The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-12
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
N S. Pennington, traffic manager of the
cairo g. vincennes road. is in the city on off,
rial business.
Within the last few days there has been a very
handsome increase in both through and local
travel. and at this point rates are remarkably
well maintained.
A A. Zion, n. H. Cook, R. B. Woolsey and
ID. l. Shumway leave this evening for Denver
Col, to attend the annual meeting of the Train
Dispatcher's Association.
The Bee-line people are distributing hand
book published by the Boston g. Albany road
which gives all desired Information regarding
hotels. watering places and seashore resorts In
New York State and New England
The earnings of the c., l., S. L. Sc G.. road for
The first week in Juue were $44 600 10, against
%, 462 62 corresponding week 1884 There was
a decrease this year in passenger earnings OF
81 i52. o. while there was an increase In freight
earnings of "a, 1856 Is.
The indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road
yesterday delivered to Kingan 81 Co. forty-six
earIoads Of hogs and viii deliver twenty more
carloads today. These hogs are shipped from
Kansas City over the Wabash and turned over
TO the l., d. & S. at Decatur.
The Bee-line management has put on two
&legant ch Arrears to run between Springfield,
o., and St. Louis. Between Union and st.
Louis these ears are hauled On trains numbers
I've and twelve, which gives chaircar on the
might trains between indianapolis and st. Louis.
Paymaster Snee, of the Pennsylvania lines west
ef Pietsburg, paid yesterday on the c. St l.. q
H., Indianapolis division pays to-day on the l.
Is W, and TO morrow on the j., NJ. &c i. road.
lie has the movements of the pay car so well in
hand that he pays over the entire system in
thirteen days.
H G. Brooks, president of thel Brooks loco
n offras al
nbsice ths. J. FL. Setchel, late general master
mechanic of the Ohio & Mississipp railway,
has been appointed superintendent of the Brooks
locomotive works. In assuming the duties OF
such position he will, under the direction OF the
president, have charge and eantrol of the me-
chaBical operations of the company, and is also
empowered to make and sign contracts.
For some years past Indianapolis freight rates
to the seaboard have been advanced and reduced
proportionatey with those at other railroad CEN
4ers like Chicago and St. Louis, while the pas
eenger tariffs to eastern points have been stead
iy adhered to, regardless of reductions at other
western points movement is now on foot to
place Indianapolis in the list of Western cities
where east bound rates will. be reduced at a
proper ratio. Now a passenger can go to New
York via Chicago at less rate than from In
dianapolis to New York. Under the proposed
change when rates are $5 below tariff at Chicago
they will be $3.50 below tariff at Indianapolis.
1.-THE Pennsylvania has let the contract for the
nearly $l00,0 600. The station will be of brick, 60
feet by 200 feet and the train shed of iron, Ito
feet by $50 feet" Tho above item is clipped
from the Philadelphia Press, and is really a pro-
voking one to read. 1t is now five years since
the Union Railway Company in which five
Pennsylvania lines are interested have been
pleading poverty as an excuse for not building
depot at Indianapolis; yet the Pennsylvania
Company can build costly structure at Balti
more where they have but one road Ask Pres
HAn4S lie Nick xphyr fbQ
new Union Depot enterprise is delayed. They
answer: 1.-THE Pennsylvania people say wait
until the depressed times are oyer.'
Edgar Hill, assistant general freight agent of
the Bee-line system, has, with the approval of 0.
Il. Skinner. traffic manager, issued the following
notice: ITO Agents and Conneciions-Mr. 81.
A WATSON, assistant general freight agent st.
Louis, will have charge of the freight traffic OF
the L. & st. L. railway, from st. Louis to st.
Marys. Ind, inclusive.
s.Mr. A. S. White, general agent, Indianapolis
will have charge of the freight traffic of ]. & st.
L. and c., G., G. d railways from Terre Haute,
Ind, to Martel, o., inclusive.
sMr Fred Raine agent Cincinnati, will have
charge of the freight traffic of the c. c., c. q |.
railway, from Cincinnati to Carrollton O.. IN
elusive.
agents within the prescribed limits will APP
ply to these officials for rates and information,
mud refer to them all matters pertaining to the
freight service. Agents at all other stations,
except those designated above, will report to
general freight office. at Cleveland This
arrangement to take effect at once
An Excellent Time to Settle the Rate Wars.
In commenting upon the present demoraized
condition of railway interests the New York
Evening Post says: I'VE are now at the crit
seal season of the year with regard to the grow
sng crops, and also at the season when every
one is prepared for usual average dizziness in
trade. 1t is. therefore, an excellent time at
which to begin the settling of those reckless
xivalries among transportation companies which
have long been public scandal This remark
certainly is worthy of consideration, as the re-
suits of the numerous railroad quarrels are dis.
turbing business generally, and carrying pas
sengers ard freight which, in many eases, does
not cover cost, has compelled very close econ
emy in railroad management. The renewals OF
rails and equipment have been kept down to the
lowest figures compatible with safety in opera
tion; and it is a sound calculation that large
orders would be given out for steel rails,
passenger and freight cars, and supplies of all
kinds if the railroads were earning above their
fixed charges enough to give them some cash and
increased credit with which to make the pur
chases. The railroad interest is so extensive,
and of such importance as a buyerin the various
markets, that it is probably no exaggeration to
say that revival of its purchases on large
scale would start general revival of business.
The importance of better understanding than
now exists among the railroads is thus matter
10 be appreciated in all business circles, notwith
standing the common notion that scarcely any
classes EXCEPT Wall street spectators are con-
oerned 1t is conceded that the passenger prob
le rs easier to solve than the question of freight
rates Allowing all that be claimed for in
eyitable competition in the existing relations of
railroads and traffic. the fact is believed to re-
gnain that rates have been pushed below what is
necessary, and that personal feelings of various
kinds have been permitted to govern, where
purely business considerations have alone the
right to have influence.
Questions Before the Master Car Builders.
The Master Car-builders' Association, now in
.aessieu at Old Peint Comfort, are considering