The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Lncai.

Personal and Local.
The monthly meetings of the fast-freight
lines will be held in Buffalo May 81 and %.
Paymaster Hedges, on the c., H. & D. system,
pays to-day on the Indianapolis division for April
services.
The Office of Charles Watts, superintendent
Chicago division of the Panhandle road, has
been moved from Loeansport to Chicago.
The excursion to Colorado, Utah and Califor-
nia, advertised to start May 20 from points in
4his section, has been postponed until June IL.
On and after Monday next, the c., Fl. & ].
accommodation train for Cincinnati, will leave
Indianapolis at Hos A. NJ, instead of 1916 A. NJ,
as on the present schedule.
The Adams Express Company has declared a
dividend of $500 per share, payable June 1. and
the United States Express Company, a dividend
of | per cent, payable on the 18th inst.
The general passenger agents of the st. Paul,
Wabash and Central Iowa roads met Wednes-
day and decided to ran, on and after June /,
THROUGH trains between St Paul and st. Louis
and Kansas City via Mason City, Abba and
Moberly.
Hon. A. G. Harris, associate attorney of Mr..
Marshall, general solicitor of the c., L. 81 ID.
Kailroad Company, states that they, as attorneys
nor the O., h. d ID. people, are ready at any
Sime to brig the question at issue between them
and the Union Railway Company to trial.
The Columbus, Chicago d Indiana Central
sold to William l.. Scott, Charles J. Osborn and
John S. Kennedy, for the sum of $l3, 500, 900, all
of its property, right of way, etc, by deed dated
Feb. %, 1884. The road has been reconveyed by
Scott and the others to the Chicago, st. Louis 81
Pittsburg railroad.
The stockholders of the Louisville, Evansville
q 81. Louis Airline held their annual election
at Mt. Carmel, ILL.,, Wednesday. With one excep-
zion all the old directors were reelected,
Col j. W. Rice, of ST. Louis, being chosen in
place of j. B.. Bangs, deceased. The directors
will probably re-elect al the old officers.
Notice is given by Mr.. Knight, general freight
@gent of the Wabash road. that freight agencies
have been abolished at the following points on
This railway, viz: Sabiana, Ill, Dickersou, Ill,
henning, Ill, and Heirick, Ind. on the Ran
toul division; Hilton, Ill, and Rawalts. H.. on
the Peoria division. All freight shipments for
these points must be prepaid.
Il will be much pleasanter for a party going to
Boston over the Bee-line, the Lake Shore, the New
York Central, and Boston d Albany road to be
hauled from indianapolis to Boston on a fast
train than TO reach Albany at 730 A. NJ. lay
there two hours and then be hauled on an accom-
mediation train from Albany to Boston, reaching
there at 2:30 p. M. instead of $40 A a.. as one
will under the arrangement to take effect May "a.
The local passenger agents association at
their last meeting passed a resolution to the
eGest that no tickets should be sold to any
points which are not named in the Indianapolis
rate sheet. Some of the Northwestern lines are
raising obiections.to such action, as a number of
important points on their extensive systems are
not shown in the rate sheet. The boys are now
doing so well in the matter Of maintenance of
rates it is to be hoped that no friction of this
character will again demoralize rates.
The resignation of Royal G. Villas. AS freight
traffic manager of the New York. Lake Erie 81
Western railroad, has been accepted. and Mr..
Villas on Wednesday babe his old associates III the
Erie offices good bye. 1t was currently reported
at she time that Mr.. King succeeded Mr.. Jewett
in the presidency that the change in the manage
ment involved the prospective retirement of
several of the old officers, including Mr.. Villas.
Recently there have been reports that Mr.. Villas
had been invited to connect himself with the
West Shore railroad.
The stockholders of the indianapolis e. Vim
cennes road yesterday held their animal meet
ing, and elected as directors for the ensuing year
George B. Roberts, Philadelphia: j. A. Perkins,
indianapolis; j. N. Mccullough, William Thaw,
William Mullins, L. d. Messler, W. Barnes,
Pittsburg The annual statement of the opera
tioH of the road was published in the Journal in
March, with those of the other Pennsylvania
lines, which showed the gross earnings for the
twelve months closing Dec. 81 last, 1912. $50. %;
cost Of maintenance of way, $137 ,O69. 81; main
tenance of equipment, $l3, 800. 70; miscellaneous
expenses, $l3, 1lS.1 10; net earnings, $l4S, 48S 70.
John e. Walker, agent of the Wabash at this
point, retires to-day. Mr.. Walker began service
on the l., r. d c. division of the Wabash in
1871 as clerk in the office at La z orte. In 1872
he was appointed agent at that point, and in
1878 ageQ$ at Indianapolis. Mr. Walker, while
not as noisy and aggressive, possibly, as some
other agents at this point, has been a faithful
official of the road, and has surprised all compe-
titors that he secured so much business when
laboring under disadvantages that an agent of
the Wabash does at this point. L. L. Fellows.
who succeeds Mr.. Walker, began railroad serv-
ice on the l., B. & W.. as the agent at jim
1own, and three years ago was appointed agent
Of the Wabash at Kokomo. He is a stirring fell
lew and will doubtless well represent the Wa
bash.