The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The prospects Of an early advance IN rates mas
created quite brisk demand for cars Today
is the last day which 1t will be in order to place
cars for loading at present rates
Colonel Shaw now has his ticket Office at ia
South Illinois street in running order and com
petitors of the l.. d. g. S. and c., ii. 81 l. roads
may expect some lively competition.
The Midland Railway Company, purchasers of
the Anderson, Lebanon s. ST Louis road at the
recent foreclosure SALE have received their deed,
and yesterday took possession of the property
T. G.. Denny, district passenger agent or the
Missouri Pacific, headquarters Indianapolis yes
teFday moved his Office to No. 70 South iiilnols
street, the room occupied by the L., N. ~ q u
people.
Postmaster-general Villas is making arrange
nnsnts for fast-ma train between st LOUIS
and New York over the Wabash line BY tins
train the time from St. Louis to New YORK VIII
be shortened two hours.
Mr c. f. Doane has been appointed general
Eastern passenger agent of the New ork Cen
tral railway company Mr. Doane Will have
charge of the passenger business OF New York
city and vicinity, including the emigrant business
The Chicago and Ohio River pool lines have
agreed upon the following new rates to Americas,
Ga. Flou: in barrels. 81 cents, against 81 cents,
as heretofore; grain, Al cents per 100 pounds,
against 40 cents, as heretofore flour in sacks, AZ
cents per 100 pounds, against 469 cents, as here
sefOTe
j. F. Goddard has been promoted to the posi-
tion of assistant general manager OF the Atcnl-
sou, Topeka 81 Santa Fe railroad. to hll the
vacancy caused by the resignation of hlr. George
q. Harris Mr. Goddard will, in addition to his
other duties continue in charge of the trathc
department of this company.
Since the present general baggagemaster at
4he Union Depot took hold there has been
handsome increase in receipts from excess bag
mic wei G. change
baggagemasters frequently at the Union Depot,
as with each new taking hold there is
marked increase in revenue from this depart
ment
The ST. Louis Globe Democrat says: The
hopping off of so many lines by the Wabash has
necesstated the cutting down of the force at
headquarters, and every day or two a desk is
left without an occupant. The next spot that
lightning will strike will be the chief engineers
Office and it will strike the 10Th inst, and
VIII hit two assistant engineers.
T. n. Jarvis, general manager of the Traders
Dispatch spent yesterday III the city in com
pany with Agent Stanberry, taking sonndings
Mr. Jarvis says that the impression East is that
the movement to advance rates this time is IN
dead earnest AS the Traders Dispatch has
been noted as rate cutting line. the remark OF
Mr. Jarvis should have some weight.
The practice Of tieing cattle TO posts to feed
on the right of way Of the railroad companies is
proving a source of trouble to the roads The
cattle often become frightened, break loose, and
invariably take the track. On one Indianapolis
road there have been two cases of this character
this week. and in one case there was narrow
escape from wreckng one of the limited trains
The line managers are becoming contentious
The managers of the lines working over the Van
0eEbilt roads have called the line meeting this
month at Niagara Falls while the managers of
the Erie West Shore and Lackawanna lines are
asked to meet in Montreal. Under the circum
stances but few Western men will take the
trouble to attend either By the by, the West
ern men have to do the most travelling, and
why should it not be their province to name the
place of the meeting, hereafteri
The Wabash road announces that freight
agency has been established at Seneca Mich,
on the Detroit and Indianapolis division of this
railway, with John Nelson agent. Freight
shipments for this point may be received with
ont requiring prepayment IN future. Freight
agencies have been abolished at the following
stations this railway: Edwardsville Crossing
H., on the Illinois division; Willeys. Ill, on the
Illinois division; Gilbirds, Ill, on the Illinois
division. All freight shipments for these stations
must be prepaid.
Under the new deal G. McFadden, division
freight agent of the Wabash, Glenwood Junction,
Mo- will have supervision of the freight traffic
over the following lines of the Wabash: Mober
ly, Mo, to Ottumwa. Ia, 13l miles; Quincy,
Ill, to Trenton Mo- mot including Quincy, 1876
miles; Glenwood Junction, Mo, to Des Mones,
Ia. mot including Des Moines) la miles Mr..
will have charge of the freiah. traffic of the
Wabash at that point as far as it relates to bust
ness west of the Mississippi river.
On Monday morning next the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will start train from Pitts
burg over the entire Panhandle SYSTEM taking in
Chicago Indianapolis and ST. Louis. testing the
employees as TO color-blindness. Operators.
syineers switchmen, brakemen. and, indeed, all
employees in whom color blindness would be a
defect will be thoroughly examined If found
hoy hca fnQ, 1fnr
TO some other position of usefulness The tests
will not only include color blindness, but short
and long sightedness and other defects of vision.
1t is expected that the trip will last about six
weeks or two months.
The traffic arrangement between the
L. n. a. Il g. Airline and the c., II. 81 l. is
not yielding so large a revenue as had been an
ticipateG by the c., Fl. & d. people, and a dis
position Is shown by the latter to give the Air
line cold shoulder. Unfortunately for the L., N
A s. {. people misfortune has followed the Air
line since through coaches put on between
Cincinnati and Chicago, and frequently this re-
suited in the breaking of connection. Then the
falling through of the programme that the L.,
n a. IL G.. should do their freight business in
the c.. H. IL |. depot at Indianapolis hardly
tended to help matters
The harmonious relations which have existed
for some weeks between the local passenger
agents are somewhat disturbed, and a meeting
OF the local association has been called for to- day
TO investigate charges against several OF the
agents who it is alleged, have broken the agree
ment. In one ticket was sold at theat
wieal rate to person from indianapolis to
New York, when under the agreement theatrical
reduction from regular rates must not be made
TO parties which number less than three. An
other agent is to be brought onto the green car
pet for selling ticket to scalper third
agent sold two tickets to Chicago at $4 per
4icket, cutting the rate 1925 The agent claims
that he has an order brick maker for the
81 30 The boys, however, think this is rather
thin
The Eames Vacuum Brake
Master Mechanic McKenna, of the l., D. & S.
road is fitting I'D their entire passenger equip