The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


4. II. OSborlli VINO represents tne passenger De
partment of the c., B. & Q. road at Chattanooga,
Tenn, is in the city prospecting.
The Merchants Dispatch yesterday moved
their Office to room q, Fletcher & Sharpe's
block, and have the finest office room in the city.
1t is now stated that the Globe fastfreight
line will probably reach indianapolis and Peoria
over the L. B. & w. system, connecting with it
at Columbus o.
The Continental fast-freight line is arous
ing from its old-fogy ideas, and the management
is figuring to cover northwestern territory, which
they have never before operated in.
indianapolis railway homogeneous will hardly
attempt to again establish information bureaus
outside of the Union Depot, as through them
only the ticket scalpers have profited
The passenger earnings of the Indiana, Bloom
ington & Western in February show an increase
of 1904 over the corresponding month OF 1883
notwithstanding the low rates at which much Of
their west bound travel is carried.
A. w. Parrish, agent of the c. st. L. & P. at
Cambridge City, has increased the sale of tickets
the last three months from that station over the
corresponding three months of 1883, including
the corresponding December, 81, 562.
J. L. Golf, c., st. L. & p. yardmaster at this
point has resigned to accept the position of
passenger conductor on the main line. His du-
ties in the yards, hereafter will be under the
supervision of j. W. Grennan, train dispatcher.
Commissioner Richardson, of the Chicago and
Ohio river pool, went to Cincinnati yesterday to
straighten up little irregularity on the part of
one of the roads in the pool. He thinks it oc-
CURED through a misunderstanding of what
business the pool covers
f. A. Ford general passenger and ticket agent
of the lines owned and controlled by the Penn
,sylvania company west of Pttsburg. is expected
in the city to-day, and it is quite probable that
he will take the preliminary steps toward re
opening their outside Office for the sale of tickets
as all other lines centering here propose to do
April l.
There is rumor that D. w C. Rowland, late
general manager of the Louisville & Nashville has
been rendered similar position with the Gin
cinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific road 1t
is said that Mr. John Scott, who heretofore has
combined the duties of president and general
manager, will in future give his entire attention
to the Office of president.
In the year 1888 4,9I3 carloads of livestock
were shipped East from this point over the Chi
cago st. Louis & MISUNDERSTANDING as fol-
lows Jersey City, 1926 Philadelphia, 1922
Baltimore, IT'S; local points on Pennsylvania
road, 81; Pittsburg, 1875; Allegheny City, $685.
local points on Pennsylvania lines, west of Pitts
burg, 100; Salamanca, 10.
Station agents on the c., l., St L., 6 c. road
are given the privilege of cutting rate when it
Is necessary so to do TO secure a passenger, and
some are reported to have taken advantage of
this confidence on the part of the management
and have been reportinga deeper cut made, it is
said, than there actually, and then putting
the SO or 81 difference between report made and
price paid for the ticket into their pockets.
vice-president and General Manager Malott
of the Union Railway Company, says that the
presidents and general managers will not be
called together until the first week in April By
that time he is confident that the Wabash and the
L., N. A. & c., companies will become members
of the recognized company. The Union Rail
way Company will then tackle the new Union
Depot enterprise energetic, business like
manner
Commissioner Fink occasionally, in his con-
ferenees. catches Western railroad men in tight
place He has had several of she general freight
agents of Western roads on his green carpet, of
late and among the number was ii. w. Gays, of
the [. & St l.. He Is said TO have excused him
self for ,aking certain freights below the re-
stored tariff rates by saying they were carried on
old contracts. In answer to this Commissioner
Fink, in his honest Dutch style, remarked: 'Why
President Devere1lx informed us last week that
there were contracts out on the Decline or l.
& St. L. road"
The fracas on the Cincinnati, indianapolis, St
Louis & Chicago road brings back the statement Of
Il manager an extensive system where. when
a large number of conductors were guillotined
some months ago the manager was berated by
an outsider for dismissing one Of the conduct
ors the complainant saying that he knew the
man was honest, he was of good family, and had
been properly trained. The manager turned to
his chief clerk and said: what do you think of
that" a broad grin passing over his face. He
then turned back to the gentleman who addressed
him and said: well, l must say I admired
Conductor - for one thing. On the last trip
he made he collected $3.50, and reported no
cash fares, even pocketing the odd 30 cents.