The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-17
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

IerSonAi anu LoSaA
Joseph T. Richards has been appointed assist
ant chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company
Barney. Smith &c Co. are building one hundred
box cars for the c., II. &c d. road, thirty-four
feet in length. 40 900 pounds capacity.
The Conn ersville accommodation over the c.,
III. & l. road has been taken off for the present
When frst put or it was paying ira in, but of
late has been g non-paying enterprise
The Bee Line Gazette for July is out and
xskIse it is intended chiefly as an advertising
medium, much of the matter which appears
therein is of a readable character and interesting
The passenger agents of twenty-five railroads
operating in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, west
of the trunk-line terminus, have agreed upon
ths land exploring rates and special excursion
rates
Messrs William B. Dana & Co., of New York,
have published their Hand book of Railroad
Securities for July, 1885. The puoilcaton is
vel known to business men, and Is valuable
and trustworthy book of reference
EP. Wilson, formerly general passenger
agent of the Chicago New Orleans q Texas
Pagi6e railway system, has been appointed com
missioner of the Chicago st. Louis and Missouri
Passenger Association, vice j. Z. Hiland re-
signed.
The directors of the Mexican Central have
General Manager Robinson, by the selection Of
Edward ". Jackson, the present general man
agsF of the Mexican railway, or English-curved
road, between Mexico and Vera Cruz
v T. Malott, vice presldent of the Union Rail
way Company. leaves tomorrow to spend few
days on the New England coast. Immediately
on hrs return the officials Of the roads comprls-
ing the Union Railway Company will come to-
getAsr and several questions of Importance re
lating to the new Union Depot will be acted
upUp.
gAere is good authority for stating that the
committee of the English bondholders who have
recently been looking the Wabash railroad over
hare recommended that the l., L. u g., between
indianapolis and Peru, be retained. Such being
the case the receivers will doubtless carry out
the wishes of the bondholders in the matter.
Every division of the Chicago, st. Louis &
Pittxbnrg road, and the j., M. & l. road as well,
show m increase in net earnings IN both May
and June this year, over those OF the CORE
spending months 1884. Two reasons are as
signed for such increase; the sharp reductions
in operating expenses and the better rates on
frEight which was local in character.
The good people Of Shelbyyille are somewhat
elated over a rumor that Mr.. Wade, president
of the c., w. & NJ. road, who has just returned
home from Europe, will meet Manager Beckiey
this week to plan to view the line of route from
Anderson to Shebyvie, that all they asked of
tbs citizens was the right of way, peaceably
given, and the road would surely be built.
II Is stated that the New York Sleeping Car
Company, formerly the Wagner, are quietly
working to secure control of, consolidate all
Gheir lines with those of the Woodruff company,
undar the name Of the New York Sleeping Car
Company. Their purchase of the right to do
the saeepng-car service over the Bee-llne sys-
TEN was preliminary step in such direction.
VIM r. McKeen, president Of the Vandalia
NJ T. Ingalls, president of the c., l.. St L & c.,
are ia the city They, with V. r. Malott. con-
stieEae the executive committee OF the Union
Railway Company, and last evening were Ill con-
ference with parties representing Eastern CAPT
SaiiSts regarding placing the bonds on which
moDey is to be raised to erect the union depot
with and to make other proposed improvements.
W. j. Arkell, of the Albany Journal, has been
urged for receiver of the West Shore road, in the
event of the retirement of Judge Russell The
latest rumor is that Depew had been offered the
recsiyership, and, declining to accept it, he had
bssa asked to name a receiver for the road.
Stranger things have happened ana some affect
to assert that the Centrals president will have
the naming OF receiver, and that he (Depew) will
rUn the road.
Il appears that the employees of the Lacka-
wanna & Pittsburg road have not received any
salary since they paid last March, for
almost six months labor They now have due
FIVE months pay, and the reasons for withhold
ing the money Will be found out by the Hon. G.
S. Cary, of Clean, n. Y, who has been appointed
referee to examine the accounts of the road.
The continued failure of the company to pay its
made against the present management of the
road.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy fast express,
leaving Chicago about noon is doubtless one Of
the most costly trains run in this country, and is
certainly the heaviest train. 1t consists OF a
mai car. an express car two baggage cars,
an emigrant smoking car two day
coaches, a c., B. & Q. frst-class smoking
ear, dining car and five sleeping coaches-two
going TO Denver, two to Council Bluffs and one
~ Il L.. a L..
thak there is not one more directors cars
hauled on this train.
Commissioner Richardson, of the Chicago &
Ohio River Pool, yesterday had a number of
passenger men of Indianapolis lines who have
been going crooked in rate matters, on the green
carpet. 1t is stated that he has affidavits of an
unfSyorable character against every road in the
pool except the c., L. st. L. d. &. indianapolis
passenger agents seem determined to maintain
their reputation as champion rate-cutters.
Rates westward over two or three of the lines
are Bgaln shaky. While rates may not be cut
Openly, dishonest schemes, to get around the
tarII are resorted to by agents who are under
al agreement to strictly maintain rates.
The recentlyappointed receiver of the Toledo,
Cincinnati & St Louis road has issued the fol-
lowing wv. j. Craig having resigned the re-
ceiyRcship of the Toledo and ST Louis divisions
of the Toledo, Cincinnati 81 st. Louis railroad,
John McNulta has been duly appointed receiver
in his stead, by order of the Circuit Court of the
United States for the districts through which
said road runs, and is now in possession of the
above named division aud all property belonging
thereto. All persons holding positions the
abOye-named divisions, connected Herewith
in IA general capacity, will continue in the dis
charge of their respective duties until further
advised.
Feel that They Are Stumbled.
New Englanders are feeling sore that the
Financial Journal pays no more attention to the
excrllent standing of New England roads. 1t is
rather remarkable, as not single New England
roxH has yet suspended or even reduced its divi-
Gentfs in consequence of the hard times The
following table embraces corporations operating