The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
personal and Local.

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and Gaylord Beach, chief engineer, were In the
city Yesterday en- route to St Louis
HF. Whitcomb has been appointed general
manager of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore s. West
ern railway. vice II. G. Reed, resigned.
H. b. Hammond. of New York. who was ex-
pected here the 18th. is detained East by the
litigation pending between the Central Trust
Company and the l., d. s. S. Railway Company
The ahsurdity of prevailing freight rates is
especially shown by the fact that allrail transit
through from Chicago in five days, is row
cheaper than water transit. through in twenty
days
The earnings OF the Wabash system for Au-
gust were ST. 132, 306, against ST. 4275 33 for the
corresponding month of 1884 The earnings of
the road for the eight months of the year, $5,-
962 964 decrease this year, $778,046
The paymasters of the l.. B. & W., the l., D.
& 6, the c., II. g. I. and the c. St. l.. & P. left
yesterday on their monthly rounds paying for
August service Paymaster Sullivan, of the c.,
l.. ST. l.. d G., starts out tomorrow morning.
q. NJ. Beach has been appointed assistant
general manager of the Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati g. Indianapolis railroad. w. c. r.
win has been made general roadmaster, and the
Office of engineer of bridges has been abolished.
John Sloan, of the l.. B. & W.. who is score
tary of the Roadmasters' Association of the
tion of roadmasters who wish to attend the
annual convention to be held in Chicago Oct. IA.
Philadelphia paper quotes Pennsylvania
railroad official as saying that there is no Gkeli
hood of q permanent restoration Of rates until
Mr.. Vanderbilt makes good delivery OF the
Southern Pennsylvania and Beach Creek roads
to the Pennsylvania people.
One of the engines on the j., M. & l. Is to be
equipped this week with one of the Wooley inn
proved electric headlights Should the light per-
form satisfactorily the cost of electric headlights
will be reduced to a figure that any road will be
able to put them In general use.
Now it ia stated that the c., B. & O. people
viii acquire the Wabash interest in the Humes-
ton & Shenandoah road by guaranteeing the
interest on the bonds, thus securing the full
possession of the property. The loss of the road
win be heavy blew to the Wabash, as it
destroys its direct route to Council Bluffs.
First Vce-presdent Hoxie yesterday ap-
pointed VIM. Kerrigan general superintendent
of the entire Missouri Pacific SYSTEM. Mr..
Kerrigan is one of the oldest superintendents on
the road. having been on the Iron Mountain line
several years before it came into the possession
of mfr. Gould, and is regarded as one of the most
capable men connected with the system.
VIM. Caldwell, of Chicago, Western passenger
agent of the West Shore road is in the city Mr..
Caldwell has just returned from New York. where
he went to take soundngs. and he finds all
hands at sea as to the future Of the West Shore,
more information out of some Of the Western
newspapers concerning the road than he can at
headquarters
The Erie and the Lackawanna people have
advanced eastrbound rates; the b. u o. is not at
tempting, TO do anything The former manage
ments quoted saying that the Pennsyl-
vania and Vanderbilt lines can fight it out; they
will no longer continue to carry business at
loss. The Lackawanna is taking business from
here on the basis of Is cents per 100 pounds.
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President Cable, of the Chicago & Rock Island
road, has returned from New York and puts
cold blanket on the numerous rumors set afoat
y of late. He says the principal object of his trip
was TO place his children in school, and had
nothing to do with the reported Northern Pacific
and st. Joseph 81 Grand Island scheme The
report that the Rock Island had secured control
of the ST. Joseph & Grand Island road Mr.. Gable
said. was the idle talk of gossir-mongers, the
Union Pacific having no intention of selling the
property.
The c., l., ST. L. & c., in its gross earnings
the eight months of this year, falls behind the
earnings of the corresponding period, 1854 but
U6 being this year 81, 5l8, 265 against 81. 543,
~. This confirms the statement of the Jour
nal that the reduction in operating expenses this
year will more than Offset the decrease in gross
earnings. Take, for instance, the road depart
ment; while the road-bed has been fully main
sained, there has been average reduction Of
nearly SO 900 per month this year In the train
, service tnef6 mas Ueeu Il reuucLOn Oh expenses,
but not so marked as in the road department.
An Eastern exchange, in commenting the
animation of the Journal to the effect that the
present Strengthening of rates was possibly carried
on to enable the trunk lines TO gather in few
roads in the middle Atlantic States which annoy
them, such "a the l.. B. e. w. and the l.. e. e
W., says 1t is the belief of .many in the street
that these matters be settled at any time
when it suits the leaders of speculation to put an
end to ratecutting. When the managers of the
railroad companies are also managers of the
share market. 1t is not unreasonable to suppose
that they may sometimes find 1t expedient to
adjust actual business to share speculation
The /. d. & 8. road the first week in August
shows an increase in earnings of only $40 over
the corresponding week of 1884. This is much
better, however, than a decrease Everything
is now working SO smoothly on this road that
increased earnings can but result more espe
ciaily when the immense crop and live
stock shipments on the line commence. The
passenger business of the road is steadily i'm
proving. Traffic Manager Lazarus states: THE
coupon business last month was 40 per cent in
excess of August. 1881, when the passenger bus
iness of this road was at its highest point"
Their connection with the Pennsylvania lines
is proving to be fully as important us antici-
pated
Vice president Maiott. of the Union Railway
Company, has called meeting of the presidents
and general managers of the roads composing
the Union Railway Company, on Thursday, Sept.
"a, TO discuss the new Union Depot enterprise.
Recent purchases of property have been made
which point plainly to the location of the new
structure 1t is intimated that James McCrea,
president of the Union Railway Com
pany, will at the next meeting
sign, his new position on the Pennsylvania
lines so increasing his duties that he will be
obliged to tighten his labors outside of the Penn
Bylvania Companys direct interests SO far
possible If new Union Depot is TO be built,
Mr. McCrea's drive aheadativeness will be
needed, and his resignation should not be
accepted under any circumstances.
Will Be Built
The South Pennsylvania railroad will be
built. and it will be built In the near future,
says the Philadelphia Times, but it will not be
until the need of it necessitates its construction
Ii is a supreme necessity to the development of
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