The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

W. W. Worthington, traffic manager OF the
sFoa. Wayne, Cincinnati 6 Louisville road, Is in
ssls city on official business.
The Dayton G. Union road is assuming the
sairs of a trunk line. Six passenger trains run
sdaily-two fast trains.
Frank 81. Hill has been appointed superin-
tendent and general freight and passenger agent
of the Wichita & Western road.
The Chicago 6 Eastern Illinois has established
y new station at Westheld, Ill. and D.. D.. Gill
mer has been appointed agent and operator.
The people of Washington ana Worthineton
are very much excited over the proposed extern
sion Of the T. Fl. & S. E. between those two
places. President Mackey proposes to build the
road at a very small cost and do it we'll
It is stated that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company was buying West Shore bonds. with
the ultimate intention of gaining control OF that
road and keeping it as a rod in perpetual pickle,
ready for use at any time to infict punishment
upon it's adversary.
Within the last week some ten miles Of new
steel rails have been distributed on the T. Fl. g.
L division of the Vandaiia. the rails weighing
sixty pounds to the yard. West OF Terre Haute
she entire road is laid with Edgar Thomson steel
rails Of that weight.
The disputes between the Pennsylvania and
the New York Central. says the Philadelphia
Inquirer, are of the most acrimonious sort, and
many long-headed people fear that neither COM
pany win declare another dividend until amicable
relations are restored between the two COM
panies.
The Pennsylvania railroad, with its different
Tines, occupies twenty-five miles of track within
the city of Philadelphia, getting in by one line,
running all around the residence section by
another, getting down into the business centers
by another, and getting back to the point Of en-
trance by still another.
The joint executive of the passen-
ger agents decided. yesterday afternoon, not to
call a meeting of the Western lines until after
the meeting of the trunk lines on Thursday next.
The meeting of the central committee will be
held in Chicago on June 6. 1t is expected the
matter of rates will be settled soon.
Unless rates get so low that the Beeline peo-
pie are obliged To draw upon their funds set
aside for iHapror .nents 10 pay their operating
expenses, Chief Engineer Beach says that before
the snow flies lie will have 204 miles of the best
track in the West on the portion of the Beerline
lying between indianapolis and Gallon.
The president of the Lehigh is quoted az say
ing that east-bound freight affairs are in such
bad shape that the next change must be for the
better, and thinks there is a good prospect for
the establishment of the Central Traffic Associ-
alton. III. e.. ingalls,, the father of the proposed
traffic association, is said to be sanguine that it
will be organized.
There is a possibility that the employees on the
Wabash system. now that they have carried two
or three of their demands on the management,
will overreach III this direction. The company
has rules and regulations, and if an empioye is
not disposed to abide by them he must expect that
at the first possible opportunity the company will
dispense with his services.
AS every railroad entering Indianapolis. with
but two exceptions, Is represented in the list of
stockholders of the Belt road and stockyards,
and but two men outside of railroaders hold suf-
fcient stock to make it worthy of note, the folly
of the rumors that another stock-yard enterprise
is on hand, which is to be assisted by the rail
roads, becomes quite apparent.
1t is the paymaeters who will soon need the
sympathy of the public. Within the last few
days the pay-cars on two roads have been de-
layed at points on the line waiting for the
earnings of the road to furnish cash to pay the
employees. and it's the poor paymaster who gets
the cussing of the employees for any dilatoriness
an the movement of the pay-car.
The shipments of poultry, eggs and other per
Ashabie property In refrigerator cars from In
dianapolis, and also of dressed beef through
mere from st. Louis, have reached such q ton
mage that both the Beeline and Pennsylvania
company have got to further improve their IA
clites for furnishing the ice for the refrigera-
tor cars. Indianapolis now leads any Western
point in shipment of poultry, eggs and butter.
A meeting of the presidents of the trunk lines
will probably be held next Thursday. 1t is desired
by Sir Henry Tyler, president of the Grand
Trunk, who has been showing. much enthusiasm
uuEiuR Al ISitnD COIlltICLCtEs WHICH,
have teen the first he has ever attended in
America. The Pennsylvania and New York
Central have already signified their willingness
to attend. and no doubt is expressed as to the
compliance of the Erie and Baltimore &c Ohio.
So much is said now about fast trains that the
c., H. g. ]. people come in for a hearing. Under
the recent change in rime the night express
leaves Hamilton at 7:40 P. NJ, reaches Indian
apolis at l0:40 P. NJ, making the ninety-nine
Szniles in exactly three hours. From this is to
ma GsdYatad tho TINA fakop For ypalipO a1avau
stops At stations and railroad crossings, one of
five minutes at Connersville. This brings the
actual speed of the trains to ~forty-three miles
Per hour.
the Western Freight Association in place of j.
H Hill, of st. Louis. who declined to serve. It
is understood that Managers r. r.. Cable, II. j.
Potter, Roswell Miller, and Marvin Hughitt are
favorable to the selection. they having been
heard from in regard to it. Commissioners
Faithorn will probably call a meeting Of the
managers for the 18th, when the choice will be
definitely made. 1t is desired that the arbitra-
fions shall be made at an early date, as John c.
Gault, present arbitrator, leaves for Cincinnati
on the 10Th.
E. b. Thomas, manager of the Bee-iine sys-
tenn, remarked yesterday that there was not a
president or manager of an Indianapolis road
who was not in favor of the building of a new
Union depot, who did not feel Indianapolis was
deserving of a handsome commodious depot. But
the question is, would il not be rashness, when
some of this reads are earning only their oper-
,ating expenses and borrowing money to pay
fixed charges, to at this time increase
the amount of their fixed charges to
such an amount as will be needed to carry out the
proposed Improvement He still hoped a few
weeks would show such Improvements in traffic
and increase in earnings as to justify the COM
panies composing the Union Railway Company
to begin the work in the early fall.
H. 3 Thomas, general manager of the Bee
line. and associate officials, returned from st.
Louis yesterday, and we're treated to a lively
ride. They came over on train No. 4, limited
express, on the | e. St L. railroad, J.. P. Smith
conductor and Bennett engineer. engine No. IL
hauling them. The run from Greencastle to
Indianapolis, a distance of f~orty-one miles, was
made in fifty-three minutes, making a stop at
the Belt crossing. From Danville to the Belt, a