The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-27
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Paymaster Lewis, Of the L., N. A. & c., paid
over the indianapolis division yesterday, for
August service
w S. Matthias, general travelling passenger
agent of the G., H. & D. lines will, after Octo-
ber1, make indianapolis his headquarters.
Col r. G. Hervey comes to the front again as
railroad builder. He deserts Illinois and goes
to Ohio to engage in a new railroad enterprise
Commissioner Richardson, of the Chicago and
Ohio River pool, has asked the presidents and
managers of the roads in the pool to meet at his
Office Sept. 3d.
Commencing with Monday next, the morning
train south over the J. NJ. 81 l. road will leave
the Union Depot at 815 A. NJ, fifty minutes
later than under the summer timetable
little study of the situation in freight traffic
will show that, aside from grain shipments as
large a tonnage has been carried, both through
and local. this year as in September, 1883.
The new iron bridge which is to be built across
White river on the O. T., St. L. g. O.. some 400
feet in length, has been shipped, and the compa
ny hope to have it in position by October 10. me
substantial stone abutments, on which the struc
ture will rest, are nearing completion
On and after Sunday, Sept %, the Detroit ex
press via the Wabash route, leaving Indianapo-
lis at p. NJ and Detroit at 9:45 ?. M daily, will
make direct connection with the j., NJ. q l. and
I&V trains to and from LOUISVILLE and Vim
cennes, with through sleepers to New York
c. C. F. Bent, master Of transportation Of the
L. N A. & G. road calls the attention of his
engineers to the laws of Illinois and Indiana as
regards stopping trains at railroad cross
ings There are engineers of other Indianapolis
lines whose attention could we'll be called to this
matter Running railroad crossings is becoming
too common on several roads.
The rate committee of the Middle and Western
States will meet in Indianapolis Oct. ID to talk
over rate matters. Rates to interior points are
more or less demoralized, and an effort Will be
made at this conference to brace them up
Until within few months rates to interior
points have been very well maintained, and the
revenue from this class of business was quite
satisfactory.
Vice.president and General Manager Malott,
Of the Union Railway Company, has asked the
official board. which includes the presidents and
general managers of the roads comprising the
Union Railway Company, to meet Oct l, to
confer concerning further proposed improve
ments to Pogue's run. The new Union Depot
question will also be brought up and possibly
some definite action taken.
Yesterday one of the Western roads sold tickets
to passengers going to a Kansas point at full
rates and then cut the rate on carload of
point to $74 which is So less than the arbitrary
rates west of the river Or, in other words, the
road hauls the carload of freight over their own
line and pays 81 Of the arbitrary for the sake OF
carrying the six passengers
The heavy stone-work on Pogue's run, near
the Union Depot, has so far advanced as to adj
mitof Superintendent Whiteomb relaying the
tracks at the east end of the depot which have
been up some three months and have caused
much confusion. So shifted about have been
the trains that often passengers, not finding
them on their regular track, have become con-
fused and missed their train.
Superintendent Dunn and other officials of the
L.. N A. g G. road have spent the greater part
of this week looking after the interest OF the
road at way stations on the several divisions
The new managementis fast becoming acquaint
ed with shippers over the road Trains are NOV
ing with unusual promptness for this road and,
as result. both passenger and freight earnings
it is stated officially win show handsome in
crease this month over September, 1883.
A railroad man well versed in the freight sit
nation says There is not line, with the sim
gle exeeption-of the Pennsylvania railroad and
its Western connections, that has held to the
freight rates agreement Every one of them has
made contracts for year ahead and then agreed
to cut no more rates. Why, know of several
cases this week where low rate longtime con
tracts were being hurried up to have them
signed before the lines could agree to cut no
more rates
For several days freight rates on east-bound
freight have been cut by all the fast-freight lines
out of here, . saws the Terre Haute Gazette, Tex
cept, possibly the White line. 1t commenced
from move of Lands, of Indianapolis, general
agent of the Nickel-plate, who skipped over here
and contracted to carry everything the elevator
had on hand. The rate he made is not known,
but it was presumed by all the other agents
to be cut and at once the Union Blue. Cont
mental and G.. w. D. commenced offering in
ducements The rate is understood to have
been cut from twenty-five cents to twenty cents.'
A portion of Pennsylvania is suffering from
drought, The scarcity of water along the rail
road lines which lead out from Pittsburg has
greatly interfered with traffic. The Pennsyl-
Yainia railroad trains have been running light
for several days on account of the water supplies
at seven stations on the Pittsburg division hav-
sng become exhausted. Between Pittsburg and
Hill, which is fifteen miles from Pittsburg and
New Florence, seventy four miles out are the
only two stations where water can be got for
the engines Out of ten watering stops in
On the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St Louis the
same trouble has interfered with the moving of