The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


George r. Valiant and g. q. Cochran. of the
Erie lines, left for Chicago last night.
II. w. Hubbard, general freight agent of the
Vandalia, is in the city. He reports east-bound
rates we'll maintained at ST. Louis.
John EVAN, superintendent of the Indian
epolis division of the Bee-line. is in Cleveland
helping to arrange the new official slate
Fl. j. Page, general freight agent of the c., l.,
St L. g. c., was in the city yesterday, and was
in conference with the Erie officials couple of
hours
1t is noticeable that the narrowgauge craze
has had its day and passed on. Roads which do
not conform to the standard gauge find it for
their advantage to get into line" soon pos
sible.
Ia L. Fellows. agent of the Wabash at this
point, is in receipt of very complimentary letters
from his superior officers regarding his faithful
ness and ability since he began service with the
company.
President Farlow and the Boston directors of
the C., s. g. c. road. e company with =. VI =.
Henderson general nS5sager of the l., b. q W.,
which leases the G., y q e., to day make an
inspection of their property.
H. W. Mansfield, the new superintendent of
4he indianapolis & Vincennes road, has rented
the house of Berg Apologize, on North Alabama
street and will at once remove his family from
Richmond, Ind, to this city.
Most Of the roads are short of cars to handle
their local business Fully Is per cent. is made
mp OF short hauS where they are hot allowed 20
nse line cars. Shippers consequently will see
readily the necessity that they load and unload
cars promptly.
Passenger agents of the Erie, and of the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio roads, are now
anxious to their future, as it is stated IN the
near future that at all western points where
these roads are represented by separate agencies
the agencies will be consolidated.
The Indiana, Bloomington & Western road
earned, in the first week of October, $57 905,
against $685. corresponding week, 1884; de-
crease this wear 1906 The earnings of the road
since JAM were 81, 8O1S11, an increase
earnings corresponding period, 1884, of $l8, 1885,
The trunk-ne people are complaining of
great scarcity of cars to ship west bound freight
IN. Shipments from the West to the seaboard
are 80 light that cars do not arrive there fast
enough. and two of the trunk-lines ordering
empty cars from the West to supply the de-
mand
w. G. Hobbs, assistant general freight agent
of the c., l., ST l.. e. c., headq uarters at Chi
cago, is in the city. Mr.. Hobbs says the motto
now with Chicago freight men is: Big tonnage
and a good revenue for hauling it. He thinks
al lines are absolutely maintaining rates to all
seaboard points.
The earnings Of the Cleveland, Columbus
Cincinnati & indianapolis road for August have
gust been made public. They were 1921. 22S
against 1914 48l the corresponding month 1884
The earnings of the road the first eight months
of the year were So 221. 720, against So All AZ the
corresponding period 1884; decrease this year,
$255, FOL.
A special meeting of the Chicago committee of
east bound freight traffic was held at Joint
Agsat Moore's Office Tuesday, when appropriate
resolutions were adopted respecting the death of
Captxin c. NJ. Gray, for thirty-one years an
official of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railway and member of the committee from
its inception.
Mention was made day or two since that on
Monday next Chicago roads would restore rates
to all points in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan to
full tariff Indianapolis st. Louis and Peoria
roads have now taken similar action, to take
effect Oct. 70 For some months past rates to
interior points west of the trunk line termini
havebeen about as badly dtmoralized as seaboard
rates
So marked is the i'll feeling which exists be-
tween President and General Manager Newell,
of the Lake Shore road, and Traffic Manager 0.
b. Skinner, of the Bee-line, on the one side. and
George Darling, general manager Of the White
line, the other side. that subordinate officials
of the Whire-ine, and the agents as we'll, need
lot be surprised if all White-Ene heads tumble
into the basket.
Arrangements have been made to pool the
Western passenger traffic from Boston percent
ages of which will be hereafter arranged by arbi-
tration. The Grand Trunk is to have it's old
dfferential rate of So frst-class and $3.50 for
second class to Chicago. The Erie s. Boston
line will have dfferential rate of ST. so on first
class and rs cents second class passengers.
New England points outside of Boston are to be
controlled by the same rules that govern the
Boston pool
s. Greeley, passenger conductor of the Atchi-
son. Topeka e. Santa Fe road is in the city, the
guest of Superintendent Whitcombe, of the
Union Railway and the Belt road. Mr. Greeley
10 uh< do 20
couple of years ago, so bravey did he defend
his train against desperadoes who boarded it near
Pueblo. His engineer was killed and his fire.
man crippled for life. Conductor Greeley in
turn killed one of the desperadoes, secured an
other and frightened off the others.
The Wabash, which now runs it trains from
st. Louis to Mason City, Ia, where it connects
with the Milwaukee g. st. Paul. and sends it's
passenger traffic over that line into the North
west, has made other arrangements which go
into effect Dec. l. 1t will turn it's trade over to
the Minnesota & Northwestern. The latter is
now building line from its southern terminus
30 Manly junction, point on the Central Iowa.
This completed. all the lines will be withdrawn
from the Milwaukee g. St Paul, and run over
the new route.
pot. the Evening News says: Marshal Manning
discharged Melvin Miller, head checkman in the
baggage department. John Wiles, train caller
and George Miller. car-counter. These men
Ssaath that the discharges are due to spite, and
ehey aflege that no charges were preferred, and
that no explanation was vouchsafed them" The
fact is that Johnny Ferguson, general baggage
ngent, discharged Miller, he states, for violation
OF rules in reporting the excess baggage receipts
The last two named were discharged by Superin-
tendent Whitcomb for neglect of duty they pre-
ferriug to play cards. he says, in the Bee-line
Telegraph Office rather than do the work for
which they were employed.
Returns Pleased with the OutlooL.
President Stevens, of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois, who has just returned from a Western
trip. tells Boston capitalists that the indications
of business revival in this section many and
decided He has found it absolutely necessary to