The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-21
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local

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ing arrangements to dispense with all grade
crossings in the populous sections OF the coun-
try traversed by its line. Attention IS now be-
ing paid in this particular to the New York di-
vision.
The G.. l., ST. L. & c.. earned in the second
week of November, SAT, 1883, against SAT, S18.16
corresponding week 1884. Increase this year,
$6D.42 Increase for the first half of the month
this year over corresponding fifteen days 1884,
$l663S.
The l., B. s. W.. and l.. d. & S. will jointly
soon have a double track from Haughville TO the
Union Depot. The work of grading for a second
track between White river bridge and West
WAshington-street crossing is being pushed
vigorously.
An idea of the handsome local business the
indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road is do
ing may be formed from the fact that yesterday
there were forty carloads of live stock and
sixty-two ears Of corn loaded at lcca, points on
their own iine~
W. Hogan, who was connected with the
South Shore line for eighteen years, and who
left its service last year when expenses were re-
dueed, has been reappointed to his old position,
with the title of agent. with Office at Chicago.
The appointment will take effect Monday.
The contract for the construction of the Short
line railway from Montreal to Halifax has been
awarded to the international Railway Company.
BY the terms of the contract the road is to be
commenced within six months. and is to be COM
pIsted in four years from the LIST Of January,
1886
A meeting Of the Chicago rate committee of
the Middle and Western States associations, and
of the Chicago and Ohio River pool, was held,
Thursday, in Chicago. Arrangements were per-
feeted for putting into effect advanced rates from
Chicago, and other points, to points in the mid
die States, Nov. %.
The c., L., St. L. & G. is now handling on
their system an average Of 800 loaded cars,
which thew call a fair business. Superintendent
Gharuoad q " I nm cars ic BALLAD p0nd huoinpSg
and when hauling / 200 loaded cars per day on
the system, they are working up to their fullest
power capacity.
s. w. Cummings, general passenger agent of
the Central Vermont railway, has been appoint
ed TO the same Office in connection with the Og-
densburg & Lake ~Champlain company, retain
Eng, at the same time, his present office. Mn
Cummings has many friends on Western roads
who will be glad to hear of his prosperity.
Receiver Thomas, of the Cairo G. Vincennes
road, deserves much credit for the manner in
which he is bringing the affairs of the road out of
the kinks. He seems to have stopped the big
leaks, and is greatly improving the property
physically. Already he has laid 5000 tons of
new steel rail and has purchased another 5000
tens
Passenger rates from ST. Louis to the sea-
board have been a good deal demoralized for
some days past, and it is alleged that considerable
cutting has been done on the quiet. Last night,
it was stated, tickets to New York were sold
during the day at $l8, and that in all likelihood
there will be an open cut to-day, which may re-
suit in an active warfare.
Commencing next Sunday, the East Tennes-
see, Virginia & Georgia railroad will put on a
fast limited express to run to jacksonville, to
leave Chattanooga at 6 P. NJ, arriving at Jack
sonyille at noon the following day. This train
connects with the fast limited train. The new
scbsdule reduces the time from all Western
points to Florida over five hours.
The business OF the Chicago & Eastern Hi
nois railroad continues to show great improve
ment over last year. The company is hauling
north, from Clay county, 100 to l25 carloads of
coal per day. There is Il large movement of live
stock, paying local rates, and its lumber traffic
In four months past amounted to 4, 597 cars, an
lnereaso over last year of 1903 cars.
There is the best of authority for saying that
neither the l., b. & w. or any other road will
BeelEe control. by purchase or otherwise, of the
Champaign & Western road. The bondholders
are fully determined upon keeping the road in
their own hands. as it is now earning money
enough to pay operating expenses, fixed charges
and leave something of a surplus to improve the
property with.
A railroad man who in the last week has held
o conference with John King. president of the
Erie road, says the idea of taking a position on
the Baltimore d Ohio road has not even entered
his head, and the rumorS published in New York
papers create a good deal of merriment. so alb
Burd are many of them. The official adds, the
friends of the Erie were never more ~sanguine
than now that the property has a better future.
Honesty and economy is being enforced in all
departments, and every official shows a de-
termination to do his part to put the road on a
good footing.
Rather amusing things often occur in lives of
railroad men. For instance, when H. 3. Ham
mond, receiver of the Indianapolis, Decatur &
Springfield road, announced that John Lazarus
waS to be his traffic manager, two prominent
railroad men begged of him to withdraw the ap-
pointment, as he would cut rates all to pieces
and demoralize passenger and freight traffic gen
orally. Since that time these officials have been
called upon to pay numerous fines for their own
agents who had been cutting rates, and not a
charge has been made against the man whom
they so vigorously denounced.
There are those who believe that President
King, of the Erie road, is behind the litigation
which resulted in the decree of Judge Harmon,
o! the Cincinnati Superior Court. directing Pres
1dent Jewett, of the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton, to issue certificates of stock to the orig
1nal holders in lieu of the trust certificates,
which he, as president of the Erie road, gave
them for their franchises. Mr.. King himself
may not wish the presidency of the c., III. & D.,
but he undoubtedly would be gratifed to place
o president in control who is friendly to Erie
Interests and not wrecking them at every oppor-
tunity. It is hardly probable, however, that
any attempt to remove Mr.. Jewett will be made
tanhl the annual election of the c., H. & d., the
frsf Tuesday in June, 1886.
The Cleveland Leader has the authority of a
prominent railroad man for stating that it is
more than likely that Vice. president Thomas
King will resign, as both President Garrett and
Vice-president Spencer are against him. King
was formerly with the Allegheny Valley road,
and general superintendent of the Pittsburg
Zines of the B. & o. While in charge of those
divisions it is alleged that he filled all the import
amt Offices with relatives, and when General
Manager Durham took charge Of the entire B.
Ii o. system he found that unnecessary men
were employed on these branches, and he at
once began to reduce the force and expenses.
This caused a division of the men, and there
were King men and Durham men. A bitter
fight ensued and is still in progress among these
factions.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Florida
Railway and Navigation COMPANY is temnora-
rily under a financial cloud, Major b. S. Hen
, ning's going into Florida and taking hold of its
principal railroad system, has been followed by
M era of prosperity to the State. I'm To tho