The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Marshall Manning. of the Union Depot has
been at home some days suffering from mala-
nal attack
George Bender, superintendent of the Ken
knclxv Central road was in the city yesterday.
He was accompanied by his wife.
Col NJ A. Downing president of the st Louis
Creve Cnur Il st. Charles road, now the st.
Louis Gable road who has been in Hot Springs
several weeks, returned yesterday in excellent
health
The new train over the c., L., ST l.. e. G. and
che Chicago & Rock Island roads via Seneca,
goes on Monday next. 1t will be known as the
Flying Hoosier. ard make good time between
Cincinnati and Davenport
To-morrow's o'clock gospel meeting at Y. NJ.
C. A. rooms will be led by George W. Cobb.
secretary of the railway 7. NJ c. A. The third
Sunday in each month has come to be known as
railroad Sunday at the Y. M. G. A. rooms
The second mortgage bonds of the Indianapo-
ais Decatur 81 Springfield road amount to ST.
g78,OOO and are held by fifty six persons. Over
@l 600 900 OF the amount is held by four persons
who believe that at no distant day the l., ID. d
s.. will be good property.
The rumors that w r. Woodland, receiver of
1.-THE Texas & ST Louis Narrow gauge road, has
resigned are verified He rendered his resigna-
Hion nearly two months ago, and will retire as
soon as his place can De nlIeCt. IL Is unuorSLOOO
MIR. Woodland will go on an Eastern road.
The receivers of the Wabash railroad filed
report in the United States Court at st. Louis,
yesterday, for the months of December, Jan
uary and February, which shows deficit be
Eween earnings and expenses Of $152, 331. The
Joss is attributed TO the snow blOckades and gen.
eral bad weather of the past winter.
Another economical streak has come over the
officials of the American Express Company, and
n reduction in wages is again lntimated. Dull
business is assigned as the reason for making
reduction The employees say this might be all
right il the express companies would advance
salaries when business is good, but they never
think of doing that.
Frank c. Hoins, of the Lake Erie & West
~ern railroad, has been appointed by the board
of directors committee of one to negotiate with
Hhe holders of the Lafayette Bloomington 81
Muncie bonds for settlement of their alleged
claim against the l.. E. & w. road The income
bondholders ask for a second mortgage bond on
The Lake Erie Sc Western
A railroad official who is we'll posted as to the
condition of the indianapolis, Decatur & Spring
field road bed and equipments, expresses the be-
def that the property has deprecated $1,000
since it was leased to the l., b. & w. people.
This is probably little steep, yet in three years
&he equipment would depreciate considerably
from usage On the other hand the l., b. 81
w people say the property has been full main
Gained
A singular state of affairs exists at Peoria, III.
shipments are only limited to the which can
be commanded, and wherever there is an empty
car on somebody's side-track, if no switch engine
Us near by a rope and horse are brought into
service to haul the car to some one of the eleva-
aOrs, yet some Of the fastfreight line agents are
of ing three-eent per 100 pounds cut sea
board business
George w, Tyre, the veteran passenger con-
yduetor on the C., L. st. l.. & c., between Indian
ApOlis and CINCINNATI was day or two ago sur
prised to read in the Cincinnati Enquirer that
NE had been promoted on Monday last from a
freight conductor to passenger conductor, and
was running the Lafayette accommodation train
DIR. Tyre was transferred to this train it being
!, Hn ease- rain 10 run. and the change was made
on acta 81 of his faithful services In the past.
The people of Fort Wayne are said to have
Just begun to realize what the removal of the
BUSINESS of the shops of the Pennsylvania
ines from that city to anot her point means
Over 5000 900 in cash is distributed among the
workmen in the Fort Wayne shops of the Penn
Sylvania company annually and this added to
money laid out there for the benefit of the shops
runs the year aggregate up to over 81, 00O
Take this money out of Fort Wayne and lit
~ould go back twenty five years"
S-Th6 Minerva" the private car Of +. p. VIII
bur, president Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company, came west over the Pennsylvania lines
Thursday night Aboard were E. p. Wilbur
wife and daughter, Rollin Wilbur, his son and
private secretary, Dr. Lamherton, managing di-
rector and also president of Lehigh University,
John Kentz manager Of the Bethlehem iron
agent of the IIehieh Valley road. The party so
Through to New Orleans The Minerva is
bald TO DO the finest car in the world, having
been built at a cost of $4S, 0O0