The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-03
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

n A. Lewis, general manager or the Erie fast
freight lines. returned from New York yesterday
neon.
There were delivered az the indianapolis Live
stock yards, in January, 1854 carloads of live
stosk.
Every reduction in rates now means loss to
tho roads. Rates were already too low to afford
fair profit
Freight report big demand springing
mp fer ears. Some lines were yesterday unable
10 Hll orders.
l. c. Morris, who represents the l.. B. e w.
road at Buffalo, N. Y, is spending day or two
lin the eifv.
4 San Francisco road at Pittsburg, Pa is in the
city on official business.
u Sweeney, assistant to the general manager
Ct tho Richmond & Allegheny road, is in the city.
He reports traffic unusually light over the South
0rn seaboard lines.
3 Fetterman was yesterday appointed agent
of the Decline at DeGraff. 9. w Bailey, the
retiring agent. taking position In the train
dispatchers Office.
Ia the month of January there werc trans
fsaTed over the Belt road 80, 72O cars. against
u l56 for corresponding month, 1884; %, 444 in
1Ho, 26, 479 in 1882, and %, 557 in 1881.
" T. Malott, president. and L. d Richardson
commissioner. Of the Chicago and Ohio River
pool. leave this evening for Chicago to attend
Abe regular monthly meeting OF the pool mem
bcrxhip.
1t is definitely settled that Charles Paine is to
be the general manager OF the New York, Penn
syIvania & Ohio road, and it is predicted that a
number of changes will follow in subordinate
officials
James NJ Foss was, Saturday last. appointed
superintendent of the Vermont Central road.
William j. Robertson has been appointed super
iniendent of motive power in place of Mr. Foss,
prfloted.
Esegars are entirely too numerous in and
about the Union Depot. Bows women and mon
now visit the depot begging for money. Strang-
ers who are annoyed by them will form bad
opinion of indianapolis.
Yesterday L. Tuttle assumed the duties Of
general passenger agent of the Boston q Lowell
road, and Mr.. b. +. Kendrick, former general
passenger agent. has been appointed general
auditor Of the company.
Last month there were four railroad smash
uFs in this country, where passenger trains were
badly wrecked; yet no passenger was killed
This is reminder to the travelling public of the
growing security of railroad travel.
Agents at way stations on the Western roads
report that the receipts of grain and lumber the
last few days have been heayy--alrnost beyond
paFallel-the excellent shedding enabling ship
psEs and farmers to move their property easily.
At a meeting of the Western stockholders of
che St Louis Airline yesterday. John Boyle
aai j. nj. Felter, of Louisville, were appointed a
committee of reorganization. to act with an
Eastern committee in taking the road out of tho
hands of the receiver.
1t is stated that Commissio ner Doherty re-
marked to his clerks, Saturday, that were any of
them offered good positions they had better
accept them. The remark is rather significant
TO say the least, it indicating that the days of
the Indianapolis east-bound pool are numbered
1t is stated officially that neither passenger
conductor Smith nor SCHNEIDER, who were dropped
on the c., II. & l. read, were relieved for dis
honesty. but it seems were too honest and free
in their comments on the train agents and the
action of the railroad company, SIS well, in plac
ing them on the road.
III. c. Townsend. general manager of the Mis-
SOUri Pacific road, who was to have been in the
city on Saturday last, did not arrive until yes
1sslE.y.--Mr. Townsend states that the Missouri
Pseinc is doing very" satisfactory passenger
travel is in prospect with the coming of the early
spring.
Russell Elliott, formerly auditor of the In
dianapolis 81 st. Louis, and r. j. Johnston,
who, for some years represented the passenger
department of the Pennsylvania road at Kansas
City. have formed partnership as real estate
aud loan agents at Kansas City. The two will
make strong team, and will have tho good
wishes of large circle OF friends IN railroad
circles
Below is given the number of loaded cars re-
cei=ed and forwarded over indianapolis lines in
January and in corresponding month for seven
years past January. 1872 there were handled
3L629 loaded cars 1880 A. 1888; 1884, SO, 1863: 1882
1877; 1883 "A, S42; 1884, 81, 323; 1885, 81, 198
From the above statement it will be seen that
the movement of this year was lighter than in
any year since 1880.
Sax spans of the fine iron and steel bridge
which the c., l., ST. L. q G. people are construct
ing over the Big Miami river, are in position,
and the other two to complete the bridge will be
in position by Sunday, the 18th day of February,
when the track will be laid and the bridge run
over by all trains. When finished it is stated
that it will be one of the best bridges Of its
length In the country.
The Pennsylvania people are arranging for
large passenger service over their lines of per-
SOUS who will visit Washington to witness the
inaugural ceremonies. There can be no question
rs TO the pleasure tc be derived from visit to
Washington, and the only question is, how to
get there at reasonable cost To meet this
query the Pennsylvania lines will sell excursion
tickets at extremely low rates. They have
placed in service elegant Eastlake day coaches
and Pullman palace sleeping cars. which will
form solid through trains from Cincinnati St
Louis, Chicago, Toledo and Cleveland to Wash
ington City.
Much East er to Reduce than Advance Rates.
The letter which president Perkins, of the c.,
B. s. O., wrote to Hon. j. w. McDil of Iowa,
IN response to q query from that gentleman con-
cerning his views on the matter of grain rates,
has been published in the Boston Advertiser
II being quite lengthy, we reproduce one of the
best points made. Mr. Perkins says: "Ihelieve
the managers Of the railroads west Of Chicago
would have reduced the grain rates before this,
If they felt that they could do SO with safety to
the properties they have in their keeping. but
they reason IN this way: They say experience
shows that, when rate is once made. it can
never be raised without exciting popular clamor.
They say it is somewhat uncertain just now
whether it is the railroad tariff, or something
elsa which is chiefly operating to keep back the
shipments of corn whether any practicable re-
duction of the freight charge would bring the
corn to market They say, further. that even if
we can move the present crop by making low
rates, we may never get those rates up again in
the face of POPULAR belief that the lowest rate