The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

AXE effect April /.
Judge Howk has decided that Columbus town
nip Bartholomew county, Ind, must pay the 2
Der cent tax it voted to aid in the construction
# the Columbus, Hope s. Greensburg road The
ase has been pending somo eighteen months
Emlay & Co, of this city, manufacturers of
railway supplies, have arranged to manufacture
100 of the Palmerton wrecking frogs per day.
The frog has been greatly improved. recently,
through the widening of the face of the fan where
the wheel comes onto the frog.
Stockholders of railroads are beginning to
show that they are not nonentities. Beginning
70 ask for information. That's what was done
II the Pennsylvania meetings. Let stockholders
kot only ask, but insist upon being answered,
and railroad management will certainly improve
April l, Chalmers Brown, local agent of the c.,
L. St l.. 81 c. at this point will again take his
train as PASSENGER conductor Sixty days is
all he wants Of selling tickets. Cyrus G.. Dick
son, agent at the South Illinois street ticket
office, viii succeed Mr. Brown at the uptown
Office
The mileage made by the engines on the Van :
dalia system in the year 1854 reached 3,131, 083
miles over divisions follows: Terre Haute
and indianapolis division, 1,l18,0S3 miles; St
Louis, Vandaia and Terre Haute division. /. AGA,
BOO miles; Terre Haute and Logansport division,
64e, 528 miles.
considerably disturbed over the order just is
sued by the Pullman company that they shall
pay for all food or drink of which they partake
when on the hotel or buffet cars The prices are
scsled down somewhat lower than prices to pas
sengers, lest their board bill should exceed their
wages
Three thousand tons Of steel rails were placed
in the track of the PEORIA Decatur 81 Evans
vile road last year, and the company should
their business continue as heavy as at the pres
.orff fFDa law 0f
present year. At this rate the P, d. & e. will
boon have as good track as any north and
B0uth road.
John S. Lazarus yesterday telegraphed Fl. B.
Hammond, president and receiver OF the Indian
npolis Decatur 81 Springfield road that he will
be in Indianapolis by Sunday morning next
His title viii be general passenger and freight
agent Mr.. Hammond proposes to be the gen.
eral manager of the property at least while re-
celyef of the road.
The friends of She indianapolis, Decatur &
Springfield read hope to get the road sold and
tina company reorganized by July /. The road,
after reorganization by the company, is to be
known as the Indianapolis & Kansas City Rail-
road Steps are to be taken at an early day to
extend the road westward at least as far as
Roodhouse. on the Chicago g. Alton route
The train known as the Flying Hoosier" put
on Monday over the c., l., st. l.. g. G. and the
@. 81 r. l. roads, hauling a through coach be-
tween Cincinnati and Davenport, Iowa, via SEN
eca leaves Cincinnati in the early afternoon,
reaches indianapolis at 5:l0 P. N, landing pas
sengers at Davenport Iowa, at A. NJ and at
all important railroad points in Iowa during the
day.
The proper officials of two roads which are
parties to the agreement to ignore ticket-scalp-
ers and pay commissions only to regular passen-
ger agents have yet officially notified the scalp
ers of their intentions in the matter Cons O.
queutly when the first Of the month com es
around the tieket-scalpers will demand their
commissions. and there will likely be some ugly
litigation if they do not get them.
The $50 miners at the Minshall block coal
mines on the T. H. & l.. division of the Van
dalia, have formed an association for the relief
of the sick and burial of the dead in which they
Compel all to take membership. The dues are
yxyenty five cents per ra2a.h but the relief
eommies2e have the power, in case of necessity,
to make specror Tevles There are about eight
on the sick-list being cared for now.
The Indiana, Bloomington 81 Western people
have already begun work yards at
Haughville. directly opposite the Indianapolis
Decatur g. Springfield yards. and there is good
authority for saying that they will erect shops
that will be creditable to the company, their
grounds west of the city Indications are that
the surrenders of the lease of the l., D. & s., by
the l.. b. & w. is to be fortunate to Indianapo
dis in many respects.
T. p. Brown president and general manager
OF the Toleda d Indianapolis railway has issued
the following notice: David Robinson, jr., was
discharged from the receivership of this road
March 2, and has no further connection with it,
Mr. j. NJ. O'Boyle will continue as general
freight and ticket agent, to whom all CORE
spondsnce in relation to that department should
be addressed. All remittapces must be sent to
Thomas l.. Carpenter, assistant treasurer,
Toledo, Ohio"
Hon. j. H. Devereux, president of the Bee-line
system, VIM. r. MeKeen, president of the Van
dalia system, M. e. ingalls,, president Of the c. /,
l., St L. s. c. lines, j. N. Mccullough, vice.
president, and James McCrea. manager Of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg. to be
IN the city today to attend the meeting of the
Union Railway Company. The t. b. IL w. peo-
pie will be represented at the meeting by c. Il.
Henderson, manager; the l., ID. & s. road by H.
Is. Hammond president and receiver OF the road.
The American Electric Locomotive Headlight
Company have placed on engine No. 70. on the
C., l., St l.. e. c. road, one of their lights and
nc IS said TO be performing admirably. The
Wooley electric light, called-which was
placed on the same engine prior TO the American
light-it is stated. did not give satisfaction, not
yet seemingly being perfected There is evi.
IDENTIFY trouble brewing between the proprietary
interests in the two lights. The American Elec
trio Locomotive Headlight Company will, they
say, get an Injunction should the Wooley COM
pany attempt to place their electric light on the
market
The rate per passenger per mile of the Terre
Haute q indianapolis road for 1884 on local
travel was 2. 785 cents; on through travel. 2 279;
average rate per passenger per mile carried
2.507c. Net earnings per passenger. .784.
Dn the St Louis Vandalia 81 Terre Haute d
~ision the rate per passenger per mile local, was
the same AS on the L. I'll. 81 |. division while the
rate per passenger per mile on through travel
was but 2.234, and the average rate per passen-
ger per mile was z 425. Net earnings per pas
senger per mile .593 On the Terre Haute &
Logansport division the rate per passenger per
mile, local, 1883; rate per passenger per
mile, through, g. 2SS; average rate per passen-
ger per mile, 260l. Net earnings per passen-
ger per mile. Loss, .103.
Not an Exceptional Legal Ruling.
The fact that the courts Of New York have de-
cided that the receivers of the West Shore road
may issue receivers certificates to double the
track or make any other needed improvements
and that said receivers certificates shall take
TrinrIiw fhn first rr,nr dc cd