The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-21
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Is rs believed that the passenger-rate war east
from st. Louis will come to an end to-day, as on
and sitter Dec. 81 the penal rule adopted by the
central passenger committee takes effect.
Nelson Robinson, a son-in-law of Mr.. Seney,
saSel for Europe, on Wednesday, to arrange
~rish the foreign holders of Eastern Tennessee
* Virginia some plan that would be acceptable
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Last week the Wabash availed itself of a large
option for steel rails, at $33 per ton, at a West
eTn mill, which was about expiring, and a
sale to the indianapolis, Peru e Chicago rail
road was made of {, $500 tons at s34 cash on cars
at The mills.
Al the roads, with the exception of the l., d.
& y, have expressed a readiness to become
members of the proposed weighing association,
and shey will doubtless do so when the PROPOSE
4i0n is properly laid before them 10 come into
1he arrangement.
Tsee-president Edwin Evans, of the Fort
Wayne. Peoria 81 Galesburg railroad. states that
1be read has been surveyed and located, running
IN 80 airline from Fort Wayne to Peoria, a dis
7aBce of 23j miles, and it is stated that work
wla begin upon it early next year.
The Decline people have ordered six new
heavy freight engines, and they badly need some
new switching engines at indianapolis. One old
wkeezy engine the company has owned for
7hTrty-two years almost daily stalls on the Union
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The officers of the Mexican National railway.
wbe are now at Monterey on a tour of inspection,
hare arranged for the erection of a permanent
xroa bridge over the Rio Grande at Laredo, to be
eoamenced next month. and promise to go rap
idly forward to the capital with the track.
There is a belief that the trunk-line combina-
aioR now being cemented plates harmoni-
Gus relations in all departments of trunk-line
business, including coal traffic. Pennsylvania
Dfseials certainly talk more favorably of coop
Grating with the other coal carrying companies.
The earnings of the c., l., St l.. & C. for the
second week in December were $43. 97968. The
EreSght department earned $29, 83S. 28; passenger
department, $l1. l65. 40: miscellaneous, So. 976.
This earnings of the Big Four the first two weeks
In December were $S9, $50 60. against 500, 466 for
the corresponding fifteen days in 1884. The In
The ST Louis East-bound Passenger Com
1nit.ee not only advanced rates at their
meeting on Saturday, but they placed
ST Louis under the penal code of
abe Central Passenger Committee, which
foes ticket sellers $50 for every violation of the
fhe agreement. Rates will be tariff to Louis
willis.
The Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road
esrned in the second week of December, $l2. Sos. 95;
of this amount the freight department earned So
842 "a; passenger department, $l.364 90; miscel-
lansons sources, 81. 36L 76. The first fifteen days
of December show an increase OF ST., 152.37, as
compared with earnings for the corresponding
pszso3 of 1884.
II is quite probable that the indianapolis car
works will be awarded q contract this week
whleh, with orders already on hand, will keep
9he works busy for six months to come. Many
OF the most extensive car works in the West are
also hlling up with large orders, especially for
freight cars, and in a more limited extent for pas
Benger equipment
The five Western lines, last week, brought
into this station d, 206 loaded cars. as follows:
l.. d. 81 S.. $50; the L., B. & W.. 633; the c.. l..
St L. & c.. 944; the |. e. st. L., 992; the Van
dalia. 1857. The same roads. in the week end
ing Dec. IL, brought in B. 934 loaded cars. The
corresponding week, 1884, these five roads
brough in but 9. 961.
indianapolis passenger agents have been mott
fed by the Grand Trunk railway officials that
4he health officers have been Withdrawn from
fhe tralns at the Niagara frontier. Inasmuch as
Ghe health department is always exceedingly
vigiiant in matters protecting the general public
this il the strongest possible evidence of the dis
continuance of smallpox in Canada.
Edward Learned. of Pittsfeld, Mass, was the
first American to whom Mexico gave a charter
for q railroad of the usual character over the
Tehuantepec route. Mr.. Learned expended
over S., 000, 900 in construction, and had il all
forfeited to the Mexican government. as he
claims, by a harsh, technical and unfair demand.
One portion of the road Was not completed with
an contract time, but the charter allowed vari-
Gus extensions, and Mr.. Learned claims that the
Mexican government seized 100000 deposit
money, when it was owing him $75, 900 upon
portions completed.
The Decline last week forwarded from this
point !. O62 loaded cars. against l .057 in the week
ending Dec. IL. and against 757 the correspond
ing week. 1884. The c.. st. l.. & P, last week,
forzarded 768 loaded cars, against 808 in the
week ending Dec. II, and against 529 the CORE
spending week, 1884. The l., B. e. W. forward
ed last week 738 loaded cars, against 500 in the
preceding week, and against 274 the correspond
ing week. 1884 The c., H.. & 1. forwarded last
week 80 loaded cars. against 286 in the proceed
ing week, and against 284 the corresponding
week, 1884. 1t will DE seen that each of the
roads show a handsome increase in business last
week over the corresponding week of last year.
Railway homogeneous west of the Missouri
aiysT are being greatly abused that they do not
drop their rates to compare more favorably with
these of roads east of the river. In comparing
cost of transportation east and west of the Mis-
souri, river. it would seem but reasonable that
this great disparity in the resources and popula-
tina of the two sections should be considered.
1t needs no argument to demonstrate that roads
situated like the New York Central and the
lake Shore 81 Michigan Southern, which carry
the products of the t~ransmissouri country to
ueesater, In addition to the enormous traffic of
she intervening States and the valuable local
business of the States through which they run,
can work much cheaper per passenger and per
sOD per mile than can lines west OF the Missouri
river, running through a sparsely settled coun-
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for hundreds of miles without supplying a single
passenger or car of freight.
General Passenger Agent Baldwin. of the T.,
N a az C., says they will make no change in
rnnning time on the Airline division, neither
VIII they put on their new Pullman cars until the
questions at issue between the L., n. A. & G.
and l., Z. a. e. are settled. 1t looks now as if
an ugly time was ahead for the L., n. A. e. c.,
and that they will be obliged to make q connec-
tinn with some other road TO get on to the Union
tracks. While possibly it could not have been
avoided. the L., n. A. & c. have
placed themselves at the mercy of the
Wabash, p. 81 c. management-in allowing
thrsr rental to drop behind several months. Mr..
SeOsA general agent of the l.. p. g. c. bondholG-
era says he wants the money due them and
must have it, and he also wants the ward
room and depot room at indianapolis, and must
hare it. Business over the l., p. & G. is increas.
ing, and they have not room TO handle it. more
especially if they undertake to do the L., N. A.
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