The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

viii one week from to-day, with his subordinate
officers, make an inspection trip over the several
divisions.
Freight traffic with the c., J., st. L. & c.
shows decided improvement il the last week.
On Friday last 1923 loaded cars were handled on
the main line.
agent of the Bee-line system. is in the city, hav-
ing been called here Saturday night on account
of the serious illness of his little boy.
The railroad conductors in session at Louis
vile yesterday went to Marengo Cave on an
Airline special train, kindly rendered by Re
eeiver Evans and Superintendent Miner.
r.. ID. Couch, agent of the Wabash road at
Michigan City, has been offered, and will prob
ably accept the agency at indianapolis. Mr..
Couch is said to be a very competent railroad
man.
Fast-freight line soliciting agents are consider
ably disturbed over the situation. Their occupa-
ton is practically gone. They can cut rates no
more and the shippers tell them they have no
more use for them.
President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania lines,
and the directors and officials who
him on the annual inspection trip. will arrive in
the city at 2 p. M. to-day, will look at the new
shops and then make a run over the Indianapo-
lis e. Vincennes road.
The order of Railway Conductors passed a
resolution not to admit to their membership gen.
eral yardfnasters who are now known as con-
ductors of yards on some roads. This is proper.
The yardmasters have an association of their
own which is worthy and needs their support.
Il. B. Starback, late private secretary of John
Evan, Superintendent of the indianapolis dl-
vision of the Beeline. has been appointed agent
of the l., B. 81 W. and Nickel plate road at
Green Springs, 0. These companies could not
have made a better selection as their joint agent.
D~oo;doa+ Tobn Nauo11 Of tho TaEa Cbcro
road, returned from the East last Friday. One
of his first official acts was to promote Mr.. M. s..
Chase from the position of general agent of the
freight department to the Office of assistant gen
eral freight agent, in place of the late Captain
Charles M Gray.
of the Pennsylvania system, and the members
of his party, visited the Union Stockyards, Chi
cage, Pullman, and other points of interest
During the day President Roberts held an in
terview with President John Newell, of the
Lake Shore road.
The Decline last week forwarded East 1,112
loaded cars. against 1,4o7 in the week ending
Oct. IL, 1885; the c.. st. L. & p. S01, against
633; the l., b. W.. 289. against BOG; the c., "a.
e. l. IFS, against 1877. 1t will be noticed that
with the exception of the c.. st. l.. & P. all
showed a decreased movement, the Decline
dropping 345 loaded cars.
The moneyed unexpectedly it would be
getting nearer the truth to say the men
without money-who are behind the Wabash, St.
Louis d Pacific road will need bestir themselves
or not only their Detroit and Indianapolis but
their main line to Detroit will be gobbled up by
the Lake Shore people. Unless reports are great
ly exaggerated, the Lake Shore already has the
under hold.
The future of the indianapolis, Peru & Chi
cago road is still wrapped in mystery. Letters
were received in this city on Thursday last from
New York city, stating that on that day Wager
AWaVnp truSfaa and Edward Parsons ono of
the bondholders, would leave that city ard be
in Indianapolis on the 23d, to take some definite
action, but up to midnight, last night, neither
of the parties had put in an appearance.
The five Western lines last week brought into
this station 3, 845 loaded cars. as follows: Van
da;ia, 1.2l6; L. e. ST L.. 1,O73; c.. L., ST. L.. &
c., $50; L., b. q W., 486; the l., d.. & s., 160.
The same roads, in the week preceding, brought
In 4,O35 loaded cars, as follows: |. & st. L.,
1,3o4; Nandalia, l,l99; c., l., St. L. & c., $40; l.,
in the week ending Oct. 10. brought in 4 ,087,
and in the week ending Oct. 8, 4, 564 loaded cars.
The stockholders of the c., l., ST. l.. & c.
road to morrow hold their annual meeting in
this city. After the election several of the di-
rectors will company President Ingalls, over
the western division, most of them coming up
over the eastern division to attend the meeting.
A railroad man who is a good judge of track re-
marked. last evening, that President ingalls,
need not be ashamed of the physical condition of
Inc properly IOr Lnef5 were Out lew ROADS In as
good shape as is the c., l., St L. & c. in every
respect
The fastest run ever made over the j., M. & L.
road was on Friday last. The Southern express,
which should leave indianapolis at $40 P. M,
left fifty minutes late. and although the time of
this train is very fast, the train reached Louis
Vile, KY, on time, making the run from depot
TO depot in two hours and twenty-eight minutes,
running slow within the limits of Indianapolis
and over the Louisville bridge, and seven stops
were made at stations and railroad crossings.
The distance is ITO miles. Engine No. Gil hauled
the train; Wren, engineer. 1t is said that the
j., Nj. d l. track between Indianapolis and
louisville is the best track west of the Alleghe-
MES, except that of the c., St. L. & P. between
Columbus and indianapolis, which is admitted by
experts to be equal in every respect to the Penn
sylvania ROAD proper.
W.. NJ. Lewis, who for twenty years past has
been in the employ of the L., N. A. & G. road.
most of the time as paymaster, was on Satur-
day last the recipient Of an elegant gold watch,
the employees being the donors. Col. G. W..
Friedley, of Lafayette. solicitor of the company.
made the presentation address. The watch bore
this legend on the back of the case: Presented
to Capt. w. M. Lewis by the Employees of the
L., N. A & c.. October, "a, 1885. In the center
of the inscription is Mr.. Lewis's monogram. The
watch was made by +. Ratig, Havre. France. on
a special order sent by B. F. Rodgers e. CO.,
jewelers., Louisville. 1t marks the seconds.
minutes, hours, days of the week and month,
and strikes the hours and minutes by the touch
or a spring so that one can tell the exact time bv
the stroke on the darkest night.
Under the new trunk-line passenger agreement
the roads which are allowed differential rates be
cause their lines are less favorably situated for at
tracing business are not permitted TO settle with
the pool on the basis of the reduced rates. They
must paw in for each passenger as much as either
of the other roads, and the pool pays back the
diGerential. This arrangement will prevent
them from converting their natural disadvant-
age into an artificial advantage. and at the same
time they are allowed to make a lower rate than
tks more direct lines so as to get a fair share of
business and thus swell their percentages. There
is sense in this new pool, and if it is well worked
Their, will be dollars in it for all the roads. 1t
has yet to be approved by the presidents. In
addition to this there are to be penalties for cut
ting, tor failing to make true monthly returns,
and for other irregularities, and there is to be a
fun6 for detective service