The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-24
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local.
Several of the freight men will leave this
Ssening for Buffalo. to attend the line meeting.
Ehich begins in that city tomorrow.
z. T. Little has been appointed superintendent
f tho Chicago & Great Southern road. He
assumed the duties of the position yesterday
Commissioner Richardson has called a meet
ing April /, in Chicago. of the freight agents
bf the roads in the Chicago & Ohio liverpool
Nothing of Importance was done at the Indian
ppOlis east bound poolm Yesterday, worthy
Df note. All seem to be at as to the future
pf pools
The reduction of east-bound rates on live hogs,
which took effect yesterday. makes the rate %
ennts per 1T pe'nds from indianapolis to New
York or Boston
The American Electric Locomotive Headlight
Company, this week place lights for trial On
the Illinois Central and the Chicago Burlington
81 Quincy roads.
William Hil general passenger agent of the
Chicago * Eas sern Illinois road, who is in poor
health. has gone Hot Springs, for two
three weeks tarry.
The Brooks Locomotive Works in Dunkirk. N.
T., have taken contract to repair and rebuild a
number of locomotives for the Wabash, st.
Louis & Pacific road.
s. Campbell. who for some years past has
been a train dispatcher on the Louisville d
Nashville road headquarters Birmingham, Ala,
has accepted a similar position on the G., J., st.
4. 81 c. road and will commence service to-day.
George Russell yardmaster Of the Wabash
road at this point has been transferred to De-
troit- He takes with him Chris. Taylor, DAY
foreman of the yards. 1t is understood that
George McCutcheon will succeed Mr.. Russell as
gardmaster.
There Is a rumor current in railroad circles
which could not be confirmed last evening" that
IT. L. Dunn SUPERINTENDENT of the L. N A. 81
10 ~ pafir and haf dapH 1afa
receiver of the Texas 81 St Louis road is to
be his successor.
Among the improvements contemplated by the
Uaion Railway Company, with the completion of
the new depot is the operating of the switches on
the Union tracks by automatic appliances SINH
Lar to those in use at the st. Louis bridge, which
have worked admirably through this severe win
ter weather, even surprising the friends of the
invention,
The Vandalia people will this season under
take no extensive Improvements. Fortunately
their road bed is in 25 per cent better shape
than in the spring of 1884 and their track will
simply need ordinary repairs, while their equip
menr unquestionably, whole, is in as good
condition as that of any other road IN Indiana
or any other State.
1t is said that but few railroads in the country
suffer so much by low through rates as does the
Bee-line, not simply because its through bust
ness is very large proportion OF the whole, but
because its local rates are very largely governed
UJ It's through rates. It's average freight rate Is
usually lower than that of the trunk lines them
selves, while its traffic is very much smaller
Last year its surplus over fixed charges was but
$l.96 per share against 81 43 in 1883.
j. S. Lazarus traffic manager of the Indiana
polls, Decatur & Springfield road, expresses a
willingness to become member of the local
passenger association, which was organ
lied to enforce a strict maintenance of
rates. Mr.. Lazarus defends himself against
the charges which have been made so
fippantly to his being the champion rate-cut-
ter He says, and truthfully too, that rates have
been more iemoralized at Indianapolis during
the three years he has been absent from the city
than they were at any time when he represented
the Indianapolis & St Louis, or the Indianapolis
Decatur 81 Springfield road at this point. Posi-
bly,, his qualifications a ratecutter have been
over-eStimated.
Inspeaking of pools. Bradstreet of the 21st inst.
says ''There is exhibited tendency on the
part of the minor Western roads connecting with
the trunk lines to escape from the pools. The
-TAndaii2 yoad and the Indiana, Bloomington s.
Western hsve-eacb signfed their intention to
this effect, and others are expected to follow.
Another tendency is emphasized in the annual
report of President DevereIxs of the Cleveland
Columbus, Cincinnati & indianapolis Company
lBeeline.| After referring to the effect of the
Industrial depression in reducing transportation
movement below that of past years. he points
out the effect of the competitive Chicago rates,
which dominate not only the roads centernx
there, but the lines throughout the West which
do not reach Chicago.