The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-05
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
c. W. Bailey will to-day succeed D. Roberts
rs agent of the Decline at Larue
J. r. NJ Cam who represents the passenger
business Of the Missouri Pacific road at New
Fork is in the city.
In the readjustment of wages of employees on
The yandaiia read the pay Of engine wipers was
advanced one cent per day.
George w. Cobb will conduct the gospel meet
ing at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms at halfpast to-
night Railroad people are especially invited.
Colonel Robert Forsythe, of the C. g. E. l.,
has gone South for his health. His friends are
considerably alarmed over his condition, so
broken has been his health for some months.
It probably makes but little difference with
John N Abbott whether he remains as general
passenger agent of the Erie road or not as he is
fworth 500. geo, and is the owner of the Railway
Official Guide, very valuable property.
The railroad blockade is over, and as the re-
turns Of earnings come in it becomes apparent
that the loss by the snow embargo was not as
serious as has been feared In this there is
couraging evidence of a growing revival in rail
road business
G. f. Ward assistant superintendent and pas
senger agent of the New York, Providence &
Boston railroad, died at his residence in Say.
brook. Conn, a day or two since. Mr.. Ward
was quite prominent in the Purchasing Agents
Association, and was a man highly esteemed by
al who knew him.
w. r. Stark. superintendent; J. Ramsey, chief
engineer, ana c. Fl. Rockwell, auditor of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton 81 Dayton lines. vester
Eay made an inspection of the c., H. & |. di-
vision. Superintendent Stark says the manage
ment are highly pleased with the volume of
traffic over this division.
The pluck of Indianapolis ticket scalpers can
but be admired; they are notifying the roads
which have signed the agreement to pay only
regular agents commission that unless they with
draw from such an agreement these respective
roads will be boycotted. Until Saturday next is
given sucR agents to take the action demanded.
There must be auitea boom in passenger bust
ness, as the local passenger agents say their rev
fenue in this section from business has increased
handsomely Sincexthe agreement to fight scalp
ers went into effect while on the other hand the
scapers say that for ten days past their sales of
Ricketts, and profits therefrom are the largest for
many months.
The Vandalia is experiencing quite boom in
passenger traffic The noon express yesterday
waSSrun out in two sections and, in addition to
the mail, express and baggage cars, hauled six
teen we'll filled passenger coaches. Several of
Ahem were laden with colonists from Pennsyl-
Vania to the Southwest, and two coaches filled
with emigrants for Kansas.
The local Passenger Agents Association has
Been notified by ID. Wishart, general passenger
agent os the St. Louis 81 San Francisco, that he
as ready to sign the agreement to pay commits
sions only to regular agents, ignoring the scalp
erR The Union Pacific is the only direct west
ern connection Of the Indianapolis roads which
declines TO sign the agreement.
At the meeting of general passenger agents of
roads in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio called for
yesterday, fifteen roads were represented I'm
fortunately several of the most important roads
were not represented, and as the business to be
transacted was of so much importance that har-
monious action of all roads interested was imper
alive the meeting adjourned sine die, without
taking any action.
The Wabash has dropped its train agents The
L0ganSport Pharos says: 1.-The beloved train
agents have not been seen on the main line of
the Wabash for the past few weeks. Whether
the combined cold weather and cold shoulder
was too much for their tender sensibilities, or
the management concluded their services were
'7n ornamental luxury rather than useful
necessity, is matter of conjecture. The p0-
ElElon of the agents wasn't enviable one, as
they were subject to good deal Of refined or
coarse criticism"
M. r. ingalls,, president of the Cincinnati, In
ldianapois, St. Louis & Chicago road. in his ad-
dress before the Board of Trade of Cincinnati
Saturday iakk said, when commenting on the
cost of transfer of cars from one road TO another
at Cincinnati, that while it cost but ST. so on the
average per car to deliver cars at indianapolis
from one road to another, at Cincinnati it cost
$3.50 to 3d. 30 to transfer q car from one road to
another A more complimentary remark show
ing Jhe eAcelleIIC ana economical management Oh
the Indianapolis Belt road and Union tracks,
could not well be made.
The rate committee, with Geo. W. Smith, of
the Lake Erie & Western road as chairman, are
still at work on the King rate sheet, but hope to
complete their labors this evening The task
has been laborious one, as the entire rate sheet
of the Middle and Western States has to be ad-
,justed to the reduced tariff adopted by the Chi
cago 6S Alton and two or three other roads q
short time since from Chicago to Missouri
river points The work seems useless one,
however, unless the general passenger agents
tcan get together and take such action as will
Insure better maintenance of rates.