The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-10
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
The c.. st. L. & P. depot at Ridgeville burned
yesterday morning with all records, tickets, etc.,
and the freight stored in the depot.
The Michigan City g. Indianapolis Railroad
Company holds its annual election to-day. V.
VI. Malott left last evening to attend the meet
ang
General Manager Henderson reports the earn
kngs of the Ohio Southern last month to have
been So, 100, an increase of s., 800 over Octo-
Der, 1884
Commissioner Fink is quoted as saying that
The word pool for agreements between railroad
companies, CRATES upon his ear. 1t has horse
RACING tinge.
Said general freight agent yesterday give
Ts o few days of dry, cool weather, and business
viii be limited only by the cars which can be
commanded.
General Superintendent Miller, of the Pan
handIe lines, with the several division superin-
aeodents will tomorrow inspect the Indianapolis
division of the c., St L. q z.
The meeting of the presidents and general
managers of the roads composing the Union
Railway Company, called for Nov. IL, has been
postponed to an unnamed date. President IL
gals is obliged to be in New York next week.
President Hammond, of the l., D. & S., writes
regarding the West Shore 1.-THE scheme will
be carried out exactly according to the original
agreement, and before the LIST of January the
New York Central will operate the West Shore"
The meeting of the members of the Chicago
znd Ohio River pool called for Nov 10, at In
Giianapolis, has been postponed for one week, the
Illinois Central people not being yet prepared to
cay what they will do in the matter OF entering
the pool.
W. s. Jordan, who has been the secretary of
the Transcontinen tai Association since Its organ
iza4ion, has resigned that position to become
chief clerk to Mr. Ristne, general manager of
the Atlantic & Pacific, a position that he held
years ago.
station was opened yesterday on the l., d.
81 8. road to be known as Pierson, Ill. w. Il
SnffeFn was appointed agent. A. Hayward was
appointed agent at Canargo yesterday, on the
l., ID. & S., vice r. r. Root, transferred to Oak
ley agency
prominent passenger man says that unless
Ahe l. b. a W. is represented at the meeting in
Cincinnati of the Central Passenger Traffic Asso-
citation number of roads will withdraw, and a
more general decentralization Of rates than now
exists will follow.
From now on for three months at least rail
road earnings will doubtless show decided i'm
prUvement. The close of navigation, which is
close at hand, will help all the roads east from
Chicago, and beyond there the movement of
! breadstuffs has hardly more than begun.
! A telegram received from New York yester-
day says 1t will take a fortnight yet for the
freight and passenger agents to agree upon the
details and put them in shape for action by the
4runk-line presidents, but the unanimity of the
action taken last week settles the trunk-line
pool for good and all.
E. T. jeffrey, general superintendent Of the
Illinois Central, on Saturday last entertained
the c., l.. st. L. 81 c. inspection party in very
pleasing way. He took them a special train
TO Pullman. then to the Chicago stockyards,
South Chicago. and other places of interest.
President ingalls,, of the c., l., ST. L. 81 c., Gov.
Hoadly, of Ohio, and Mr.. Malott and others en-
joyed the trip greatly.
The meeting of passenger agents at Cincinnati
to morrow promises to be sQually one The
general passenger agent of one road which he
thinks has a clear record, will be asked why one
of his agents sold twenty tickets to jackson
vile, Fla.-form 1886, the numbers running
from 81 to Sat a cut of So on each ticket. The
Same agent it is alleged sold three r. T. tickets,
form 1886, TO the same point, at a cut rate.
The l., B. e W. people will on the 18th make
several changes in the running time of their pass
eneer trains A new train is to be put on, ar
irving at Indianapolis for the west at midday. The
answering train will arrive at $50 P. M. Under the
several changes the road will greatly improve it's
connection with Western and Northwestern lines
making close connections with several roads
where there is now more or less waiting. 1t is
said the new timetable will be the best yet
made in all particulars.
Reports received here yesterday make it quite
evident that Chicago roads for once main
tanning east-bound rates The Tribune of Sum
day says: There IS doubt that the lines
have since the 18th of October made an honest
effort to abide by tariff rates, and in looking
over the ground it is fair inference that they
have succeeded. That, at least, is their united
testimony and although many rumors have been
prevalent of rate cutting in various directions
no specific instances have been uncovered, and
it is q fair presumption that everybod has been
honest"
In speaking of the deficit in connection with he
Pennsylvania Western lines, it must be borne
jn mind that the word refers merely to de-
1iciency in net revenue toward paying all fixed
obligations in the way Of rentals and interest,
and not to deficiency in meeting the charges of
operating the lines OF the rentals and interest
large per cent goes directly into the treasury of
che Pennsylvania road proper and the latter is
by no means the loser by its Western lines. now
holding some $50 600 900 of bonds on these lines.
which they secured at small cost compare
lively speaking.
The Journal has excellent authority for stating
that Gen. NJ T. Donohoe, now representing the
Bee-line at Boston. Mass, is to be the joint New
England agent of the Decline, the Lake Shore
and the Michigan Central roads These compa
MES could not we'll have made better choice, as
Ahs General knows nearly every man, woman
and child in New England having formed
large acquaintance when he was private secretary
of General Butler, when the latter was Governor
of Massachusetts. Then he is we'll posted in
railroad matters, and has energetic, prompt
methods of doing business
The Indiana Midland Railroad Company has
decided to push their road west of Lebanon,
Ind; which of three routes talked of will be de-
cided upon next week. One route contemplates
xSiDg partially graded road-bed to New Ross.
Dn the l.. b. & W., then westward to White
vile on the L. n A. & c. road second pro-
poses to build TO Ladoga on the L., N. A. g. c.,
nsiug this partially constructed road; the third,
10 buifd to Charlottesville on the L., n. A. e. c.
TT In,ild IN Ora VI fordsvilla wou1d reoure much
more construction work than to either Ladoga
or Whiteville. By building to the latter place
the road would pass through excellent coal fields.
The Wabash hospital for the eastern division
of the road, recently opened at Peru, is said to
be in excellent condition. The physicians in
charge at present. are Drs. North and Buckley,
with DR.. Higgins as consulting doctor. T. G.
Arnold has CHARGE of the nnrchasino and snnnlv