The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-14
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

sscn & 1ronton road, is IN the city.
Charles Atwell has been elected president of
the Pittsburg Union Passenger railway, vice
James II Sewel deceased.
Paymaster Snee, of tho c., st. L. Sc P, paid
on the indianapolis division yesterday for July
services, and will pay on the /. e. V. to day.
Conductor AL Morrow, of the c., l., St. L. &
C. road is at Hot Springs, Ark, for the benefit
Of his rheumatism, and during his absence Will
b Cremmins is running the train
A O'Hara, late tranmaster on the Bee-lne,
Indianapolis division, has been offered a good
position on leading Chicago road, and has its
acceptance under consideration. But few men
bzye transportation service so well in hand as
Ars Mr. Odara
The Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad will open
freight Office at Pittsburg within a few days.
A. e. Jewett will have charge. The road finds
lis outlet from that city over the Pittsburg &
Western 1t connects with the Baltimore q
Ohio. the Wabash system and the roads running
into Michigan.
The New York Graphic of Tuesday prints cuts
OF several prominent railroad men, among
whom are A. u Smith. general passenger agent
of the Bee Line VIM. B. Shattuc, general pas
seneer agent of the Ohio d Mississippi road.
B01h are credlable in the way Of resemblance
of abe persons named.
rae Wabash people are treating Indianapolis
very handsomely in the matter of rates.
Division Freight Agent Sweet has thoroughly
Cooked into the question, and made such reduc-
fl@zs in rates as to enable shippers on the l.. L.
Il c. road to ship their grain and other products
% kRSS market to an advantage
The official statement shows that the Penn
sy5Tania Company carried 1920 people into
jersey City last Saturday, and the total number
O<
for she same day foots up "a. 433. This is the
largest number ever carried over this
division in any day, eclipsing even the
ree5rdS OF Centennial times
The increase in business with indianapolis
roads is so much of local character that it has
doubled the amount of traffic over the Union
Cracks General Manager Malott, of the Union
Railway Company, now has excellent oppor-
1palty TO crowd all through business off of the
LINEN tracks on to the Belt road it being really
imperative that he take some action III the
matter
W. Fl. Holcomb of Rochelle, Ill. for ten
years receiver and superintendent of the Chicago
81 Iowa road. has been appointed superintendent
and general manager of the new Chicago, Bur
lingtOn s. Northern road, which will run from
Oregon, Ill to St Paul. Fl. d. Judson, of
Rochelle train dispatcher for some time sue
cecds Ii olcomb as superintendent Of the Chicago
d Iowa road.
Shippers at points on the c., H. & T., and the
a H.. ~. Il u.
delay In getting St Louis conslgnments through
Indianapolis elevators and yesterday commenced
billing through direct to St Louis The g., H.
& J. brought in and forwarded some thirty cars
yesterday which went through such billing
Wheat is beiug shipped from Rushvllle and
Morristown in large quantities to st. Louis. Here
tofore grain from these points has been
forwarded chiefly to the Toledo market
IN railway operations very surprising things
occur. For instance, a passenger agent of a long
line or indirect route will spend half hour to
convince person that the route he represents
rs by far the best to travel over yet when he
goes TO any of the points reached by cOmpeti
4Or. he invariably takes the short and more
direct route, and unless before the agent thinks,
he says he was in a hurry, he will assign as
reason for so doing that he wanted to see the
condition of the track of the competing line.
With the marked improvement in business it
Is thought railroad managers will now dare to
anticipate their near future wants, while they
can avail themselves of the lowest prices in
years. of materials and supplies, used in their
repairs, replenishme1t construction and opera
tiOn. All whose finances, present or even pros
pective, will permit them to take advantage OF
these prices. will now begin to anticipate their
waits, we'll as provide for those which are
already imperative and required attention long
ago.
Samuel p. Wheeler general manager of the
Cairo & Vincennes railroad. was yesterday
granted an order by Judge Treat, in the United
States Circuit Court allowing him to issue
81 300 900 worth of receivers certificates for the
purpose of relayng the track with steel rails
and equiping the road. This is one Of the
branches recently Topped off the Wabash system.
If the courts would now instruct the receiver to
make such rates will admit Of the shipments
Of the products the line to the market and
leave something for the producer it would be APP
prcpriate
The threat of some of the presidents and gen
ernl managers of Indianapolis roads to close up
all outside Offices at Indianapolis unless the dis
graceful methods of doing business which have
been carried on for year past is stopped, is hav
ing y favorable effect. Agents of the local Off
ces IN Scalpers row were so quiet yesterday, and
gentiemany in their behavior to excite favor
able comment. Ladies can now again travel that
side of the street without fear of molestation
AS one of the agents puts II. the body snatch
mig method Of doing business has played out.
"A stranger who is en- route to the depot can
Ees by the offices without having his
Satchel taken away and held until no has pur-
chased ticket"
Chairman S. r. Person of the Central Pas
Eengsr Committee has issued circular stating
ahat permission had been granted the Indianap
obs, Bloomington 81 Western road to quote low
ras~s from all points on its line for the benefit of
excursion parties going TO Niagara Falls. While
abs Indianapolis, Bloomington d Western has
the right to quote such low rates the other lines
claim that such action is very much like the
HneRsieS--very catching-dnd that 1t would be
surprising If all the other lines did not follow
snSt and quote similar rates. 1t is thought in
railroad circles to be unfortunate that these low
rate excursions, which were becoming out of
fashion, have been inaugurated again. as they
invariably tend to demorahze not only rates but
passenger business generally.
Trying to Bar the Way.
The Philadelphia correspondent of the New
YOrk Tribune writes that paper that powerful
pressure is still being brought TO bear by the