The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local.
The high officials of the Pennsylvania system
start this morning on an inspection of their
lines west of Pittsburg.
George Darling, general manager of the White
line spent the Sabbath in the city. Els wife
accompanies him on this Western trip
1t is now officially stated that w. j. Purdy,
late freight agent of the New York Central at
Batavia, is defaulter to the amount of $4,000
Edgar NJ. Sellon, train dispatcher of the Union
Pacific at Wallace, Kan, is a candidate for the
State Legislature on the Greenback and Pro-
hibition tickets
o. P. mccarthy, assistant passenger agent of
the Union Pacific road who has been in the city
for two or three days, leaves to-day for his head
quarters, Omaha.
Receiver Humphreys, of the Wabash, says Wa
bash earnings are about the same last year,
but much smaller volume of business, with
better maintained rates.
The five western roads last week brought into
this station 4 82S loaded cars, as follows l. &
St L., ], I47: G., l., St L. & C., L l24 vandalia,
1885, l., B & W., Peoria division, 426. st. Louis
division, a.
Robert Nelson, general manager of the North
ern Central, has finally accepted the position of
vice president and general manager of the Phila-
delphia & Reading railway. He has been rail
way man for thirty years.
The earnings of the l.. B. G. w since Jan l
81 ,9OS 025, against s. ls6, 22l the first nine
months of 1883. 1t is believed, however, that so
heavy is the corn crop on the entire system that
the deficit will be even more than made up before
Jan. l. 1885.
The following changes in agencies on the I. &
St L. division of the Bee-line have been made
recently. Gays, H., John Green, vice j. C.
Kellum; Edwardsville Crossing ILL.,, W. F.
Mckinney, vice j. S. Fitzgerald; Comstock, ILL.,,
Lewis Howard vice NJ Brennan.
1t is believed that the syndicate which owns
the Chicago g. Eastern Illinois and the Evans
Vile e. Terre Haute roads are behind the scheme
TO place the Louisville, Evansville s. ST. Louis
Airline in the hands of receiver, hoping in
the end to gather it in as part Of the system.
kilograms from Chicago, on Saturday last,
state that it the opinion of the Chicago east
bound rate committee that all the business CON
tracted for in the West and Northwest at the old
rates would be disposed of by Saturday evening,
and all the business after this would go forward
at the restored tariff rates
The Cincinnati Indianapolis. st. Louis & Chi
eago road earned in the nine months ending
Sept 30 ST. 7Sl 9S5 against 81, s44, Cos the CORE
spending period 1883 Before the year closes
much of the deficit will be made up and before
the close of the fiscal year, June 80 1885, in
crease in earnings doubtless will be shown.
In the week ending Oct. II the Decline for
warded from this point |, 29l loaded cars and
the Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsbnrg, 949 the
Indiana, Bloomington 81 Western, 379; Cincin-
natl. Hamilton & Indianapolis. 2SS, making a
total of 2906 loaded cars forwarded last week
against 2, 436 loaded cars forwarded in the week
ending Oct. t. Increase last week, 40 cars.
Railroad circles were considerably disturbed
Saturday afternoon over a rumor that the White
line had decided to be looker-on no longer, and
offering cut rate. Commissioner Doherty
is doing all in his power to hold rates up in this
territory, at least until it is seen whether the
Chicago roads will act honorably, and restore
eastb bound rates to % cents per 100 pounds,
Chicago to New York.
Freight Business Over indianapolis Lines.
The train records show something of an in
crease in car movements over indianapolis lines
last week as compared with the week ending
Oct T. the increase being largely in the east
bound movement, yet there is plenty of room
for further increase, as not for years past has
the east-bound movement been SO light in the
fall of the year as in 1884. Last week there
fair movement of grain to interior points East,
while seaboard business remarkably light
for October. West-bound traffic continues
to be highly satisfactory. Besides
heavy tonnage, most of the property
is carried at rate which leaves
some margin to the roads carrying it.
North and south roads continue to do a good
business Southwark an increase in through
traffic is noticeable but their business is largely
of local character. Locally, traffic is hardly
up to the usual October average, but an i'm
provement has been noticeable in tn e last few
days which it is thought is the beginning of a
heavier business.
Below is given the number of cars received
and forwarded at this point in the week ending
at ~ o'clock H., Oct II, as compared with the
movement of the week preceding