The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

i25 tons Of coal, against 393, 495 tons in April,
1884
The Wabash gives official notice that it has
ceased to operate the line originally known as the
Champaign, Havana & Western.
w. II. Shields has been appointed agent of
the Pennsylvania Company at Rockford, on the
J., NJ. a. l. division, vice W.. n. Bennett
Paymaster Sullivan, Of the c., J., st. L. e. c.,
pays to day on the caste m division for April
Beryice. on the western division to morrow.
Marshall Manning, of the Union depot, has
obtained three weeks leave of absence, and will
pct in the time at West Baden Springs, hoping
1t will restore his health.
Passenger business at the present time pre-
sents an unusual phase. For some three weeks
local travel has been steadily falling off, while a
handsome increase in coupon business Is shown
In the same period.
Traffic Manager Mills, of the Boston &c Albany.
who is convalescent from a severe illness, sailed
for Europe Saturday last ON the Samaria.
He will return in three weeks, the voyage being
simply for his health.
The Pennsylvania railroad shops at Altoona
have completed $50 freight cars for the New
York, Philadelphia 81 Norfolk road. They are
Intended for fast freight service and are equipped
with the Janney coupler and the Westinghouse
brake.
Albert Fink will go to Europe in June, and
probably will not return until the prospective
Plose of navigation on the lakes and canals puts
Ghe trunk-line managers in a frame OF mind for
patching up the pool for next winters mantle
nance OF rates.
The limited west over the Vandalia, yester-
day. carried ninety-four passengers, thirty-six
through from New York points. The fast mail
following, az we'll was heavily laden with pas
sengers.~ The passenger department seem to be
more and more convinced that the putting on of
the limited trains was a good and paying
scheme.
II is reported that the Pennsylvania railroad
has demanded that before the summer schedule
is made up West Shore shall restore passenger
rates to 2 cents per mile. The West Shore is
said TO be willing if the New York Central
would, but the latter could not. The P~ennsyl-
vania is said to have threatened to cut first and
second-claSs rates.
as being quito an honorable business man, a
few days since secured by favor of a St. Louis
road a pass to st. Louis and return. Some three
days after, the pass was offered for sale in one of
1he ~scalping offices. If the roads would publish
the names of parties who resort to this dishon-
orable practice there would be less of it going on.
Mr. Quigley, chairman of the bondholders'
committee of the Toledo. Cincinnati 81 ST. Louis,
states that the Boston reports of a compromise
between his ommitte and the Corbin commit
tee are false. His committee represents all hut
$50, 600 of the first mortgage bonds of the To-
jedo division, and four ffths of the bonds of the
st. Louis division.
The Northwestern Traffic association has no
titled those interested that lake navigation is
now considered open. The pooled rate of bust
ness to lake lines in connection with association
roads is twelve and a half cents per hundred
pounds, which equaiizes the through rate from
St. Paul and Minneapolis to seaboard points via
Milwaukee and Chicago-lake and rail.
The Railway Review has reprinted in pamphlet
form a paper read on the cost of railroad freight
traffic by O. Chanute, consulting engineer of
the New York, Lake Erie 81 Western railway,
some eleven years ago. 1t takes up the expense
of operating railways in detail. Railroad man
ayers and rate cutting freight men might profit
by reading it, as it would show them at what
loss business is done at the PRESENT. low rates.
1t is stated that g. L. Dickinson, auditor of
the l., b. 81 W., has rendered his resignation.
His health has been so poor that for some weeks
past he has been off duty. To the question: rs
Mr.. Dickinson to return from the West and con-
tin1e as auditor of the road?' one of the superior
Lfhcers answered II cannot say" Another
official saws: Il understand that ne is not to
come back"
The Litchfe;d Car and Manufacturing Com.
pany, in Litchfeld, Ill, has several orders for
passenger cars on. hand, but is not doing much
In the way of freight car work. with the excep-
ton Of repairs for the Wabash. st. Louis &
Pacific road. The shops are now building some
mail cars for the Wabash. and passenger cars
for the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa, the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern, and the Indianapolis
q st. Louis.
Since its organization in June, 1869, the Lake
Shore q Michigan Southern railway company
has had thirty eight directors in all, of whom
thirteen have died and twenty-five still survive,
twelve of them being no longer in the board.
Of the original thirteen, six have died, and only
one, Mr.. VIM. l.. Scott, is still a member of the
board, in continuous service. Another of the
original thirteen, Mr.. Jeptha III. Wade, is now a
director, but has not served continuously, hav-
ing retired in 1870, after only a years service,
and returned in 1883.
1t will be remembered that by the will of the
late r. A. Packer. of the Lehigh Valley road,
his handsome residence at Sayre, Pa, was given
as a hospital TOR railroad men and others in the
employ of the Lehigh Valley road. A meeting
of the. trustees appointed under the will was held
last week, when the board was organized and
executive and other committees appointed and
all necessary arrangements made. Some slight
alterations will be required in the bnilding to fit
it for its new use, and as soon as these can be
finished the hospital will be opened. Besides
the building Mr.. Packer left q sum amply suff-
cient for an endowment.