The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-02
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

week $40 carloads of block coal and 2O1 car
loads of live stock.
On Friday last 4O6 loaded cars were forwarded
east over the Beeline, the largest east-bound
movement in one day in the history of the road
The earnings per mile Of majority of Indi-
ana roads for February will make poor show
ing, on account of snow blockades and severe
cold weather
The Wabash people have just completed
very substantial iron bridge over Pogue's run,
widening the water way for the stream, and
giving it a clear course.
Notice is given by the Indiana, Bloomington
Western road that the agency at Clarks
Station, o., on its middle division, having been
discontinued. freight for that point must be pre-
paid hereafter.
tendent Mccoy, of the West Shore, has accepted
an appointment TO like position under General
superintendent Payne, OF the New York, Penn
sylvania & Ohio.
Manager Mackey, of the Tarre Haute s. South
eastern road is reducing the freight as we'll as
passenger tariff. This is done to meet the l. &
v rate from Indianapolis so that Terre Haute
merchants may labor under no disadvantage in
competition
So far as the Fort Wayne shops are esncerned
the Fort Wayne Sentinel says the Wabash strike
mas blown over. Master mechanic Barnes dis
charged Andy Rawley and Bill Littlejohn for
their earnest advocacy of the strike and other
heads will drop.
Chas. S. Tappen, general manager of the
NicKle- plate line, telegraphs Dr. NJ Lands, gen
epal agent, headquarters indianapolis, as fol-
lows; The snow blockade on New England
route via Syracuse has been cleared. and now
open for business
There were handled at the stockyards in
February 3 1892 car loads of live Stock which is
l622 less than were handled in January. There
were some two weeks last month in which it
was unsafe to ship live stock, so liable were
trains to lengthy delays
railroad expert, who has been examining into
the operation of the old Indianapolis. Peru &
chicago road by the Wabash people, shows that
the Cutting syndicate have already lost, by the
lease of the property, in interest and deprecia
ton OF rolling stock and road bed, 81, 200, 000
The seven Eastern roads forwarded from Indi-
annapolis last week ,450 loaded cars as follows: L.
n a. G., l0S Wabash, 227; G, Fl. l., 1928, l.,
B. II W., b26 c., St l.. & r.. SAG; Bee-line, 1851
The same roads forwarded East in the week
ending Feb q, 3 75l cars increase last week, 500
cars.
The Pennsylvania people will at once com
menee the erection of fine depot at Baltimore
II will be occupied by the Northern Central the
Wilmington y Baltimore railroad companies
1t will be 69x200 feet and will be constructed of
brick, with granite trimmings.
The five Western roads last week brought into
indianapolis 4,947 loaded cars. as follows Ind-
annapolis g. ST. Louis 1,488 Vandalia l. 426: c.
l., St l.. q G., l,303; Indiana, Bloomington g.
Western. Peoria division, 500; ST. Louis division,
ia. In the preceding week the same roads
brought in 3,026 loaded cars Increase last
week, l,92l cars.
There were transferred over the Belt road in
February 38, 050 cars. against rs 900 correspond
ing period 1884 20, sos 1883, 81, 4s3 1882 and TO-
032 in 1881. the first year the Belt road was
opened for business. Considering the trouble
northern lines experienced last month from
snow bloekades the February business of the
Belt road is certainly quite satisfactory.
The programme ten days ago was that
John Walker, agent Of the Wabash would re-
tire March 1st, and be succeeded by c.
). Fellows, of Kekomo, Ind. 1t is stated that
the change has been deferred for short time
In this connection, it is proper to say that Mr..
Walker has many friends among the business
mon IN this city who will regret should he leave
the road.
Paymaster Shepherd will be couple of days
late in reaching Indianapolis with the Wabash
year, owing to delay at Springfield, Ill 1t
seems that the Wabash pay7ear got into Spring
6eld, Ill, ON Thursday, and as the shop men are
out on a strike. refused to pay them their last
months salary. The strikers then fled their
claim ia the Cnited States Court there, and the
pay car was attached by a United States marshal
and held for the final result OF the case.
E. II. Lamune. and ether attorneys who repre-
sent certain bond interests ia the Louisville
Evansville 81 St Louis fAir kne) road, left last
night for Chicago, and will to-day appear before
Judge Gresham and further argue the question
of the court allowing Receiver Evans to issue
500 600 of receive certificates, the money de-
rived therefrom to be used ia increasing the
equipments. That the road is suffering in it's
business owing to an insufieieney of rolling
stock is quite evident
Samuel Stevenson general ticket agent of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton hass, gives
notice Of the following changes in the passenger
department which took effect yesterday: A d.
Lippincott is appointed central passenger agent
in lieu of Mr.. W. S. Matthias, resigned; j. r. Ne
earthly southern passenger agent, in Lieu of D.
G. Edwards resigned; G. L. Paris, city passenger
agent for Cincinnati, O. Headquarters and ad-
dress of each Of above named agents will be
northwest corner Fifth and Vine streets, Cincin
matt, 0.
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin holds that
where conductor pegligently fails to give a
passenger stopeoyeR ticket to which he is en-
titled, and the passenger, after STOP resumes
his journey, and is required by a second cen
ductor to pay additional fare or leave the train,
tha passenger may elect to do the latter and
having done so, may recover from the railway
company the extra payments of fare and all
damages sustained by him as the direct and
natural consequence of the fault of the first
conductor"