The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Blns and the Canada Southern line at Portland,
sinI
Commissioner Fink has issued a circular re-
Gnsssing ali the lines southwest from Chicago to
Biga the trunk-line agreement
Tse name of o. B. Skinner. as traffic manager
of shs Bee-lne, has not appeared upon any or
klers issued or printed matter sent out since
Dee 1
a loan on first mortgage bonds on an Indian
RyDss road we're placed last week at per cent
prezium, the bonds drawing only per cent
per annum interest.
The eleven months ending Nov 80, the In
aiaza, Bloomington e. Western road earned
EaTs.4l9, against So 1000 the corresponding
s9ersed 1854; increase this year, $24, 4l9
the Wabash earned in November 81 .207, 1853:
El.I25, 43s corresponding month 1884 The road
sias earned since Jan. /, S12,712 632 against
$i&AS4 l35 corresponding eleven months 1854
& I. Jeffres, general superintendent of the
aii1nDfs Central has been invested with the title
9f general manager and enters upon his new
Iasseo to-day. The promotion is deserved one.
els highly probable that the c.. ". e. NJ. will
saSmence running their trains into Indanap-
F4Es the Bee line solid after JAM l, running
q distinct time schedule from that of the Bee
&zssR
Tue good name of the Decline is suffering
xrsBn the quality and quantity of the lunches
nt Mattoon, as we'll the manner in which
xAsy served to passengers travelling on the
Gmzied trains.
The Island Coal Company has become the
SnaSx valuable shipper to the indianapolis & Vim
cennes road on the line last week forwarding to
Indianapolis 40 cars out of 267 laoded cars re-
esived at indianapolis.
The l., B. & w people are figuring now to
hare the new com bnation sleeping and reclining
CHAIR which go Monday next, run be-
sReen Peoria and Buffalo over the l., b. 81 W.,
khs N Y, Z. q o. and Erie
The December number of the Journal of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is re-
e4ived, and is an issue of more than usual inter
ess 1t treats several matters of interest to
railroad men in manner highly commendable.
d. Baldwin to-day assumes the duties of
district passenger agent of the L.. N. A: & c.,
s~sfh headquarters at indianapolis. The few
snonEhs that Mr.. Baldwin has held the position
ri city passenger agenth he has made many warm
friends who will wish him much success with
;his deserved promotion.
With the retirement of G. W. Smith. the Office
of general manager of the Chesapeake & Ohio
will be abolished. the executive duties of that
Once will be administered by Gen. w. c. Wick
han, second vce-president. By this move Sen
asor William Malone, of Virginia, is entirely
cut out of the management of the road, it is
stated
pays on the indianapolis division the 18th for
November services, and expects to get round by
she l5sh of each month hereafter. Until quite
reSent,y, if the boys got their pay by the 2Sth to
xhe Both of each month they were well pleased.
Prompt moving paymasters insures good service
80 the part Of employees
fsswrence Sullivan. superintendent of the
agencies on the c.. T., st. l.. q c. road, is
prominently named for the position of COM
missioner of the central passenger committee.
vice IL w King who resigns JAN i. The gen
eral passenger agents would not go amiss should
shsy select him. He is well posted on rates and
well up in railroad matters generally.
Commissioner Fink has written several pr-
vate and confidential letters to parties here, ask
jug their opinion as to the advisability of ad-
vaneing east bound rates, and has been cOun-
selea against it by a majority of the Western
freight agents There is no doubt that it is the
desire of the Eastern trunk lines to make
ahirty-cent winter rate. but there is possibility
that they may put on the screws too tight.
J. w. Morse. general passenger agent of the
Union Pacific, has issued the following notice:
Mr. W. 2. Cooley is appointed general agent of
fhe passenger department in charge of districts
four and six, with headquarters at No la South
Fourth street, Philadelphia, and No 409 Ex-
change street. Buffalo. Mr.. Samuel A. Hutchn-
son IL appointed travelling agent for district No.
G. vice T. p. Vaille transferred to district No.
A. Messrs Vaille and Hutchinson will report to
tae general agent Appointment and transfer
to take effect Jan. l. 1886"
Herbert Bennett who has just accepted the
position Of private secretary of John F. Miller,
general superintendent of the PENNSYLVANIA
1ices west of Plttsburg, at a salary Of $75 per
month has set an example other young men may
well profit by. Two years ago he was Office boy
for J. J. Turner, then superintendent of the l. 81
V, at salary of $40 per month. At Mr.. Turner's
suggestion he put in his leisure moments learn
ing short hand, with Morris Eddy as his in
strOctor. at the same time making himself famil-
lar with the typewriter Now he commands
handsome paying position for lad of eighteen
years OF age
The executive committee of the Union Rail
way Company, together with the attorneys,
have The forms of mortgage on which the bonds
wiil be negotiated, and the form of bonds nearly
sa readiness to turn to the engravers.
There will be 1000 of 81, 900 each The execu-
tive committee hope to have the engraving COM
psesed go as to place the bonds as early as Feb
L Already there have been number of appli-
catiDns for the loan entire. The impression pre-
walls that the Adams Express Company will be
the successful bidder, should they decide to
cept per cent. per annum interest 1t is said
other parties are ready to float the bonds at that
rafG
There is good authority for stating that clos
ar traffic agreement is to be established between
the c., l., st. l.. & G. and the chesapeake &
Ohio roads. Speaking of the matter, the Chica-
go Times of Sunday last. says &c. p. Hunting
ton is figuring on tapping the granaries of the
Northwest, and divertng portion Of the
product over the chesapeake & Ohio to New
port News. His plan was alluded to some time
ago. ana comprenenoS close alllance with the
Rig -Four, which would give him line to this
sKy The only gap in the system is the crossing
Of the Ohio river at Cincinnati, where new
bridge would be necessary. Newport News is
seventy five miles nearer Minneapolis by the
route indicated than New York. If Mr.. Hunting
tao should accomplish his object. a new factor
val De introduced into trunk line affairs"
To-day Major Robert Emmett one of the best
kaown passenger men in this section, retires
from railroad service to engage in commercial
pursuits in Kansas. Major Emmett has been in
railroad service nearly twenty five years, having
away back in the sixties been made superintend-
ans Of the first line of Woodruff sleeping coaches
ran between New York and Chicago. In 1866
he showed much ability in the handling of pas
Sengers and securing business and was employed
bv what was known as the Allentown line, via
Ifftsburg, between Philadelphia and Chicago as