The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
RAILWAY VS..
A ngsl Report OF the Michigan Cen-
Irsl-Wbet the Local Paesen-
ger Agents are Doing
Other Items.
The l., B. and W. and Big Fours traffic

The l., T. and w. and Big Four's traffic
sgreement takes feet on Sunday.
c. G. Bent, Master OF Transportation o;
the l., n. =. and c., Was in the city yester-
day.
The towns OF Warrington and worthing-
ton will be connected By O railroad ere the
present year is ended.
General Freight Agent McDoel, OF the L.,
N. A. and C, who was iu the city yesterday,
says the Monon il doing q tremendous
freight business.
The Quigley Committee may send out cir
culars deny ing 1t. but the L, B. and w will
soon secure control OF the St. Louis Division
Of the T., @. and 81. l..
The lumber traffic east-bound is at present
rather heavy. owing to the recent reduction
in rates. There is 10 telling how long the
present rates will be quoted. An advance is
likely 70 be ordered a. any time.
The l., d and 8. on Sunday will commence
running Pullman sleeping cars between
Columbus and Peoria. H. Reclining chair
cars will be put on between Cincinnati and
Peoria, and solid trains between Indianapo.
lis and the last namG point
Many necessary improvements will be
made IN the l., d. and 8. this summer. The
equipments will be overhauled and the read
bed reballasted at various points. The l.,
d. aud s. is now being operated as local
road, and Indianapolis derives no little bene
TT therefr0m.
The Vandals people have put a seam
shovel and train crew at work on the t. Ii.
and l.. division between Rockville aud Sand
Greek. This is the most troublesome point
along tbs road. Heavy freights are com
PEELED In many cases to double" to get over
the grades. The grade will be reduced at
once. and this point will no longer be known
as the s'cemel back"
General Passenger Agent Bald win, of the
L., N A. and c.. and Sevenson, of the c.,
IA and d.. were ia the city yesterday max
ing preliminary arrangements for ths con-
solicitation of the local offices. ]. ID. Bald
win, now local agent Of Inc l. n. A. and O.,
was appointed joint agent OF the two linen,
while Colonel Emmett made District
Passenger Agent The Air Line people are
arranging for their summer time table.
The impression prevails in local railroad
circles that there is no truth in the report that
the Penn syIsania has made the Mackey syn
dicate proposition to lease or sell them the
IsndV. The efforts Of the syndicate seem
tn be to bnild between Washington and
WOIthiDgton ss soon rs possible, and Ii ls
not thought IL az any new enterprise will be
entered INTO until the Dsw Terre Haute and
Evansville route is established. There con-
tinues to be considerable comment on the
relations existing between the G. ADD E. /.
and the i. and L. H., and it is thought that
should the O. and E L. fail to secure control
Of the h. and I. r., the former will cut
loose ss much as possible from the latter.
The LEGAL passenger agents never were more
disposed to act in harmony than at the pres
ent time; nor Is it likely that they have for
some time past shown so decided a DISPOSE
ton to strictly maintain rates. None OF them
are playing into the hands of the scalpers, as
IN former days, hence on all of the business
they secure the roads by which they are en-
ploy ed derive some profit. The initial step
locking TO 8 better maintenance of rates was
taken the other day, when they unanimously
sgreed 10 abolish cross-road agents. Although
there are many who do not think so. it is a
fact that these agencies have been stumbling
block in the way of lines that desired to
maintain rates, and now that they no longer
exist diminutive wars will not occur so fire.
quentIy nor will the passenger business gen.
orally be in n Gem0raliZed condition at all
times, as heretofore.
THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL ANNUAL.
DETROIT, May The annual meeting OF
the Michigan Central Railroad for the cleo
ton of officers and the transaction of other
business was held at 10 O'Clock this morning
The annual report shows the following fig
ures:
Road Operated. Miles.
Michigan Central system ......... 0is AZ
Csnaos Southern system.......... 1860
Total ufles..-...-... l,5)5.Of
No cbsnges have been made in the capital
stock ii is SIS 13S, 204. The funded debt Ia
mains unchanged; it aggregates S15. 976, 900.
Operation:
1884 1885,