The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-12
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


4 he ' aUuttlld ldSb WEEK DIOuShb III AVN tilS
West 10, and the l. & st. l.. 1854 car loads of
live stock
In the four months ending May l, the In
diana, Bloomington & Western road earned
$s29G16 against $685., 7S9 the corresponding
months 1888.
Coal operators at the Clay County block-coal
snines, Saturday, ordered a few cars to load,
which is taken as an indication that the strike Is
nearing close.
The five western roads last week brought into
She station 3, 34S loaded cars follows: I. &
ST L.. L090; c.. l.. st l.. & c.. 933 Vandalia, SO;
L. B. & W.. Peoria division, 2l7; St. Louis di-
vision. 10
Thomas Jones, a Wabash passenger conductor,
well known to the travelling public, and man in
a.igh esteem with the Wabash company, died on
friday night at his home in Toledo, after very
brief Illness
The SIX eastern lines last week forwarded
from this point $3.50 loaded cars; Bee
line, $50 c., St L. & p, 947; c., l.. St L.
8. c., 800 c. H. & l., 224; l. B. g. w, $50; Wa
lash 224. In this statement is included both
through and local business forwarded.
The PEORIA Decatur & Evansville road the
Fast few months has been working very har-
enormously in connection with the indianapolis
Is st. Louis road, and as result the p, ID. y
F., in the four months ending May l, earned
.f248, 100 against 1913, 525 the corresponding pc
rod, 1883.
c. S Wheaton grand conductor of the Order
of Railway Conductors residing at Elmira, n.
Y, organized the Friendly Hand, No. 125, di
vison of the order at Andrews Ind, last Friday
evening Thirty-three conductors signed the
application for the charter George j. Martin,
OF Andrews, is the chief of the Friendly Hand
division
The Decline did not put their through
sleeping car between St Louis and Boston yes
terday per programme The coaches which are
10 be run are undergoing thorough repairs, and
were not so far completed as to admit of begin
ming the service. General Manager Thomas,
however, telegraphs they will be put on in
short time.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago people
put new train to-day between Lafayette and
Chicago The train will leave Lafayette at 6:25
A NJ, reach Fair Oaks at 8:43 A. NJ and at this
point take on through cars from Ieddo over the
Chicago & Great Southern road. The train is
put on specially to take this connection
through to Chicago.
In the early part of next month the side-track
of the Vandalia leading to Staples stone quarry
will be in shape to trains over the side track,
leaving the Vandalia main line about one and
one fourth miles west of Greencaste junction.
The switch is two and one half miles in length.
The laying of this track and the opening Of these
quarries, gives access to some of the best stone
in the State
I'll, c. Townsend general passenger agent of
the Wabash, St Louis & Pacific, has instructed
his representatives at this point to be in readi
tied that the practice has become general with
the several outside Offices, but not to be aggres-
stve in the matter, and not to commence selling
tickets unless it was necessary so to do to PRO
tect the interests of the Wabash people.
"A officer of the Chicago and Ohio river
pool remarked Saturday, Our pool is six
months old, and it appears to be one of the most
healthy and promising poosnow existing There
is occasionally little jar, but investigation in
every case of late shows that it was through a
misunderstanding of the rules of the pooling
agreement" The official added that each month
shows that the per cents were very justly al
lotted
The Bee Line people to day open their ticket
ease for the sale of tickets at their new Office
under the Bates House. One of the officers re
marked, Saturday, that for the first time many
years the Bee Line was in good shape to assume
the aggressive. They had as smooth and as
solid a track as any of their competitors, as ele
giant day coaches palace cars and sleeping
coaches as anybody; made better time regularly
tkan did roads competing with them for through
travel. Their train men were accommodating,
and every effort is made to make it pleasant for
the patrons of these lines. The Bee Line people
he said were disposed to maintain tariff rates
and would not cut rate unless fully satisfied
that competing lines were so doing. Hereafter
they would not be looking and see business
drawn from them that they were entitled to.
Freight Business Over indianapolis Lines.
While in the footing up of earnings results
may be disappointing, investigation shows that
a majority of the roads are carrying a larger
tonnage than at the corresponding period last
year East bound rates are considerably lower
In fact, some so per cent. lower than last year,
and large per cent of the business is car
ried at a loss, and eastbound bust
mess to interior points rates have not been as
fully maintained as they seemingly might have
been, the hobby of too many agents beingto show
u large tonnage regardless of the revenue de-
rived from carrying it. West-bound traffic has
dropped off heavily of late, but this is usual in
May. The divertng of business, west-bound is
carried to such an extent that while some of the
older fast-freght lines show lighter tonnage,
the new lines more than make up the deficit and
west-bound tonnage is unquestionably heavier
than at the corresponding period 1888. North
and south roads are doing good local business
and there is still considerable shipments of
meats and grain to Southern and Southeastern
points. Local traffic with all indianapolis roads
is quite satisfactory Below IS given the number
of cars received and forwarded at this point in
the week ending May 10, as compared with the
week preceding: