The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

- picnic at Pekin on the Goth inst
4. E. Henderson, manager of the l., B. e. w,
has gone TO Ohio to be absent until Friday.
The excursion to Dayton. o.. over the c.. st.
H. & p, OF the Goth, promises to be pleasant
affair
TW. Burrows, of St. Louis, supernte ndent
Of The /. 6 ST. L., is in the city. He says all
they want is cars, which fall considerably
below the demand
Crossroad or sub-agents are again becoming
numerous, and with them comes a general de-
znoralizatlou of rates. 1t is but ninety days
since all Indianapolis roads agreed to withdraw
&6is class of rate -demorallzers.
There is a current report that Mr. Hugh Rid
de viii be offered the position of arbitrator OF
the Central Tariff Association 1t Will need the
active resources of such Official without douot,
and perhaps Mr. Riddle can be induced TO accept.
At ne would not accept the position OF general
manager.
Complaints of a scarcity of cars. for the first
sirne in two wears. is heard 1t is stated that
three weeks ago there were fully $4,000 empty
bOE-cars standing on s'de-tracks at different
points on indianapolis lines. and nearly all are
noa in service. In fact, several roads are now
borrowing cars
The indianapolis Decatur & Indianapolis
people assert their independence by allowing any
fnstfreight line to run onto their road and get
business. Within the last fortnight cars of nine
fAst freight lines have been loaded on their road.
In fact the road seems to be feeding every
eastern road out of Indianapolis
COmpl amt is again made of the reckless speed
at which j., NJ & L trains are within the
cry limits 1t is stated that it is not an uncommon
thing for trains, when backing out OF the l mon
Depot to the yards in the eastern part OF the
city, to run at a speed of twelve to fifteen miles
ger hour over the union tracks
The c., T. st. l.. 6 C. is carrying heavy
tonnage of provisions from Chicago to south
eastern points Fifteen to twenty cars per day
ars passing through here, consigned to Rich
mond Va, parties. Shipments of wheat over
this line to Southern points is proving quite an
important feature of their business.
The Lumber Central Association hold special
meeting at Cleveland o., today The Bee line,
the l., B. &W.. the c., st. L. e. P, and c., H.
81 D. are members of the association. In the
matter Of the maintenance of rates the member
ship have behaved remarkably well thus far this
season. profiting no doubt by the bitter lesson of
saSt year.
4. J. Smith. general passenger agent of the
BeD-iine system, and Dave Martin, who repre-
SentS the Bee line at St Louis with so much
ability, are to be in the city to day on official
business. The Decline people have reason to be
gra4ifed that they rapidly regaining their
former popularity with the travelling public. A
good track, fine equipments and fast time
what catch the travel.
a Chicago railroad man has received letter
frOIn E. T. Jeffrey genera. superintendent of
she Illinois Central, now travelling In Europe.
He has been devotng some time to an eXamina-
ton of the English railway system, especially
IN ats traffic operations. and mentions one of
ais conclusions that while more revenue is de-
rived from the business carried, more money is
spent in obtaining it. Mr. Jefery is in Brussels
this week attending the railroad congress in
session at that place
superintendent Sherwood Turner, and
Render, who were selected arbtrators of the
questions at issue between the Decline and the
l.. 3. e w Company, relating to the recent
collision the Belt road, have rendered the-
decision, which, in effect. that each COM
rany shouch repair its own equipments. Seldom
does accident occur where it is difficult to
ascertain which was the most III fault. Had
either o. the train crews, it is stated, been
strictly attending to business, the accident light
have been avoided.
The c., Fl. q d. people are in the arrears in
rental to the Union Railway Company $3l0OO
as the latter foot it up. That is on the basis of
$500 per month prior to the reorganization of
ahe Union Railway and their proportion as paid
by the other r. IDS since the reorganization. The
G., FL. e. D. people claim that their contract
with the old Union Railway Company, which
was that they should pay $500 per month, is not
effected by the going out of existence of the old
company. Probably next month the courts will
settle the question.
Il is understood that H. Porter. who holds the
6rst mortgage bonds, amounting to 81, 400. 00O on
the Chicago d Great Southern road, will bid the
property in at the coming foreclosure sale. An
outsider could not afford to pay more than $780,.
Oe, it is said, III such condition is the property.
The foreclosure sale is one of the steps to be
taken which insures the extension of the road to
Brazil, Clay county. The G. d 6. S road is
eghty miles III length. and in much the same
cDndition as tho Loeansport, .Crawfords
Tiiia s. Southwestern road, for which the Nc
Keen syndicate paid $500 900.
The following circular has been issued by the
commissioner Of the Western Freight Associa-
ton: shipments intended for exhibition at the
Omaha Fair and Exposition, to be held at
Omaha, Neb. Sept to IL, 1885, also consign-
MentS to Lincoln, Neb, intended for exhibition
n the State Fair to be held at that place Sept ii
81 ID, 1888, forwarded from Eastern Association
points, will be charged at regular tariff rates to
Omaha or Lincoln, as the may be, and
TBsurned free to the point on the line of this
association from whence shipped, upon presenta-
aaon of certificate, signed by the secretary Of. the
fair, that the property has been On exhibition
and has not changed ownership"
Unfortunate for the Canada Southern Line.
Probably no railroad interest suffered more by
shs Wabash taking under its control the In
dianapolis Peru g. Chicago road than has the Can
ada Southern fastfreight line. For nine years
prsDr to the deal the Canada Southern hauled
orE OF this section larger tonnage than did any
other line, unless it be the White line, and to its
Srk2it, the management never allowed their
agacnts to cut rates, and, in fact, withdrew from
tba market when the low-rate fever ives on. In
1882 the line did its best business and its earn
tEg per month for several months of the year
were over $780, 000 and in month did they
fab below $4,000 Since the Wabash
took the l., P. & c. road. there seems TO have
coOiuess sprung up toward the line which the
INST earnest work of r. c. j. Pendleton their
Agsnt, could not overcome, and the earnings
hare from year to year and month to month
steadily declined, until in the year 1884. the
earnings have ranged from s., 900 to So 900 per