The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

ears at mill
Harry Wetsell, general agent of the Vandalia
at lhis point, returned yesterday from an ex-
tended Western trip
The Ohio Il Mississippi people have estab-
Iished an agency at Evansville, and have ap-
pointed H. Levick their agent
Sealpers Row, on South Illinois street. was
unusually quietly .erday. The boisterous times
Of Thursday seemed to have cleared the air.
Ia the case of the T., c. & st. l.. road, the
Qaigley committee have been making a still
hant. and, it is said, have outgeneraled the Cor
bip syndicate.
There is such blockade OF grain at the 1ndi-
saApOlis elevators that several of the roads have
notified shippers that more will be received
nssis the block ads is lifted
That there has not been an ugly strike on the
Wabash system is largely due to the firm stand
against strikes which the Brotherhood of Loco
Inssye Engineers and Firemen have taken.
James Reed. general agent of the c., B. & O.,
and T.. L. Mcdonald, of the c., W. q M. road,
arc in the city on official business Both report
business improving with their respective roads.
Oscar Vanderbilt. district passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific, was yesterday summoned
by telegraph to St. Paul, it is said. to explain the
msahods by which he has been doing business of
iaoa
BAD feeling exists between the Ohio & Mis-.
sissippi and the Evansville & Terre Haute
roads and the T.. & T. H are now sending Cincin-
nat passengers via Terre Haute and Indian
Apolis
Traffic Manager Lazarus, of the l., D. e. s.
road. has promised the roads that If they will
lea his passenger man. who has so disturbed
rates of late, down easy, he will place a curb on
hin in the future
AIeadng freight official says that there is
enough tonnage in sight for all the roads if
fright rates were only fixed at remunerative
figures. and it is the intention of the managers
to advance rates at their next meeting
George NJ. Pullman has increased his subscrp
tiea 20 the New Orleans exposition from $751; 900
70 -, GOO. He is only lending that money. If
Aay man imagnes that Mr. Pullman is philan
ta<ophist or an eleemosynary institution it is
time for him to be undeceved.
The c., II. & d. people assign as a reason for
taking up the frog at the Belt road. which con-
UeEted them with the c., ST. l.. & p, that the
latEer have been using their main track as
site-track, and in several instances have de
1ayed the c., II. e. l. passenger trains.
Creditors of the Illinois Midland road are
much dsheartened that the sale of the road has
been indefinitely postponed. Attorneys in the
are of the opinion that the road will not be
sold in the next Twelve months, so many new
questions is the postponement of the sale to
open up.
The report that the Wabash was about to drop
the st. Louis, Kansas City & Northern from its
system, and that the Quincy would pick it up.
lacks entire truth 1t is stated officially, that
present relation are not likely to be disturbed
long the Wabash meets the interest, which
when last due was not promptly paid.
Manager Tandy of the Commercial Express
notifies Western agents that the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad will not accept Philadelphia
rates and divisions to Lansford and Tamaqua,
Pa, via Carbondale This cancels the arbi
traries to the above points as shown in CONNER
Cial Express line tariff No l, to points on the
Central railroad of New Jersey, issued July 1,
1888
C. II. King has declined to act as agent of the
Canada Southern line at this point, and Frank
Ellsworth, cashier at the c.. II. 81 [. freight
depot has been appointed their agent. r. G. j.
Pendleton. the retiring agent, yesterday
instructed to turn the books, etc, to him on
Monday next Mr. Ellsworth will remove the
Office from the Board of Trade building to the c.,
II. 81 |. depot.
The l.. B. e w. people will, as soon as the
five sleeping cars can be got in readiness, put on
r. line of Wooduff cars between Peoria and New
York, using the N. Y. p & o. and Erie. The
Pullman Car Company has consented to such
M arrangement. which the Erie people first
nssented to providing the Pullman company did
not object. The Woodruff cars not at the
pres ant time running into New York over any
road.
delegation of six firemen employed on the
H., n. A 81 Z. railway went to Chicago Thurs
day night to lay certain grievances. of which
their brotherhood complain. before General
Manager Woodland. The engineers along the
line recently sent a committee to Mr.. Woodland
with grievances similar to those OF the fremen,
and they were most Hospitality received and
proper attention paid to their complaints and
the necessary redress made at once
AT the meeting of the passenger men Of the
Chicago and Ohio River pool Thursday a
round trip rate of $l1.6O. Chicago to Cincinnati
and return, was agreed upon on account of the
Sullivan prize fight at Cincinnati to-day tickets
cool returning Monday night next. 1t was also
agreed to run two excursion trains to Louisville
during the continuance or the exposition there
One will be over the Louisville. New Albany &
Chicago. the other over the c., St l.. 81 p.
aud f., NJ. a. |. roads. The rouud-trip rate will
b. $l2
Western merchants NAV as we'll base their
calculations on an early advance in west bound
Through rates. AS yet change has been
made in freight rates even on the New York
Central and West Shore. but of course the same
power that in a moment doubled passenger
fares advance freight rates at its will. If
not through rates. local; and if not east bound,
certainly west from New York All the trunk
lines are glad enough TO see cessation of hos
tiIit!es and the difficulties in the way of higher
rates on all traffic are not insuperable.
With the prospects for an Improvement in
business. stock of the Cincinnati, Sanduskv &
Cleveland road has advanced several points.
This road is operated by the l., b. & W. people
The road ias not earned more than its minimum
rental of so 900 for the last fiscal year, but that
sum takes care of all is expenses, and the prop
erty is in a condition to profit by any improve
Inent III general business. The stock may be
considered a good purchase upon any future
reactions. Having entirely extingushed its
floating debt, the road paid small dividends on
the common stock in 1882 and 1884.
The charges against the Vandalia line pre-
ferred by the Chicago & Alton road some weeks
ago. were investigated Thursday by Arbitrator
T. p. Wilson. of the Chicago. St Louis & Mis-
sonri River Passenger Association. Representa-
tives of both lines were present. 1t was shown
thAt the Nandalia, in making the special rates
that caused the trouble were not as great
offenders AS was believed at first, for it was
proven that the tickets were authorized in favor