. & c., 734 Yandalia, 924;
mines tells seriously on the inbound business of
the Eandalia and L. 81 St L. roads.
The indianapolis low Joint rate committee
have christened George Brecount, general agent
of the L., N. A. & c. the "Great Resolutioner'
They admit however that many of the resolu-
tions he introduces at their meetings have the
right ring to Them and certainly they demon
stTate the fact that he is friend to indianapolis
shippers.
The Indiana, Bloomington & Western people
are arranging to profit largely through their
lake facilities the coming season. Pleasure
boats are to be ran from Sandusky to pleasure
resorts and the companys faeilitiesfor handling
freights at that point excellent However
should rail rates continue as low now, so far
as grain is concerned their lake craft connection
will be of little Importance.
There are several applicants already for the po-
sitiop of joint agent of the to-be reOrganized
Indianapolis east-bound pool p. A. Lynn is
prominently mentioned He well understands
she qualifications required to fiji sach position
lle having been in the pool Office as chief clerk
some months, and probably would be as accept
able to freight agents of Indianapolis roads as
any man who could be secured.
When rates are equalized it is noticeable that
the Pennsylvania lines get their full share of the
business. For instance the Chicago, st. Louis
6c Fjttsburg and the Pittsburg, TT. Wayne &
Chicago last week carried out of Chicago east
ward, %, 666 tons of freight, while the Wander
bit lines the Lake Shore and Michigan Central
carried but 49, 762 tons The Nickel-plate road
however, which every homeless fastfreight line
operates, leads in tonnage.
The new steamer Flora will be launched on
Lake MaXinkuckee to-day. This steamer is an
elegant specimen of water craft. 1t is thirty
seven feet long. nine feet beam, and will carry
from fifty TO sixty passengers. and cost 81 600
A dock is to be erected at the Vandalia depot for
the accommodation of passenge The railroad
people propose to run a number of excursions to
the lake this summer from indianapolis Terre
Ifaute Logansport, Plymouth and other points
Altogether the prospects for lively season are
good.
Matters are moving so smoothly with the L.,
N A. & c. road and the officials are getting alone
so tremendously that all gossip concerning the
property has ceased. Meantime the company is
building mile and one-ifth of road paralleling
the track of the Chicago d Atlantic road
which they now connect with the Chicago &
Western Indiana, over which they enter Chicago
The work will be completed by June L There
are two bridges, one a draw bridge to
struct, else they would have had trains running
over in twenty days
The rumor machine is getting in its work
again. 1t is reported that the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy has made running arrangement
with the st. Joseph & Western, former ally
of the Union Pacific. Such an arrangement
would increase its hold on Nebraska business
bat it is much to be doubted whether the report
is any truer than when circulated a few
weeks ago The Union Pacific has eight of the
thirteen St Joseph directors, and would be slow
tOassent to any running arrangement with rival
which would iniure itself
Mention was made few days since that the
classifcations of the express companies
went into effect the 18th At the same time
rnOnl1ti0uS also took effect nat will ha in
terestng to those who do more or less business
aXpress cOmnanies. Rates have heen IN