The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local.
G. NJ. Thompson formerly of the Mexican Gen.
trail, has been appointed chief engineer of the
Boston & Lowell. vice /. M. Story, resigned.
The Wabash people and telephone company
have adjusted their trouble and the telephone
instruments have been replaced in the several
offices.
Navigation is now about opening, and the
railroads must now meet water competition,
which, however, is not half so serious as the
competition of parallel railroads.
The pay-car, which is again to be brought into
service on the c., l., ST. L. & @. road, has been
rebuilt in modern style, and is now more co n
venient and suitable for the purpose intended.
B. NJ. Reynolds for a long term of years con-
ductor on the c., R., !. & p railway and later
on the Wabash, has been promoted to the posi-
ton of yardtnaster in the latter companys Des
Moines yards.
Tho Louisville, Evansville g ST. Louis Air
line road, now that it is in the hands OF re-
ceiver, is paying their employees with commenda-
BILE promptness. By the by, the receiver has
given orders that the trainmen be uniformed
The through lines are now carrying an un-
usually heavy mail The postal clerks the
New York and St Louis lines are kept busy be-
to work after the postal cars reach ST Louis
Within the next thirty days the l., D. & S.
company will have fifteen miles of new steel
rails in their track Then n1nety-fve of the 152
miles of road will be laid with steel rails Later
in the season fifteen miles more of new steel
will be laid.
There was 500, 900 worth of horses, cattle and
hogs killed on the track of the c., b. & @.
Railway Company during 1884 They were un-
doubtedly all fine grade animals, as the ordinary
locomotive las any farmer will testify does not
stoop to kill ordinary animals.
The Railway Times, published at Des Moines,
Iowa, which, by the by is bright and readable
weekly journal, in its issue of May Z, presents
protrait and biographical sketch of Eugene v.
Debs, grand secretary and treasurer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and also
member of the Indiana Legislature.
In the week ending May 9, the five Western
765; l. g St L.. 65l; l., B. & W., 351; l., D. &
S., 162 In the week ending May 2, the same
roads brought in 1850 loaded cars. Increase
last week, 1913 cars. The corresponding week
last year these five roads brought in 3, 348
loaded cars
The seven Western roads last week forward
ed East from indianapolis 1909 loaded cars,
as follows c., l., ST. L. & c., 845; c., ST.
I. & p, 694; Bee Line. 667; l., B. & W., 1874;
Wabash, 22O; c., H. & J., 2O2; L., N. A. & c.,
1877. In the week ending May q the same roads
forwarded 1884 loaded cars. Increase last
week, 205 cars. The corresponding week last
year these roads forwarded 1875 loaded cars.
The rate on melons from Georgia and South
Carolina to Northern markets has been fixed by
a special melon committee composed of all the
freight agents of railroads interested in the
melon traffic. This year the rate to the Ohio
river is one cent per ton per mile, and, when
destined beyond eight mills per ton per mile. a
reduction OF 20 per cent under last year. Both
Sfafo nd 70 m 10 hoov oh ,orfc 70
Northern markets this year.
The secretary of the Chicago and Ohio river
pool has been instructed to prepare statement
of the shipments during 1885 by the lines i'll the
pool and of the corresponding period in
1884 This pool has now been in operation
eighteen months, and unquestionably it has been
of benefit to the roads which are members of it.
and it is the only pool now in existence between
railroads, unless it be the Southwestern Traffic
Association, which is maintaining rates or
making any pretension of SO doing.
The L.. N. A. & G.. Railroad and American
Express companies have no idea of abandoning
the search for the express robber. They have
the best detectives employed on the case, and
offer a large reward for the arrest of the daring
rascal. A photograph of the man Wright, sus-
pected of being the man who shot Davis and
Weber, and robbed the expressman on the L.,
N. A. &C. railroad was sent to Weber, and he
is of the opinion tina. Wright is the man. The
picture was taken two years ago, and Weber
may be mistaken, but as there other cir
cumstances connecting Wright with the case,
he is probably the man.
NJ. E. ingalls,, president of the c., l., st. L.
& c., returned, yesterday, from the East. One
of the chief objects OF his visit was to coax the
Pennsylvania people to come into the Central
Traffic Association, which they have had some
hesitancy about doing. A Pennsylvania official,
Saturday, remarked 'that they might persuade
the Pennsylvania people to become members of
the Association, but they could not force them
so to do, as they would not be forced by any
body" This remark win bear qualifying. If
we remember right. the ticket agents over the
country forced the Pennsylvania, which, for
eighteen months refused to pay commissions, in
to SO doing.