The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12
AFFAIRS OF THE
Personal and Local.

PERSONAL and Local.
The c., L., ST. L. g. c. road earned in the first
week Of August $4l. 730 90, against $56,33460
corresponding week 1884.
General Superintendent Edward Matthews, of
the United States Express Company, was in the
Eity yesterday, prospecting.
D.. J. Mackey, presi dent of the Evansville &
Terro Haute road, has gone East to attend a
meeting Of the directors of tho road.
H. l. Doherty, commissioner of the Indian
aPOiis east bound pool, left for New York last
niEAs to attend the Central Traffic Association
meeting.
Walter Rogers, car accountant OF the L., N.
A IS road, with his clerical force and all his
trappings. moved from Lafayette to Chicago
Monday last.
Friends Of the Central Traffic Assoc iation still
express a belief that Hugh Riddle. if urged, Will
accFpe the commissionership. The wish that ne
womb seems TO be unanimous among ralroau
managers.
TIE INDIANAPOLIS & Vincennes company are
putting in ten miles of steel rails this week,
received from the Joliet, Ill, mills. This is the
firSs purchase the Pennsylvania Company has
1nadO from these mills.
The indianapolis & Vincennes road change
time today. TIE morning train will hereafter
1eaFe at 7:l5 A. NJ. Instead of S:l5, one hour
earlier. The afternoon train at $40 p. NJ, in
stead of 4 p. NJ, forty minutes later.
Official notice was given yesterday Of the ap-
polatment Of C.. B. Lockwood as auditor of the
l.. H. & W., the Ohio Southern. the Dayton &
1rsntOn, the Dayton d Toledo and the Danvilie,
Osarsy Il Ohio River roads. Mr.. Lockwood yes
teEdoy took hold Of matters in earnest.
Superintendent Evan. of the Bee Line India
napOsis division; Higgins, superintendent of
telegraph; Allen, superintendent Of transporta-
tioR. and Master Mechanic Garstang, will to day
hAEAH hn onlna IlTn1 4nr{ &c g chic
diTEsaOn, the examination to take place at Union
City
e. Blackman. of Buffalo, n. Y, the newly
appointed agent Of the Union Pacific for this dis
trH3, has recovered from his recent severe illness,
and Was on hand yesterday for duty, For the
tilos being he will occupy as an Office the room
Occupied by his predecessor, A. S. Burgess, de-
ceased
Tas increase of local business on the Illinois
Midland requires all the cars Traffic Manager
SchIader can command. and there will be no
further e 'cuse for rate cutting on east-bound
bnSlness out of Peoria, as the illinois Midland,
che alleged demoralizer, is practically out of that
marSeS
Taa Chicago & Great Southern people are
surveying a new line to reach the coal fields of
Brazil, running along on the west line of Parke
county. 1t Is said by changing their route they
av0id several heavy grades and pass through a
country where it Will DO much less expensive to
build she road.
There was an old fashioned blockade on the
Union tracks yesterday afternoon, thouehtless
yard masters letting seven cuts of different roads
on the tracks just at the time when they are the
most In use by passenger trains-3:30 P. M. Not
only were several streets blockaded, but passen-
ger erainS were delayed.
An official of the L., N. A. & c.. road says that
as soon as the finances of the company will allow
they will remove all their shops to Monon, erect
ing suitable buildings to accommodate them. He
says there is no question as to this being the
proper point to locate them, and that it is, as we'll,
the proper place for the master of transportation
TO be located.
Capt. John Postell, recently general manager
of the East 81 West railroad of Alabama, has
sued that company for damages. He claims
that the company was under contract to retain
has services until the road should be completed
to Birmingham. and he not only asks for dam
ages for his discharge. but also sues to recover
$4,000 which he has invested in the road.
1t is of the utmost Importance that shippers,
now that business is improving, unload cars
promptly. A general freight agent stated last
night that there were at least 1,50O loaded cars
standing in indianapolis yards which ought to be
unicaded within forty-eight hours, but he pre-
suDed that some of the parties to whom they
were consigned would be a week or more unload
Ing them, Notwithstanding the increased de-
mand for cars.
A meeting of the creditors of the Blaine
Brothers Car works. in Huntington. Pa, was
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were represented. A resolution was passed
authorizing the trustee to take the necessary
steps to have the property sold and to vest the
interest in the bondholders. 1t is probable that
the works will be sold in September. The
Blaine Brothers have many friends in Indian
apolis who will regret to learn that the depres-
sion in business has been so damaging to their
interests.
A meeting of freight representatives of the
lines interested in the Decatur pool was held
Monday in Chicago. The roads represented
were the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville, Illinois
Central Wabash, indianapolis, Decatur &
Springfield, Illinois Midland, and the Chicago g.
Havana line. The latter was formerly a branch
line of the Wabash road, but has Of late as
sumed the dignity of an independent road. and.
therefore, anxious to join the Decatur pool. The
subject was thoroughly discussed. and all the
preliminaries arranged for the admission of the
road. although no time was set for the event. An
adjournment was had subject to the call of the
commissioner, Fl. o. Garfield.