The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-05
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
Jan. l the mail service was extended over the
South Bend extension of the Vandalia.
The Vandalia delivered at the packing houses
In indianapolis, in December, LISA carloads OF
hogs.
J. K. RUSSELL the veteran master mechanic of
Of the Maine Central railroad, has resigned his
position.
Last week, 7,675 cars were transferred over
the Belt road, and 755 carloads of stock deliv-
cred at the yards.
Superintendent Wagner, of the Wagner Sleep
ngcar Company, has resigned, the resignation
taking effect today.
c Fairbanks attorney of the L, B. & W., ac-
cempanied c. f. Henderson, general manager,
enhis trip to New York
H Kendall retains his old position of New
England agent of the Commercial Express and
Erie and North Shore lines operating over the
Hoosac tunnel route.
Twenty five volumes were added to the library
in the Railroad Mems Association rooms last
week as a result of stirring the matter up Let
the good work go on.
IA s. Reed has been appointed general
travelling agent of the O.. b. 81 Q. road Gener-
al Passenger Agent Percival Lowell has shown
good judgment in the selection
The Beelne last week forwarded east from
this point 772 loaded cars; the c., ST. L. q p,
ass; the l., B. e. W., 331; the c., H. 6 l., 297;
making total of 1855 cars an increase over
the week ending Dec. q of 44loaded cars
The c., l., ST. l.. & G. continues to do a big
business over the western division, profting
handsomely by its Chicago & Rock Island con-
nections, last week bringing east over the west
ern division 1,l69 loaded cars, and forwarding
over this division $40 loaded cars.
South bound passenger rates, now that travel
TO Florida and the New Orleans exposition is
improving are shaky. The passenger agents
say that the scalperS are forcing them into cut
ting rates But it is natural for indianapolis
passenger agents to cut rates as it is for ducks
TO swim.
Rumors are again current that the Wagner
and Pullman Sleeping car companies are to con-
sOlidate their interests. If it will result in the
substitution of Pullman for Wagner cars on the
Bee-line, and the Lake Shore, New York
Central, and Boston ds Albany, the travelling
public will be thankful
The five Western roads last week brought into
this station 3, LAB loaded Cars as follows: c., l..
St l.. & c., 1,1G9; Vandalia 952 l. & ST. L.,
s66; L, B. & W. Peoria division, 27s; St Louis
division, 178 The same roads brought into In
dianapolis in the week ending Dec. q 8, l84 cars,
decrease Of Al loaded cars
General passenger agents of Indianapolis lines
are surprised at the favorable exhibit of earnings
In December. On several roads an incrase
Is shown over the earnings of December
1883. The Vandalia the c., L. ST. l.. & c., the
j., NJ. 81 l., and the l., b. & W., eastern and
Peoria divisions, all show handsome increase
Under the last pooling agreement members of
the Chicago and Ohio River pool are to settle
monthly in Cash overs and shorts. On JAM 2
Commissioner Richardson notified the roads
ahead in their per cents, and asked them to set
tie. This goes across the grain OF two of the
roads, and while they will pay up they at the
same time ask for readjustment of per cent
ages.
The officials of the Wabash railway have in
vestigated the of the derailment to the
last train easJ at Prairie Switch, on Wednes
caused by broken rail, the switch had been
tampered with. Some persons had removed the
pin from the bottom of the switch stan1 and
thrown the switch without turning the safety
light, which showed safety.
In the year 1884 the Yandalia received and
forwarded at Indianapolis 126 420 cars, against
131 024 in 1888 OF the number 81, 640 were
loaded cars, against SO. 513 in 1888. Decrease in
total movement the last year, 4.604 cars de-
crease in number of loaded cars handled 5,873
cars. During the year the Vandalia brought
into Indianapolis S,517 carloads of live stock,
and IL 500 carloads of block coal.
On Jan. /, 1885, Colonel Joseph Hill began his
fifth year as general superintendent of the Van
dala system. During the four years of his ad-
ministration the system has been extended from
Iogansport to South Bend The T. 81. & L.
division, which was practically awrecked road
has been converted into model road; it has an
excellent track and first-class equipments But
his best work has been done on the main line
which is now laid with heavy steel rail- bal
lasted with gravel broken stone and is un-
guestionably one of the best 240 miles of track
west of the Alleghenies, and the Improvement to
the equipments has been equally marked.