The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The Brooks locomotive works are building
two first-class heavy passenger engines for the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Com
pany.
The percentages in the Chicago and St Louis
pool are as follows: Alton, SO; Wabash, 20;
Vandalia & Illinois Central 20; Chicago, Bur
Hngton g Quincy, 10.
The earnings Of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
St Louis 8 Chicago road, the first fifteen days
of December, were $50 270, an increase of So, $50
over earnings corresponding period 1883.
Chief Engineer Ramsey, of the c.. FL. 6 D.
lines, Saturday, awarded the contract for the
erection of three-span bridge at Connersville,
each span 162 feet long, nine feet in the clear;
combination truss.
The Bee-line is in the market again for eighth
class business-grain, 1t is now four weeks since
this company was ordered by the commissioner
to turn its eighthc class business over to the u,
St L. & P. to even up pool per cents
The break in prices for block coal has created
such demand that the Vandalia yards last
week were cleared OF 200 or more CARLOADS OIL
coal shipped to smaller dealers, who are pos
sessed with the idea that railroad yards and cars
are built for store houses
There were transferred over the Belt road last
week, 1852 cars; received at the stockyards,
l,2aD carloads of stock; delivered at the pork
mas week and there were three days of bad
weather the above statement is quite satisfac-
tory.
The five western roads brought into Indanap-
oils fast week lisa loaded cars, follows:
: yandalia, l. 009; G. J., St l.. & c., 955; l. & st.
L., SOC; l., B. e. w, Peoria division, 210; St
Lczis DIVISION l44 This is an increase of 223
ears over the number received in the week end
ing Dec. 20.
The Chicago, St Louis & Pittsburg road last
weak forwarded East from this point 712 loaded
cars, the Bee-line 633, the Indiana, Bloomington
& Western 263 the Cincinnati, Hamilton & In
disnapos 237 loaded cars. The c., St L. 81 P,
for she first time n eighteen months, forwarded
mare loaded cars East than has the Decline.
Chief Engineer Devore of the indianapolis,
Eel River & Southwestern road states that the
company has settled in full with the contractor
WHO did the grading, so far as it has been done;
that the litigation pending in Putnam county is
besweeu contractor and subeontractor He
stases that the motto of the l., e. R. & South
western is to pay as you CO.
a good management is rapidly lifting the
Dayton & Ironton, former division of the To-
leso, Cincinnati & St Louis. out of the mire
All surplus earnings above the operating eX-
passes being used in improving the road
bed Had the present management So 600 per
uzge to expend on the road bed and equipments.
it could be made very valuable railroad prop
ez>y.
Under the management of c. E. Henderson,
tho Ohio Southern road is becoming a valuable
property Its earnings are daily increasing, and
the track Is. said to have been improved 20 per
cent The syndicate now owning it took hold of
The road in April, 1881. and since that date have
expended nearly a million dollars in improving
kas track and equipments. There is lis miles
Of EAain line now operated.
One indianapolis railroad official is comforting
himself with the thought that, notwithstanding
Ehs fact that their east-bound business is light,
they know at the end of the month how much
they have actually earned. A few weeks hence
he says there will not demand come in for re-
hates promised by some fast-freight line agent,
which it will take so to 70 per cent of the earn
Ines above operating expenses to pay.
Mr q. Wilson, chairman Of the committee of
fifteen to regulate the passenger rates to the
New Orleans exposition, has called meeting of
tin commits to be held at Louisville, Ky,
Jan. 7, 1885, to which the representatives of the
lines connected with or in any degree interested
IN the transportation of passengers to the New
Orleans exposition have also been invited, to aid
the committee by their counsels and suggestions
10 protecting the revenues of all lines from the
present state of Generalization.
gndge Cooley, who has been appointed to
ari,itrate the new east-bouud Chicago pool per
eeEtS., in company with III. F. Tucker, will this
week examine the terminal facilities of the va
RIOTS roads at Chicago. The Chicago Tribune
says: ut is the determination of Judge Cooley
not to make tile award until he has fully posted
himself upon the condition and facilities of the
various roads, in order to be able to arrive at
Sair and impartial conclusion as possible, The
roads feel we'll satisfied that the award to be
made will be entirely fair and just"
The Railroad Mems Christian Association
room at Indianapolis is a disgrace upon the
fifteen roads eenteriug here. 1t is dark, gloomy,
uninviting and the library is sckly-locking
affair. Some enterprising railroad man should
take this matter in hand at once, and see that
pleasant room and a respectable library is pro-
yided for indianapolis railroad men and their
families. The effort would be humane. gener-
Gus, and good policy. At every railroad center
should be pleasant reading rooms and good
library. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe PEG
pie ara making a move in this direction, and the
Baltimore & Ohio Relief Association also.