The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-12

Personal and Local.


J. S. Billy has been appointed agent OF TIL
c.. l., St L. & G. at Sunman, Ind. vice r
Pollard.
The new cotton crop has begun to come for
ward, and fast-freight line men look for heav.
movement eastward for some weeks to come.
Through livestock traffic, which has been al
rather a low ebb for some weeks past, is again
improving with the Vandalia and c., st. l.. q
I. and the Decline.
The earnings of the Wabash for the month OF
September were 81, 236 &c., decrease of $19l.
us The Wabash has fallen 1868. 761 below its
last years earnings in the first nine months.
The earnings of the Indiana Bloomington
Western road the first week in October were
nearly $11 900 in excess of October. 1884. The
increase was in freight earnings. Passenger
earnings show q decrease.
nov. /, chief engineers Gibbons. of the Van
dalia, and his entire force, which consists or a.
T. Starbuck G.. II. Parker and ,. M Bolen, go
with him. Neat rooms in a new oulldlng are
being fitted up for them at Terre Haute.
The Bee-line last week forwarded 1,5l0 loaded
cars east from this point; the O.. st. H. d +,
III; the l., B. & W., sos; the c., H. l., 2O4
The same roads last year, the corresponding
week forwarded, in order named above, 1921,
9iS, 379, 288.
The five Western roads last week brought in
4.O87 loaded cars as follows: l. & ST. L., L 355
Vandala. 1,096; c.. l., st. L. 81 g., 927; l., B. &
W., SIT; l., D. G. S.. 1872 The same roads in the
week ending Oct g. this year, brought in A, 564
loaded cars Decrease last week. AIT cars.
The Vandalia company, on Saturday, con-
tracted with the Pullman Car Company to
build them two parlor cars to be run between In
dianapolis and st. Souls, to equal In every re-
.spect the best parlor in this country;
the cars to be delivered at as early day as
possible.
Passenger earnings in September were disap
pointing and October now bids fair to make
more unfavorabe exhibit than did September.
The receipts from through business show an in
crease over the corresponding period last year,
but in local travel there has been falling off of
such magnitude that passenger men are puzzled
to account for It
The position of general manager of the Rich
mond 81 Danville, which E. b. Thomas to-day
assumes, is said to be the most important one of
the entire Southern States, there being over
1000 miles in the system, and on most portions
of it heavy traffic is carried. Mr.. Thomass
salary is to be S12, 900 a year. His many friends
all along the line of the Decline system will
wish him success in his new field.
Under the date of Oct. II, 1885, J. H. Dever-
eux, president of the c., c., G. & /. and /. &
ST. l.. roads, issues the following notice. which
supports the Journal in the statement made
some days since: 'As on this date Mr. e. b.
Thomas reliEguishes the position of general
manager of these companies, to accept service
elsewhere. Mr.. G. M. Beach is appointed to sue
coed him general manager, and at once will
assume the office" The promotion of Mr.. Beach
to this position means that but few changes will
follow in the Bee line official roster.
kilograms from Chicago indicate that east
bound rates are being we'll maintained at that
point. The Chicago Inter Ocean says: THE
lines parties to the east-bound freight agreement
admit that they are little surprised at the man.
ner in which rates to the East are being main
tanned at present. All of them we'll satisfied
with the situation, declaring that many months
have elapsed since the tariffs were regarded so
we'll They consider the signs excellent for
prosperous business season, and are anxious that
the present good feeling should continue"
L. G. Matthews, general agent of the Pullman
CSr Company, spent the Sabbath in the city
Mr. Matthews says that the stories that have
been set afoat of strikes at Pullman are infer
nal lies, and originate with an irresponsible
newspaper. At Pullman 2, 300 men are at work
and they have nothing to say about strike.
The public will be slow to believe that the
Pullman company which have done So much for
their help heretofore have suddenly been turned
into heartess oppressors, reducing pay when
the situation of their business did not demand
the reduction enforcing cut-throat leases
which enable the company to take an employees
furniture when his rent is not paid.
While majority of the passenger men are
complaining of the iightness of travel over their
lines and of disappointing earnings, the passenger
officials of the Decline system are boasting
loud]S of the steady increase in business over
their lines more especially through business
Within the last twelve months the officials of
the Bee line have, seemingly, aroused from the
stupor which had brooded over this department
The speed of trains has been increased, their
connections have been greatly improved, addi-
tional trains have been put on trains run
at better hours to catch the heavy travel; the
equipments have been put in a condition the
company may we'll be proud of, and the old-fogy
ideas of railroading have given place to the
American ideas, and with such improvements
their travel naturally grows and, to the credit of
the passenger department. rates have been much
better maintained over the Decline than over
their competing lines. The secret of creating a
large lies in getting good rates for bust
ness carried. In this particular branch of serv-
ice the Beelne has done well.
The belief is gaining ground with railway
managers that the sales of tickets at the outside
Offices in Indianapolis do not justify running two
Offices, and the time is not far distant when the
uptown Offices so called will be consolidated
with the South Illinois street Offices. or vice
versa. The stumbling block in the way of the
Mtter is said to be that the l., B. & w. principal
office is South Illinois street, and with the
scalping Office would be at a great advantage
practically, having no competition on South Hi
nois street While the uptown offices are very
convenient for the city bus mess, but few tickets
are sold to parties who come in from suburban
towns to purchase tickets. 1t is believed, how
ever were all the outside ticket offices moved
onto Washington street these parties would hunt
the offices up, and it would, as we'll be a benefit
to the trade of the city. But few business men
are aware of the number of persons who visit
the South Illinois street offices, they some days
reaching up into the hundreds, many of whom
would, were they to come to the Offices on Wash
ington street, bring more or less trade with them
The Bee-line and I. g. ST. L.. engineers will
this week bring their grievances before Superin-
tendents EVAN and Burrows for their considera-
tion. The new master mechanic, the Boys saw
Is a very competent man in most respects but is
hardly just in some of his requirements. For
instance, he has laid down a rule that engineers
on these diyisionsof the Bee line system must pay
for any breakage to machinery or damage to
their locomotives through negligence. They
claim that it is unjust They are paid on the
mileage basis, ard argue, therefore, that it is for
their interest to look closely after their engines