The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



past
The heavy corn crop win soon begin to tell
upon earnings, either by increased shipments of
corn or hogs.
e F. Ripley. general freight agent OF the Bur
iington road. starts this week for the East, in
search of health and recreation.
n. S. Foote has been appointed general man
ager of the Transcontinental Transportation
Company, with headquarters at Chicago. Ill.
Manager Moore reports that since Friday morn
ing last, four miles Of track has been laid on tn,
Midland road starting east from Lebanon, Ind
The mileage earnings last month of the Wa
bash road were 1902 per mile. against $3.50 in
1884, $493 in 1885, $49l in 1882 and $44S in 1881.
NJ W. Mansfield, who succeeds j. j. Turner
as superintendent OF the Indianapolis d Vim
-eenues road. will arrive to-day and assume the
duties of the position.
Fred Hustled has accepted position as chief
train dispatcher for the Greensboro d Russ1l-
vile branch of the L. d N, and Will have MS
headquarters at Owensboro.
The Barney & Smith Manufacturing Company
has lately turned out of their shops a very elab-
,Drate car for Doctor Webb, president OF the New
York Central Sleeping-car Company.
All the southern overland roads are preparing
for the fall and winter PACING coast excursion
season. and low rates of fare will be offered from
Eastern points, both for first and third-class
passengers.
The directors of the Baltimore e Ohio rail
road yesterday declared semi-annua dividend
of per cent. the stock of the main stem.
and, also on that of the Washington branch, for
the six months ending Sept 30.
j. n. B. Whitridge, master of transportation
OF the Chicago division of the Baltimore & Ohio.
was in the city yesterday. He reports great
demand for B. & O. cars, and is in this section
hantng up stray cars.
A. j. Tingly has invented alocomotive. which.
he claims, will consume the smoke with the
coal he uses produces thus saving 20 per cent.
IN the matter of fuel alone. 1t will be given a
t-ial on the Pennsylvania road.
The belief prevails and more that a
trunk line money pool will be formed before new
troubles arise under the present temporary
agreement, and that the days of carrying busi-
ness at non-paying rates are passed.
The c.. H. g. D. people have completed their
heavy girder bridge over Pogue's run, at
East street, and will to-day commence running
TO their connection with the Union tracks over
1t instead of over the c., st. L. & P. tracks.
'Cut down expenses" still is the hobby. Bos-
ton papers announce that orders have been re-
ceived by the New England agents of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Central roads to close their
offices on Nov. i. and discharge all their en-
ployes Rumor has 1t that the Boston & Albany
people will represent both lines at Boston.
Thomas Voorhees, lately assistant super
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company's rail
roads, has been appointed assistant gen
eral superintendent of the New York
Central railroad, and has entered upon the
discharge of his duties. Mr.. Voorhees, is com
paratively young man. He was born in New
York and was graduated from the Troy Poly
technic Institute His railroad experience has
been heretofore confined to the Delaware 81
hudson company,
The switch-lock, an invention of J. J. Turner,
he Hk0I To into
well d switch banner of his device. Both are
simple. yet very useful for the service they are
intended for. The lock is a safety device--a
swltchman cannot withdraw the key from the
lock until the switch is locked; hence there is
little danger that he will leave the switch un-
locked or in wrong position. The switch ban
ner is in use on the Union tracks west of the
depot, and Superintendent Whtcomb and the
ewitchman on the Union tracks speak in highly
eommendatory terms of their usefulness.
A trunk-line Official name not given, is credit.
ed with remarking that some very important
frunk-line news may be expected this week. and
that it will most probably be favorable. He also
says that Mr.. Garrett declares that he is going
to have his own line to New York, but it will
take two years for him to bring this about in OPP
position to the wishes of the other lines. The
Baltimore e. Ohio, ne says is not yet in Pha-
delphia, and when it gets there it will be ninety
miles from New York. and meanwhile the other
lines can work together in harmony and main
tain rates to every point except Baltimore.
The growth of passenger business over the
Bee line system the last few months is said to
have come in part from the efforts of the Boston
Il Albany road Speaking of their efforts, the
Springfield Republican says: 1.-THE Boston q
Albany Railroad Company have never entered
into active competitor for Western passenger
business from this section - north OF here in
Vermont and New Hampshire until the past
summer. They are now taking large percent
age of this business and the line via Springfield
is rapidly growing in favor, because of their
through-ca service and good connections"
The Railway Age. in explanation of table
showing the total number of miles of new rail
way tracks laid from Jan. to Oct. 1, in ,hirty-one
States and Territories to be but l. $50 SAYS: 1.-THE
preliminary WORK Of perfection, organization,
surveying. obtaining right OF way, ard con-
structing the roadway and superstructures. all
occupying months and sometimes years before
1885 has already been marked by great revival
of confidence and by an extended movement
toward railway building, the year gill end with
less track added than in the previous Se1rs Of
depression"
There is rumor, semi official in character,
that H. w. Mckenna,s superintendent of the Jeffer
sonyille, Madison a. indianapolis road will at
early day. resign, to accept n more important
position offered him by j. T. Harahan. manager
of the Louisville & Nashville SYSTEM 1t is
further stated that. should the report be correct
William F. Black, superintendent of the Mus
kingum Valley division of the Pennsylvania
lines, will succeed Mr.. McKenna. The latter
has, in the management of the j., NJ & road,
shown himself to be an official of large execu-
tive ability. Under his supervision the property
has been greatly improved, physically. and no
division in the Pennsylvania system has been
operated more economically.
The Beeline Gazette in speaking of the retire
ment of e. B. Thomas general manager of
the road says there is general feeling of regret
expressed among the officers and employees of
the Bee-line occasoned by the resignation of Mr.
Thomas, general manager, who sewers his
connection with these companies to accept the
presidency and general management of the
Richmond 81 Danvile system Mr. Thomas,
during his administration, has thoroughly reor-
ganized every department of the service upon a
strictly business and economic principle, and
leaves behind him a lasting monument to his