The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-05
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Midland fastfreight lines, while the trade mark
is to be continued, the cars are to be- it is said,
Unfortunately used where most needed
1t is said that Indianapolis is discrimin-
ated against in the matter of low rates to ST
Louis this week. to head off the ticket scalpers
the latter fourishing whenever these low-rate
excursions are rum
TWAS expected that the trunk lines would, this
morning, restore passenger rates both east and
west bound. as would their Western connec-
tons, but there seems to have been hitch
somewhere. and no notice Of a restoration has
been issued.
Of the $3.50 cars received and forwarded
over the fifteen Indianapolis lines last month
40. 0S5 were handled over the Union tracks, 49,,
1856 over the Belt road. 1t is quite evident that
larger per cent of the business should be han
died over the Belt road than there now is
1t is stated that the West Shore fastfreight
line is not to be disturbed by the deals, but
rather it is to be made more important line,
and earnest efforts are to be made to make it
moro popular line with shippers. The manage
ment of the line have made good fight under
great disadvantages.
In regard to the reorganization of the Wabash
railroad 1t seems TO be settled that James F.
Howe. the present general agent for the receiv
ers, will be the first vice president and resident
director at St Louis Mr. JOY it is understood,
organized company
New York financial paper says it is esti
| mated that the Indiana, Bloomington & West
| ern road will pay dividend on the stock within
year, and certainly something upon the in
comes. The same paper ten days ago said: 1t
is rumored that the l., B. 6 w. will default on
its October coupons. But it did not.
The five Western lines last week brought into
this station 4. 564 loaded cars follows The I. &
ST. L., 40; Vandalia. 49, c., l., ST. L. & c.,
l.026; l., B. & W., GAL; the l., D. & S., PA.
The same roads in the week preceding brought
| in 1851 loaded cars. The corresponding week
1884 the five roads brought in 3. 264 loaded
The Decline and l. & St. L. roads continue to
carry an unparalleled heavy tonnage. 1t will be-
| noticed the Bee-line proper in the week ending
Oct. 3, .o 1883. received and forwarded at this
| point GIG more loaded cars than in the CORE
| spending week 1884, while the l. & ST. L. divis-
| ion handled this year 829 more loaded cars than
the corresponding week 1884
| The five lines which carry the bulk of the
| east-bound business last week forwarded 4. ia
ST. L. & c., 992; c., st. L. & P, 874; T., B. &
| W., 553; c., H. & l., 277. The corresponding
week last year the roads above named forwarded
3,57S loaded cars as follows: c., l.. st. L. & c.,
LAP; Decline, ,028; c., st. L. & P, 719; L. 3.
& W., 800; c., H. 81 l., 299
E. V. Debs and wife returned from Philadel-
| phia on Saturday. Mr.. Debs was elected grand
| secretary and treasurer of the Brotherhood of
| Locomotive Firemen. Mr.. Arnold was defeated
| in the race for grand master by Frank Sargent
| of Colorado Mr.. Stevens resigned the position
| of grand organizer, and is succeeded by John j.
| Hannihan, of Chicago. Mr. Stevens last year
| did big work as an organizer of new lodges.
| The parties who propose to build the Indian
apolis q Eel River road, it is stated. do not find
| capitalists who care to put their good money into
the enterprise. 1t is too much of parallel road
| to strike cautious investor favorably The
belief prevails that for the present at least the
| paraeling of tracks has eliminated, for the ex-
perience of the investors in West Shore and
| Nckel-plate has effectualy destroyed all desire
to again undertake similar enterprises
| On Saturday last certain shippers were boast
| ing that they forwarded grain loaded on that
| day at the old low rates. Their statements may
| be taken with good deal of salt. They
| doubtless hope to make some week kneed So
| Letting line agent believe it. A railroad official
| who we'll understands the necessity of carrying
freights at better paying rates says it would be
| grand thing to give all the line agents vaca-
| ton unit! the new corn crop begins to move and
| the roads have plenty to do
The belief prevails that the trunk-line nego-
| tiatons. now in progress, will eliminate in the
| formation of an ironclad agreement that will
stand the test of all sorts of railroad wreckers
| The most important question is agreeing upon
| percentages. All the roads want fair show
and some ask large percentages This, of course
will take time to arrange, and as the different
| lines have fought themselves to death, they will
| be anxious to make terms. Nevertheless. thew
| may have trouble to make perfect division to
| give general satisfaction.