The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-06
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Ia the month of June 4,254 carloads of live
stock were handled on the Belt road
NJ E. ingalls, president of the c., l., St L. &
G. returned yesterday from the East
The Wabash people are sending number of
their engines on the western division of the sys-
tern to Fort Wayne for general repairs.
The stockholders of the Belt Road and Union
RAslway Company hold their semi annual meet
ing tomorrow. 1t is understood that dividend
of ; per cent. will be declared
Vice -president Frank Thomson, OF the Penn
sylEAnia railroad who was to have sailed for
Europe on Saturday, has postponed his de-
paranre in consequence of the unsettled aspect
Of railroad affairs.
II Is a matter of general regret among rail
road men that Commissioner Hiland, of the Chi
cago, St Louis AID Missouri River Association,
feeds compelled to tender his resignation to take
effect Aug. 10. He has filled the position with
ablissy.
Est John, assistant to the general manager of
the Rock island road, on Saturday celebrated
the swenty second anniversary OF his connection
with the line he so well represents Congratu-
lati0Bs and good cheer marked the day for him,
with Are works in the evening.
The FIVE Western roads last week brought in
=. Al loaded cars follows: Vandalia ], or; |.
II S. L., 9l6: c.. L. St l.. & c., Cos; L. B. e.
w. TeDfla DIVISION. O44, l., ~ o. o.. ZOi lie
sa4ns roads brought in 3, 235 loaded cars in the
week ending June q. Increase last week, 209
TAs Pennsylvania railroad stockholders have
ypspd to assent to the proposition of the com
paEy to reduce the amount annually devoted to
the trust fund for the purchase of the company's
securities from $500, 600 to per cent. OF the net
earnings, or biased on last years report about
~, 900.
The old Madison yards, in the south
ern part of the city, present desc
lated appearance. The round house and the
years have been leveled to the ground, and the
old city freight depot, now unoccuped, as we'll.
Jocks badly weather worn.
The crop outlook in Texas assures the roads in
that section n profitable business, and 1t does
seem amazing that the managers of these roads
haE8 decided not to throw away their advantage,
but have made pooling agreement for ten
years What can Gould and Huntington be
thinking of Are they crankss
UEder the new Illinois law the Vandalia and
J. j St L., as well as all other roads operating
IN Illinois, must stop their trains when approach
ans railroad crossings and bridges at a distance
Of eight hundred feet, instead of two hundred
feet as under tho old law. The penalty for hot
Ooeyiug the law is 5000 in each case.
The advance in east bound freights, which was
az usual announced for the lst of the month.
was only lacking in one particular 1t did not
advance. Unless reports are untrue. roads
which in the habit of cutting rates are
std doing so, Offering an excuse that the new
agreement does not take eject until July IL.
The seven Eastern roads forwarded east last
week, 3377 loaded cars. follows: line,
49, the c., ST L. & p. Gil; c., l.. St. L. s. c.,
T2i; l., b. 81 W., 424; Wabash. 2OG; c., II. & l.,
IS5s L., N. A. & G. (Ar-line), 81. The same
roads, in the week ending June II, forwarded
1856 ears. Decrease last week, seventy nine
loaded cars.
The record of the baggage handled at the
Union Station last month shows decided in
crease, 1887 pieces being handled. For the
same month last year the number of pieces
only GO094 which indicates 10 what large
extent the passenger traffic has increased. 1t is
due, to considerable extent to the large
number Of immigrants that the p. r. r. are
Transporting.
The rumor is again current that the new
Union Depot is to be, when built located on the
G., St l.. & Z. grounds. where their old shops
Stood between Liberty and Benton streets TO
settle all further talk Of this character, mention
is made Of the fact that under the agreement
entered into by the several roads which are
members Of the company, the new depot must
be located where the old one now stands or in
that immediate vicinity.
An official of the Wabash system writes that
the item which appeared in the Journal of July
3, and which was credited to the Lafayette Call,
docs great injustice to Mr. James Bald, the
representative of the English bondhOlders who
went over the road last week on a trip of inspec-
ton. lie writes: THE reportern this instance has
evidently COMPOUNDED the specia. train with the in
specsiOn party with another special that passed
Lafayette about two hours ahead containing
members of the Commercial Club, of ST Louis.
who were route homeward from Boston.
they could hardly be expected to spend their
time inspecting the road through Lafayette and
see no good reason why they should not be per-
snitted to play cards route l have this to say:
that Mr. Bald paid very close attention to the
road, as we'll as the country through which he
was passing, and was very much pleased with
both, and think it is due to him to make cor
reetion in your paper"