The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-23
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local.
NJ T. ingalls,, president Of the c.. L, St l.. &
IT, road, has returned from the East.
= vies-president Waite, of the c. H. & d. lines,
yesterday closed contract for $50 new box
cars
AkSany. ~ Y, is to have new union depot.
Dns Ia needed there nearly as badly as in In
aiaaepOlis
6n few days. be in the market for 1000 or I, 500
Ezew box-cars.
J. I'll Steiner who represents the Erie lines at
memphis, Tenn, will arrive home this evening
10 spend the holidays
The l., B. g. W., from Dec. "a to Jan. l, will
sell round-trip tickets at reduced rates on all
divisions of their system.
a T. Wikoff has issued an official notice stat
sing that he has assumed the duties of receiver
sDf the Cleveland 81 Marietta Railroad Company.
The question of the proposed advance in live
stock rates has been left to the decision of Com
missioner Fink. the Grand Trunk having agreed
no abide thereby.
The travelling freight agents whose headquar-
.4ers are Buffalo N. Y, have formed an associa-
stion, which is intended to be the nucleus of
ttionai organization.
The last few days passenger men report Flori-
da travel to have set in briskly. Thus far South
ern travel has hardly reached expectations, so
mild has been the weather.
Jay Gouds railroad interests are to be man
aged by committee consisting of Russell Sage,
"A L. Hopkins. r. M. Hoxie and George J.
Gould during his contemplated yachting trip.
Commissioner Fink has issued circular
bodying the reconsideration of the old cotton
rates. and the substitution of new tariff.
The business affects Southern territory prin-
eipally.
II il reported that Conductor Eastman. of the
New York Central Sleeping-car Company. who
ia running the New York and Chicago
limited, is to take charge of the Wagner car
service
The Wabash will make use of its refrigerator
cars in the shipment of wine from California to
the East during the winter. 1t has been found
thst wine shipments frequently suffer by freez-
ing while en- route. By the use of these cars this
disadvantage is entirely overcome.
J. A. Mcknight, the fireman who was injured
in the recent accident on the c.. H. 81 l. road
has so far recovered from his injuries that to-
morrow evening he will be married to Miss Belle
Snyder, daughter Of l.. P. Snyder, formerly the
foreman of bridges on the c., H. G. /. road.
1t is rumored that George W. Ristine, formerly
commissioner of the Transcontinental Assoc
cintion, and at present traffic manager of the At
tantic IL Pacific and manager of the Santa Fe
IL Pacific freight line, will be appointed Jan. /,
general Western manager of all the Erie fast
freight lines vice z. A. Lewis, who asks to be re-
iieyei of the duties of the position
II seems settled that the popular Mann
bDudoir sleeping will be thrown off the Wa
bash system. The New York Central will not
maintain its line to New York with the Wabash,
unless the Wagner used. to the exclusion
Of all other cars This means. of course, that
Mann cars, between Toledo and st. Louis,
Chicago and ST. Louis, and Detroit and Chicago,
must come off.
The consolidation of the several fast-freight
lines operating the Erie road includes the Erie
&c North Shore. the Traders Dispatch and the
Commercial Express, well the Erie e
Pacific Dispatch, the Great Western Dispatch
ara South Shore lines. President King, of the
Ere is quoted as saying one fast-freight line
make trouble enough without having half
dozen to look after.
General passenger agents of the indianapolis
roads are preparing to put into general use the
continuous passenger-train tickets, which are of
class which cannot we'll be scalped. To illus
Kansas City over the Pennsylvania line
on train No. Z. This ticket is good
only on the connecting trains at Philadel-
phia Pittsburg, Indianapolis and St Louis, and
the limit of the ticket covers only the time
Quired for train No. to make the trip.
Local passen ger agents who have been making
fat commissions of of the trunknes consid-
srably disturbed over the agreement entered
into by the trunk lines to abolish paying COM
missions, and are predicting that the roads out
of the trunk-ine passenger agreement, such
ihe G., III. e D.. the c., w 81 B., and Cheas
apeake e. Ohio will now come to the front and
bring about q decentralization of rates which will
force the trunk lines into abandoning their posi-
zion. They cite back to former attempts in this
direction which have invariably, they say
failed.
James M. Boon, for some time master mechan-
lie al Frankfort N. Y, for the West Shore will
act as superintendent of motive power until
further arran gements. Mr. Booth is of the
best known master mechanics, and has had a
wide experience. He formerly with the
Fort Wayne road, and more recently with the
Chicago e. Northwestern When Mr.. Wells va
Gated his position superintendent of motive
,power of the Louisvill 81 Nashville, to take the
post of general manager of that road. Mr. Boon
was spoken of as being about to fill the vacancy,
but did not do so.
The passenger rate took unexpected turn
yesterday. very fortunately for the roads, and
tho general passenger agents have agreed to
maintain rates until George Daniels the new
commissioner of the central passenger commit
tee takes hold and straiehtens out matters, which
viii be on Jan. l. A sharp word from the Penn
sylyania people to the effect that the opening of
general rate would result in the trunk lines
throwing off sale the tickets of the offending
roads had an excellent effect 1t is believed that
when Mr. Daniels takes his position there will
be few. if any, petty squabbles. and the road
which cuts rate or works through scalpers will
ind 1T expensive business
Cornelius and w. X. Vanderbilt.
Great interest centers in Cornelius Wander
bilk the Oldest son, who is the natural successor
OIL father in the control of the Vanderbilt prop
critics lie Is the one who will dictate the poll
ey OF the Vanderbilt interests. The Union of
Brooklyn. N. Y, says He is thoroughly good
wnan He is sincera ChriStiap opd taiyaa a