The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.

freight agent OF the Pennsylvania lines, Is In
the city on official business.
The report comes from New York that Re-
eeiver Cheney. of the Lake Erie & Western road,
is to be removed, and general change in the
management is to follow.
President Roberts and other officials of the
Pennsylvania railroad arrived at Columbus from
Cincinnati last evening. tour of inspection,
and will leave for Pittsburg to morrow morning.
j H. Steiner, Western superintendent of the
White line. has gone to Buffalo to ascertain
what win be his fate as a result of the consoida-
tion Of the Red, White and Midland fast-freight
lines.
When the 1, d. G. S. people get the twenty
seven miles of new steel in the track they are now
receiving, there will be but twensythree miles of
iron rails between Indianapolis and Decatur, and
these in good condition.
All the returns of railroad earnings that come
in strengthen the belief that the tide has fairly
turned and that each month from will
show an improvements; and ne arly all roaCs are
short of cars TO handle the business offered them
f. w. McKenna, superintendent of the j., NJ
Il l. road who retires Dec. l, has had two
good positions offered him, one of which he may
accept. He declines to name the road. Young
men of his railroad ability can readily command
good positions.
a meeting of the presidents and general man
fgers of the roads which compose the Union
Railway Company has been arranged for the
10Th of next month. ALI hands promise to be
present and settle the question of location OF the
Union Depot, etc.
There were l47 carloads of live stock received
at the Indianapolis yards in the twenty -four
hours ending at p NJ. yesterday. Indications
are that the business of the yards for sixty days
10 come will be the largest since they were
opened for business.
ALL - ~. k,s~
men of the East, and general passenger agent of
che New York Central road, is making an ex-
tended Western trip, prospecting. He was in
Chicago yesterday. He will visit st. Louis and
indianapolis before he returns.
George Bender, superintendent of the l., D. &
s road and John Riley, master of trains IN
she c., l., ST. l.. e. c.. who have been East for
Rome ten days, returned yesterday. Mr.. Ben
der states that they were treated very hand
Eomely by 0. M. Shepherd an old c., l., ST. l..
g. G. man, who is now assistant to President
Watrous, of the New York, Hartford & New.Ha-
ven road.
K. B. Thomas, vice-president and general
manager of the Richmond & Danvle system of
roads, sends his check for the journal one year
He writes: II find very efficient lot of officers
and employees on. these lines and both track and
equipments are in excellent condition so far as
relates to the main lines from Washington and
Richmond to Atlanta. l hope everything is
working well il the West, and that the Decline
Is holding her own"
Chicago papers are endeavoring to create the
belief that indianapolis roads are doing heavy
business, and are cutting rates to secure such
business. The fact is that when Chicago roads
maintain rates the midland lines invariably have
aheavy traffic, as the freight goes by the most
direct routes, and over roads that make the best
time When Chicago roads cut rates Southwest
ern shippers, TO get the advantage of such cuts,
ship around via Chicago.
Captain Raschig says the statement that ne has
resigned as chief clerk of E. w Sloane, division
superintendent of the American Express Com
pany, is not true. He expects to resume the
duties of the position as soon as his health will
permit. He had been absent from the city for
some weeks, hoping to get rid Of rheumatic
troubles, and had partially done so, but with the
unfavorable weather for such complaints they
had returned quite severely, and last evening he
was again fiat upon his back.
As there has been some growing that the long
trains of the j., M. e. l., and the |. g. " roads
are hauled over the Union tracks instead of the
Belt road, inquiry was made as to the reason,
and it is learned that party a strip of
ground which the PENNSYLVANIA Company must
have to lay the switching track, needed to con-
meet their tracks with the Belt road, and ne,
knowing that they must have it, asks about ten
prices for the ground. The ground could be
condemned it is stated, main track to
be laid upon it, but it cannot be condemned to
lay a switch thereon.
The train dispatchers of Chicago roads met Tues
day evening and organized the Chicago Train
Dispatchers' Association by eecting the follow
ing officers; President, j. w. Stapleton ST. Paul
road vice-president and secretary, w. A. Gardi-
ner, of the Northwestern road. The association
will not be secret order, nor for the purpose of
insurance, but for mutual improvement and the
discussion of matters pertaining to their impor-
tant department. The association is similar in
character to that Of the Train Dlspatchers' AS
ISOLATION of Indiana, the first association of train
dspatehers which was organized
An arrangement has been perfected between
the Chicago 81 Alton, Erie, New York Pennsyl-
vania 81 Ohio and Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
railroads for new freight route to the East.
This causes the freight men of Chicago much
trouble They want every pound of freight to
60 through Chicago, no matter if il must be sent
miles out of the legitimate route to go there
The fact s. the Erie contract with the Alton is
nothing but agreement the part Of the
latter to deliver at Dwight. H., any Southwest
ern or Mississippi river business that the former
may secure. and does not comprehend close
traffic agreement The Chicago Times. however
says: '1hese pleasant little romances will do
for the advertisement OF the marines. Mean
time the discrimination against Chicago goes
right along unchecked"
1t is high time that the police pay more atten-
tion to the boys who jumping to moving
trains on the Union tracks, lettering about the
switch-houses and flagmen's stations, and the au-
tbOrties at towns along the lines Of railways, as
well, are negligent in this matter. Boys are al
lowed to loaf about the depots, change switches
push cars standing on side-tracks leaving brakes
loose and doing scores of other things which may
possibly lead to disaster The mischief that may
be wrought at railway switches was painfully il
lnstrated at Oakdale. near Boston. this week Boys
or some other meddlesome persons had loosened
the brakes from freight and let it run down
30 near switch that Italian workmen, sitting
on the side of fiat-car, ON q construction train,
swept off and so severely injured that one
of them died while being taken to a hospital. In.
diana has excellent laws regarding men or boys
jumping on moving trains, lettering about de-
pots tamperng with switches. etc, if they
were but enforced. The wonder is that there
are not half dozen boys killed daily on the
Union tracks and Belt road, such freedom are
ihey given.
Where an Increase i'm Business May BE
Looked For.
The future of roads crossing Indiana east md