The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.


sger Valiant, of the Erie road, at Chicago, is in
Shc city on official business.
The regular monthly meeting of the fast
freight lines viii be held at the Tiff House,
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept 80 and 81.
The c., l., St L. & C. in the first week of
September earned $50, 146 SO against $57, 997. Is
the corresponding week of 1884
I'm Luce president of the Car Accountants
Association. has resigned, as result of the jar
rings at the recent annual meeting.
c. H. Rockwell. auditor of the c., III. & D.
lines, spent yesterday in the city looking after
matters connected with his department
Dir. J. A. Hall has been appointed freight
agent of the Chicago g. Rock Island at Pittsburg,
Pa, in place of Mr.. John Scully. jr.. resigned.
new form of train conductor books much
more complete than any heretofore used on the
a., ". a. 81 G. road, is put in use on that system
to-day
B. F. Mitchell, general passenger and freight
agent of the Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern
road is in the city looking after the interests OF
che road he represents.
The Wabash reorganization committee report
that very large majority of the bonds have
been deposited with them AS favoriug the new
plan. A limit will soon be fixed.
An impression exists that there are to be some
cheap excursions to Western points this fall
This is mistake. AT the recent meeting in
Louisville, the general passenger agents voted to
abandon this rate-demoraizing method of doing
Business.
Said one Of the most successful ex-ralroad
mon of Indiana, Yesterday: Until this war of
rates ends there can be no general revival OF
business, and if railroad managers cannot agree
there should be sor1e power that would settle
their quarreis."
Tho L., n A. g. c. Airline and the c., r. e.
Il Ioin ifah he
tween Chicago and Cincinnati carrying live
stock Within the last week three full trains
have been run through, and the run from In
siianapolis to Cincinnati was made in five hours
and twenty-five minutes.
W. b. Beamer master of Transportation of the
Whitewater Valley and Fort Wayne Cinninnati
& Louisville railways. has resigned, to accept a
like position on the Wabash railway. His new
headquarters will be at Springfield. ILL., His
place will not be filled at present. His railway
comrades have presented him with costly
diamond pin.
Samuel Carpenter, the Eastern passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania railroad, has been pre-
scented with set of complimentary resolutions
by the hotel-keepers of New York The presen-
tation was made in recognition of courteses ex-
tended by Mr. Carpenter to the hote-keepers
when en- route to their annual convention at
chicago in May last.
The Attorney general of Pennsylvania seems
determined to catch on somewhere in his South
Pennsylvania suits. Hehas summoned to appear
before the courts, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, the Pennsylvania & Erie Railroad
Company, the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad
Company, the Tyrone g. Clearfeld Railroad
Company, the Bedford & Bridgeport Railroad
Company, and Messrs. George B. Roberts and
Frank Thomson.
Indications that something is to come out
of the rumor that fast train to haul only mail
and express matter, will be put on between New
York and ST. Louis over the Pennsylvania and
Vandalia lines. If put on it will leave New
York after business hours, pass through Indian
apolis the next evening about o'clock. reach
St Louis at A. M, and give ample time to pre-
pare the mail matter for the first round of the
Snaii-carriers and to forward all Western mail
matter from st. Louis on the morning trains,
twelve hours earlier than it now leaves st.
Louis
The announcement that Gaylord Beach has
been promoted to the position of assistant gen
eral manager of the Bee-line system, in yester-
days Journal, pleasant surprise, SO well
known is Mr.. Beach in Indianapolis Mr. Beach
is of the few old Bee-line men left on the
road. He has been on the road twenty seven
years; commenced on the bottom round of the
ladder-has been section boss, a brakeman,
q conductor then road master. and then chief
engineer, from which position he goes to that of
assistant general manager. No matter where
placed, Mr.. Beach has proved to be capable and
valuable man to the company.
d. Mounts master of transportation of the
Ia. l.
being crushed to death by freight train on the
Union tracks. Mr.. Mounts was waiting for the
C.. H. 81 /. outgoing passenger train to pass
Virginia avenue that he might get aboard. As
the train came up, in his eagerness to get
aboard he did not notice train of fiat cars
backing up on the track which he stood upon.
William Moriarty, the fiagman who has saved
many lives at the Virginia-avenue crossing
hailooed Justify and attracted Mr.. Mountss at
tention, who fortunately stepped in the right
hutx sfr nv rxuifh cuffic inf
force to push him some distance
There is evidence every hand that the
Pennsylvania people, as we'll as the Erie and
Baltimore 81 Ohio. are slowing down in their
eagerness to ire freight at present rates.
The Vanderbilt lines absorbed over IS per cent.
of the east-bound tonnage from Chicago during
last week, whereas they carried only 81 per cent
during the corresponding week of last year. The
Pennsylvania railroad and the Baltimore &
Ohio decreased their tonnage to almost the
extent of the difference, demonstrating that
they were not seeking to transport dead freight
at the very low rates that had been made.
Al indianapolis the company are taking what
business comes to them. but their agents are
nOs inclined to button-nole shippers for business
10 the extent they did a few days ago.
James G. Fargo, of New York president of
the American Express Company. spent yester
day in the city. He CHANGED to be at the Union
Depot at one of the busy times and he remarked
that IL was a disgrace to the Union company
that better accommodations for the business of
the roads were not provided. President Fargo
said the express companies had been experience
ing rather hard times the last two years but
business was'improving with them now. When
asked why the stock of the American
Express Company did not get up to or above par,
as was the Adams Express stock, he answered
that it made but little difference what the stock
was quoted at providing the stockholders get
their annual 6 per cent. dividend. He intimated
that American Express stock was as well worth
par rs is the Adams Express stock.
A Wise Movement
Charles Francis Adams, president Of the
Union Pacific road, has been roundly abused by
the New York press for the secrecy he has main
tanned concerning recent transactions. and now
it comes to light that it was not his wish, or the