The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-04
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The inerease,in business on the l., ID. q 3.
road has necessitated their employing additional
drain crews.
The T. H. & I. road in November brought into
Indianapolis 12O7 carloads of block coal and l.,
908 carloads of live stock.
John b. Carson, general manager, Superin-
Lendent Woodland, and C. R. Cummings, one of
tho directors of the L., N. A. & G. road, are in
the city.
The Pennsylvania Company, on securing con-
frpl of the Washington 81 Waynesburg road
superseded Miss Laura Davidson, who is said to
be the only female railway official in the United
States
There is a heavy decrease in west-bound
through tonnage this week. On some lines
there is a falling off of Sc to 80 per cent, it is
stated, as compared with the first week in No
yember.
Secretary n G. Iglehart announces that, ow-
ing to the inability of several lines to be present.
1hs meeting of the joint Western classlhcailon
committee has been postponed until Wednesday,
Jan. 13.
last month there were 81 ,491 cars handled in
~4fhe yards of the Pennsylvania Company at this
point, IL 399 of which were loaded cars. There
ws1e handled in the freight houses 1859 car
loads of freight.
Y. I. Malott. president of the Chicago &
OHIO River pool yesterday called meeting or
The members of the pool for Dec. 9, to be held
n the pool Office, Chicago The continuation of
ahs pool will be considered.
Games McCrea president of the Union Railway
Company, has called meeting of the presidents
and general managers of the roads composing
&bs Union Railway Company for Tuesday next
n full attendance is promised.
C. ]. Grammar general freight agent of the
r. I. H., returned from the Buffalo line
meeting last night. He states that it was voted
by the roads operating with the New York Cen
frAi to discontinue the monthly line meetings.
Railway supplies are steadily advancing in
pYSee Manufacturers a few months ago were
glad to deliver spikes at $3.50; now they ask
81 % at the mill. and iron rails which were sixty
days ago selling at $17 now sell at $40 per ton.
Owing to the inability of several lines to be
present, the meeting of the joint Western CLASH
heation committee, which was called for
Wednesday, has been postponed until 10 o'clock
a. n. Wednesday. JAM 13, 1886, to be held at
Chicago.
Mr. Gould. in an interview with reporter of
Kiernans News Agency, said that his South
western roads are doing better than last year,
&nt that the consolidation of the Missouri Kans-
as Il Texas and Missouri Pacific was not likely
1oF some years
Superintendent Whitcomb's report of the
trnfic over the Union railway in the twenty-four
hours ending Tuesday, IL o'clock midnight,
shows that there were 2, 024 coaches handled in
the Union Depot or in other words, SOC coaches
were handled four times.
While it may seem singular the roads in the
Chicago and Ohio River pool which have not the
past year earned their present allotted per
cents. are clamoring the loudest for an increase
of per cent, should the pool continue to exist
another year and in all probability it will
Several of the roads are much troubled to Sc
cure cars to handle their local business The
necessity that consgnees unload cars promptly
is quite apparent. The roads often suffer in their
business when there is neglect in this matter. A
Hox,car Is worth $40 per day to any Indianapolis
road at the present time.
The Philadelphia Times says: "The first floor
OF the general Offices of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company presented the appearance of
woman s-rights convention Tuesday. The halls
were crowded with settees, filled with ladies,
anXlonsly awaiting their turn to draw their divi-
taend from the treasurer"
the Fireman's Magazine, official organ of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fremen for Deem
her vs. received, and is superior number in
every respect. No magazine in the country i'm
proves with age in more marked manner than
docs this. The reading matter is interesting, in
s,iuctive, and of high moral tone.
The meeting of the passenger department of
The Chicago and Ohio River pool, to consider
charges against certain lines. called for Wednes
day, was fizzle, owing TO the absence of repre-
sentatives of the Indianapolis, Bloomington &
Western, Cincinnati Hamilton q Dayton and
Big Four roads. The meeting will be held next
Wednesday.
The Vandalia. in connection with the Illinois
Central, is doing quite a New Orleans business,
NOS only in freights, but in passenger business,
as well. The Vandalia noon and Ii P. NJ. trains
out of Indianapolis connect closely at Effing-
ham, H.. with the fast trains of the Illinois
Central road for New Orleans, and excellent
tl.ne is made.
meeting of the managers of lines interested
In the Chicago, ST. Louis and Missouri River
Passenger Association has been called for Dec
g, to decide as to whether the association should
bs continued. There is no doubt but this will
be DONE as the association has been useful and
by its operation and disciplinary measures pre-
vented much demorization and loss Of revenue.
T. A. Ford. general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pttsburg, announces
that hereafter the sleeper between Indianapolis
and Pittsburg via Richmond Dayton and Xenia
on train No. 8, will be taken East from Xenia,
on train No. z, when on time. but when over
fifteen minutes late No. will be held at Xenia
for the sleeper from indianapolis When this
oceans, passengers the Indianapolis sleeper
wall not make connection at Pittsburg with the
limited express
President Garrett, of the Baltimore & Ohio is
reported to be talking ugly. He is quoted as
saying that should the PENNSYLVANIA people con.
tipue the opposition in the New Jersey Legisla-
sure to the completion of the Baltimore e Ohio
extension to New York Mr. Garrett will use his
power to prevent any satisfactory settlement of
tcDnk line matters until this opposition is with
osSHbi anu VIII wage q war In rates That Will go
far to wipe out even the reduced dividends of
certain roads FOR the past year.
a friend of the Baltimore & Ohio road re-
marked yesterday that of course the Baltimore
Is Ohio will have thousand and one troubles
TO embarrass it in getting into New York. but it
3 bound to go there now or belittle itself in the
5sDily of great railways far below its stature be-
fore it started north from Baltimore. Just how
IL will go there and how it will obtain terminal
facilities, may now be open to wide conjecture;
bat # Its treasury. and credit and pluck hold
ont, as they doubtless will, it will enter New
York sooner or later independent line.
THE dollar rate emigrant business" said
General Passenger Agent Ford, of the Pennsyl
Vanla Company, to Pittsburg reporter lis
practically over We began last January to
haul Immigrants at 81 head from New York to
Chicago and ST Louis In the eleven months
ending NOV. 80 there passed through the Union
Depot at Pittsburg 70 527 of this peculiar class of