The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

meeting of fast freight agents of American
and Canadian lines will be held at the Windsor
House. Montreal. day.
The Vandalia has established freight and
ticket Office at LaPaz, at the b. g. o. crossing on
tie 7. II. & L. division.
Philip d. Armour. in an interview, denies
that he is to take the presidency of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad.
Twenty to thirty carloads of watermeiors are
new arriving daily from the South. The higher
prices justify shippers in paying the present
rAtsa
Sunday next the c., l., St. L. & G. will run
train from the union depot to the Acton camp
meeting grounds every forty FIVE minutes, com
mencing at o'clock A. NJ.
Machinery and tools are gradually being placed
IN the new c., St l.. 81 p. shops at Columbus,
o., and men are being sent there as fast as the
facilities for work are increased
L II. Talcott the engineer who had charge OF
Ehs building of the Chesapeake d ONO ROAD, has
been appointed SUPERINTENDENT of the Baltimore
g. Ohio bridge and line work at Philadelphia
Investigation shows that the grain recently
purchased in this market by Hancock q Co, was
for interior points hence they were enabled TO
Day better price than they would were the
property to go to the seaboard.
Nh TAYLOR, who resigned his position in the
TRANSFORMATION Office of the c., St L. 81 p. road
nboat year ago. is now chief clerk in the Office
Of A.r j. O. Brnkerhoff. superintendent of the
Kansas division of the Union Pacific at Kansas
CIty-
DE Israel Hogeland's late invention in lifting
jacks, Messrs. Smith and Geisel, both foremen
in TIE repair and wrecking-car department at
Brlgatwood (Bee-linel, say: After using them
a year we find them the best in every respect
we have ever used
Why the Indianapolis & Evansville road is
called the straght-iine is a mystery, as there
IRE sharper curves and more of them between
Petersburg and the crossing of the Ohio q
Mississippi road than can be found on the same
nnlisase in any section Of the country east of
6hs Rocky mountains.
Commissioner Doherty has been notified that
Ciaeinnati roads have restored East bound rates
ore wool and all other classes of freight and the
committee of eighteen have taken up the
4ro8bes of the St Louis roads, and an early
settlement is probable.
a live agent who attempted to cut rates over
the Wabash road out of Indianapolis, was yes
terSiay handsomely checkmated by Mr.. Fellows
tina vide awake agent of the Wabash at this
point, who believes in abiding by an agreement
when one is entered into
The Pennsylvania Company is doing large
amount of masonry work this summer. For the
last Ten years they have been letting out all
chs class of work by contract. This seems to
have been short sighted policy, and they are
E0w suffering from the poor work done in sew
eral Instances. This summer, therefore, they
have again commenced to do the work them
Belyes.
One would think So per ton for hauling coal
from Buffalo to Peoria or St Louis was
cee2ingv low rate, the distance over the
shortest line to st. Louis is 731 miles and the
published rate for that distance ten cents per
100 pounds. Yet one line has in the last week
cut this rate to 81. IS per ton from Buffalo to St
Louis, and indications are that other roads will
meet such rate.
m o
- excursion train from Nation and points this
side to Indianapolis, the train reaching Indian
apolis at 10 A. NJ. and returning at $50 P. NJ. AT
the same time excursion tickets will be placed
on sale at Paris Terre Haute and Greencastle,
30 Dayton, Ohio Soldiers Home(, good going on
the same train and returning any regular
train untl August 8, inclusive. Fare for the
round trip from stations named, only SD.
Superintendent Evan, in company with
Charley Allen is now making a trip over the
indianapolis division of the Decline, making
him acquainted with the employees of the road
and the duties of the position of train master.
The announcement that A O'Hara was to re-
sign rs tram master, in yesterdays journal, was
genuine surprise. OHara has grown up on
the road, as had Mr. Starbuck, and the boys are
unanimous in their expression of regret that
they leave the road
Railroads depend largely for their support on
freight traffic, hence the Importance of main
Saining paying rates. 1t will take many long
years before the passenger traffic of American
railroads will begin to form a really cardinal
item in the earnings of railroads, especially in
che West where the competition between the
lines Is SO lively, and where the companies will
be compelled, even if they don't cut rates. to
Improve the passengers accommodations so
EDuch and so steadily as to spend all the profits
from that branch of the traffic.
The practice of cutting rates by selling parties
tickets at the rates given theatrical parties Is
becoming entirely TOO common with two or three
India lie &c of dow l,in1,
one road does not sell tickets to persons as be-
longing to theatrical troupes who would think it
an objectionable sin were they to enter theater.
Persons accepting tickets at reduced rates under
such circumstances know that it is deception
and much more sinful than to spend the evenings
of entire winter at theaters. Their motto
Seems 70 be anything to beat railroad out Of
tbs fare the service given entities it to.
General Manager Marble, of the Cincinnati
Van Vert u Michigan road, under date of July
q, issued the following notice: "W. S. Mat
thlhs having rendered his resignation as general
having been accepted, Mr.. II. r. Johnston, late
assistant general freight and passenger agent,
has been appointed general freight agent of
this company with Office at Van Vert o.
Frank Il. Jeffries is appointed assistant general
freight and passenger agent of this company,
with Office at Van Vert, o., appointment to take
efTees Aug. / proxmo." Mr. Johnston's friends
in Indianapolis Will be glad to learn of his pro
EnGliOn.
Seeking Cool Pleasure Resorts
Prom far and near since the hot spell set in
Arpeyis are lockinp to the sea shore or northern