The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-21
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local

L. ID. Richardson, commissioner of the Chicago
D Ohio River pool, is in the city
r. d. Messler, comptroller, and Jane McCrea
manager of the Pennsylvania lines, were in the
bity last evening.
Oliver Dickey, assistant ticket agent at the
Union railway ticket Office, has resigned to ac-
Dept position on the Bee-line.
The L, B. 6 W. people have dropped their
train agents The occupation of these ''genteel
Bpotters7 seems to be gradually fading away
j. Caldwell, who has been appointed superin-
fendsnt of the Champaign. Havana g. Western
railway, with Office at Urbana, Ill, takes hold
% day.
The Central Passenger Agents Association is
said to be undergoing dissolution But few at
tend their meeting. and those that do go do little
blse thsn growl at each other.
M d. Motherspaugh, one of Indianapolis
parry scalpers. and one against whom at one time
there were thirty indictments, has become in
sane and has been placed in an Ohio asylum.
The auditors of the various roads in the Chi
rago & Ohio river pool will meet at Commits
Bioner Richardson's Office Wednesday next, to
consider matters appertaining to their branch OF
Ehe service.
Itis understood Judge Harlan will to-day
render his decision in the Illinois Midland case,
a question which has hung for nearly eight
years. The road one year after it went into the
hands of receiver, would have sold for double
The money it will new.
The management of the Erie and New York,
pennsylvania and Ohio roads have decided to To-
rata representative Of their passenger depart
ments at Indianapolis, and will at once open
sicket Office here. James Hazard is an appli-
cant for the position of agent, and it is thought
ne viii be appointed.
President King, of the Erie system, is quoted
Rs saying that hereafter their passenger traffic,
which has been greatly neglected in the interest
of the freight service, was to be more closely
looked after. The road is to be provided with
the hest of equipments and nothing left undone
TO mako it popular route with the travelling
public.
w. II. Smith, manager of the Lackawanua
line, spent yesterday in the city prospecting He
expressed himself as well pleased with the vol
nme of business their agent, Mr.. Wilson, was
securing for the line from this section. June
several more roads go into this line, and Mr..
Smith seems sanguine that there is bright
future for the Lackawanna.
If predictions prove true c., H. e. D. stock
aolders better be unloading their holding of
stock One prominent railroad man. who is a
warm supporter of President King, of the Erie,
Baysif Jewett carries his point the stock of the
C., FL. & D. in ninety days will be down to so
points. Another high-up railroad official predicts
that should King or the Erie secure control of
the c., III. e. D., the stock will tumble to SO if
Aot 40 points.
The failure of organizing weighing associa-
lion at this point has had a demoralzing effect
On Indianapolis shippers-they are overlooking
Ears with impunity One road a few days since
commenced weighing cars Independence others.
Of twenty cars weighed the first day all
overloaded from two to seven tons, and with
freight which the shippers knew the exact
weight of. a shipper must be hard-hearted
who will overload cars when rates are as low as
1t the present time.
Manager Talmage, of the Wabash, finds that
lighting sleeping companies is serious mat
1t is some two weeks since the
troubles with the Wagner, now the New York
Sleepingcar Company, began, and settlement
seems far off: meantime the Wabash is shut out
of New York over the New York Central, as
shey will not haul Pullman cars. On several lines
Mann Boudoir and Woodruff coaches have al
ready taken the place of the Wagner cars yet
The trouble with the sleeping-car companies has
been quite annoying
A large per cent. of the meetings held to adjust
rates and end railroad wars are fruitless. They
do not bring new business to the roads, they do
not affect crops, they do not pay dividends The
one great need of the railroads is 6. business
that will enable them to pay dividends. 1t is
the cause of all their troubles; it prevents any
harmony in rates, because each rival road hopes
TO save itself. There are those who believe that
the Chicago meetings were held only to deceive
the investing public. If only some resolution
could be passed that would induce buying of
stocks, the railroad managers would be well
pleased.
OuDOFAludIc OluCldlS OF Luo ", IL % ~. iiuoS
are mounting the anxious-seat, so excellent are
the prospects that King, OF the Erie, will secure
control OF the road. They draw consolation
from the fact that President King promised the
stockholders that he would continue G. C. Waite
as general manager of the property. They say
be made similar promises regarding the general
offices of the Erie road, but in few months
with but one or two exceptions, their heads have
Omy is President Kings hobby He will cut
Manager Waite's salary in two, and he will step
down and out.
The Situation Becoming Interesting.
The question of allowing the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad to come into Philadelphia via the
East side road over the wharves along the
Schuylkill. to connect with the Philadelphia and
Reading at Pennsylvania avenue, and across the
'Neck, in the lower section of that city, comes
9p for hearing to day before the city council A
regular pitched battle is expected For days
past councilmen have been ssbuttonholed" on
avery hand by friends and opponents of the
project It is generally believed that the Penn
sylvaaia railroad is at the bottom of the oppo-
sition; but this is denied by officials Of that com
pany, who say that they are not making any
eight to keep the road out of Philadelphia
What they will object to will be any inter-
Rerence with their present tracks. As to the
granting Of special privileges, such as cross
Ing streets at grade it is claimed that the Penn
sylvania people feel that the Baltimore & Ohio
should be made to elevate its tracks the same
as the Pennsylvania road was obliged to do on
Filbert street This view is entertained by
many of the eouncilmen, who contend that if
any favoritism is shown it should be to the
home company, and not to foreign corporation.
However, the Baltimore 81 Ohio has many
friends, and good deal of influence has been
brought to bear to secure for the road friendly
reception.
There has been no intimation of improper adj
vances, and 1t is not believed that either the
friends opponents of the scheme have re-
sorted to any such measures
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