The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-18
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.

Indianapolis, returned yesterday from two
weeks pleasure trip
j. j. Turner, superintendent of the Indianapo-
lis d Nlncennes road, is experiencing an ugly
tussle with the hay fever
ID. L. Macurdy has been appointed city passen-
ger agent of the Union Pacific road for Chicago,
vice George Young, resigned
The Indiana division of the Travellers Pro
iective Association holds its first meeting at the
Grand Hotel, Indianapolis, Aug. % at p. NJ.
n Boilivin, contracting agent of the Penn
Sylvania lines. who is great sufferer with hay
fever accompanied by his wife, left for northern
Michigan last night.
George W. Andrews has been appointed city
heket agent of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
road at Chicago, vice Mr.. A. G. Bostick,
resigned.
1t is stated that the Wabash paycar, which
has been resting for few days at Lafayette.
has replenished safe and will move eastward
today, paying only for the June service.
The Wabash people have been running dining
cars on their system for four years and none
have paid expenses, until last week Con-
dnesor Irishs car, the Detroit division, cleared
$50 over all expenses.
The Wabash road earned in July 1902, 67S
Rgainst. 81 234 258 the corresponding month,
1884 Decrease this year, S27l, $50 The earn
ings of the road for the seven months ending
July 81 were $3.50, 058, decrease this year of
&853 098
President Mackey, of the Evansville road,
seems TO be handling the property with success.
The road earned in the seven months, ending
July 81. $409. 3O0 an increase over earnings cor
responding period 1884, of g., 226 This certainly
is favorable exhibit, all things considered.
The earnings of the l., B. & ". road for July
were $685. 35, against Sl73 1873 the correspond
jRg month. 1884 The earnings of the road for
the seven months ending July 81, 81, 258, G45
which is an increase of So 1872 In this statement
the earnings of the l., d. & S., operated last
year by the l., b. & W. people, are not included.
Express business, it is stated officially is now
80 per cent. heavier than sixty days ago, and
20 per cent heavier than in August 1884 There
Is no better pulse of business than the volume of
srafIic carried by express companies, hence the
improvement in business with them is of
the best indications that trade is improving gen.
orally.
AS the general freight agents of the st. Louis
lines have been censured for making so low
rate on wheat from Indianapolis to St Louis, it
Is bat fair to them to say that in making that
rate they have had to contend with rates to
other markets. and in most cases a one-half cent
per 100 pounds higher rate would have thrown
the same wheat on the Toledo market.
The Beeline people are too rapidly regaining
their popularity as passenger route to afford to
make any mistakes; but 1t certainly is mistake
TO require all passengers night express trains
TO change cars at Gallon unless they occupy a
sleepine-car One coach should certainly be run
through from Indianapolis to Cleveland, as the
hour of transfer is very unpleasant one.
In Dayton, O., the engineer of locomotive
who allows his engine to pop, or runs within
the city limits with the cylinder cocks of his
engine open. is liable to fine. indianapolis
needs just such law More accidents by horses
becoming frightened occurs from the flying open
of the pop valves, the steam rushing from
cylinder cocks than from any other cause.
Edgar Hills, assistant general freight agent of
Che Bee-line has notified general freight agents
by telegraph IN this section who have been on
the anxious seat lest the Bee-iine would not re-
store rates, yesterday that he had instructed
his division freight agents to restore rates to
the tariff of July Ii. He closes the telegram
with. the Bee-liLe now "means business"
The trunk line general freight agents are no.
tifying Western roads that they will not pro
rate in any east-bound through rate lower than
che tariff of July 13; this has ratified, somewhat,
line agents, who by their conversation with
shippers have led the latter to believe that the
proposed restoration of rates yesterday was
of the same character OF similar attempts in the
past.
The Danvle, Olney G. Ohio River road is
doing good business for road which has been
under heavy cloud for years. That it is
operated economically is made apparent by the
fact that it is operated on ~ per cent. of its
gross earnings. This leads President Mackey,
of the Evansville & Terre Haute road, who is
credited with being the most economical rail
road manager on this continent
Messengers of the American Express Com
pany running on the Ohio division have been
notified that they would be given a weeks vaca-
ton without reduction in their pay. Superin-
tendent Sloan would make himself solid with the
messengers on the Indianapolis division If he
would copy the action of the superintendent of
the Ohio division. The hardest working men on
railroads are the express messengers, and their
occupation, in many respects, is a hazardous
one.
new list OF orders was posted up in the
Wabash shops on Saturday last at different
points. One clause provides that any employe
wishing TO resign must give six days notice TO
insure prompt payment of his time. The men
are also required to be at their places five min
utes before the last whistle blows and commence
work Immediately. All work must be approved
by the foreman before any other task is com
menced. The orders" 60 on at length in this
strain.
The Wabash issues the following circular: lin
accordance with the requirements of the customs
laws OF Canada. way bills covering carload ship
ments of freight from the United States to
points in Canada, or which pass through that
country must give full description of the
contents of each car specifying the number of
packages. such as barrels. kegs, hogsheads. ETC.,
and in the shipments of lumber logs, or timber
the kind aud number OF feet, board measure or
cubic measure as the case may require The
special attention of agents and shippers is called
10 the necessity Of strictly observing the above
instructions, a failure to comply with them
viii cause detention of freight at Canadian
ports"
Railroad Earnings.
The Commercial and Financial Chronicles
tables Of railroad earnings in July and the first
seven months of the calendar year are sunmar-
lied as follows, the aggregate for July being Of
fifty .seyen roads and that for the seven months