The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-24
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Paymaster Crawford, of the yandalia, pays
to-day on the indianapolis division for August
service.
w. Fl. Gays, general freight agent Of the l. &
ST. L., has gone to New York to see that the
Bee line per cent in the Indianapolis east bound
pool is not disturbed.
Paymaster Sheldon, of the Decline paid
on the indianapolis division yesterday for AuS
gust service It takes him ten days to pay over
the entire Bee line system.
1t is UNDERSTOOD that, October /, Edgar II.
Sptners, agent at Chicago of the Blue line, will
retire, to DO succeeded by General Agent Sharp,
of the Great Western despatch.
Officials Of both the Pennsylvania and the
Beeline systems who are high in authority say
they see no good reason for continuing the up
outside offices at more prominent points in the
city.
The Pennsylvania railroad officials are con
centrating all the work possible at the Altoona
shops, In order to keep together the fine array of
skilled mechanics employed there. An order
for thirteen new locomotives was received last
week, and work upon them will be begun at
once.
r A. Ford general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines, says that the question of
outside Offices, so far as they are concerned is
settled. At least until q new Union Depot is
RttA2g SUI NiCk6lS Gu0 pEOleCb
terests and those of the Yandalia to the best of
| their ability
A. s. Crane, general freight and passenger
agent of the Boston, Hoosac Tunnel s. Western
railway has been appointed successor to "A.
Mackay, general freight agent of the Chicago 81
! Atlantic railroad. October l Mr.. Maekay will
| accept similar position with the Michigan
| Central, as heretofore stated.
A telegram from New York denies the rumor
| that Commissioner Fink called the meeting in
New York of presidents and general managers
! Of the roads in the trunk line pool to tell the
parties interested that he was pewerless to longer
control the railway problem and that they must
now settle it among themselves
| The extent to which cutting down operating
expenses on the Bee-line system has been carried
may be judged from the fact that in the month
/ Of August, 1883, there were 1880 men on The
pay rolls while this year August rolls show only
i 6.D04 In the employ of the company. August
1883 the pay roll footed up $4,000 in round
\ numbers, this year it is reduced to 1925, 00e
Lord Claude Hamilton Lord George Hamil-
ton, Kiscount of Mount Edgerton, and Mr.. John
/ Young arrived in Chicago Monday night accom-
Chicago & Grand Tiunk. Lord Claude Hanilr
ton and MT. John Young are directors of the
Grand Trunk railway, but their trip. they say,
has no direct connection with the affairs of that
company.
Freight men are at their wits end to under.
4 stand why business over the C1nelnnat1 indian
/ apolis, st Louis & Chicago road is so heavy,
/ while light beyond precedent for September
with other roads eenteriRg here. Yesterday the
G.. l., st. L. e G. was enjoying a genuine block
| ade Their side tracks in the city yards east of
the city, and at the Belt road crossing, were all
full and for few hours they refused to receive
| cars from connections at this point
Careful inquiry develops the fact that at the
local Offices passenger rates are strictly main
tanned, but there is something mysterious in the
| operations of the sealpers, who seem well pro-
vided with tickets of all lines on which they cut
| the rates. and the only remedy, as Mr.. Ford
says, is for each road to sell at as low rates as
do the sealpers. 1t is certainly easier to crowd
| the sealpers out says a Pennsylvania official,
than fer tine roads competing for business to
force upon each other maintenance Of rates
when scalpers are underselliRg the outside rail
faad Offices. How to maintain rates at Indian
apelis is evidently a problem vet unsolyed.