The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-21
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
r,arsoual and Local.

lion on the Vandal!a system, is in the city on
official business.
VIM. r. McKeen, president Of the vandalia,
and his family, have been spending few days
at Lake Maxinkuckee.
The L., D. & S. people are still delivering to
Kingan & Co. 100 carloads of hogs per week,
which are shipped from Kansas City.
J. W. Pickering who for some time past has
represented the interests of the Central Iowa
road at this point, has rendered his resignation.
At a number Ct points on the Vandalia and on
che l. & st. l.. road wheat is being loaded at the
same station for the Indianapolis and st. Louis
markets
George Stevens, superintendent Of the eastern
division of the Wabash system, has but ga
miles of road now under his supervision, some
400 miles having been dropped recently
f. B. Thomas. general manager Of the Bee
lire system and several of his subordinate off,
cials will arrive in the city this afternoon, and
probably remain here until Wednesday morning.
e W. Smith, traffic manager of the Chesa
-eAxe & Ohio road, who has been a guest OF L.
A Lewis, manager, of the Erie fast freight line,
for day or two left for louisville, KY, last
'eTshing.
Both the Decline and the c., ST. L. & P, as
well as the c., II. & I. road, yesterday met the
diferential rate made by the l., b. & W., to
rates are of 81. 3D.
Superintendent Turner Sherwood and Bender
who were selected as arbitrators in the ques-
tim at issue between the l., b. d w. and Bee
line people, yesterday examined the place on the
Belt road where the collision accured, and heard
both parties side of the case.
W w Mcfarland, of New York. and J. j.
Henderson, of Meadville Pa, will make appii
cation in the United States Circuit Court at Erie,
Pa to-day, to have the suit OF the foreign
stockholders against the New York, Pennsyl
wanna & Ohio railroad transferred to the United
St1ses Court
The l., D. & S. people are getting their track
into excellent shape working four men on each
section and a full force of bridge men. Super
iBtsndent Bender says they now have good
track, and in sixty days from now they will have
a track that will compare favoraby with the
best of the Pennsylvania system.
In the suit of the Atlantic & Chicago Railway
Company against the New York, Lake Erie d
Western Railroad Company and the New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Company, Judge
Wallace yesterday, in the United States Circuit
Court, denied motion to remand the case from
the United States Circuit Court to the Supreme
Guurt of New York
Beriah Warren, master mechanic of the To
ledo Peoria g. Warsaw road. also purchasing
agent, spent yesterday in the city. Mr.. Warren
states that the Wabash people turned over to
the tt p & w. bondhoders forty-four locomo
tives A number of them are considerably out
of repairs, but, as whole are in better shape
than has been reported
superintendent Stevens. of the Eastern divi
sion of the Wabash road, General Roadmaster
Sullivan, and Division Roadmasters Adams and
HObern yesterday inspected the l., p. 81 G. divi-
sion for the purpose of ascertaining what
improvements the road bed needs. Mr.. Stevens
says the understanding now is that the Wabash
people will retain this division and put it in good
condition.
The name of Engineer George Murphy, of the
West Jersey Railroad must be added to the long
list Of heroes who have sacrificed themselves
that others might pass on safely and unframed.
Had he not stuck to his post, devoting the in
slant of time when he might have escaped to
shutting off steam and putting on the air brakes,
it Is likely that many victims would have paid
with their lives for his safety.
Under the new deal the Erie system, which
includes the Erie road and the New York. Penn
sylyania & Ohio road, has been divided into
seven freight divisions. Each division will be
In charge of a freight agent, whose duty it will
be to keep constantly moving over his division,
attending to the wants of shippers and develop
ing local traffic. The Erie people propose to
carry a larger share of the southwestern business
than they have of late and the agents in this
section are expected to stir matters up.
One of the demands made by the Pennsylva-
mia company is that it shall have control of the
Beech Creek railroad The advantages to be
derived from this acquisition are of great i'm
purtance. The Beech Greek railroad reaches the
Center and Clearfield county coal fields by easy
grades of about fifty feet to the mile, while the
present connection of the Pennsylvania railroad
with those fields is over the Tyrone and Clear
field branches and the Snow-shoe railroad to
MeShannon, the former at grade of lis feet
to the mile and the latter at lao feet.
The entire express business of New Hamp.
shire is now in the hands of the American Elk
press Company whose manager. sitting in his
zee i'll Boston New York, and representing
> ".pital of SIS, 000, 900, can not only raise or
lover rates in that State at the will of his direct
6. but also in many other Of the States and
Territories east Of the Missouri river: OF late
he has been advancing rates in New Hampshire,
and a general howl goes up that all of the nu-
msrOus Local expresses which fourished few
years ago have now been swallowed or otherwise
extinguished by this monopoly.
Shippers Resorting Their Old Tactics.
Some of the grain men, yesterday showed a
determination to break east bound rates if
possible. 1t is stated that one large shipper
visited every line-agent at this point and en-
deavored to make them believe that the Union
line contracting to carry grain through
August and September at IA cents per one hun
dred pounds, INDIANAPOLIS to New York. When
pressed for proof he could only say that the price
Hancock & Co. were paying for grain justified
hiIn In the statement Fortunately, for once
the hne-agents acted manfuly and did not
catch on at such bait. The position of the Penn
sylyania people in rate matters is now we'll
understood, and that is that they will be the
last To break rates, but when convinced that
competitors doing so, they will cut as
deep as anyone of their competitors if to protect
shippers their lines it becomes necessary so
TO do. 1t is evident that rates are now better
maintained than at any time for months, if not
years; or at leas. as good authority as Commits
sioner Doha"ty, II A. Lewis manager of the
Ere lines, and II. c. Diehl, general freight agent
of the L., b. & W. express belief that such is the
week will carry them through the darkest part
of she woods, as by next week there will be
mere business and shippers will have concluded
Shat rates have been restored this time with the
1ntentlon that they shall be maintained.
Philadelphia Only a Way Station.