The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-27
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

lines, has gone to New York.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
N. A. & c. is called for March IL
3 A reorganization of the freight department. of
she c. l., ST. L. & G. is under consideration.
Earnings for the second week in January COM
hare unfavorably with those of the first week.
H. C. Diehl general freight agent of the l., B.
& w, left for New York last evening to attend
line meetings.
Trains from the north were all late yesterday,
cold weather and snow blowing onto the track
causing the delay.
The Pennsylvania railroad is making expert
ments at its shops at Altoona on electric lights
for ITS passenger cars
J. II. Long, assistant general freight agent of
Che Chicago & Rock Island road, was in the city
yesterday on official business
The earnings of the Wabash system in the
weeks they fall short in comparative statements
are announced via London, Eng.
Mr. William K Vanderbilt will start fer New
OHleans this week to visit the exposition, occu-
pying William IL. Vanderbilts private car for
the trip
Secretary French of the association Of general
freight agents of the West has issued call for
meeting to be held at the Southern Hotel St
Louis, Wednesday, Feb. a, at 7 P. NJ
A superstitous railway man expresses the
opinion that were Commissioner Fink to select
other than Friday for the day of the meeting of
The trunk line presidents the trunk-line pool
would have less ill-luck.
r. w Richardson, of Troy, N. Y, has made
arrangements with the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to use his balance-valve as standard
siiaeLvalve for all its locomotives The valve
viii DO put upon the engines of the road as fast
as It can be applied.
W. III. Conner of Attica for many years con-
neeted with the Wabash road in different capac
itiss, has been appointed by Superintendent Ste
veBs as assistant roadmaster, or supervisor of
tracks, between Peru Ind, and Tilton, ILL.,,
including the Covington branch.
The general freight agents of several Western
roads now worrying their brains to devise
some method OF securing money to pay of prom
Used rebates. The extent to which this plan of
cutting rates has been carried is daily becoming
more apparent and troublesome to settle
; In the first twenty-five days of January, the
mail trains missed connections at this point a
larger number of times than in the entire winter
months of 1884. From this some idea of the
trDnble the snow and cold weather has given
them may be formed Whenever mail train
misses connection the road is subjected to a
$50 fine.
West Shore line agents were yesterday openly
offering the 1Scent per 100 pound rate to the sea-
board, with a rebate off three cents per 100
pounds. The agents cannot tell, they say where
The rebate money is to come from. 1t certainly
management have much trouble to meet operat-
in: expenses.
Isaac W. Morrow has sued the Pennsylvania
Company for $50, 900, on account of being Grip
pied for life by acollision. He was a conductor,
and was given the right of the road by the di-
VISION superintendent. Therefore he claims that
fbeeonpany's negligence takes him out of the
TUIe applicable to the assumption by employees
OF ordinary risks
Is is predicted that should the present rate
liberalization continue long there will not be
single line between the West and New York,
yssth the probable exception of the Pennsylvania,
,tfAt will be able to pay its next dividend, as
= they are not only suffering from the war on
fright and passenger rates but also from the
extremely bad weather that has prevailed since
3asl November.
\ The trustees of the second mortgage bonds of
Ire Indianapolis. Decatur & Springfield are row
Insing at the Central Trust Company, New
lork. one-half of coupon No. Ii, due Jan. l..
1872, attached to the second mortgage bonds of
said company, being $175 SO on each bond On
FExs tien of the bondsss said coupon will there
rt6 be stamped ''half paid" This payment
yasliaaualize as to cash payment the bonds which
t&sS not been exchanged or converted with
tAase heretofore exchanged
Ssmuet Stevenson president of the Western
Association of General Passengers and Ticket
Agents has issued the following CALI 1.-THE next
aDnual meeting of this association will be held at
the Calf House, Louisville, KY, Wednesday,
"A
for ensuing year and other important matters
viii come before the association at this meeting
An effort will be made to revise the basng rate
sheet complied by Nh. King and You are re-
y qnested to have your rate clerks, present with
BEeft changes as you have to offer"
February ], other changes looking to fur
thor reduction of operating the freight departc
IDent of the Wabash have been ordered. Some
time since the road supported four division
fright agents in the State of Illinois. Recently
thsS number was reduced to three, viz: w. S.
Spiers, PEORIA S. B. Knight Decatur, and H. D.
Gould, Springfield. The latest order cuts off one
OF these agencies and redistrcts it so as to leave
al the lines Within the Stateiunder the charge of
Messrs. Gould and Knight Mr. Gould's head
qnarterswiil hereafter be at Peoria. Mr.. Spiers,
whip is left out in the cold; only few months,
since declined the position of commissioner of
the Indianapolis eastrbound pool.
A. Wabash. Train Agent Roughly Used.
Charles Carnahan, the popular conductor of
the Wabash railroad did little deed on Friday
evening last, says the Lafayette journal, that
wil make everyone who has. had occasion to
srvel over that line have feeling of real graft
tnGe toward him. The case was as follows:
passenger got on the train at point east of the
city who held pass oyer. the road His pass
was genuine one, and as matter of course the
conductor honored it and passed on. Behind,
; him, however, came sneaking along one of those
beautiful and convenient inventions by which
the managers OF that road are accustomed to
worry the poor passenger and make, him wish
the whole Wabash system was in Jerieo or some
other place as warm, and. WHICH makes him de-
clare that he Will never take another trim over