The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-01
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.

spending the time il northern Michigan.
Samuel Phillips heretofore second assistant
general freight agent of the Missouri Pacific
road, having resigned, that Office has been abol
ished
Barney Kcefe, train master of the c., v. &
c road at Cairo Ill.,. has resigned, and will re.
sume running sht train between Tilton and
Andrews.
The Union Pacific people are unfortunate In
their selection of agents for this district. G. S.
Blaekman, recently appointed, lies dangerously
Sd ut Buffalo.
Il is stated that j. FL. Wiloughby who form
erly represented the p, Fl. ". & G. in St Paul
will have charge of the Lake Shore &c Michigan
Southerns business at that point
Yhe recently abandoned j., NJ d. l. fre'ght
depot on South street is being patched up ana
will be used for storing old "Hoss freight OF all
PENNSYLVANIA lines running In mere.
D. Martin. assistant general PASSENGER agent
OF the Bee line spent yesterday IN the city tax
snp standings Mr. Martin as we'll as his
superior officers. are much elated over the hand
some business their limited trains are doing.
Passenger Agents Everest and Webb of the
C. M. 81 St p, and j. d. Welsh of the U. p.
were in the city yesterday, prospecting. Mr..
Everest reports travel heavy to the northern
pleasure resorts reached over the c., d. 81 ST. Z.
road
Whether the lease of. the West Shore to the
New York Central will prove in the end to have
bean a wise ansaction may cause some anxiety
TO those who are given TO borrowing trouble, but
az she lease runs AIS years it would be- jus. as
wsI to treat the matter philOsophcaliy.
The Vandalia people think they have clew to
who the parties that placed rails across
their track Wednesday night near Cleveland.
The night express which they expected to derai
consisted of eleven cars, and had not the engin-
Ger seen the obstruction in good time, the wreck
Wonid have been a serious one
The much abused Airline division Of the L.,
n. A. & G.. is beginning to pay handsome rev.
eBue to the company. At local stations they are
loading forty 10 sixty per day with grain,
slaves and lumber and the property IS carried at
paying rates, and the business promises to be
heavy for weeks to come on this division.
Miss Emma Conkin, telegraph operator at the
Bee hne office, and Miss Dora Conklin, of the
Western Union Office, have obtained six weeks
leave of absence. and will during the time visit
friends in Denver Col. and Salt Lake City.
This is the first rest these young ladies, who are
experts in their calling have taken in eight
years
Don't bet anv money on a restoration of rates
east bound for at least thirty if not sixty days.
There will be no earnest movement IN this dlrec-
ton until Vanderbilt has the West Shore fully
under his control, and the Pennsylvania people
have the South Pennsylvania well in hand. In
both cases the nails will be driven home and well
The rumor is current that Superintendent
Woodland, of the L., n. A. & c., will soon resign
TO accept the superintendency of the Louisville
& Nashville railroad. The report needs confir
NATION. We question the rumor from the fact
that Mr.. Woodland quite recently said he was
well pleased with his present position, and was
satisfied he could bring the road out of the kinks
DR. Hostetter, of the South Pennsylvania syn
dictate. has gone to Saratoga to confer with w.
FL Vanderbilt relative to the proposed transfer
of the syndicates property to the Pennsylvania
railroad. Ostensibly his mission is 10 protest
against the transaction. but it is understood that
his real object Is to secure II possible, for him
self and other opponents of the DEAL better terms
than those now offered
There seems to be good deal of growing that
Ghe Union Railway Company is cleaning up,
painting etc, little at the Union Depot. This
should be done by all means. as, were work COM
menced in the next sixty days on the new Union
Depot, as it probably will be, it would be year
or more before the structure could be occu-
pied Meantime the present building would
needs be used for trains.
The report is again current that the Indian
apolis, Decatur Sc Springfield road is to be con
soiidated with the Peoria, Decatur q Evans
villa The report if it has any foundation, is
premature The l., d. g. S. will be sold at
foreclosure sale before any consolidation is
effected with any road. The railroad man who
has not got receivership fight or consolidation
Dcheme on hand, OF present, is sadly out of fash
ion
In answer to numerous inquiries as to rates to
NSg York city next week, we again state that
parties mum bering ten who are members Of the
Grand Army of the Republic any other
military organization will be carried the round
"trip at one fare Tickets good leaving New
York until midnight Aug. ii. This makes the
fare from indianapolis to New York and return
$40 No reduction is made in rates to the public
generally.
There are those who are inclined to make
light of the Central Passenger Association, vet
1t must be acknowledged it has done much since
organized to aid in the maintaining of rates. A
short time before it was organized indianapolis
roads would. rather than lose a passenger, cat
rates in two in the middle now if any rate cut
ting Is done 1T does not amount to more than 81
or 81 on ticket, instead of SIS to $12 on ticket
as formerly.
The Chicago and Ohio river pool committee
yesterday issued tariff on all classes of
freight from Chicago to New Orleans and Mobile,
in most instances making a slight advance The
following are the rates: First class, 50 cents
per 400 pounds: second class, SO cents; third
class 20 cents; fourth class 50 cents; fifth class
As cents; sixth class, So cents; bacon, packed, 3
cents; grain 27a cents: -four in barrels, 81 cents
beef and pork in barrels Oh cents. The old rates
were First class, 90 cents second class 50
cPTts; third class, 10 cents; fourth class, so
cents; fifth class. 43 cents; sixth class 36 cents
bacon, 80 cents grain, q cents; -four in barrels,
81 cents; beef and pork in barrels 80 cents.
The Decline people have, in the last few
months, made rapid strides toward perfect
ing their passenger service, putting on limited
trains. etc, yet they still lame on one of
khrir New England trains. The train leaving
Indianapolis at A. NJ. is run at high speed
until reaching Albany, n. Y, and is then hauled
on a slow accommodation train to Boston, This
Ia unfortunate and causes a good deal of grum-
bling, and the Boston 81 Albany people. for their
own credit. should make a change and land pas
Eengers at the Hub at 9:40 A. NJ, instead of 2:40
r. a., as under the present arrangement. Wait
ing al Albany couple of hours. and travelling
on an accommodation train is exceedingly irk-
some.
A. O'Hara, tranmaster of the indianapolis
division of the Decline, last night turned his
work over to Charley Allen. In recognition of
kind treatment the part of Train master
O'Rara, the conductors, baggagemen and brake