The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-07
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


is improbable.
Leslie Farmer general New England passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania lines, is in the
city. stopping with his father-in-law, David
Boyd. His family accompany him.
General Stock Agent Stewart, of the Decline,
SAYS every load of stock they deliver to the
Lackawanna road at Buffalo is weighed, and no
rate cutting is DONE either directly or indirectly
Rumor has it that F. Broughton. general man.
Ager of the Chicago g. Atlantic road. will retire
on Dec. l. and that r. G. Villas, late traffic man
ager of the Erie road is to be Broughton's sue
cessor.
The l.. b. & w. people have withdrawn from
the Middle and Western States lumber pool,
assigning as reason that in the pool they could
not sue cessfully compete In rates with roads
which were outside the pool
Said railroad manager yesterday, the time
has passed when it pays road to build its loco
motives or even freight cars in their old shops,
so low are carworks building them. Why, in
fact, said he. il is cheaper to buy new car now
than 10 repair a partially worn-out car
With the change in running time which takes
effect Nov. Is en- the Bee-line passengers on the
limited express coming west will take breakfast at
Dayton instead of Union, and, going east on the
LIMITED. take supper at Union instead Of Dayton,
"A change which the travelling public will appre-
cisse.
Paymaster Shepperd, of the Wabash, was in
the city yesterday payingfor September service.
Within the last five months he has gained
twenty days of time which they were in arrears
to employees, and promises if he has good luck,
TO begin in 1886 paying as promptly as do any
roads of the country.
general manager of one of the Indianapolis
lines declines to have the earnings of the road
published when an increase is shown, assigning
q reason that it makes employees uneasy, and
letters pour in on him, asking an increase in pay.
He says he does not object to giving out the
earnings when they show decrease
One of the directors of the Bee-line who for
twenty years past has accompanied the respect
i've arrangements Of the Bee line on their annual
inspection trip, says that the property in en-
tirety is in better condition than it has been at
any time during the period named He further
indeed that he looked for good results the COM
Eng year, so much in harmony were the officials
of she several departments.
The suit pending between the Union Railway
Company and the c.. H. 81 D. people has mar
rowed down to the value of service, Judge Ayers
having thrown out the allegation of the Union
Railway Company 10 the effect that the c., II.
% d. were trespassers, the Judge ruling that the
fact that the Union Railway Company had
Brought suit for rental showed that they use
their tracks and depot facilities lawfully.
When sifted down, all there is in the new
traffic agreement between the c., w. & M. and
Bee-line is that the former pay the Decline for
handling their business between Indianapolis
and Anderson pro rata, instead of an arbitrary
rate The c., w. 81 NJ is better off by such
change, while the Decline now makes sure of
the road as direct connection for years to come.
and will realize a fair revenue for hauling such
business.
The Wabash people tell Mr. Lynn, their new
agent, that they expect him to secure for the
l1.- I
bound business out of Indianapolis. The Wabash
Is now allotted 81 per cent. in the east-bound
pool Under the first pool when the road was
under the Malott management the l., p. & c.,
now sbe Wabash, was awarded Is per cent. in
the pool, and earned it. The l., B. 81 w. was
nos then in the field for business.
A freight official well posted in rate matters
says that live stock rates will never be adj
vaBced and maintained until the question is set
sled what shall constitute a carload of live
stock. Cars must be built of equal dimensions
and of capacity to carry the same number of
cattle or other stock, rates be based on
actual weight of stock carried. Until this
has been accomplished said official thinks it will
be impossible TO secure even fair paying rates
for carrying this class of business
A meeting of the holders of securities of the
louisville, Evansville d st. Louis railroad was
held in Boston, on Thursday, to consider the
matter OF a foreclosure of the mortgage on the
road and reorganization of the company. After
prolonged discussion it was voted THAT a COM
mittee of three persons, none of whom shall be
a director, be appointed by the chairman, to con-
fer with the proposed trustees and the late di-
rectOrs to investigate the whole matter and re-
port their conclusions at meeting to be called
by the committee within ten days. if possible"
President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, states that the last dividend of
that corporation; amounting to per cent cash,
may be taken as evidence of what will always be
done and that is that no more will be paid than
has been earned. and that the conservative pol
icy OF the company to reserve a fair amount of
earnings for betterments will be maintained. 1t
was deemed wise TO reserve all over and above
per cent for bringing the property up to the
standard that it occupied before these economies
went into effect Next year it is stated that the
property will be in frst-class condition to accom-
modate al the business that is offered it.
J. H. Steiner, late Western superintendent of
the White line. has received a letter from Gen
eral Manager Sherman. of the consolidated lines,
in which he expresses regrets that under the new
deal It was necessary to abolish the office, and
he compliments Mr. Steiner in high terms as to
the work he has done in the several years he has
been connected with the White line and should
Mr.. Steiner continue in the railroad service he
will gladly aid him in any way which it is in his
power to do The friends of Mr.. Steiner, who
felt he had not been treated handsomely in the
matter, will be glad to learn that his ability is
recognized by those who are now, SO to speak,
1'on top"
The season of inspection trips will close with
to-day. All roads centering at Indianapolis
nave been ridden over by the respective manage
ments within the last thirty days and the prop
critics are reported to be in better condition,
physically than at any time in the history of
the roads. STILL all contemplate further i'm
provements whenever their earnings will Justify
their so doing. All seems to depend upon the
maintenance of rates. That there is better
time ahead for railroads is conceded by all, pro-
viding fair revenue is derived from the busi-
ness carried. 1t is suggested that, in years to
The middle of October, so much more likely is
the weather to be favorable
The Indiana Midland people had, Nov /, ex-
pended $780, 900 on the property since Sept. l. On
The old portion of the road between Anderson
and Noblesville, thev have practically rebuilt
the road putting in 35, 900 cross ties and grading
n large per cent of the distance. The rails are as