The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


- Personal and Local.
October earnings of the railroads thus far re-
ported are about equally mixed as toinerease or
decrease compared with the corresponding month
of last year.
George W. Ristine, general manager of the
Atlantic & Pacific road. will this week remove
his headquarters from Albuquerque, n NJ, to
Chicago, Ill
The pay-rolls show that the Vandala company
employ in and about their shops at Terre Haute
400 men, at the other shops, which are of less
magnitude, some 200 men.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and
The Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Company have introduced examinations for
color blindness among their employees, observ-
ing the methods of the Pennsylvania and Bee
line in their tests.
The five Western roads last week brought In
4,0l9 cars, as follows Vandalia. POI; l. d St
l., !. 10, c., l., St L. IL O., 9O8; l.. b. q W.,
SIT; l., D. & g.. TIA. The same roads in the
week ending Oct 81 brought in 1878 loaded
cars, increase last week DC cars.
The several passenger agents at this point who
are fattening the commissions they receive
from foreign roads much elated that the at
tempt to abolish ticket commissions in Texas has
proven to be failure, and the Texas roads are
about to abandon the attempted reform.
A quietus has been put on all talk of advanc-
ing east bound rates by the late closing of
navigation. It is believed, however that as
soon as navigation does close. which will doubt
less occur between now and Nov. %, rates will
be advanced to the basis of 30 cents per 100
pounds, Chicago to New York
A. J. Harlow New England passenger agent
of the Michigan Central road, has resigned and
the Office will be discontinued, the Boston &
buSineSS
Harlow has been in the service of this company
at Boston about twenty-seven years. The length
of his service is the best compliment that could
be paid him.
Ex-congressman W. D. Washbarn has been
travelling in Europe for some time and has re-
turned very much disguised with some Of the
old country institutions. In the course of an
interview he said that the third class cars so
bad in Europe that hod-carrier in this country
would not travel in them. They are mere boxes
put together little better than cattle-cars.
When looked at in proper light the Penn
syiyanias per cent dividend is not calculated
TO scare anybody. nor is it particularly dscour-
aging. Dividends are paid on the past. Stocks
are bought on the future. The Pennsylvania
will do big business this winter, and that
means 3per-cent dividend next spring. and
possibly per cent, says one of the officials
John Brough, when president of the Bee
line, put on the first express train run west of
the Alleghenies, in connection with the Dayton
90 Union rOdu Inc cOdcneS were run through
between indianapolis and Dayton The run
ming time between Indianapolis and Union
- eighty four miles-waS three hours-about the
time majority of the Bee-line passenger trains
now make between these points
The Bee line last week forwarded east from
this point l. 1913 loaded cars, against 075 in the
week ending Oct 81, and 1,078 the correspond
ing week, 1884 The c., st. l.. & P. 1922, against
T86 in the week preceding. and ITO corresponding
week, 1884. The l., B. & W., 438, against 339 in
the preceding week, and 301 corresponding week
1884 The c.. FL. & l., 252, against 246 the pre-
ceding week. and 343 the corresponding week.
1884
The latest railroad invention is the arrange
ment OF telescoping frame of tubes running
from buffer to buffer On cars. If collision takes
place these tubes gradually increase their resist
ance to the end of the uran the force of the blow
is soon expended, and there no splintered
cars and no off the track. Experimental.y,
O train with this equipment attached was started
down steep grade, and struck the stop-block
without a particle of injury, the train coming
gradually to stop.
The presidents and directors having got through
with their annual trips, the subordinate officials
will now begin their inspections with cars fitted
mp for business. Instead of travelling in Pull
man cars they travel box cars with open
fronts, run ahead instead of at the rear of the
engine. To-day John F. Miller, general super
intendent, ana the several division superintend-
ents and roadmasters commence their inspection
trip of track On the result of this inspection
the awards to the division roadmasters having
the best track and, Also to the foremen whose
section is best will be made On Thursday the
e., I'll. d d. officials start their track inspec-
ton, travelling on car fitted up similar to that
Df the Pennsylvania lines