The Indianapolis journal., 1885-08-10
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Glen Phineas Pease receiver of the Cleveland
& Marietta road, spent the Sabbath with friends
In this city.
Brakemen on passenger trains Of the Pennsyl-
xania lines have received special instructions to
see that no person gets onto or off Goa ch at a
station until the train is at a standstll.
Beriah Warren. late master mechanic of the
L, B. e w. road, now holding the same position
un the Toledo, Peoria G. Western. has taken
with him the foremen in nearly all department 8
Of the l.. B. d W. shops, aud a number of the
best machinists.
The railroad employees of Columbus. O.. have
formed building and loan association for the
purpose OF raising money to be loaned among lts
members and depositors for use in buying lots
DOliclng and repairing houses and other pur-
poses. The capital stock OF the company ls
S50e. 600
The five Western roads, last week, brought into
Indianapolis 3 500 loaded cars, as follows: l., ID.
& s, 356; l.. B. g. w, 1913; C., l.. St. L. u o..
5aS Fandalia. l029; l. g. ST. L., ,262 There
wire brougbt in on the same roads In the week
ending Aug 1, 2, 900 loaded cars. Increase last
week 600 loaded cars
The first rails laid on the Madison & Indian
apOiis road were imported from England and
landed at Madison in June, 1888. and laid down
on the Madison & Indianapolis railroad in the
fan of the same year. They weighed twenty
ive pounds to the yard and cost $50 per ton to
Gay down On the Madison wharf from England
The seven eastern lines forwarded from this
point last week 2 $40 loaded cars as follows: L.,
N. a. & G. Airline. 1902; Wabash no. c., H. &
l., lSS; L. B. & W., 273, c., st. l.. & P. 522 O.,
l. St. L. 81 c., 763; Bee-line 902 The same
roads forwarded in the week ending Aug. l.
SOa2 loaded cars Decrease last week, 1O2 cars.
Toledo, Cincinnati e. st. Louis stock has sold
Teeently at cents, a decline OF cents. The
personal liability attaching to the stock has
LAIIo ov,oth
holders are in some cases deferred from trans
tersing the certificates to the names of impecuni-
oMs acquaintances by the difficulty Of securing
transfers.
The l.. d. & S. people seem to be making bold
dash for business, bringing into indianapolis
last week 336 loaded cars and forwarding west
1Hioaded cars, and the present week promises to
show a decided improvement over last week.
Not for years has the business of this road been
as heavy as at the present time. Indications
ara superintendent Bender says that within a
few days they will need all their power to handle
their business, which is, 60 per cent of it, of
local character, and is carried at good paying
rAteS
Manager Beckley. of the Cincinnati Wabash e
Michigan road still seems confident that the
company will have independent line to a
connection with the Union tc=@l-s at Indianapolis
within twelve months. But few general mana
gers can afford to be so easy in mind as Manager
Beekley.s He has a road i65 miles in length, 120
ahrOugh a good country, doing excel
1enS business-has no bonded floating debt,
and by the 18th of each month settles every dollar
they owe. The fact is that there are not a
dozen railroads in the country which can show
rs clean record does the c., w. & M. road.
The American Express Company has inaugu-
rated new plan of dealing with its employees,
whereby it is hoped to shuttle out of it's present
sponsibility for damages in case of accident on
steamboat or railroad, resulting in injuries. The
company has sent to each of its men contract
calling him to release 1t from al such claims III
Gkse any accident may happen him, the pen
a3iy for refusal to sign which is discharge from
the cOmOanys service. A contract of this kind
WAS forced on the men Of Georgia railway
company n few years ago but one of the men
being killed in the companys service. and his
wife bringing suit for damages the Supreme
Eolrt of the State knocked the contract into
ESShereens
The general tenor of the remarks of shippers
rs to the effect that they as we'll as the roads,
viii be benefited by the organization Of the
Central Traffic Association, as what is wanted is
STEADY rates ard discrimination in favor of
any shipper at any point. 1t is admitted by all
reasonable business men that after all the talk
az railroad wars and doing business at ruinous
yates, the business men of the country have
proGted very little by the reductions. A public
Beatiment IS slowly forming before which the
xsiSkoad magnates of the country will have to
Aov, and among its effects will be the putting of
transportation lines on a commons sense footing
which means the adoption of fair paying rates
and no discrimination. Let there be a summer
ana winter tariff and no fluctuations in rates
between the dates in which the season changes
fR tariff takes effect
Beo. w. Boyd, assistant general passenger
Hgent Of the Pennsylvania road, who has been
visiting his parents for day or two. returned
iHS3 night the Limited" to Philadelphia.
Hsx& few men in railroad service have more
friends than does Mr.. Boyd, and none are more
competent to fill the important positions he
hcsds with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
belDg not only the assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania road proper but as
we'll of several important roads in their system
east of Pttsburg. Mr.. Boyd is an Indianapolis
boy, was born on the South Side Aug. l, 1S48.
lie entered railway service October. 1868, as
clerk of the Bee line in the freight office, and
FROM 1872 to 1874 was cashier of the Bee line.
In 1874 he accepted the position of chief clerk in
the general offices of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company passenger department, which position
Il" aeld until Jan. l. 1882. when he was appointed
assistant general passenger agent
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