The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-07
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
The c., L. ST. L. & c. earned In July sl"o'-
%. 80
EMPLOYEES of the L., n A. g. c. road were
PAID yesterday for June service
gusiness over the Belt road Is improving hand
sau,e,v. and yesterday transfers ran up to nearly
a 500 ears
Since June "a. 1854, the. Bee Line has carried
81 per cent. of the live stock forwarded to East
xra markets over Indianapolis Eastern lines.
J. B. Carson, general manager of the L., n
A & C. road, will pass through the city this
morning in a special car en- route South via Gin
GinRati
George L. McDonauGh, of the Southern Kansas
ralway is in the city. NJ cDonaugh says the
opinion prevails that there is TO be large immi-
grafton to Kansas this fall.
d. G. Streight, who on Wednesday was APP
peEnted division superintendent On the Missouri
PsClhc, two years ago and was Yardmaster IN the
d, d. 81 /. yards at this point.
W. +. Stark superintendent Of the c., II. d
ID. lines, who has been i'll for some days with
1rDubies of a rheumatic character, was at MS
Office yesterday much improved IN health
RC j. Pendleton, who has with ability for
}o1en years or more filed the position of agent
n aae Canada Southern at this point, has ten
aersd his resignation, to take effect Sept. l.
r. C. Smith, W. G. McMains, and F.
SeAindler, all Of whom were formerly passenger
contractors the c., II. q |. road, have taken
the position Of freight conductors on the l., 3.
& w. road.
The l., B. e. ". railway will special
Iow-rate excursion to Niagara Falls, starting
Thursday August ., reaching the falls early
Wednesday morning. Rate from indianapolis
vii be S..
Charles n Lee. travelling passenger agent of
3he Hannibal & St. Joe railroad, has been APP
oointed superintendent of the Hannibal Union
,1esot, vice j. T. McDoel resigned. The change
IL 80 take place Aug IL.
The trestle on the Belt road east of White
river bridge has been filed with dirt and gravel,
and Superintendent WhitcoInb is now taking
AMY the trestle work This improvement is a
valuable one to the road.
The reason assigned for the slow coming of
she Wabash pay-car is that j. B. Shepherd, the
regular paymaster, is off on vacation, and the
assistant paymaster, G. i. Shepherd is per
forming the duties of both.
Rast-bound rates on all classes of freight ex-
eeps horses have been reduced during the months
OF the decentralization in rates. The fast-freght
line agents have seemingly never been able to
get their work in this class of business
There will be general closing of the local
freight and ticket offices Saturday, on the occa-
siCn Of the Grant funeral services. Arrange
meOts are also being made to allow majority of
the employees a holiday. All trains will be run
ns usual.
The meeting of the Taylor West Shore bond
holderss committee did nothing yesterday for
want Of a quorum. Three members of the
committee have gone over to the reorganization
scheme of Drexel, Morgan 81 Co., and the others
arc expected to follow.
The officials of the Pennsylvania Company at
Pittsburg have been notified to reduce expenses
one third The general manager will endeavor
20 comply with the order without dlscharglng
many men, The reduction is due to the heavy
decrease in earnings
the West Shore fast-freight line management
has at last decided to economic in its operations,
and number of contracting and travelling
agents are to be dropped Sept l. Among
the number, it is said will be Z. j. Parmalee,
contracting agent for this district.
President Ingalls,, in talk with the railroad
seporter Of the Chicago Inter Ocean, said that
railway matters wore more promising aspect
than they have of late, and that East bound
freight rates had never been as well main tanned
as they were during the past twenty days.
Ii ought to cheer up the downcast and impart
confidence TO the doubling to see a conservative
and sagacious board of directors like the Chicago,
Burlington IL Quincy's so confident of the future
as to be willing to embark ir a new enterprise
which will cost nine millions of dollars.
Officials of the l., B. & w. have returned
from trip over the Peoria division, much
eiated over the prospects for business on their
line. A majority of the farmers say their corn
Will yIel0 lUU DuSnelS 10 the acre. ana some say
thsy will have 125 bushels Superintendent
Wilson thinks the latter place their figures too
high.
The earnings Of the c., c., G. & railroad for
the month of June were: 1885, 1852 Col; 1884
S273, 1872; decrease, $20,671. From January to
June 30 1885, 81, 500, GOT; 1884, 81, 1893 1868; de-
crease $l98 256. The July statement will doubt
less make more favorable exhibit, and August
promises to do much toward recovering the
losses of tie earlier part of the year, providing
rates are maintained and the present volume of
business continues
William TRULY, assistant superintendent OF
the Connellsviie and Wheeling divisions of the
B & D. railroad, has resigned his position.
There will be no new appointment, as the Office
Is abolished there being no necessity for the
same. Superintendent Harris will thus have
charge of both divisions. Mr.. w. T. Manning
will have general control of both roads, ard Mr.
7. T. ClawsOn will continue as supervisor of
trains for the Wheeling division
A meeting of the passenger department of the
Chicago and Ohio River Pool Association was held
at Commissioner Richardson's officeW Wednesday.
Tho charges against the Kankakee line and the
MonOn route, mentioned on Tuesday in the
journal, were examined, and in each case the road
found guilty and fined $50 although it was
proven that in the case of the MonOn route the
fright and not the passenger department was
guilty of violating the pool agreement.
Moving Smoothly.
President Depew said to reporter that the
West Shore plan going through nicely.
There have been no protests received He was
will 70 init fba foil OF