The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-14
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

EXITING the past Week Iuo WABASH cnopo Nv
LFoEt Wayne have given employment to six of the
smsn who quit the service of the company during
rfhe Bate Knights of Labor strike.
Csc. L. Schenck, train dispatcher c., H. & D. /,
EinsSnnati, has been appointed chief train dis
pasEher on the Cincinnati, Van Vert & Michi
gan railway headquarters at Van Vert O.
goeeph Nichten, foreman Of the machine shop
helpers of the Wabash, at Fort Wayne, has been
taksr 20 the company's hospital at Danville ILL
Wee at work he fell on the floor with a stroke
of gazalysis.
The earnings of the c., l., ST. L. & c. the first
ssesk of December were $45, 902 So. from pas
aeaers sl5. 425, against $l3 BAL At corresponding
week 1884; freight. $27501.95 against $29, $50 81
corresponding week 1884
Wabash shopmen at Fort Wayne have organ
issEa mutual protective association, which is
designed to afford aid TO sick or injured mem
5evz, to the extent of five dollars week or more
&iEzzng disability. The monthly dues are nfty
cests per week.
-nnseh-receiving at and forwarding from Indian
saIDiis $40 loaded cars. The elevator is proving
zaasfe aid in helping them to cars-the road
delivering from thirty to thirty-fve carloads OF
gram daily to the elevators.
The last two or three days cars have become
somewhat more plenty, and big weeks bust
nsSs is looked for the coming seven days On
Saturday last 1902 cars were transferred over
abe Belt road. it being the heaviest movement in
ANY one day for some weeks past.
10 is asserted on good authority that the
9spaisyie e. Nashville and the Erlanger system
have entered into five years traffic agreement
I6e exact nature of the compact could not be
lrArned, but il is stated that it means a terri
a1yial division of the Ohio river business.
The FIVE Western lines last week brought into
Indianapolis 3, 954 cars as follows: l.. d. & S.,
Ia: the l., B. 81 W., 669; the c., l.. st. l.. & c.,
5GS; the T. & st. L.. 1,O11; the vandalia, 1882.
,s6 same roads in the week ending Dec. 5
brought in A, 1872 loaded cars The corresponding
wsek, 1884, 4,088 loaded cars
The L.. N. A. g. c. people have under consid-
Grafton the purchase of the ground lying be-
tween Alabama and Delaware streets. south Of
Pogues run. on which to erect a city freight de-
pot The ground is now occupied by Cobb
&c BTanhauls coal yard Were they to carry out
this programme, the freight depots of eleven
roads would be within a stones throw of each
other, only the Vandalia, the L., B. 81 W., and
L.. D. e. s. being west Of the business center.
Notwithstanding the fact that C. C. Waite,
vice president of the c., H. & D. lines, is quoted
As saying that the c., H. & D. did not profit
Through its traffic agreement with the Erie
under the now deal with the Decline,
zsore favorable traffic agreement than was
1,ie former one, and certainly the new terminal
facilities of the Erie. at Cincinnati. are more de-
Esrable being nearer the business center. 1t is
snia to still be unsettled whether the Erie will
cOnlin,.e to operate over the c., III. q l. divis-
ION of the c. H. & d. system under the new ar
Management At Dayton the Erie trains will be
taken by the Bee-line, attached to Decline en-
ginss. and manned by Decline employees.
The Bee-line last week forwarded from this
point /, llS loaded cars againt LOST in the week
ending Dec. 5, and against 964 the correspond
ing week 1884. The c., St L. & P. forwarded
last week 806 loaded cars against 731 in the pre-
eeding week. and against 669 the corresponding
week 1884. The l.. B. & w. forwarded last
week $50 loaded cars. against SIT In the preced-
The c.. n. g. J. forwarded last week 2S6 loaded
cars against 255 in the preceding week, and
against 36l the corresponding week 1884. From
Are above statement it will be seen that last
week each of the four roads forwarded more
ears than in the week ending Dec. 5, and with
abe exception of the c., Fl. & l., more cars than
in the corresp bonding week 1884
The Baltimore e Ohio express is experiencing
20 ne hard Shedding this season. Last year this
company brought 80 per cent of the oysters to
4his market and vicinity. This year the
ADAMS Express Company proposed to have a
share of this business and met the B. q O. ex-
press rates. and as they cut rates met them
finally dropping little below the B. &
O. rates, and as consequence
Elbly the oyster dealers are making mistake
Should the petition of the Adams Express
Company freeze the B. & O.. express out, the
dealers may expect not only to pay old rates, but
enough above to enable the Adams Express
Company to make up losses incurred in the rate
war.
Ga Monday Dec. Il. new spark -arresters and
and smoke consumers an invention Of General
Master Mechanic j. B. Barnes, of the Wabash,
viii have practical test The contrivance has
been attached to locomotive No. 1851, which will
take special train, on the day indicated, from
Port Wayne to Peru and return. Among the
passengers will be Superintendent of Transpor-
tstien K. III. Wade Superintendent g. w. Stew
eus General Master Mechanic j. b. Barnes,
Master Mechanic VIM. Morris and other railway
officials 1t is stated that private trials have
demonstrated the full success Of the invention,
aud that neither sparks nor smoke are emitted
from the stack Four engines are now being fit
ted with the Improvement at the Fort Wayne
shops, and all the companys locomotives will be,
eventually
more combined Woodruff sleeping-car parlor-
car and reclining-char coaches which will be
placed on the line one week from to-day. These
ears are equipped with elegant buffets, electric
bells. and all other modern improvements.
Length over ALL u feet inches; over body, sc
Test o inches. Trucks, six-wheel, steel tired, AZ
inches; elliptic and spiral springs, combination
coHpiers, Westinghouse automatic brakes. In
sane nnish. mahogany throughout wood head
lining of neat design, handsome mahogany
Tensered berth fronts, and silver trimmings
Drawing room has twelve mahogany reclining
chars, ard lambrequins over windows. The
var is painted seal brown, with black letter
board and gold ornamentation, and will seat
Toxsg two passengers. The outside has the ap-
pearance OF a regular sleeper.
The few weeks that Gaylord Beach has held
the position Of general manager of the Decline
system he has shown an ability to fill such posi-
tlon which even his warmest friends had not
anticipated. Those who feared he would make
n failure now seem TO be the best salts
ued that he is the right man in the
xigh. place e. B. Thomas. the late general
manager. had many excellent ideas regarding
railroad operations. which Mr.. Beach is carrying
out: but Mr. Beach's lifetime service on the road
Snnoses nm 10 catch on TO points which the few
years of service Mr. Thomas had ON the road
eonad not we'll have done No one wishes to
aniraet one iota from the ability nf MI.