The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-27
.aFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

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18th friends in this city.
W. IL MeDoel, general freight agent Of the
Ia N. a. & e., who has been South for couple
Of weeks, returns to-day.
Paylnaster Sheldon. of the Decline. is making
his usual monthly rounds. paying for February
service He now pays from the pay car 5,462
pCrson@
John Evan, superintend ent of the Bee.line,
Indianapolis divAion, is having tussle with
chills and fever Yesterday he was confined to
his room.
j. j. Mem y. formerly agent of the Grand
Trunk at Winnipeg, has been appointed agentat
Detroit for tne West Shore and Hoosac Tunnel
lines, vice E. w Smith, resigned
/ The Pennsylf ania Railroad Company is en-
eavorilg to- make the names of its stations
inform witt the names Of the postodices In the
mall towns, and is making numerous changes
IN names Of stations on the several divisions of
system.
Western merchants will hardly be likely to
: experience any more trouble by the diversion
If their freights when shipped from the East,
the trunk line pool managers having become
satisfied that this was one of the weak points In
the late pool.
The employees of the main line of the Baiti-
more & Ohio railroad arranging 20 give
Captain William NJ Clements. their retiring gen
srAl superintendent. complimentary banquet
1t the Queen City Hotel. Cumberland, in few
days Captain Clementss resignation takes effect
April L
- George e. harrington. secretary of the Terre
aute g. Indianapolis Railroad Company: n. K.
lott, master of transportation on the fandalia
tenn J. Il. Kendall assistant general freight
at. and G. b. Cole. division superintendent of
Ohio d Mississippi road, are In the city, In
endance at the Sc ottish Rite conclave
The average cost per mile for running ioccmo-
Lives or the Decline proper last year was
Ii 81 100 ceats, decrease as compared with
cost in 1888 of 3o-l00 cent per mile On the
indianapolis e. st. Louis the average cost per
mile was 13 94100, showing net decrease in
1884, as compared with 1889. of 3l-100 cent per
mile run
At the annual election of the G. & M. v. rail-
road stockholders, T. d. Messler was chosen presi-
dent. and q. B. Roberts, Charles Moran. James
Buckingham, w A. Graham and James Hard
man disectors. The road, which is Panhandle
leased line from Dresden to Morrowtown. lost
last year $4,000. of which $l05, 900 was for in
terest on bonds
The Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati & Ind-
annapolis Railroad Company expended on the Bee
y line proper Ia improvements last year $685.
S87. ~; upon improvements to the Cincinnati e.
Springfield division there expended $162.
179H. The c., G.. c. & l. company advanced
for improvements to the indianapolis st.
Louis division during the year 81, OBJ, 293 IL
The probability that the Pennsylvania and
Vandalia lines will shorten their running time
between st. Louis and New York, and that the
Pennsylvania people will still further shorten
the running time of their limited trains between
Chicago and New York has stirred up their com
petitors and the prospects are that there will be
some fast running IN this country the coming
summer.
Eastern grain dealers are complaining that
Western shippers too careless in loading cars
which are in unclean condition. While it
would be difficult matter for the roads placing
tho cars on side tracks and at elevators to clean
them of all filth. it would be an easy thing for
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swept clean and put in order to carry grain in u
cleanl y manner and shippers in so doing would
favor the consignee even more than they would
the railroad company.
The receivers of the Pttsburg & Western road
have assumed control of the property. Order
No. from the receivers announces their
assumption of authority in the premises,
I'D ths appointment of Thoms H. King as gen.
al manager Order No. appoints III. ID.
.mpbell tire asurer and j. l.. Kirk auditor.
der No. is from Auditor King. directing all
ssenger. ticket and freight and express agents
report TO the Pittsburg & Western all business
ne By them before March 23 and all business
lbsequent to that time to the receiver.
According to published statistics the amount of
block coal shipped to Chicago from Clay county
1uring six years show it to rank second
IN percentages of the total amount of Western
coal received, with yearly average of H. IL per
cent Owing to well-organiZed strike during
tho months of March, April and May. 1884. the
receipts from the bock-coal field suffered
we're curtailment. which even subsequent heavy
shipments could not wholly counterbaiance. The
> Vcndalia company handles by far the greater
amount of all shipments of coal to Chicago.
The following changes take effect April on
tha Western Pullman car service: Il. III. Wicks.
OF ST. Louis will be transferred to the position of
neral manager of the Pullman Company,
'h Headquarters at Chicago; c. A. Gracelon
resign his position as assistant superin-
Iadent at the Union Depot at St Louis. to take
. position of superintendent at St Louis,
hich Wicks vacates. The assistant super
intendent at Galveston takes the places as super
Int dent at the Union Depot at St Louis that
will be vacated by Garcelon. A b. Kinnan IS to
continue his duties as assistant superintendent
at St Louis
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago people
have employed competent attorneys to specially
y adjust ell questions of legal character pending
between the company and claimants-such as
damages from injuries received in accidents,
claims for stock killed. and rebates claimed by
shippers, it being the purpose of tho manage
ment to adjust such matters early prac
icai That the road has suffered in its business
rom the soreness, 30 to speak. of such claimants
IS undoubtedly true One of the officers said
Fthe aim of the present management is to make
everybody who is directly or Indirectly patron
of the road feel kindly toward the company and
interested in its prosperity.
President : Sereux's Report Briefly Stated.
A summary of the operations of the Cleveland,
Columbus Cincinnati & indianapolis road for
the year 1884, as compared with 1883, shows a
decrease in gross earnings of $3.50, Sol.40, or
I222 per cent; a decrease in operating expenses
Of 1921, ga Oh, or soc per cent q decrease in
net earnings of 1863. POT SO. or 2033 per cent;
decrease in tonnage of $50. POI tons. or -7l3
per cent decreased in tons mile of 10, oS. or
tons or 63 per cent; decrease of freight
earnings Of $40. $40. s.. or 1871 per cent a de-
crease in freight expenses of $lT3,332 81, or
778 per cent decrease in net freight earnings
of 1916, 5l1. 04, or "A 60 per cent; decrease in
net freight earnings per ton mile of 0S9 cent,
or AZ. 20 per cent; decrease in passengers car
ried of 81 sol or 387 per cent: a decrease in