The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

G. S. Tappan. general manager of the Nickel
plate fast freight lines, is in the city Consoli-
dalton schemes do not worry him.
WillBromley has been appointed private Sec
retary to w. III. Adams, the new master of trans
portation of the L.. N. A. g. G. railroad.
There is little grounds for rate-cuttng on east
bound business the prices of the cereals have
Cropped the same per cent. that rates are ad-
ganced
j. S. Jones, formerly connected with an Ohio
road. has been appointed assistant superintend-
ent OF the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western
road between Watersmeet and Ashland.
G. c. Waite, vice president and general man
ager of the c., a. e. D. lines, w. f. Stark, gen
eral superintendent and Chief Engineer Ramsay
viii be in the city, to- day, on official business.
The new trunk line alliances have practically
but two heads to agree-the Pennsylvania and
che New York Central-as all the other American
frunk lines range themselves under one of these
ewo powers.
President Garrett of the Baltimore & Ohio
Hoad, is willing to put up ST., ZOO GOO as forfeit
money for money pool as proposed by his
father years ago, but there are very few other
lines that can afford to do this.
The annual election of officers of the Baltimore
& Ohio road takes place Oct. Is. There have
been rumors of rivalry between President Gar
Tett and Vice-president King for the office of
president, but this is vigorously denied.
The sixteen miles of new steel rails placed in
fhe c. Fl. q l. track in the last sixty days,
pretty well clears out al the poor track between
indianapolis and Hamilton, and passenger trains
now make as good time as is made on the model
Pennsylvania lines.
Express train No. 5 over the Bee-line Monday
night carried 153 through passengers into st.
Louis who took the train at points east of In
dianapois. The through travel of the Bee line
and l. & st. L., as well as of the c., St L. 81 2.
and Vandaia, was never heavier than now.
The c., l., ST. L. & c. and Wabash railroad
companies are remodeling the Junction-hOuse. at
Lafayette, in fine style, and when completed all
trains will stop there for meals. The house will
be in charge of Geo. Null, the well-known rail
road restaurant manager, of D etroit, Mich.
Will McKeever. agent of the Vandala at Terre
Haute, was quietly married Monday evening"
his associates not for moment expecting he had
any such movement in view. g. K. Harrington
yesterday telegraphed agents if errors occur in
bis Office within day or two, be easy on him.
General Manager J. B. Carson and Director
&C. r. Cummings of the Louisville, New Albany
Il Chicago road, have gone to New York They
viii meet President William Dowd there, return
TO Chicago with him next Sunday, and then
make tour of inspection of the company's lines.
The opinion of the Wall street financial papers
seems TO be that the railway kings policy of
abolishng competition has so nearly reached
8uceess that they will not go cutting each
others throats any longer. Consequently prices
sean be restored again and the big fish who have
Aeen waeing these Ruinous wars will harvest the
biggest share of the gains.
The next move of the railway managers
should be to agree upon summer and winter
rate OH both east and west bound business. and
have but one change in rates in the year. The
Vntn of I'll vii he hos nd hu
Femuneratlve and steady rates. only varying
with the winter season, when it costs more to
move freights than in summer months.
President Deyereux, General Manager Beach
and Chief Engineer Irwin, of the Bee-line sys-
9em with a number of the directors will, No
Vember 2. start on an inspection trip of the en-
Sire system. On all divisions section men are
putting things in order, and the officials their
annual inspection trip will fnG the improve
ments of the past year far surpass those of any
former like period.
Receiver Hammond is much grati6ed over the
sapid development of local business the L.,
ID. & S. road. The fact that in September
ahrough rates were so low that he instructed
cratic manager Lazarus to let through freights
severely alone, and turn his attention wholly to
local business, and that still the earnings last
month were ahead or those of September 1884,
speaks well for the present energetic and capable
management
Well-informed parties say that there is no
doubt money pool will be formed by the trunk
lines but the details require much work. The
executive committee has the matter actively in
hand. and hopes in short time to be prepared
to submit to the presidents for their approval
the details of money pool It is said, however,
If the trunk line presidents can agree upon a
basis of percentages, there will be no necessity
for money pool
T. A. Lewis, general manager of the Erie fast
freight lines, yesterday appointed G. G. Cham
berlain. of Chicago assistant general manager,
with headquarters at Chicago Mr.. Chamber
lain some years ago was with FL. c. Dieh gen
era freight agent of the l., B. & w. Later on
he held an important position on the Lake Shore
road. He then went on to the Erie road and has
of late represented Geo H. Valiant, traffic man
Ager of the Erie road, with headquarters at
Chicago.
1t is stated on the very best authority that the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company will imme-
Aiately begin an extension of It's telegraph lines
throughout the Dominion, for which power is
given it by act of Parliament. 1t is understood
that it has given large order for wire. and will
complete its connection with the telegraph svs
tenn of the United States. In this case, the Ca.
madam Pacific will become formidable rival of
the great Northwestern Telegraph Company,
which now enjoys monopoly.
The Boston Advertiser says: GAS the Wabash,
10 spite of its pilfered and wrecked condition,
has been steadily earning per cent. upon
&45. 600 per mile, there seems to be no reason
why per cent should not be easily earned upon
49, 900 per mile of well equipped Toledo. Gin
cinnati q st Louis Toledo and st. Louis are
cities of sufficient Importance to have two good
lines of railroad between them This item
will certainly be interesting to parties who I'M
derstand tie financial condition of the Wabash
road
The verdict of the Supreme Court in the Till
sois e. Indiana Central subsidy case gives gem
eral satisfaction to business as we'll as rail-
road men, who have given the matter attention.
The /. & l. G. road, now the Indianapolis De-
catur e. Springfield road, has been valuable To-
cal road to Indianapolis in the past, and prom
Uses to be even more in the future. Then
again, the company has done just as they prom
ised to do with Indianapolis. They built their
sho ps here which credit to the road and to
che city, and are maintaining them in very
Sredtable manner.
There is one unfortunate feature in this color
blindness test. Railroad employees, more espec-