The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


day. Sept. L
i. A. Lewis and family left last evening in
President McKeen's car, for Cedar Beach for a
few days tarry.
William Cardwell, travelling passenger agent,
and Louis De La Croix, both of the West Shore
line, are in the city.
The passengerrate committee of the Ohio
Rlser pool have agreed to make the same rates
to The Louisville exposition that were in force
lnsa year.
"he Midland road, formerly the Anderson.
Lebanon & st. Louis. has purchased one of the
fEht Indianapolis d. Vincennes locomotives
which has just been rebuilt
kast-bound passenger rates are badly demon
als<ed; $40 was the lowest figure at which tickets
Ssre sold yesterday. it is stated. The direct lines
cszim to be meeting only the rate OF indirect
liRss.
IA would seem as though the good results
coming from a cessation of the war between the
Eastern trunk-lines were spreading throughout
tbs country, as managers IN every direction are
mseting for the purpose OF adjusting their differ
sBeeS.
The earnings of the c., l.. ST. L.. & G.. road
Tor the third week in August were $4S. 374 81.
While this is an Improvement over either of the
preceding weeks of this month it Is a decrease of
&T.95 60 as compared with the corresponding
VIVA III
IL is believed that all east-bound contract
fright, at rates In vogue prior to the restOra-
fipe of rates, socalled, on the 18th, were cleared
up yesterday, and from this date, if any prop
ersy is carried below the tariff of July Ii, 1885.
tins shipper is given a cut rate.
The Decline people are making a mistake in
nos running one or more passenger coaches
through between indianapolis and Cleveland on
their night trains. Forcing passengers to take a
~SlOsping coach or be routed out at Gallon at 3 A.
n 30 change cars is causing a good deal of growl-
ing
General Passenger Agent Bronson, of the l.,
Il Is w. system. is much elated over the grand
snrcess of the Niagara Falls excursion. From
Indianapolis and points west. the excursiOnists
6sled thirty-two coaches, and on the middle and
eastern divisions nearly as many more coaches
were filled. .
The Bee-line people are now making a bold
strike to insure a success of the excursion to
Niagara Falls Sept. 8. District Passenger
Agent Nichols is doing all in his power to make
the trip a pleasant one. Chair cars, sleeping
coaches, dining cars, etc, will be provided, and
good time made.
The east-bound movement over the l., B. g.
W. road, eastern division, Saturday, Aug. %,
WAC the heaviest since the road was opened for
business. From Indianapolis proper, l,9l4 tons
wRs forwarded, and from points beyond 1884,
making a total of 3. 298 tons or 214 carloads, cars
$1,000 pounds capacity.
Nr. Andrew Carnegie arrived i'll New York
from Europe on Saturday, and, in response to
Inquiries, stated that he did not know what he
and his friends would do with regard to their
Soash Pennsylvania interests. He had not re-
eSived full information as to what was proposed,
and was not prepared to decide what course to
ADEPT.
Master Mechanic Patterson. of the c., j. st.
L. Il c., has in the last ten days turned out of
the shops, thoroughly rebuilt, engines q, 48 and
6& Engine q is as good as new, 30 thorough
has been the overhauling. Of the seventy eight
0Dgines owned by the big Four" all but two
ara in first class working condition, and these
two are in shops undergoing general repairs.
The indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield last
week were loading Union and White line cars
On their road and this week they are loading 200
Erie & Pacific Dispatch cars. Traffic manager
Lazarus catches on to any cars he can, so
anxious is he to move the business promptly.
TAis company for once has use for all its loco
motives, most of which are in good shape for
service.
There are those who think Vice-president
Waite would better move cautiously in the matter
Oh changing general passenger agents. There is not
another road in Indiana and Ohio which earned
285lOO cents per mile for every passenger car
r5ed, as did the c., h. q D.. in the last fiscal year
OF its operations. Getting passengers at low
rates is an easy business but the earnings do
ncs in the end make so favorable an exhibit. AS
a rate-maintainer Sam Stevenson has no
sHperiOrs.
MT. Lewis, chairman of the voting trustees of
this New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad,
hiss sent letters to the London bondholders re-
cocDting the veXatious lawsuit begun by Mr..
McHenry, and giving emphasis to. the assertion
TINT it is useless trying to make a compromise
wzsh Mr.. McHenry. 1t would only cause I'M
qualified opposition. Mr.. Lewis adds that the
condition of the railroad is in every way cheer
ing. Concerning the election of Sir Charles
Tenant as a voting trustee, the other trustees
srs willing to accept him.
The actual restoration Of local railroad rates in
New York to the legal basis of two cents per
ESIls, signifies that the long, weary warning of
the railroads is over, and instead of running
with the intent to undercut and destroy each
others business, they are to be run to earn mon.
ey for the shareholders and creditors. This is
really a tremendous revolution, fraueht with the
meet important consequences. One need only to
consider it in the light of restoring earning pow
er 30 several thousand millions of railroad CAPT
tai and re-establishing the confidence of the
community in railroad investments to perceive
how vast and farreaching the consequences of
restoring railroad rates are sure to be.
Regarding the rumor that General Passenger
Agent d. NJ. Kendrick, of the Central road, will
not return from Europe to resume his duties on
account of i'll health, and that Mr.. Henry Monett,
Of the West Shore road. will be his successor, an
Indianapolis man, who is an intimate friend,
who last week had a talk with Mr.. Monet. says
that Mr.. Monetts acceptance of the general pas.
ssnger agency of the c., II. & d.. system doubt
lass hinges on the results of Mr.. Hendricks trip
10 Europe for his health. Should not the latter
Do benefited in health to the extent that it is
hoped ne will be by his superior officers. he will
retro and Mr.. Monet will then take the general
passenger agency of the New York Central.
A sharp fight for tonnage east bound is on
between the Decline and l., b. q w. people,
the c., st. L. & p. showing no disposition to
take u hand in the fight. 1t is feared that in
their zeal for business there is some shading of
rates going on. The Decline people show some
persistency in charging that the l., B.. & w. are
eating rates; on the other hand the l., b. & w.
officials say the Decline has never restored
rates. If any rate-cutting is going on in a
direct or indirect manner Commissioner Doherty
of the east-bound pool has been unable to detect
it. +. b. Thomas. manager OF the Decline,
Edgar Hills, assistant general freight agent, and
Albert ). White, division freight agent, assert
positively that the Decline is strictly adhering to
tariff rates, and any agent deviating therefrom
is liable to lose his job,