The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-23
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



Feturns to New York this evening.
The Vandala last week brought into Indian
npols 334 car Dads of live stock and 465 carloads
of block coal
II. R. Dering. assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines, with his wife,
returns from the East to-day.
The McKeen syndicate have decided to push
the I. Fl. e. L. division, which now terminates
at South Bend, on to Benton Harbor as early as
practicable.
Important action in reference to the sale of
the Wabash, St Louis & Pacific road is expected
this week. A few days at least will decide much
las to the future of the road
The Chicago. ST Louis & Pittsburg handled
at this point last week LISA loaded cars-for-
awarding I,0l2, receiving 742 This is the heav-
iest business the road has done in any week
for eighteen months past.
The Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan people
have rented Office room in the old Sentinel
building with the c., l., ST. L. & c. and Frank
Bird transfer offices, the room being commodious
enough to accommodate them all.
w. +. Stark, general superintendent Of the
C., Fl. & d. lines spent the Sabbath in the city,
his special mission being to see that the train
men who injured in the recent accident
were being properly cared for, and their families
as well.
ID.
were notified by the Wilmington. Delaware car
works that their elegant new combination Wood
Tuff sleeping and reclining chair cars were
shipped on Saturday. These the coaches
they will put on to run in connection with the
Erie road.
The five Western roads last week brought into
This station 4 042 loaded cars, follows l., ID.
e. S., 1885, l., B. 81 W., 483; C., l.. St l.. d O.,
SlS |. & St L., 1. 2lO; Vandalia, l. 1858 The same
roads in the week ending Nov. ID, brought i'll
BIB loaded cars; the corresponding week of
1884 d. 1873 loaded cars.
B. c. Bosworth, of the Atlantic & Pacific rail
way, has been transferred from Coolidge, N. M,
to The Needles, CAL When the new manage
mont assumed control. Oct. g. all the old officers
were promptly retired with the exception of Mr..
Bosworth, who, though with the road only six
months, was called to more responsible sphere
OF action.
The c., FL. & d. people have asked the l., D.
& s. and the L., n. A. & O., which run through
coaches in connection with them, to, on Monday
next, change their time as to arrive at In
dianapolis at $3.50 A. NJ. instead of A. NJ, as
now. This will enable the c. III. & D. to make
connection with the fast train out of Cincin-
matt over the Cincinnati Southern, at 7:45 A. M.
The questions at issue between the Union Rail-
way Company and the c., III. e. D. company
have been transferred from the State to the
United States Court. That final decision may
be reached in the matter in litigation as early
as possible, President MeCrea, OF the Union
Railway Company, states that these questions
must be settled before the company can even
place the bonds to raise the money upon which
build the new Union Depot.
The Bee-line last week forwarded east from
this point 1,2l9 loaded cars against 1092 in the
week ending Nov. Il. and against ], 319 the cor
responding week 1884; the c., st. L. Sc P. for
warded last week lOl2 loaded cars against $50
in the week preceding, and 753 the correspond
ing week 1854; the l., B. & W. forwarded last
week 424 loaded cars, against 387 IN the proceed
ing week, and 1913 corresponding week 1884; the
c., Fl. & 1. forwarded last week 1877 loaded cars.
against 164 in the preceding week, and 1894 the
corresponding week 1884
Commencing with New. &c. when the fall and
winter timetable takes effect, train No. over
the Pennsylvania and Vandaia lines will be run
between New York and ST. Louis in two
tions- The first section will haul the three
United States mail cars and three express cars,
and will arrive at Indianapolis at 9:45 P. NJ The
seeCn section will haul the passenger coaches
aud sleeping cars and will arrive at Indanap-
oils at 1920 P. NJ. and when the trains are heavy
and the track bad train No. !. which reaches
Indianapolis at 11:37 A. M, viii be run in two
sections The General superintendent says that
hereafter unless there fs some unavoidable
accident delay the c., St L. & P. through
strains will arrive at Indianapolis on time.
IA fact, during the present month seldom have
they been late
General Manager McCrea of the Pennsylvania
lines, who, with General Superintendent Miller,
was an the city yesterday, said, in speaking of
the business the road was doing that at Chicago
they were not soliciting any business for either
1hs G., st. L. & P. or the p, Fl. w. & G. road,
yet these two roads were carrying az per cent.
OF the east-bound business and now they were
holding back cars, hoping that by doing a
large per cent. of the business would be directed
to competing roads. Mr.. McCrea says he greatly
desires that rates be maintained, as the roads
need earnings to make the deficits of the months
while rates have been so demoralized. He ex-
presses the opinion that for some months to come
Ia buSinaSS f0 ell Ia
90 make handsome earnings providing rates are
main tanned. He states that their west as we'll
as east-bound tonnage continues to be heavy.
The great exemption from accidents on the
pennsylvania lines through the breaking of car
axles Is often commented upon favorably, and is
doubtlesS due to their great in the character
of the material used in their manufacture. Par
ties who furnish the roads axies must furnish
one extra in every one hundred for testing pur-
poses. Passenger axles must be of rough steel
and trimmed. Two test pieces are cut from an axle,
fiyeeighths of an inch in diameter and two inches
long, which may be taken from any part of the
axe provided the center line of the test section
As enc inch from center line of axle. 1t is
QuIred to show tensile strength of so, 900
pounds per square inch. and an elongatlon of 20
PSF cent If less than rs 900 pounds or elonga-
laOn below 10 per cent, or fractures irregular,
the axes not accepted Steel freight axles
must stand without fracture five blows at twenty
feet of a l,640 pound weight striking midway be-
tween supports three feet apart; axle turned
over after each blow Iron freight aXles are to
bs hammered. and the iron must be double
rolled from muck bar not exceeding three-fourths
inch thick; tough, fbrous, uniform and free
from scrap Axes must stand without fracture
three blows at ten feet and two blows at fifteen
feet from same hammer and support as above.
"A Trip Which Will Yield Handsome Returns.
Receiver Hammond. of the Indianapolis De-
casur g. Springfield road, has introduced
method of inspection which is of the most prac-
Sieai character, and which will undoubtedly pro-
dnee grand results. Having covered with shed
half of fat-car and placing seats in it, one
above another, he instructed Superintendent