The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-07
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

10 make another effort 10 patch up the Decatur
last bound pool.
Commissioner Fink is said to be on his way
home from Europe. His coming will hardly re-
hucs rates below present figures
A meeting of the executive commi ttee of the
Chicago and Ohio river pool has been called fer
Oct. at the Grand Pacific Hotel.
The west-bound business of the Pennsylvania
Is very large, tonnage record coming up to the
highest mark ever made on the road.
Charles Daley, of Peoria, ILL.,, formerly pas
senger agent of the P, D. & E. railway, has been
appointed city ticket agent of the Rock Island
road at Peoria.
The attachment of drawing room cars to almost
every through train has led many ladies to dis
card special travelling dresses, and wear, in some
Instances, their best suits and hats.
West bound traffic continues unprecedentedly
heavy, and fast time is being made by several of
the lines. Last week the Beeline brought In
from the East ], 169 loaded cars, the O., st L.. q
p. S3l, the l., B. e. w. $50, the c., Ii. 81 l. 200
loaded cars.
Manager Henderson of the l., B. & W., says the
eompauy will build a freight depot their
grounds south of the Vandalia depot but have
abandoned the idea of erecting so large building
Rs to well furnish accommodations for their
general Offices.
J. S. Hunt. formerly auditor of the E.. T. FL.
e. G. road, and for several years a resident of
TeTre Haute. died last week at Eaton o.,
where his family now reside. He was held in
high esteem by President Collett. AS an ac-
countant he had few superiors.
A South Carolina genius claims to have in
vented perfect system of car coupling by cleo
triclty. Upon a recent trial freight train was
cut IN four pieces and again coupled up without
the aid of any person except the conductor, who
did the entire work from the rear Car.
The present scramble of east-bound railroads
at all large Western points to catch freight traffic
at any rate instances again the utter futility OF
pools as a means of preserving any accepted
tariff. In their suddenly exhibited vim to Guido
each other they have clambered down to lower
rates than have been known for years.
The five Western roads last week brought into
this station 81 loaded cars, as follows: |. &
St. L.. 1.454; Vandaa, ], l22; o., l., st. L. 81 O.,
$751; l., B. & W., 664; L., d. e. s.. 230 In the
week ending Aug, 20 the same roads brought in
1908 loaded cars. Increase last week 308 cars.
The corresponding week, 1884, these roads
brought into the station 8, 294 loaded cars
D. McCool general manager of the st.
Joseph q Grand Island road has issued the fol
lowing notice: by direction of the president
assume control of the operations of this company
today. All rules and regulations now existing
are continued in force until further orders.
Frank Mligan is hereby appointed general
freight and passenger agent to succeed A. A.
Cover, resigned.
Freight business over the Indianapolis e ST.
Louis road at the present time is the heaviest in
The history of the road. On Thursday and Fri
day of last week, this road brought into Indian
apolis 6l5 cars forwarded 6l2 cars. The Bee
liie proper is doing an immense traffic as we'll,
bort east and west bound. The only unfortunate
feature of the case is that they are hauling this
immense tonnage at so low rates.
Were the Union Railway Company to appoint
n couple of the faithful veteran baggage-masters
at the Union Depot train directors, they would
not go amlss, as they are we'll posted on the
movement of trains the different routes and the
more important connections. The service they
would render when the depot is full of trains,
and there is much confusion would be highly
appreciated by the travelling public.
President r. r. Gable. of the Rock Island road,
left Chicago for New York on Friday. with Mr..
Il. r. Withrow, the general solicitor of the
company. Regarding the object of his trip the
following statement is published: 'That Mr..
Cable goes to New York to secure the control of
the St Joseph & Grand Island road, which was
formerly known as the ST. Joseph & Denver
road. This road runs from St Joseph to Grand
Island. Neb., a distance of $50 miles. The pur-
pose of the Rock Island road is to secure inde-
pendent line to Grand Island Neb 1t is now build
ing line from Galatin, Mo-, to ST. Joseph, Mo-,
SO that the st. Joseph g. Grand Island railroad
would prove very useful as ready connection.
The latter line was for awhile in the hands of
receiver, it never proving paying investment
aS independent line. At present the majority
of the stock is owned by the Union Pacific road,
while the ST. Joseph & Grand Island road runs
through fertile and rapidly improving country.
1t is not believed that the Rock Island is salts
fed in getting to Grand Island to meet the Union
Pacific there. 1t is limited that the real purpose
of this move is to get an entry into Denver