The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

to-day on official business
George S. Barnum has been appointed general
freight and passenger agent of the Georgia Pa
cifc railway in place of L. s. Brown, resigned,
with Office at Birmingham
East bound traffic, especially to interior
points, is on the increase. Telegrams from Chi
cago, Peoria and st. Louis are to the effect that
east-bound rates are being strictly lived up to.
Southern tourist tickets have been on sale
but three days, and the district passenger agent
If one line has secured three afidavits against
competing line that the latter cut the agreed rate
$3.50
The Grand Trunk railroad is examining the
books of Hugh Thompson, late cashier of the
freight department who mysteriously dlsap-
peared, leaving his accounts in a bad state. De-
fectiyes are on his track.
The express companies report that there has
been an increase in the last sixty days or fully
80 per cent in the number of money packages
they are carrying, which is an excellent proof
that business generally is improving.
Two palace cars carrying large party of Cal
ifornia excursionists, passed over the l., B. d
w. road yesterday. At Peoria they take the c..
b. & O., and then Union and Central Pacific
roads The party were delivered to the l., B. &
w. by the Erie lines.
Commissioner Doherty, of the indianapolis
the per cents. he suggests should be allowed the
roads which will be in the east-bound pools
which 20 be established at Terre Haute, La
fayette Frankfort and Kokorno.
The surviving emigrants who were in the fear
full wreck on the Pennsylvania road, just out of
Jersey City on Sunday night, passed through
indianapolis yesterday on the C., st. l.. & p.
train reaching here at noon There were three
coaches and they were hauled at the rear end of
a fast mail train.
The vacancy caused by the death of NJ G.
Gray, assistant general freight agent of the Lake
Shore road. will undoubtedly be filled by the
promotion of NJ S. Chase That gentleman has
been virtually acting in that capacity for some
time, since Mr.. Gray became iEcapacitated by
his failing health.
Now that the long talked about consolidation
of fastfreight lines has really begun. line men
climbing up on to the anxious seat If rail
vay managers are wise they will examine into
tire record of the agents. and retain in service
those agents who have secured the largest bust
LESS without slaughtering rates.
There is but little question as to rates advanc-
ing east-bound to the basis of % cents per one
hundred pounds, from Chicago to New York. on
Nov. /, which will make the rate % cents from
indianapolis to New York 1t will then be five
cents per one hundred pounds less than the rate
was at the spending period two years ago.
At the quarterly meeting of the board of d-
fectors of the Cincinnati. Hamilton 81 Dayton
railroad yesterday. it was shown that the gross
earnings for the six months ending Oct / were
$l3IS TIT, and after deducting operating ex-
penses and fixed charges there would be bal
ance of $l44 $780, A 3per cent. dividend was or
dered, payable Nov l.
Three of the Decline engines which a former
master mechanic of the Brightwood shops had
consigned to the scrap heap, and had been run
out onto spur track in the rear of the round
house, have been taken into the shops by Mas
ter Mechanic Garstang and in a few weeks will
come out rebuilt in a manner which will be a
credit to the Brightwood shops.
General Manager B. B. Mitchell of the Can
ada Southern line gives notice that the Grand
Trunk railway, Great Western division, has
withdrawn from the Canada Southern line, and
that all percentages and workingsarrangements
with the road are cancelled Hereafter all traffir
with this line, from all points east and west will
be forwarded via the Michigan Central railroad.
Commissioner H. o. Garfield, of the Railroad
Freight Association, at Peoria, has issued the
following: Special class rates from Terre
Haute to points named in tariff No 45 of this,
Association, in effect Oct g. 1885. should be i
cent higher than is shown in that tariff. owing to
trunk lines having agreed TO make special class
New York to Terre Haute 20 cents instead of 81
cents"
The Terre Haute Gazette says: blanchard
''milked" the E. & T. H., to use Wall street
phrase He caught Conductor Laugle for So 500,
Conductor Henry Beard for So 600 and Conduct
or Lou Albin for So, 000." The query in railroad
circles is, where conductors on the E. q Il. II.
road gathered up such sums of money. En-
ployes on the road complain of the smallness of
their wages.
general freight agents held at Chicago or Detroit
which place has not been definitely settled upon
to take preliminary steps to establish pools at
all competing points in Ohio, Michigan and In
diana. In Illinois nearly all important Compel
ing points are pooled. The L., B. & w., for
instance. is in eight east bound pools at Compel
ing points in that State
Superintendent Stevens, of the eastern divis-
ion of the Wabash system was in the city yes
terday He proposed to advance the salary of
L. L. Fellows quite handsomely, providing he
would remain agent of the company at indian
apolis. He declined so to DO, but told Mr.
Stevens he would continue as agent until Oct
28 By that time Mr.. Stevens expects to find a
suitable for the agency.
Notwithstanding Judge Gresham's adverse
decision to the sale of the Chicago & Great
Southern railroad. as published in the Journal of
the 18th inst, the contractors pushing the
work of grading and bridging of the new line
and will have it ready fontrack laying by Christ
mas from Yeddo to Brazil. The chief con-
tractors, Messrs. Langdon, Winston & Co.. have
their headquarters at Montezuma, are moneyed
men, and are under bonds to have their work
completed by the time named above.
o. G. Murray. general passenger agent of the
Guif, Colorado d Santa Fee railroad, has ten
dered his resignation. to take effect Dec. Mr.
Murray will succeed VIM. H. Newman as gen
eral traffic manager of the Louisiana and Texas
lines OF the Missouri Pacific system. Mr. New
man becomes general traffic manager of all the
lines composing the Missouri Pacific system.
with headquarters at St Louis. He takes the
place of sMr. George Odds who accepts an i'm
portant position with the Canadian Pacific Rail
roa1 Company
5ehn Booth, of this city, has secured letters
nafRnf on a steam chest valve cha action IF tho
valve is very simple. 1t is cut in halves gov
erned by springs, and when the steam enters the
steam chest it separates the halves so as to make
tight fit both at the top and at the bottom, thus
preventing the escape OF steam into the chest
The principal idea is to take the weight off of
the steemchest seat. and thus prevent wear on
The seat. The valve can be used either on a To-
connective or stationary engine and it is thought
that it will increase the speed of a locomotive.
The cotton crop begins to come forward quite
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