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



agent of the Missouri Pacific and Wabash roads
at Kansas City.
The Indiana Railway Guide, for March is out.
This guide is now prepared with much care, and /
its timetables can be relied upon.
The Chicago, St Louis & Pittsburg road last
week forwarded east from this station ], JOY
loaded cars, the Bee line l,5O3 loaded cars
The five Western roads last week brought
into indianapolis 8, Ais loaded cars The CORE
sponding week, 1883, the same roads brought in
d I'll loaded cars
On Saturday, between 10 A. NJ. and p NJ,
or within three hours, there were forwarded east
from the indianapolis yards over the o., L. ot'
L. & c. road l36 loaded cars
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois and the Wis
consin Central roads have adopted, on their
locomotives, the Hunter spark -arTester which Is
performing so well on Vandalia engines.
AT auction in Philadelphia last week 10000
Pittsburg. Cincinnati & ST. Louis sevenS were
sold at 12D 3-8. Securities of the parent line
the Pennsylvania proper, would hardly sell at a
better figure.
Charles W. Powell, once of the Powell scalp
inc-house Indianapolis, has established an Of
fee at St Louis. and, through his card, mt
mates that he is a member Of the Ticket Bro
kers' Association.
The Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific and the New
York, Buffalo & West Shore roads are said to
have entered into a very favorable traffic agree
ment for the former. 1t relates only to fast
freight line interests, however.
John S. Talbot, for several ears chief clerk in
the Vandalia car accountants Office at Terre
Haute left for Kansas City, on Saturday, to
take She position of contracting agent OF the
Continental line in that section.
Elijah NJ Cooper, for some time past assist
ant superintendent of the American Express
Company has resigned his position with that
corporation to accept position with the Wells,
FARGO d Go. express San Francisco.
1t is expected that. the decision of Judge Har-
Ian. in the Illinois Midland case, at Springfield
next week, will be the end of the matter, as an
appeal from that will require the filing Of
bond of 81, $3.50, 600 s'his road has now been in
the hands of receivers seven years.
In the month of February there were trans
ferred over the Belt road Is, 902 cars, against
2O,So6 in February, 1883 2l,4S3 in 1882, and 20
032 in 1881. This year twomore roads are trans
ferTing their business over the Belt road than IN
the February of the preceding years
Mention was made in the journal some ten days
since that n. H Kipp had been appointed acting
agent of the Empire line, vice D. w. Holbrook
relieved On Saturday last Mr.. Kipp APP
pointed permanent agent. He is also to have
charge of the lines business at Lafayette.
Complaint is made that trains of the L., n. A.
& c. Airline are being run too fast in the city
limits. A cruel railroader suggests that they do
some of their fast running out on the road, and
not test the running qualities of their engines
between Massachusetts, avenue and the Union
Depot
J. w. Finfrock to-day takes his new position
of train master of the c., H. & D. road. His
territory will extend from Cincinnati to Dayton.
/ and from Dayton to Columbus. Mr.. Finfrock-
was educated under John F. Miller of the G. st
L. & P, and will doubtless make good record
in his new field.
E. B. Shelter, for the past two years chief
clerk to the general superintendent of the New
York & New England railroad has resigned, to
accept position with Mr.. S. NJ. FELTON,, jr., on
the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad.
One by one, Mr. FELTON, is bringing all his best
amen on the n. Y. & n. e. west again.
President Caven announces that the stock of
Indiana & Eel River Coal Company, which pro
Sposes to operate mines on the projected Indian
lapolis, Eel River & Western road, is ready for
THAT the road will be built they will commence
tsiniing shafts at the mines on the line of the
road.
The new monster passenger engines which the
Vanda1ia company have recently received are
performing admirably Last week engine No
l1S2 hauled the fast express, consisting of ten
cars up the heaviest grades Of the Western di-
vision at speed of fifty five miles per hour, and
the engineer says, If required, the engine could
make the run from Terre Haute to st. Louis at
that speed.
The yard masters of the Indianapolis division
of the Yard-masters Mutual Benefit Association
met, on Saturday evening" for conference, to see
what could be done to create more interest in
Inc ASSOCIATION ana increase It's membership III
is said, but may be unkindly, that certain yard
masters take no interest in the local association
unless they chance to be elected officers.
The Louisville, New Albany y Chicago people
March l commenced to sell roundtr tickets
between all stations on the line of the L., n A.
& G. system at ten per cent discount from full
tariff rates. The rule restricting travel by
freight trains to holders of freight train tickets
is abolished. and all classes of tickets that would
lbe good on passenger trains will be accepted by
conductors of such freight trains as are desig-
mated to carry passengers.
The Pennsylvania company has resumed its
plan of testing employees for color blindness 1t
is stated on good authority that the company
has been able to trace cases of aecidentss in
voiving the destruction of property and some
times of lives to color blindness existing in the
fperson responsible for the accident. The test is
being made with engineers, brakemen, switch
tenders and fiagmen, and all those on the middle
and eastern divisions who fail are sent to Phila-
delphia for further examination, where, if they
fail, they are removed from position.
Some years ago the roads centering here es
tablished system whereby a bulletin was de-
E1ivered to each road daily giving the number of
their cars scattered about the 1S2 switches
Heading to manufacturing establishments, coal
and lumber yards, about the city, and it has re-
beally been of valuable service. Quite recently
petty jealousies have arisen between the roads,
and several have withdrawn their support III the
way OF sharing expenses, which seems foolish,
as at several other railroad centers in the last
few months, similar system has been estab
dshed, copying from the indianapolis plan.
Some Warm Competition in Prospect.
The quiet visit to the city of E. B. Thomas,
general manager of the Decline system, on
Wednesday last and the official visit of A, J.
Smith, general passenger agent of the same road,
on Friday last, convinced both officials that it
was time for them to assume the aggressive at
this point if they wish to hold even their present
business, 1t has been surprise to railroad
men that for months past this company has
looked on while their competitors at this point
have established attractive outside Offices at
prominent points in the city, put their