The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-23
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The earnings of the Indianapolis. Bloomington
& Western for the second week in October snow
an increase of s., 743.
T. w. Burrows superintendent of the ]. & st.
L., who has been East for some ten days, will
return this morning.
The Pennsylvania Company's west bound bust
ness from Pittsburg is the largest ever known in
the history of the road.
Passenger earnings. which fell off sharply the
early part of the month, are footing up more ia
vorably the last few days.
The c., l.. st. l.. & c. and Vandalia people
are again considering the putting on of solid
trains between Cincinnati and St. Louis.
w. G. Irwin, general roadmaster of the Bee
line system, and VIM Turreff, general master
mechanic. are in the city on official business
Mr.. f. B. Gowen has returned from Europe
but says he will not interfere in the South Penn
sylyania matter, and has no plan with regard to
Reading.
The roads in Ohio and illinois, as we'll as in
Indiana are doing an immense business Many
OF them have not cars enough to carry the freight
offered them.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road
gives notice that as MIR. L.. 5. Parsons has re-
signed, Mr.. Samuel Phillips has been appointed
general agent of the freight department at
Louisville, Ky.
The resignation of E. w. McKenna of the j.,
NJ d. |. road, will take effect Dee l. There is
considerable speculation as to who will be his
successor The management has some excellent
tint to select from
The steady advance in stock of the c., c. c.
q L. road is attributed to a sem-oficial rumor
that closer traffic alliances to be formed be-
tween the Bee-line Lake Shore, New York Gen.
trail and Boston q Albany roads.
A fierce and silent struggle is in progress be-
of fho D,,rlip ,fop
road and the bond and stockholders of the Wa
bash road for the control of that portion of the
latters system lying in Missouri and Iowa.
Boston asks that, in the passenger pool
arrangement, the fare between Chicago and that
city be made the same as to New York 1t is
not probable that the request will be complied
with, and the old So excess will continue as here
tofore.
There are mysteries connected with the passen-
ger business. For instance, how a passenger
agent can sell ticket to Lynchburg. Va, at
$l785 while the tariff rate to Greensboro, ninety
miles this side, is $22 70 and then claim that he
is strictly maintaining rates.
The l., b. & w. passenger department has
issued a sixteen page folder which is very credit
able to the road. 1t is complete, easily under
stood, attractive and contains railroad map of
more than ordinary value, as it is on an en-
larged scale and plainly printed
The Cincinnati, Sandusky g. Cleveland road
seems 10 be prospecting under the lease of the
property to the l., B. g. W. people. The road is
paying all interest, dividend on the preferred
stock, and is reducing its bonded debt yearly.
A moderate increase in earnings will give divi-
dend on the common stock. The stock sells at
from % to 30.
1t would be better for all roads were the In
danapolis passenger rate-sheet prepared by
disinterested party. So long as Pennsylvania
man land the case would be the same with a Bee
line many prepares their monthly rate-sheet
a long will Of fhar oil
OF its !ncorrectness and make excuses for cut
ting rates on such allegations.
But few months since Col. William Shaw and
John Lazarus were known all over the country
as the champion rate demoralizers Since taking
hold of the new lines they have turned the
tables. and show much better record as rate
maintaners than do the passenger agents of
roads which harp loudly of their honorable meth
DDS of doing business and their adherence to
tariff rates.
The inspection party of the Pennsylvania
lines, which consists of President Roberts and
twenty-five officials and directors, will reach In
dianapolis Saturday night, and remain until
Monday morning After looking the shops over
at this point, which have been completed since
their last annual trip, the party will make a run
over the Indianapolis q Vincennes road and its
new coal branches.
Vice-charman N. Guilford has sent the fol-
lowing notice to this city: 'At meeting of the
trunk-line executive committee, held Friday,
Oct l6, 1885, the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved That the practice of allowing ten DAYS
after advance in rates for the carrying out of
tracts export freight shall be discontinued, and
that hereafter the rule shall apply export
on domestic shipments.
Thus far this week there have been killed in
this country six frst-class locomotive engineers
when doing duty on the footboard and in neither
case could their deaths have been averted by the
utmost care on their part In four cases
death was caused by the negligence of others;
yet there are railway officials who contend that
engineers are paid too much for their labor,
which averages, when they are running, about
so cents per hour.
The Louisville Commercial of yesterday says:
mir j. IT, Harahan yesterday effectually settled
the long standing rumor about Mr. e. w. Nc
Kenna, of the j., M. & l., accepting position
under him on the L. & N. When a Commercial
reporter asked him if it true that Mr.. Nc
Kenna was to become assistant general manager
of the l.. 81 NJ, his reply was brief but conclu-
sive: i haven't Seen Mr.. McKenna for q month";
he said, and there is not a word of truth in the
rumor. / will have no assistant, and have no
knowledge that leads me to believe that Mr..
McKenna will leave the j., M. g. L.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul has pur-
chased the Des Moines, Osceola e. Southern
(narrow-gauge) railway. Mr.. r.. r. Wilson, who
held the largest interest in the Osceoa road. is
also the principal owner of the Diagonal which,
by the arrangement. also comes under the con-
troll of the Milwaukee 81 st. Paul 1t is the in
tention to widen the gauge of the narrow gauge
lines, and make them irst-class in every respect.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul will use this road in
connection with its proposed route to Kansas
City to form through line to the latter point
from ST. Paul, and thus be able to compete with
the new route formed by the Minnesota &c North
western Iowa Central and Wabash roads.
The Boston e. Albany road has ma de num-
Der of changes of interest to travellers. The
train leaving Boston daily. except Sunday, at
o'clock will have through sleeping-cars to Chi
cago via the Boston 81 Albany, New York Cen
trail and Lake Shore or Michigan Central roads,
arriving there at p. NJ the next day. This train
will also have through sleeper for ST. Louis
arriving there at 1870 the second morning. The
through sleeper to Cincinnati on this train has
been discontinued. and passengers for that point
and the South will change cars at Cleveland
Heretofore the Indianapolis and ST. Louis pass
engers have been obliged to often change cars at