The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



Personal and Local.
his intinated that district passenger agent, one
f the most popular making his headquarters at In
aaianspolis, is to be retired.
General Manager O. III. Campbell. of the Alton road,
WAC has been confined to his room with rheumatism
fer number of weeks left Monday for Hot Springs,
ARK
Hon. T. D. Standiford, of Louisville, KY, was in
4he city yesterday for the purpose of comforting with
Vicepresdent Mccullough. of the Pennsylvania, re-
gHrding proposed improvements at Louisville.
The pay-car of the West Shore Railroad Company
WA start from Jersey City Tomorrow to pay en-
ing TO nearly $500, 600. This is gratifying result
az the new management.
The train-dspatchers were somewhat troubled yes.
4Bray in the running Of trains, the ice which lodged
q the telegraph wires in some cases breaking them.
and in others causing them to sag and rest upon
wires crossed.
r. o. Robinson late chief clerk in the Wabash rail
-xAy shop offices at Peru who was lately superseded
by ]. B. Mars, of Springfield, Ill, has received and
accepted the position of private secretary and AUDITOR
of accounts for the l., 2. c. railway under trustee
Scott.
The Supreme Court of the United States is now
wrestling with the question, Can State lawfully hx
tariff rates prescribe localities for depots ana make
other regulations for railroads which built ana
operated under charters of other States or OF the
United Statesl
The Erie people cut down the expense of their for
This was done by reducing to the lowest possible limit
the outside passenger agencies and curaing the pay
znont of commissions. The salary OF officers was cut
down "a,
ylyania lines west of Pntsburg spent yesterday in
the city He states that their earnings the past year
ON through business will show quite respectable in
crease over that of 1884 while their earnings from
local travel have fallen behind.
Assistant Master builder Anderson. at the Peru
shops of the Wabash railway will turn out this week
hocp apGn hes
painted Wabash standard color and lettered Indian
apolis Peru & Chicago Railway All freight and pas
service will be treated the same way as soon as
possible.
The Wabash had field day Saturday last the pool
statement showing that this road took out 80 per
cent. of the east-bound business. Of course it is
charged that they cut the rates General Agent
Lynn however, denies this, and says he too
well knows that to cut the rate to cut him out of
his position.
Its to be hoped that the L. N A. g. G. people will
sociate themselves with road which will deliver their
freights promptly than has the Wabash. Mon
day last there % loaded with city freghts
to be delivered which would keep what power the
Wabash has in service here all day Monday had it
been delivered.
Henry N Smith remarked that he would live to see
Jay Gould grinding hand0rsa and leading mon,
Gazette says this demonstrates conclusivey that
he didn't know the man he was talking about Mr.
Gould it should be remembered, started out with
patent mouse-trap which has been improved until it
catches bulls and BEARS
The indications are that during the year 1886 the
work of building railroad lines will exhbit great
activity In the Southern States east OF the Mssis
spp river, hundred and seventy eight new lines
have been projected. The great Northwest is wide
awake to the necessity of more railroads, and more
are to be built The estimate is that at least 10 900
miles will be completed within year.
The Champaign e. Havana line, under the super
vision of NJ A. Mcdonald, general manager is put
vantage of the still open weather Three miles were
put down on Sunday last. Manager Mcdonald writes
that 1.-The above makes twenty-five miles OF fifty six
pound steel laid by me since August Besides, have
cut and read the best of the old ron and put down
so 900 ties, and now go into winter quarters with
the best dirt road in Illinois, with plenty of business
v. r. Maott president of the Chicago and Ohio
River pool and the presidents and general managers
of roads in the pool who were here yesterday left at
P. M. for Chicago on special train The future OF
ths pool will be decided upon to-day. Should it con-
tinue readjustment of per cents will be demanded
ST. by some Of the roads. This poolhas cost the c.. L.
L. & G. road $72 600 of it's earnings and the c. ST.
L. P, $50 600 of it's earnings, to up the per
cents which al Cited to their competitors. This
$50 900, Manager McCrea says, about covered the
net earning of the c.. ST. l.. P. the business
ried.
c. c. Waite vice president of the c., H. & D. Ines
spent few hours in the city yesterday his way to
Chicago Mr.. Waite seemed gratifed to learn that the
Union Railway Company were disposed to go on with
the union depot enterprise. He said he thought
their road was paying enough Tor the PRIVILEGES they
pany had completed their improvements and afforded
better accommodations he willing to pay their just
proportion Tor the privileges gwen. Inc present
question in litigation had nothing to do with what the
rental should be after better accommodations were
furnished
The Chicago Inter Ocean says 1.-THE central pas
enger committee intends to be of some
ice to the railroad interests of this country
in the future, so it has decided to remove
its Office 20 Chicago. 1t has also sent
offer to Mr.. E. G. Wilson, of the Chicago, st.
Louis & Missouri River Passenger Association to be-
come its commissioner, without leaving his present
post The offer good one. as it meant an add
tOnal income of X3, OUO annuYl, but Mr.. Wilson
obliged to decline, the managers of the Chicago
association desired to have him devote his services
exclusively to them. 1t is believed however, that
the central committee will make effort to induce the
Chicago managers divide his time The offer is
tainly one of which Mr. Wilson may be proud. being
also compliment to the Missouri River Association"