The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-10
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

ReFSOnHi anu l1Ocats
Hugh Macmillan has been appointed agent
OF the Western Transit Company at Chicago,
vice 7. B. Bond, resigned.
John II. Lyon, late passenger agent Of the
Lake Shore, has accepted a similar position with
the Chicago & Northwestern railway.
The Chicago, ST Louis g. Pittsburg Railroad
Company has contracted with Sinker, Davis 81
Co to furnish them all the casting for the year
1886, except car wheels.
Business with the express companies is 50 per
emit heavier, 1t is stated, than in January.
This is one of the best evidences that business
generally Is improving.
G. J. Grammer, general freight and passenger
agent of the Evansville G. Terre Haute road. is
N the city. Mr.. Grammer states that the e. 81
j. II. is now doing a fine freight business.
L A. Ford, general passenger agent of the
pennsylvania lines west Of Pittsburg, A. J.
Smith, general passenger agent of the Decline
system, and D. b. Martin. assistant general
passenger agent, are expected in the city today.
The c., l., ST. LIZ G. handled on the main
line. on Saturday last, /, Isl cars, of which num-
Der S05 were loaded; on Sunday 1,293 cars. OF
which OF were loaded. On Saturday forty
trains passed over the road, on Sunday forty
four trains. A good record.
ne OGuccd Outttb1 " vic NIfCdSO " W ID
land road is proving a grand thing for them as
well as for the c., l., ST L. e. &. Hundreds of
carloads of freight are daily moving to the sea-
board via this route, which would now be
blockaded at Chicago wero the G. 81 X. l. roads
only outlet eastward via Chicago.
Sunday last Superintendent Sherwood pressed
passenger engines and passenger crews into serv-
ice to clear up the road of delayed freights.
Passenger Conductor Tyre declined to go out
with a freight train, and, as the result, yesterday
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take his regular train he found another man
there to take it out.
J. Fl. Devereux, president of the Bee-line sys-
Gem, on Saturday afternoon. learning that super
intendents Evan and Burrows proposed 10 make
Sunday a general clearing-up day, pressing all
passenger as we'll as freight crews into service,
photographed both superintendent to run only
trains cf live stock and perishable goods, and
give the train men Sunday as a day OF rest.
It is said that what can be done to put a stop
to ticket scalping is to be one OF the questions
for discussion at the meeting of general pasSen-
ger agents in Louisville TO morrow. If anything
Is done in the matter, s~calping by local passen-
ger agents, as well as by the legitimate scalper,
should be steppad on. Some oe the outside
sicket Offices are daily underselling scalpers at
indianapolis.
It seems that some of the local passenger
agents are not aware of the fact that a SIG
round trip to the New Orleans exposition, good
for forty days, is a cut of 81 per ticket below
agreed rates. One agent sold fifteen tickets at
$16 per head to a party who went to New Orleans
last night. Had an open-handed scalper done
this there would have been a general howl all
along the line.
VIM. A.gGavett, assistant general freight and
passenger agent. Chicago 81 West Michigan
railroad, and NJ. w. Rose, general agent of the
Michigan Lumber Transportation Company,
operating over the Chicago & West Michigan,
louisville, New Albany s. Chicago, Cincinnati,
indianapolis, st. Louis 81 Chicago railways, and
connecting lines, were in the city yesterday, and
accompanied the Lumbermen's Association to
Muskegeon, Mich.
J. Fl. Devereux, president of the Decline sys-
tenn, returned from New York a day or two
since. While he was East the stock of their
road advanced three points, and there are those
who believe that a considerable advance Is in
prospect for c.. c., q. &c 7. stock. However,
there is but little of it on the market, nor will
there likely be until it reaches double the pres
emit figures. so confident are the large holders
of the stock that the Decline system has a grand
9oEne cut to it.
Should the Erie fail TO meet its obligations TO
the New York, Pennsylvania d Ohio, it stands
in danger of losing its ST. Louis and Cincinnati
connection. If it fails to pay the vouchers due
the fast-freight lines, 1t will lose its business in
that direction, as we'll and that is about all there
lis in the rumor that President Jewett, Of the
Chicago e. Atlantic, and the Cincinnati. Hamil
ton & Dayton will cut loose from the Erie and
operate his roads in connection with the Wander
bilt system, in revenge for being compelled to
resign the presidency of the Erie.
President Kings retrenchmenJ policy is al
Heady beginning to bear good fruit. Since he took
charge of the property the floating debt has been
paid to the extent of 81. 400, 000; the com
pany has in bank between $500, 900 and $400, 600;
the March interests will be paid in full, it is said,
and offers TO loan money to the company on Sc
curities in it's treasury have been declined on
the ground that the company had no immediate
need of funds. The Erie statement for Deem
Der, 1884. shows: Operating expenses. TIC per
cent. of the gross. against 87.5 per cent. in 1853
For the last three months of 1884 the operating
expenses were ia per cent. of the gross, against
723 per cent. in 1883.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Boyd of
the Pennsylvania read. denies to a Philadel-
phia Press reporter the constant rumors of seri-
GUS cuts in east bound passenger rates from Chi
cago to St. Louis. Passenger Agent Boyd SAID:
''There has been no cut authorized. nor, so far
az l know, is any contemplated. For a month
or two past rates have been very unsettled, and
in case of theatrical and like parties it is posi-
bic that slight departures from established fig
ures have been made, and perhaps the rumors
have been based on such occurrences. Such re-
auctions must have been exceedingly slight and
of no appreciable influence. There is no more
probability of a cut now than there was two
months ago. Rates will probably remain some
what unsettled until the differences between the
trunk lines are settled"
Complimentary Mention.
In these times of almost universal complaint
OF corporate mismanagement and dishonesty,
saws the Boston Commercial Bulletin. it is re-