The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-27
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local,

W. ). Baldwin, general passenger agent or the
L., H. A. g. c., spent the Sabbath in the city.
The Chicago and Ohio River pool will issue
nsw tariff Aug. l, containing rates as advanced
20 Southern points by the Southern railway and
steamship association.
The c., l., st. L. g. c. people are making
extensive improvements in their yards at Lafay-
ttse, raising the tracks eighteen inches or more
for q considerable distance
The Wabash has corrected its tariff as to
make rates on wheat and other grain from sta
EiOns on the Des Moines. Osceola Southern
railway to Peoria the same as are named to
Chicago
Stock Of the l.. n. 4. s. c. road is sixteen
points higher than sixty days ago. The belief is
becoming quite general that the present excel
lens management of the property will bring the
rond cut of the kinks.
Freight agents at this point have been notified
thai the Illinois Central has commenced TO re-
ce5se freight for Minneapolis and st. Paul over
ikx osw route via Mona aud the Minnesota 81
Northwestern railway.
President Mackey is pushing work on the
Evansville straight.line extension. The Chicago
saeel rail mill is delivering twenty tons per week
of yseel rails--ten tons at Washington, Ind, and
ten tons at Worthington, Ind
The fellows on the New York Stock Exchange
u, -
stock 10 toss up and down at will have been bull
ing tAe market it would seem as it is quoted ten
points higher than thirty days ago.
S. n. Miller having resigned as general pas
ssgyer and ticket agent of the Peoria, Decatur
& Evansville road. the Office has been abolished,
tho traffic manager, H. E. Parker, having as
fusBed the duties pertaining to the position.
TIE Pullman Palace Company. at Chicago,
with a CAPITAL and investment of millions pays
very little more taxes than the car works here,
wa4ieA latter are out of proportion to those paid
by sDy other similar establishment IN the coun-
@p
Passenger men at this point were notified
Saturday that the Kansas City, Clinton e.
Springfield railway is now completed to Clinton,
Mo, and regular passenger trains will run be-
tween Kansas City and Clinton, beginning Mon
day July q.
The green lights are being abandoned on most
roads They said to be confusing, in the
added responsibility to engineers. The fewer
signals and the lever their meanings that can
be used and clearly interpreted, the less chance
there Is for mistakes and accidents.
The Philadelphia e Reading seems to be the
orphan of the recent railway funerals. Its
ste ok has advanced along with Others but
yet it is without assured guardianship, and it is
Ehs foot ball of the railway magnates who are
playing bold game for great achievements.
The FIVE Western lines brought into this sta
tor last week 1892 cars, as follows: l., ID. d
8 s99; c., b. 81 W., 1868; c.. l., St L. & c.,
500 l. & St. L., $50: Vandaia. SOL The same
roads, in the week ending July 49, brought in
1861 loaded ears. Decrease last week, 129 cars.
A rnmor comes from st. Louis that East
bound rates are demoralized there over a cut III
wool rates. AS % per cent. OF the year, s wool
crop has now gone forward, the cut would seem
ingiy not be worth noticing. 1t is quite evident
that schemers put such reports atoat hoping to
create another war on grain and live stock rates.
The seven Eastern lines in the Indianapolis
last forwarded cd
follows; L., N. A. & G. (Airline), SO; Wabash.
202; G.. II. 81 L., 222; l., B. g. w, $685. c., st.
L. d F., $780, c.. !. St L. & c.. 1885, Beeine,
$50 The same roads in the eek ending July
Is, forwarded 8, 332 loaded cars. Decrease last
week, 298 cars.
The recent refusal Of Judge Wallace to allow
the removal of the injunction suit of the Chca-
go e Atlantic against the Erie does not affect
tho status of the Great Western Dispatch. The
injunction is dissolved so far as it applies to the
New York. Pennsylvania & Ohio, but still holds
the Erie and the above mentioned line will con-
tinue to be operated over the Chicago e. Atlantic
for some time to come.
Edwin c. Ltchfeld, of Brooklyn n Y, who
died at Aix-les Bains France last week, was
lawyer who, after being district attorney of
Albany county and building up good practice
IN New York city turned his attention to rail
reading aud amassed a fortune estimated at
S., 0O0. 600 He was director in half dozen
Western roads, and in 1858 president of the con
Soidated Michigan Southern 81 Northern Indiana
railroad.
Freight agencies have been abolished at the
following points the Wabash road: Blue
Ridge, Kilbourne Atterberry, Cantrall, Hadley
On the Illinois division; Collamer and Indiana.
Detroit and Indianapolis divisions. All
freight shipments for these points must be
prepaid. A freight agency has been established
at Sumner, Mo, on the Council Bluffs and
Omaha division of this railway, with j. 7. Van
A3Tunt agent
81 knight, general freight agent of the
Wabash road has notified agents and connec-
tions that on and after this date, John Shuts,
commercial agent Danville, ILL.,, will have super
linss of this railway: Wea, Ind. to Bement,
IL lnOs including Bement), 93a miles; Bement,
Ill. to Bingham ILL.,, co. miles; Shumway, H.,
80 AIiamont, H., 81 miles; Attica, Ind, to
CCyiDgton, Ind, l4l miles; total, IT'S miles.