The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-01
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


IS. F. Pierson, viee-pooi commissioner of the
lrunk-line pool, was in the city yesterday, and
eft last night for New York.
The business of the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western is taxing the roads capacity to its ut
most The company needs twenty new engines
10 do its hauling.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company has
elected Stuyvesant Fish treasurer. Mr. Fish IS
also vice-president. William ]. Maurice was
reelected secretary.
The shortening Of the running time between
New York and ST Louis, over the vandalia and
Pennsylvania lines, six hours, is still question,
with indications favorable to such a change.
The earning of the railroads for the third week
Of March, as far as reported, are hardly as favor
bible as those Of the preceding week, although in
Bome instances there have been satisfactory
gains over the second week of March
kilograms to the Nickelplate employees notify
khem that they are no longer in the employ of the
New York, Chicago 81 St Louis road, and add
srYou are expected to continue your duties as
heretofore and protect the interests OF the re-
keiver."
The outlook for the bondhohiers of the Nickel
Mlate road certainly is not very pleasant one.
There are 81, 000.0 600 equipment bonds co be
Eaken care of, and good part of the 3d. 0OO, 600
floating debt may come in ahead Of the first
mortgage
r. A. Campbell of the Evansville & Terre
Haute road, Is preparing statement OF the
wages paid to yardmen and switchmen, which
will show that the E. & T. H. pays as good rates
as rival lines. The boys say it will take lots OF
Figuring to convince them that it is true
Now it is announced that the L., n. A. & c.
company has borrowed s. 00O 900 to put the
property in shape. They have let the contract
for ten new passenger coaches and two new and
Dlegant paror cars for service on the Airline di-
wision; also 500 freight cars and four locomo-
hives
Notice is given by Mr.. r. NJ Hoxie third
Wice-president of the Missouri Pacific road, that
rs John Hewitt has resigned, the Office of super
intendent of locomotives and car departments is
abolished. o. A. Haynes is appointed inspector
Of locomotives, cars, and machinery with office
htSt Louis.
1t costs the Union Railway Company SIT every
Hime the roads makes a change in the hour OF
arriving and departing of trains at Indianapolis
De the change but FIVE minutee. During 1884
Ehere were changes made in time schedules of
some of the roads thirty four times which changes
cost the Union Railway Company 1918
Commissioner Richardson, Of the Chicago and
Ohio river pool, has ordered reduction of rates
On class B (provisions) and class G (pork in bar
relsl TO Charleston, Savannah Port Royal, jack
senviIle and other Atlantic-coast points, to take
effect at once. The reduction is cents per
hundred pounds on class B, and Is cents on
class G..
The New York Indicator, which seems to be
. bull on the L. B. 6 W., says: 1.-THE Indiana
Bloomington & Western Railroad Company is
beginning to feel the benefits of going it alone
NO more parasites for that company" Wait a
wear; possibly the so-called parasite, meaning
the L, D. q S. road, will be better off than had
the lease to the L, & B. w. been continued.
General Manager Henderson, of the Ohio
Southern road, states that the miners along the
line Of the Ohio Southern are returning to work.
They had better never have struck. The coal
iof the Ohio Southern sells at higher price than
That Of Hooking valley, and now the miners have
accepted the terms Of the Hooking valley labor
ers the earnings of the road will soon improve
again.
George Bender yesterday retired from the
kentucky Centralroad and this morning takes
Bha0Upenintendency of the l., d. e S. road with
che best wishes Of large circle Of friends, and
9he hope that he viii make a success in his new
6eld The time table which goes into effect this
morning is doubtless the best that trains have
been run on since the road was opened, except
That the morning trains should arrive at In
Eianapolis at IL A. Nj. and make connection with
Abe Eastern roads-having trains out at that time
First Assistant General Passenger Agent c.
o. Skull. of the Pennsylvania Company, has re-
&urned from. New Orleans whore the National
Association of General Ticket Agents held its an
nual meeting He tells the reporter of the Pitts
burg Dispatch that '"These meetings used to
signify considerable Importance but since the
9osmation of these smaller district associations,
we do nothing of national Importance at these
greetings. They are more Of asocial nature. We
renew old aeqnaintances and make new ones
from the recently appointed members, and have
n good time generally. We used to make the
nshedules which governed the entire United
States Speaking of Southern roads, he says
S'Thay are nothing but Jim Crow roads still.
They either don't know how to run railroads
there or else they are too lazy. They lack get
mp and business foresight. An engine got off the
3rack~en North Carolina road, and it delayed
travel fourteen hours, until they had built a
false track under the engine and got it OF the
rails again. Up North we would have rolled
che engine over the embankment rather than
Rave delay the trains; that is provided we could
not get it onto the track in time. 1t would be
DheaeeF for US to upset that engine than to de-
Day traffic over the line. They are slow down
AharoLn