The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

GefNunai ana Aochh
The net earnings of the Louisville. New Al
bany q Chicago for the month of May show an
increase of sl4.O0l.
The new outside Office of the Pennsylvania and
VAndaiIa lines, on South Illinois street, opened
Tor business. yesterday.
Two elegant Pullman parlor-cars were placed
yesterday on the L., N. A. e. c. to run daily be
tween Chicago and Louisville, Ky.
person who met L. Dickinson, auditor of
the L. B. e. W. road. in Kansas City, last week.
reports him to be enjoying excellent health
VIM. Jackson, secretary of the Union Railway
Company, has 80 far recovered from his recent
Illness that he was at his Office for few minutes
yesterday.
The Vandalia fast line West At noon yesterday
lefk the Union Depot with twelve cars there
being eight coaches and sleeping cars well filled
with passengers.
The Decline people are renewing their efforts
10 secure the transportation of the New England
mai between the East and West, which business
they are justly entitled TO.
So1ae twenty yarslmasters most of them ac-
c0mpanied by their wives, left for Philadelphia
pa the fast line last evening. The Pennsyl-
wanna people furnished them Pullman coach
foR their exclusive use.
Work was commenced yesterday on the extern
sion of the Cleveland. Indiana & St. Louis road
from Noblesville, Ind. its present western
termini. to Lebanon. Ind. The c., /. & ST. l..
crosses the L., N. A. & c. Airline at Westfeid.
The following delegates TO the National Train
Dispatchers' annual convention will leave In d.
annapolis, June IL, for Colorado: L. A. Boyd. l.,
ID. & s.; NJ FL. Cook, c., l.. St L. & G.; A A.
Zion, Belt railway: ID. L. Shumway, c., Ell. 81 d.;
a r. Woolsey, Vandala.
Some of the roads have treated the train dis
pateners rather siiabbily IN the matter OF trans
portation to attend their annual convention, to
be held In Denver. Col next week. IL any class
of men in the service deserve favors of this char
acser it is the train dispatcher. who to day occu-
pies of the most important positions an the
railroad service.
Notwithstanding the tight grip Of the local pas
senger agents association upon the ticket scalpers
they continue to thrive One. Sunday night,
sold tickets to four persons going to Denver, at
s. below tariff rates. after all the local passenger
agents had held conferences with them. The
tickets read over the Vandalia, the Missouri
Pacific and Union Pacific.
The train men employed on the L., N A. & C.
railway all broke up recent order of
the new management, compelling them to de
post s. for each switch key in their possession,
81 20 for each lamp, seventy-fve cents for each
passenger car seat key, and at the same rate for
all the necessary articles in use by conductors
and brakemen, while Oil duty.
The stockholders of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
Is Dayton road hold their annual meeting one
week from to-day, June 16. The opinion pre-
wallis. with those who well posted as to the
situation, that while there may be some clash
ing or interests, and perhaps additional litiga-
ton, IN the end the ROAD will. as now, be OPP
Grated in the interest of the Erie
The Pennsylvania road is still carrying emf
grants from New York to Chicago for 81 per
head. in train loads of from $40 to ]. 800. One of
Its officers sand to reporter of the Boston Ad-
vertiser, IF we didn't have so many to carry we
would lose money the emigrant business. y
The Pennsylvania official who even claims that
the 81 rate, New York to Chicago, or to ST.
Louis. pays the cost of carriage. is not competent
20 hold the position of an engine wiper on the
Pennsylvania road.
Below is given the mileage made by FIVE pass
enger engines the Little Miami division of
of the Pennsylvania lines for the month of May.
The total mileage made by the five engines was
B. $50 miles, or average for each engine of
8. 750 miles. The engines all run between Gin
cinati and Columbus. Here are the figures: