The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-18
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


The Toledo 6 Ann Arbor road is negotiating
with the Wabash to run a through train from
Toledo to Detroit
James 7. Harahan general manager of the
Louisville & Nashville road, has resigned, to
take effect Jan. l.
The earnings of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
St. Louis & Chicago for the first week in Decem
Der were: 1884, $46,3lO 1888, $40 11o; increase,
$500
James T. Clark has been appointed general
freight agent of the Chicago, ST. Paul, Mime
appolis s. Omaha road, vice j. IL Hiand, re-
signed
A j. Smith, general passenger agent, and D.
B. Martin, Western passenger agent OF the Bee
line system, We're in the city yesterday pros
pecting.
Under the retrenchment policy ffty-eight Of
the 700 clerks in the general Offices of the Penn
sylyania road proper have been discharged IN
tho last twenty days
The Wabash common stock year ago sold at
17a cents; it is now selling at 81. The preferred
stock year ago sold at 293 now sells at l3a, but
is q cents higher than in June last.
A meeting of the first preferred income bond
holders of the Toledo, Peoria &c Warsaw road is
called in New York for the I'd of January, to
nominate directors This is one of the roads
dropped out of the Wabash system.
An old-time railroader yesterday remarked,
when speaking of the proposed legislation in
Illinois, that ''when the railroads are losing
money and reducing dividends, it seems to be
wrong time for legislation to step in and cut
down ratOe."
<.s Efsa9rnt King. of the Erie, which operates
ROrkjno ork pennsylvania Sc Ohio road, is
.. anS ,"estwa1 with his retrenchment pol
Ead aoards ordc red that salaries OF all officers
Fed1cea5is Viii CHI now range above 81, 900 shall
g % p er cent
- lnYia7a.solis & St. Louis railroad official
says the letting out of conductors is at end
for the present, at least. The boys can now
get down off the anxious seat as the official
who makes this announcement is in position
to know what is to be done.
During the holidays the Decline will run ex
cursions over all divisions Of its system. Tickets
will be sold at two cents per mile each way
Dec 23 "a, o. 80 and 81, 1854 and Jan. l, 1885.
Excursion tickets will not be good for stop-over,
and they will be limited to time and con
tinuous trip.
T. L. Dunn, superintendent of the L., N.
a & G. system, has published half sheet for
the use of agents or shippers over the road,
giving the name Of all general officers, their
headquarters, names of stations on the system,
and the respective agents, also where telegraph
Offices the line are located.
Wabash earnings considering the hard times,
are certainly more than satisfactory. The Rail
way Register says; I'VE are more than ever
convinced that all the roads embraced III the sys
tern should be retained, although in some cases
tho rentals ought to be reduced. Those who
looked for the disruption of the Wabash are
likely to be disappointed.
The indianapolis & st. Louis management
contemplated Jan. l. 1855, the recurring ofall pas
Bengers who paid their fares on trains to pay ten
ceRts extra, but they find that the VGadalia does
not require it, and consequently abandon the
scheme. But like the Vandalia they will
deavor to enforce the rule that all passengers
must purchase tickets before taking passage
the trains.
The managers of the roads in the Chicago
East bound pool have instructed T. c. Moore,
joint agent, to furnish the press with the weekly
tonnage statement as formerly The only result
achieved by Withholding it the last three weeks
was the giving of the reporters little more
trouble to obtain the statement Both the Chi
cago papers and the indianapolis Journal have
published it weekly with their usual regularity.
The remains of Mrs J. II. Cotton, daughter of
John Brunton, superintendent of the Railroad
Mems Brightwood Home will reach here this
morning from Orlando, Fla where Mrs Cotton
died Monday last. From here the remains viii be
shipped to Bellefontaine for burial. The de-
ceased was greatly beloved by her parents, and
highly esteemed by large circle of friends. She
went to Orlando some weeks since in search of
health
The Decline people are making sharp drive
for Florida and New Orleans travel from New
England, and for the first time have placed on
sale ia Boston, tickets to such points. Parties
taking the Cincinnati coach at the Boston q
Albany depot Boston, make but one change be
teen Boston ana JAckSOnNllle or Boston ana
New Orleans and in the Grand Central de
pot, Cincinnati, equally favorable is the trip
nOrthward.
Now that e. Gallup a Western heated rail
road man, has accepted the superinteudency of
the Boston & Albany road. it is to be hoped he
will bring about reform regarding the hauling
Of Western through coaches. 1t is exceedingly
trying after having Travelled from st. Louis, Ind
annapolis, Chicago Cincinnati on a Boston
through coach at speed of thrtvseven miles
hon IN A No hor, cd
through to Boston on an accommodation train.
reaching that city at 2:40 P. N. instead of Y
o'clock noon as would train hauled at the
speed Western roads haul theirs By the bye
unless Superintendent Gallup does make a
change in this matter, the Hoosac Tunnel route
will carry the business as it now lands passen-
gers in Boston on better time than the B. 6 A.
Purchase Tickets Before Boarding Trains.
Careful inquiry will convince any one that
nine out of ten of the passenger conductors
would prefer that every person boarding their
trains has ticket, and they consider collecting
bash fares and furnishing rebate tickets nuts
Rnce Therefore every person who is
friend Of the passenger conductor
will purchase his ticket before taking the train,
as you benefit the conductor, and well carry
out the instructions of the railroad company.
These remarks made knowing that five con
duetors on indianapolis roads have been dis
charged OF late for not giving rebate
tickets We substantiate abe above statement
in two cases by publishing the letter re
ferring to an item publishedin the Journal a few
days since regarding the discharge of the con
ductors on the Fandalia line.
$50 the Editor Of the indianapolis journal:
"You have my authority for saying that the
Vandala-lne conductors referred to in your
Item of Nov 26, dismissed for disobedeuce
Of orders in failing to issue receipts to pas.
Bengers who paid their fares on trains
II. A. FoRD G. P. An
Had these passengers conformed to the rules
of the company these conductors would have
still been running