The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Commissioners Doherty, of the Indianapolis
east-bound pool, has gone to New York for a
brief tarry.
George Bender, superintendent of the Ken
lucky Central road was in the city yesterday
for few hours.
The Decline Gazette is out for February In its
usually attractive form. and at the same time
enters upon the third year of its history.
Travelling Agent George w. Panghorn. of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, has re-
moved his Office from Meadville, Pa. to Colum-
bus, o.
The railroads are gradually recovering from
their blockade, and reports of rate-cutting
abound, especially east-bound. They seem bound
to fight something-one another if not the snow
Ex-receiver GEMS, of the Illinois Midland
road, Receiver Conklin, and dozen or more In
diana and illinois attorneys, are in Washing
ton, D. c., arguing before Justice Harlan the
foreclosure sale question.
The old scheme of running solid trains between
ST. Louis and Cincinnati over the c., l., St l.. 81
G. and Vandalia has been revived, and indica-
tions that with the taking effect of the spring
timetable the enterprise will be put in operation.
The salary of L. D. Richardson, commissioner
Of the Chicago and Ohio River pool, has been
fixed at 50, 600. NJ. Doherty, commissioner of
the Indianapolis East-bound pool which is little
else than a statistical bureau, is paid 81, 800 a
year.
Chief Engineer Beach, of the Decline system,
reports that the trouble they are experiencing
this winter with broken rails is from rails laid
in 1871, which were among the first purchased
by the company. They seldom find rail
which has been laid since 1873 broken
One of the Eastman heater cars came in over
the Wabash road yesterday. This is the first
car of this character which has been in Indian
apolis, and it was examined and pronounced by
a number of railroad men to be very complete
car 1t is built specially to transport perish able
articles during the winter months, such as
apples, potatoes and eggs, as there is no trouble
from freezing.
Engine 20 on the c., l., st. l.. & G. road, haul
ing the day-express over the Eastern division of
the c., l., st. l.. 81 c., yesterday, when running
thirty-five miles an hour, broke the parallel rod
on the rght-hand side, and in the revolution the
broken rod made it nearly demolished the cab.
Fortunately Engineer Watson had stepped down
on the foot board to look at his steam-guage
when the accident occurred, andwas notinjured.
The McKeen syndicate are being urged strong
~ to extend the Vandaha to Lake Michigan.
The Buchanan Record says: ut is altogether
probable that the road will be built tohe lake at
the earliest possible moment. and the most natur
al route is through Buchanan to st. Joseph, from
the present terminus at South Bend, and it
stands our citizens who are deeply interested in
railroads to keep weather eye on the Vandalia-'
iature, who was presented with annual pass No.
40 at the opening of the session, reading over
one of the Indianapolis roads, on Monday loaned
his pass to friend to run out some Two hun
dred miles on the line. The conductor, noticing
| that the pass was not in the hands of the proper
party, took it up and collected full fare from the
| party who offered it. The doof-keeper to whom
it was individually issued will, as well. have the
pleasure of paying his fare the remainder of the
year as q punishment for his dishonorable
action.
The Pennsylvania people have introduced a
new and very accommodating feature on their
limited express trains. The conductor of each
of the limited trains is supplied with package
employe of the company, and are weighted with
lead, SO that they may be tossed from moving
train to station agent by passengers who wish
to forward kilograms before the train reaches it's
next stopping Aplace. On the envelopes are
printed directions for the telegraph operator to
forward the dispatch at once.
A New England Road Drifting Into Trouble.
The crookedness in railroad management, it
is alleged, has reached one of the old, staid New
England roads. Col. George, who represents, it is
said, a considerable amount of stock of the
Boston & Lowell road, comes before the COM
mittee on railroads and asserts that if the cor
poration is managed for the next year as for the
past, it will be driven into bankruptcy. He did
not charge that Messrs. Abbott, Talbot, Cool
idge and other directors were cegnizant of the
frauds committed, but two officials of the road
were acquainted with the frauds, and he wanted
them to be investigated. Contracts were
secretly negotiated, so that officers of the road
could speculate to their own advantage. He denied
that in any way he was responsible for, or con-
nected with, this crookedness. He then quoted
from the reports of the Lowell road to show
PnTpQpfiu ctatnH
More than $1O9, 900, which should have been cred
tied to the less account of operating the Man
chester q keene railroad was charged to con-
struction account to deceive the public. For
these and similar reasons, he wanted an investi-
cation.
Improved Passenger Train Equipments.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is build.
ing at their shops in Altoona, new smoking and
diningcars for the limited trains. Some Of the
new smoking and dining cars are now in use.
The new smoking cars are furnished with movable
easy chairs, sofas, and camp stools. Each one
also has in it number Of card tables boxes of
chessmen and checkers, and writing DESK fur
nished with pens ink, note paper and envelopes.
There is also library, which is kept supplied
with the latest novels and books of travel. One
shelf contains directories of leading cities of the
United States and Canada. The newparlor-cars
they are building will not have names They
will be painted dark red, and on the side of each
viii be the word Pennsylvania" They will be
fitted with a number of new inventions made by
workmen of the company. One of these is the
new air tube which replaces the bell rope An
other improvement is device to prevent the
doors samming shut It is the invention of one
of the oldest conductors on the road.
West-Bound Rates Reduced for the Season.
Merchants in the West can,content themselves
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alton to tariff appears to have ceased. The
standard tariff is 80 13 per cent higher than the
present west bound rates, and cannot well be