The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-03
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

New parties have taken hold of the Par malice
wrecking-frog. and indications now are that this
valuable invention will be brought into more
general use.
L. w. Buckmaster passenger conductor on
the c., Fl. g. l., who has been off duty for some
months for the benefit of mis- health, yesterday
took his train again.
The Decline inspection party will reach In
aianapos at Ais P. NJ. to-day and remain over
might and leave over the I. e. ST. L. division at
500 A. NJ. to- morrow.
n. j. McConney has been notified that he
would be continued as agent of the Midland fast
freight line at this point, the consolidation OF
lines not affecting him.
Freight men were feeling very cheerful. yes
serday, over the largely increased demand for
cars to load with local freights, orders varying
krom twenty-five to fifty cars.
Since JAM / but once has the fast express
train No. over the c.. l., St l.. & c. been late
tn arriving at Indianapolis. The train was then
delayed by freight train wreck
II r. Duval, vice president, general manager
and receiver of the Florida Railway and Naviga-
tion Company's system of roads, is expected In
fhe city to day. He is en- route from New York
10 Jacksonville, Fla, his headquarters.
There arrived over the Bee-line, in October at
indianapolis, 1880 carloads of Merchants Dis
patch freight. against !. 40 in October. 1884 No
vember starts in briskly On Sunday eighty
three Merchants Dispatch cars arrived.
The Woodruff Sleepingcar Company will
place on the L. B. & w, Nov. 20, two entirely
new aud elegant combination sleeping and re-
clining- chair cars. In each coach there will be
six sections and twelve chairs. The cars will be
run between Columbus and Peoria.
Engine 636 of the j., M. e. l. will this week come
ont of the shops of the Pennsylvania Company at
this point, rebuilt as q standard engine, with
number of improvements suggested by II. w.
MeKenna, superintendent. who predicts she will
be the fastest engine running on Western roads.
In the month of October, 1884 trains arrived
and departed at the Union Depot Of this num-
Der. twelve special trains. Of the 1.447
trains which arrived, sixty two were late, which
Is an unusually large number, when there was
no bad weather and little bad rail to contend
with.
M. e. ingalls,, president of the c., l., St L. &
&C., and V. T. Malott vice president and general
manager of the Union railway, will leave to-day
on a few days pleasure trip. The latter goes
with Mr.. Ingalls, on his request he promising
Mr. Malott that he shall have a good time. Both
need little rest.
There is much speculation over the sudden de-
parture of j. I'll. DevereuX. president of the Bee
line, for Europe Probably ne has crossed the
water to ascertain who it is that is unloading
c., G., G. & l. stock on the American market so
literally. and. further, who il is that is buying
it at the recent sharp advance
Last month the daily fast-mail train from the
East over the c., ST. l.. & P road arrived at
indianapolis late twentyf days out Of the
thirty-one. The trouble is said to be east of
Columbus. 1t makes little difference where the
delay is it is a bad record. Ii trains are too
heavy they should be run in two sections. The
Pennsylvania lines cannot afford to allow such
work to continue.
The year 1885 has been very fatal one to To-
connective engineers. Last month nine We're
killed in accidents. and November starts in still
more fatally, two having been killed in accidents
Sunday. It's stated that there has been much
larger number of assessments upon the mem ber
ship of the Locomotive Engineers Insurance As
ISOLATION of the brotherhood than in the first ten
months of any former year.
Il is understood that Mr.. John Hurd of Bridge
port, Conn, now operating the c., II. q ID. rail
way elevator, joint account, will take the
management of the l., ID. d s. elevator, and
operate it in the interest of the latter road
Mr.. Hurd's reputation as an expert elevator
IMAM is established, and as this is, when in good
running order, one of the largest and best eleva-
tors in this State, gratifying results may be
looked for
Depew. of the New York Central says the
consolidation of the fast-freight lines under one
management definitely settles the cutting nu-
sance. 1t is questionable, however, whether a
line agent ever cut a rate without the know-
edge and approval of the general freight agents
of the roads over which the line operated. The
TacG Is, rate-cubJlng HaQ come TO De a disease,
and majority of the railroad officials, as well as
the line agents. were affected with it.
The wires between Indianapolis and Cincin-
natl were yesterday burdened with the follow
ing telegrams John Martin. district passenger
agent of the c., l., St LIS c., to John Egan,
ing Florida rates" Samuel Stevenson general
passenger agent c. II. & d., to Colonel Shaw,
district passenger agent c. HI. e D.: "Egan
reiterates that you are cutting Florida rates"
Colonel Shaw to Stevenson: Watch both Egan
and Martin. will take care of Shaw"
The people who own railroad shares want dividends
not debts. The spreadeagle policy of absorption has
been pushed toits limit. The Pennsylvania railroad
proper coins money out of it's earnings in this State
which squandered IN reaching after traffic leased
lines to the moon and stars which is carried at a
yearly loss. The people of Pennsylvania pay the
piper.-Phiadelpbia Record.
But for the Pennsylvania Western lines the
road would soon be IN as bad shape as the poor
old Erie Notwithstanding the senseess jeers of
the Record. Whenever business is carried at
paying rates there is not road in the Pennsyl-
vania extensive system that will not pay its
operating expenses and fixed charges.
number of official changes have just been
made IN the operating department of the Penn
sylyania railroad, and took effect Nov. l.
George W. Creighton has been appointed assistant
engineer of the West Jersey and Camden & At
lantic railroads, with headquarters in Camden
f. p. Abercrombie has been appointed assistant
enEiheef ol Ihe SunDury anU onamOKln divisions
of the Northern Central railway, vice George W.
Creighton; 6. l.. Cummins. supervisor of divis-
ion No. l. Philadelphia division vice j. G. Craig,
deceased; s. G. Long. supervisor Of division No.
3. Philadelphia division, vice G.. A. Stark
weather. transferred j. S. Nichols, supervisor of
division No 16. Monongahea division. vice S. G..
Long, transferred; G. A. Starkweather, super
visor of division No. 81, Tyrone division, vice G.
l. Cummins, transferred and j. FL. Murphy.
supervisor of division No &c Frederick division,
vice J. S. Nichols, transferred
President Mackey's Annual Report
An Eastern paper of Oct. 81 publishes the an
nual report of President Mackey, of the Evans
vile & Terre Haute road for the year ending
Aug 81, 1885, We take the following figures
Gross earnings Sis, s23. Il
Operating expenses 336, 721 40