The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-04
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Persona, and Local.

Personal and Local.
President King, of the Erie. says he has no
Idea of resigning rs some of the New York
papers have reported
The Vandalia company has established sepa
rate agency at Plymouth, Ind, and has ap-
pointed A. L. Bingham agent.
The many friends of Uncle Billy Jackson as
be is Familiarity known, will regret to learn that
his illness is taking on serious character.
Superintendent Woodland, of the L., N. A. 81
C. system, is this week. with his corps of assist
ants. making careful inspection of the road. To-
day ne will pass over the indianapolis division.
1t is stated officially that the L., N. A. e G.
Airline has arranged TO continue its loo al work
ut the Wabash freight depot and in the Wabash
yards at this point. "As matter of fact say 8
one of the Wabash officials, 1--WE need their
money more than we do the room"
The New York commissioners of railroads
propose to examine and test, through competent
engineers, each of the 8 500 wood iron railroad
bridges in the State New York is the first
State to adopt this plan. suggested in 1875 by the
American Society of Civil Engineers.
Train and yard men of the Pennsylvania lines
whose headquarters are Indianapolis, will next
week be subjected to the color-blind test. An
engineer on the east end who has been running
nearly twenty-five years. was dropped Few
days since on account of defective eyeslght.
An Indianapolis scaper learned day or two
before the advance of rates from Indianapolis to
Baltimore what was going on, and purchased
fortytwo tickets at $1& 80 and, the rate is now
STATS he is worrying competitors of the lines
over which these tickets read by occasionally
selling one.
Traffic Manager John Lazarus of theI., D. &
3. road, is ON the alert for business. He has now
effected traffic arrangement by which the
Peoria g. Rock Island, the Peoria, Decatur d.
Evansville, the L, ID. 81 S. and c., ii. 81 ID. es-
Aablsh fast through freight line, both east and
west bound between Cincinnati and Davenport,
Iowa.
IL reports are true the Traders Dispatch is
snuch more of freight demorazer than either
tho Lackawanna West Shore fast freight
Zines. Eight cents per 100 pounds on lumber,
Indianapolis to Buffalo. or 10 cents per 100
pounds on grain to the seaboard, terminal
charges to be deducted, leave q very small
margin for the initial line
Notwithstanding the fact that c., c., G. & l.
fBee-line) stock is quoted at twenty seven points,
a party who is anxious to buy some of the stock
at that figure cannot get hold OF 1t. That
certain parties are endeavoring to bear the stock
to secure it in large blocks is daily becoming
mare evident. The lagre holders of it. however.
have too much confidence in the future of the
read to let CO.
In commenting on the fast trains recently put
On between New York and the West, New York
financial paper says these trains will prove a
stumbling block in the way of settlement of the
kreubies. Roads that are unable to make the
lime will clamor for greater differentials than
they ever had before to enable them to obtain
Eheir share Of the business. The low rates, in
tnra, will interfere with the natural distribution
Of traffic.
The resignation of A. HI. Evans division SUI
perintendent of the Western division of the New
York, Chicago & St Louis railway, whose head
squarters are in Fort Wayne, Ind, is announced,
20 take effect June 10. Mr.. c. d. Gorhan, form
eeiy Of tine Pennsylvania, Chicago & North
western and later general superintendent of the
New York, West Shore 81 Buffalo railway, is to
be his successor. Mr. Evans was for three years
superintendent Of the G., FL. e L., and is a very
competent railroad man.
The Iron Age, on evening of pools, says: ''The
pool system of railway management has broken
down, and now we have an official public ac-
acknowledgement of the fact by Pool Commissioner
Fink in his examination before the United States
Senate committee. When Intercepted on the
subject last week, Mr.. Fink acknowledged that
gefything had gone TO pieces. AT another time
table was formulated had it been possible to
secure its enforcement. These and like admis
sions are highly significant
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company continue
their expo riments with lighting their cars with
electricity from Brush storage batteries. They
use the lights on a train running between Al
eOone and Pittsburg, and the arrangement has
worked satisfactorily. The storage batteries are
charged in the company's shops by connection
with Brush dynamo electric machine. 1t takes
about nine hours running to charge the batteries
with sufficient electricity for the round trip.
visible for general use on through trains. to
establish electric plants at different stations for
charging the batteries