The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-30
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



% position with the Wrecking Frog Company.
He will begin his duties Feb. 2.
5Ohn Martin. district passenger agent of the
G, l., ST. L. tu c., returned from Mexico yester-
day, bringing with him large number of curl
csiaies and relics, which carry with them an
interesting history.
AS to the rumor that Charles Paine, formerly
gsnsral manager of the Lake Shore road is to be
appointed general manager of the New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio road is not denied. per-
sons who would like to see so able man in that
position believe the report true.
L. w. Buekmaster, who some two years ago
resigned the ticket agency of the c., Fl. d D.
lines at indianapolis to engage in the hotel bust
nees at Washington Court House, o., has aban-
d0Red the enterprise, and taken the position OF a
passenger conductor on the c., H. & ID. lines.
Charley Watson agent of the Blue line at this
point, yesterday removed his Office from South
Pennsylvania street to No. 20 South Ilhnons
street The passenger department. the freight
department. and the Offices of the Blue-line and
C0mrnercial Express lines, operating over the
IAx NJ, A, &s c., Airline are now az located In
tbs same building.
tracks are now SD well cleared of snow that
ihe passenger trains begin to arrive on nearer
scAadule time, and last night freight trains be-
gan to move Most of the roads have large
sessounts of delayed freights at terminals and on
si2e- tracks along their lines. But with two or
fhrpe days of milder weather delayed business
ws3 be moving briskly.
r. c. Moore, joint agent Of the Chicago roads
sn she East-bound pool, was in the city yeSter
day, visiting old time friends. Mr.. Moore states
thst the Chicago roads all now show dispos
tlca to advance and maintain tariff rates. He
1hanks the generalization of rates the past few
days has tended TO show them the folly of haul
ing freights for tonnage only.
The passenger conductors on the Cincinnati,
Hanilton & Indianapolis road are in trouble. l..
C.. Smith yesterday went to the depot to take
oEa his train, but was notified that another man
NROnld take it out, and his services would no
lasger be needed. B. +. SCHNEIDER, another con-
dnstor learning that a similar fate awaited him.
did not go down to take the evening express
onA
Commissioner Richardson, of the Chicago and
Ohio river pool has for few days past been Civ
ang special attention to gathering in tickets of
The roads at terminal points held by parties
other than regular agents. Some of the sealpers
rEse to sell those they hold at any price. but the
number is so small that in any case they can
hardly demoralze rates by throwing them on to
fbs market.
Norman Beckley, general manager of the Gin
eannati, Wabash & Michigan road was in the
rsy yesterday on official business He reports
4hst trains on this road have been running quite
regularly Notwithstanding the heavy snow and
Afs drifting IN the northern part of the State. Mr.
Hsekley has been usng snow plow of his own
Isgention with remarkable success. The plow
1s monster, but one engine will push it through
aB ordinary drift with ease. and man can
operate it, raising or lowering it with lever.
Colonel r. G. Hervey seems to have become
dEgusted with railroad building in the North,
an9 now comes to the front in Alabama. The
Nsrth Albanian says: Colonel r. G. Hervey,
representing the Alabama Improvement Com
pany, has been here several days in consultation
Wnh the directors of the Sheffield Company,
ani yesterday arrangements were perfected un
usR which work will be resumed in twenty days
on the b. & T. railroad and forty five miles
waa be built and equipped within the next
&walve months.
The Louisville. New Albany & Chicago, and
fhs Chicago & West Michigan managements
have jointly arranged to give the lumbermen of
this and other cities In Indiana pleasure trip.
FeLurary a train of elegant coaches will leave
Indianapolis for Muskegon. Mich and on Feb.
- she Board of Trade and lumbermens associa-
1sSn of that city will give the visitors reception
Everything is to be carried out ON generous
sesie. The party will be piloted by George Bre
eesnt, general agent of the H., N. A. & G. at
1raianapolis, and a grand time is expected
The Philadelphia Press says the contract be-
tseen the the Pennsylvania people and the Pull
1nEn Palace-car Company has not yet been
signed, though it probably will be before the
week is ended. The old contract completed its
fifseen years of life on Wednesday, though there
zsTs no legal grounds preventing the bridging
over of the four days intervening between its
end and the beginning of the. new agreement,
under the present provisions Substantially
ersFythiug. has been agreed to, except few
uEnOr details desired by the railroad company.
Chief Engineer Morris, of the G., l., ST, L. &
e., has just completed profile Of the road be-
Sween Cincinnati and Indianapolis. The profile
shows the road at CINCINNATI to be 500 feet above
Gks level of the sea. This level is maintained
until Tanners creek is reached, then for eighteen
miles it is I'D grade. at SunmaHs being 1,018 feet
above the level of the sea. Then for twenty
miles this level is generally maintained, the
highest point reached being at MeCoy's, where
The road is l. 032 feet above the level of the sea.
The road at Indianapolis is shown to be ia feet
shave the sea level The general grade is in fa-
vUs of trains coming westward
From party interested in the proposed ex-
tGsaiOn OF the Cincinnati, Wabash d Michigan
rad southwark it is learned that it is the inten-
taOn to build the road through to Shelbyville,
Ind, where connection will be made with the
Cambridge City branch Of the j.. M, & l.
ruad, which will give the c., W. & NJ grand
outlet for their Southern lumber traffic. It will
also enable them to make arrangements fer get
ting their trains over one of the Ave lines they
will cross into indianapolis. 1t is stated that
subsidies have been promised to aid In build
ing the extension, and some definite move is to
Be made in the matter within short time.
The statement of earnings of the Pennsylvs-
mia system published in yesterdays Journal
shows that the net earnings OF all lines both
east and west of Pittsburg hare decreased DUR
ing 1884 below the previous year by the large
SUN of So, OBS, l25, which is equivalent to 3 per
cent on the entire outstanding stock OF the com
pany. liz will not however, be so serious be-
cause the lines west of Pittsburg are in distinct
corporation, called the Pennsylvania Com
pany," which holds a large balance of undivided
profits. The Pennsylvania Railroad COMPANY
has been receiving $500, 900 per annum as diyi-
dend on its stock in the Pennsylvania Com.
pany.n and this will probably not be received for
last years work. This will be the only loss to
be incurred by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
rany proper 'the lines west of Pittsburg ANA
Erie" for the year
Still Progressive in Their Ideas.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has just
introduced a number of parlor,ear passenger
ears arranged with bay windows, which produce.
Il is said, very pretty effect The bay windows