The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.

Personal aud Local.
4. A. Lewis, general manager of the Erie
fastfreight lines. has gone to Chicago to meet
general freight agent Villas. of the Erie system
The Wabash management will endeavor here
after to do the passenger business between
Toledo and Danville with eight instead of nine
crews
Within the last thirty days the Wabash has
put In service twerty additional freight crews
and every available engine and freight car is in
service.
As is usually the case when rates are main
tanned. the Pennsylvania lines have been taking
the hons share of freights Eastfrom Chicago the
Last thirty days
is reported that Mr.. Payson Tucker. gen.
eral manager of the Eastern before the consoli-
dssicn, is to become general traffic manager of
the Boston & Maine system.
Passenger Conductor Henry Gage. of the
Wabash road, has been detailed for special duty.
sum asrunpiDg pay trains specials, extra passen-
gsrs, etc., with headquarters at Peru.
Paymaster Snee of the Pennsylvania line, is
aROand with his usual prornptness, regardless OF
The severe weather. He pays TO day on the l. 81
" division; to morrow on the a.. NJ 81 l.
The COrbin people expect to be bidders for
TIE Toledo, CINCINNATI o. Louis ag the coming
foreclosure sale. whenever it may be. and it is
inssmated that they will bid high rather than not
secnre control of the property
Superintendent Watts, of the Chicago division
of the c., St L. q p, yesterday afternoon tele-
graphed Superintendent Miller. of the first and
third divisions, that the Chicago division was
cleared of snow, and that he could begin to for
ward freights.
q. E. Perkins, president of the c., B. & O.,
who, in his special car. came over the G.. ii.
q. / road on Tuesday last. sent General Man
agsr Waite a very complimentary telegram ex-
pressing his surprise at the excellent condition
Of ahe track and the good time made.
The Evansville & Terre Haute management
has secured contract to forward large lot of
cotton which comes from points on the Tennes-
see river. to the seaboard via Evansville. From
Evansville it will be carried in White line cars,
and it is said, will require some 800 cars to
carry it
r. J. Flynn, known in Western railroad circles
as fine Bishop and who, for some years past,
acted as general agent of the Atchison, Topeka
IL Santa Fe at Utah, comes to Cincinnati to rep
resent the Santa Fe road W. b. Hamblin, who
represents the road at Denver, Col. adds Utah
10 bis territory.
On his recent trip G. E. Perkins president
of the c., b. 81 O., rode over twenty one differ
emf roads. His car being hauled on the rear end
Of zach train, the tail brakeman, as he is known,
rode on It, and on each road. when leaving it. he
handed the brakeman SIS bill, and thanked
them for their care iii handling his ear
Superintendent HILL of the Vandalia system,
is doing his best to get the It. FL. 81 L. division
open for business. and expected to get trains
EunRing regularly through to South Bend by this
Ensrning On Tuesday and Wednesday several
lncsdrBd men and five engines were engaged in
CLEARING the track. and had the snow not con-
hEsaed to drift. the track would have been
cleared forty eight hours sooner.
superintendent of Indiana railroads have got
"a piaAn aio arod Ma
they are anxious about the prospective breakup.
us after such severe weather as that experienced
1oR several days past, and the coming of mder
temperature, rails much more likely to break
than during the prevalence of arctic weather.
ana superintendent are ordering track walkers
to be more critical in their inspection as the dan
ser increases.
A fast run was made Monday on the p c., &
S1 H.. between Pittshure and Dennison, Ohio.
Through blunder at Columbus o., the car con-
tanning the scenesy of the .Silyer King COM
bsnation was allowed togo too far east. and when
eEeThauied by telegraph it was returned by a
sp@eih engine to Dennson distance of ninety
eight Mile6. in two hours ana ten minutes. the
. al1eE lime ever made between the points
Engincer Barney Bannon made the run.
r g. Miner, for many years resident of La
feyette, has been appointed superintendent of
Ehc Louisville. Evansville & ST. Lonis Airline.
with headquarters at Louisville. He assumes
his new duties on the i4th. Mr. Miner has been
engaged for twenty one years working his way
from the bottom round of the ladder or the Wa
bash system. During the past two years he has
been general superintendent of that portion of
the Wabash system west of the Mississippi
rIwer, embracing 1900 miles of road and is in
every respect competent to perform. the duties
of his new position. and Receiver Evans has GER
tainly shown excellent Judgment in appointing
him superintendent.
There is semi-official rumor that E. B.
Thomas, general manager of the Decline sys-
TEN, is to resign. and that Robert Blee, division
superintendent is to be his successor. We were
unable to confirm the rumor last night and
while we have the highest respect for Mr.. Blee:s
railroad ability. should regret to learn that the
rumor is true. Mr. Thomas has. for several
wears past, been working hard to bring the road
up TO its present excellence ard il seems that he
SHOULD now remain and reap the benefits. if he
can do so without undermining his health, which
is said to be improving with his sojourn in Cali
fornia. If there is to be a change, however,
Blee is the right man.
Bears on the L., N. A. e G.. are becoming
more numerous, so bad luck doas fhe read seem
TO be in. 1t should be borne in.mind. however
that there was time when the L., N A. q c.
main line was good property and its stock
cosidered good investment. and with good
management the affairs of the road may again
reach that position. The local traffic of the
road is heavy, and under favorable circnm-
stances the revenue derived therefrom will not
only pay operating expenses bat 90 we'll on
toward paying fixed charges. The company,
however is still top-heavy-hns toe many high
salaried officers for the mileage operated. One
thing is quite evident passenger and freight
trains are run too rapidly for so crooked road,
and one with so many heavy grades
The Future of the Erie Problem.
AS it is nothing new in railroad history for the
interests of roads to be sacrificed to the revengcs
Of men, what may happen to the Erie becomes a
question of interest The important roads in the
Erie Rvstem are ( ID the main limo from Ioncn,-