The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-28
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


shange in running time until June Z.
President King, of the Erie, issdevoting his
attention chiefly to a reduction of the floating
debt.
Commissioner Fink is still in Louisville, where
he went to attend the funeral of his father, who
died on Sunday last.
Sunday the L.. N. A. e. G. shorten their run
ming time between Louisville and Chicago one
hour and forty five minutes.
The Wabash people give official notice that
May 81 they will drop the Rantoul division of
the road which lies between Vest Lebanon, Ind,
and Leroy, III.
Pennsylvania cut in passenger rates is taken
rs an intlmation that the war on freight
charges will be made fercer if an agreement is
not soon arranged.
The auditors of the Chicago and Ohio River
Pool lines met yesterday at Commissioner
Richardson's office, to consider the pool accounts
Of the several lines
Daniel D. Eldrid, formerly conductor on the
L., e. & w. railroad, but lately on one OF the
Northwestern roads, has assumed the manage
msnt of the Sylvester Sisters combination.
The yandala limited trains have now been
running seven weeks, and but once has the train
been late in reaching st. Louis, and on no occa-
SION has it failed to arrive at indianapolis on
tina
l. G., Cannon, transeontinental lines pool
commissioner, left last evening for Crawfords-
villa. He expects to return to Indianapolis Fri
day morning, and on Friday evening leaves for
Denver, Col.
M= John Dougherty has been appointed treas.
nrex and general accountant for the receiver OF
the Buffalo New York & Philadelphia railroad.
He will also purchase all the supplies used by
the company.
Sir Henry Tyler, of the Grand Trunk, was
present at the New York meeting Monday. In
the interest of harmony. That road is thought
TO be in earnest in its desire for peace On an
agreed and permanent basis
James Nolan, an L., N. A. 81 C. section boss,
residence Corwin, Ind, who was discharged last
week for habtual drunkenness, fell dead Tues
day, while walking in his yard. He had just
sobered up from three weeks spree.
Superintendent McKenna, of the j., M. & 1.
road, is negotiating with the Woolley Electric
Light Company to equip the engines which haul
their night through express trains with the I'M
proved incandescent locomotive head light.
B. b. Mitchell, general manager of the Blue
lins gives notice that William c. Rowley has
been appointed agent for this line at Detroit,
Mich, and is duly authorized to issue bills OF
lsAing and perform such other duties as legally
pertain to the Office of freight contracting agent
When passenger agents furnish passes to out
siders for favors received, with the understand
ing that such passes are to be sold to scalpers,
general passenger agents can hardly censure a
commercial agent or drummer who occasionally
sells pass or a partially used mileage ticket to
o scalper
1t is now stated that the consolidation under
one management of the Blue-line and the Can
ada Southern does not mean a consolidation of
the offices at the more important railroad points,
and that under this ruling r. c. j. Pendleton
will continue to represent the Canada Southern
In this district.
The managers and officials of the New York
Central are emphatic in their expressed belief
thatno restoration of rates is possible at the
present time, and ridicule the sincerity of the
ether lines They also insnuate that the clamor
for q restoration is more of a Wall street cry
thsn>a public demand
The Pennsylvania people give official notice
thai they will, June /, consolidate the business
at the j., M. & |. station, Indianapolis, with the
c., St L. g. p. road Col. Oran Perry to be joint
agcnt. Nick Bolyin agent of the D., M. 81 l. at
this point is to be taken care of, as he is faithful
and very competent man.
New York papers report that the ticket scalp
ers are in high glee because the Central has
raised it's service now so as to compete with the
Pennsylvania on time, and they make twenty
Ave or fifty cents even on the fast trains, for
which the Central charges twenty dollars, or five
dollars less than the Pennsylvania
p D. Smith, ex-president OF the Indianapolis,
Eel Eiver 81 Western road, returned from New
pers Of the company, etc. over to the new man
agement President Huntington will be West
between the 9TH and the 10th of June, and states
that he then will take hold of the enterprise in
earnest
General Manager s. r. Galloway and General
Traffic Manager T. L. Kimball, of the Union
Pacific, leave for the Pacific coast this week.
where they meet the president, Charles F.
Adams The party will then preceed to Port
land, and return over the Oregon Short-line and
the Union Pacific, making general inspection
of the road and its resources.
Pennsylvania railroad official is quoted as
saying: Passengers can not be carried for less
thsn a cent mile without loss to the road
carrying them. ] mean as far as Chicago. The
Pennsylvania road can not carry them, l know
for less than cent a mile without losing
money" This statement seems rather indefi-
mite: at two cents mile, unless there were more
than City passengers on train, it would be run
nc . loss as it costs 81 per mile to run slow
passenger train, and 81. 10 to $l20 per mile to
run fast train.
A Fair Showing for Stockholders Outside of
New England Roads.
Below is given a statement of the number of
roads running into the more prominent railroad
rentsrs in the United States, and also the num-
roads. Chicago has eighteen railroads, seven Of
which paid dividends within the last twelve
months. Indianapolis has fifteen, three Of
which pay dividends this statement includes
Che Belt road) st. Louis has thirteen roads, two
pay dividends. Toledo has thirteen roads;
pay dividends. Cincinnati has twelve
roads, one pays dividends New York has
twsIve, roads, five pay dividends. Boston has
eleven roads, niue pay dividends semi annually.
Columbus o., has ten roads, none pay divi
dend. ePittsburg nine roads, three pay divi-
dcnd Buffalo has niue roads, one pays divi-
-giends Kansas City has nine roads, three pay
dividends. Des Aioines Ia, haseieht roads, three
pay dividends. Minneapolis Mimi, has eight
roads, three pay dividends Philadelphia has
eight roads, FIVE pay dividends. Leavenworth
Kas, has seven roads, two pay dividends
louisville Ky. has seven roads, none pay dv-
hends Detrois mas seven roads, none pay divi-
bends Houston, Tex, has seven roads. none
pay dividends. Cleveland has seven roads, but