The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-27
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local

I. G. Denny, district passenger agent of the
Missouri Pacific, with headquarters at Indianap
oils, died yesterday at the residence of his moth
-er, in Greenville, Ill
The little son of Albert s. White, assistant
general freight agent of the Decline system,
was much better last evening that Mr.. White
returned to Cleveland.
Under the new pooling agreement it is said
Commissioners Fink will have much more power
vested in him in the settlement of questions
which may arise from time to time.
1t is said to be highly probable that E. B.
Thomas, general manager OF the Richmond q
Danyille system, will remove his headquarters
at early day from Richmond to Washington
d. c.
c. Lord, general passenger agent of the Balti
more & Ohio railroad has been appointed gen.
eral passenger agent of the Cincinnati, Washing
ION & Baltimore railroad, vice Thomas T. Barry,
resigned
John f Bromley has resigned his position in
the C, l., ST. l.. & c. freight offices, in Cincln-
matt, and accepted the position OF cher clerk
under n. H. Kpp. in the Empire line offlee at
indianapolis.
Horace Tucker, general passenger agent of
the Illinois Central, accompanied by several
railroad gentlemen, in New Mexico prospect
ing The party will visit the City Of Mexico
before returning
The members of the local Passenger Agents
Association are requested to meet at the Bates
House at III A. NJ to-day, to take appropriate
-aeiion on the death of their comrade, Z. c. Den
ney, and arrange fo- some of their number at
sending the funeral.
On the portion of the indianapolis, Peru &
Chicago road lying between Indianapolis and
Perm there are outstanding $275,0 900 first mort
gage per cent bonds on which no interest has
been paid since June 1884, by the Wabash, st.
Louis & Pacific, lessees
Business men are complaining good deal OF
the irregularity with which the New York mail
arrives. 1t is not an unusual occurrence for let
tiers to be forty eight hours coming from New
York to Indianapolis. The Pennsylvania people
viii needs give this matter some attention.
NJ. NJ Lands. general Western agent of the
Eickel-plate fast-freight line, went to Memphis,
Tenn. last evening" to look after the cotton
traffic of this line. Cotton begins to come for
ward quite briskly, and the movement for some
weeks to come promises to he heavier than In the
corresponding period for years past.
The c.. ST. L. & P engine, which hauled the
limited train, which was on for a few months, run
between April and August 20, daily, running in
that period 81. 678 miles, and in no was the
train detained at any point from the disabling
of the engine. This engine has rub So 387 miles
without turning the tires making any general
repairs.
Replying to the report that III. j. Hayden,
general traffic manager of the New York Central
railroad, was to be made receiver of the West
Shore road in place of Theodore Houston, it was
officially stated yesterday at the Office of the
receiver, in New York city that they had no
knowledge that anything of the kind was con-
templated.
The Journal has official authority for stating
that W. F. Black, superintendent of the Cincin-
cinnati & Muskingum Valley road will, on Nov
l. succeed E. w. McKenna. superintendent of
the j., NJ & l. road and G. Darlington. engineer
of maintenance of way. on the p. G. q st. L.
road, will succeed Mr.. Black superintendent
of the c. q NJ. V. road.
Stock of the American Express Company on
Saturday last sold at 81 OBJ, the first time in the
history of the company that the stock has sold
above par On all their lines, more especially
over their Western lines, business is heavy
The company is now realizing much larger
revenue from carrying money than at any pc
Rod snce'the close of the
The engine Reuben Wells, now known as No
635, which has been running on the Madison hill
some twenty five years. came out of the c., ST.
l.. & P. shops yesterday rebuilt in a more mod
ern style. The engine is equipped with air
brakes on the drivers, steel fire box, and all
other modern improvements, and as it now
stands weighs ffty-two tons
The Michigan Railroad Commissioner has
adopted the absurd rule for the distinction be-
tween through and local traffic which prevails in
some other States, namely: That shipments
billed and passengers ticketed from stations in
one State to stations in another State shall be
reported as through, except when both places
are on the lines of the same railroad company;
and all other traffic will be reported as local
One of the party who accompany President
Roberts, of the Pennsylvania lines, the in
spection trip. yesterday remarked that in the
near future the plant of shops at Indianapolis
would become as important and extensive as
the shops of Altoona There was plenty of
room to put up additional buildings. the shops
were central in the system west of Pttsburg
coal was cheap, and everything was favorable to
increasing the capacity of the shops.
The Northern Pacific has just sold 113, 900
acres of land in Minnesota, for an average of ST
per acre, to a syndicate in which Senator Sabin
is interested. 1t is well-timbered tract aud
numbering operations will soon begin. Charles
Watrous of New York is of the parties
chiefly interested. Payment is made partly in
5000 shares of preferred stock which wilrthus
be extinguished and cancelled. This reduces the
cost considerably. as the stock is now about SO.
All Northern Pacific interests and securities are
looking up.
kilograms received here yesterday from Chi
cago state that the freight officials there were
st0utly refusing to make any concessions in
rates shipment of 300 tons of wool was
offered to any company making a rebate of five
cents, and no company would take it. heavy
shipper offered to contract for 200 cars of wheat
with any hne that would make a concession of
two cents, and was refused by all, This is GER
tainly substantial proof of the validity of the
trunk-ilne agreement to maintain rates until the
pools are perfected, and promises we'll for keep
ang up the pools when they are formed.
A Pennsylvania railroad official says there is
disposition with some of the newspapers in New
York and Philadelphia to make mountains out
of moe-hils when speaking of the demands of
the Baltimore d Ohio to be recognized in the
trunk line pool the same as a New York road
He said the understanding is that the Baltimore
would be offered facilities for its New York bus
mess by the Pennsylvania if it did not get them
by tine Jersey Central or some other road, and
That there was no disposition the part of the
other trunk lines TO shut the Baltimore e Ohio
out from New York. On the other hand, the
fact that the percentages to be awarded in the
money pool are to be settled by arbitration, to
which ali the parties agree to submit, proves
that there could be serious hitch" In the
proposed trunk line agreements vet hecansa the