The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

O6OTG0 II. CmlIu, WESTERN LndtdSCI S1O
Merchants Despatch. was in the city yesterday
on official business.
The directors of the Terre Haute & Indian
apolis road have declared a three per sent. semi
annual dividend.
Charles II. Warren, the gentlemanly general
passenger agent of the ST Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba road was in the city yesterday on
official business.
NJ. Burloe, now Superintendent Of the Missis-
sdppi & Tennessee Railway. has been appoint
ed general superintendent Of the Louisville, New
Orleans & Texas Railroad
John Bentley, formerly a passenger conductor
on the Vandalia. now on the Louisville, Evans.
vile Il st. Louis Airline, is Spending a day or
swo with friends in this city.
Conductors on the c., III. g. d. lines are not
taking kindly to the train agents recently
placed on the passenger trains. They say they
don't like the idea of being published to the pas
sengers on trains as dishonest men.
The c., l., St. L. & c. ticket office, now To-
Gated at 14 South Illinois street. will, Monday
next, be removed to 139 South Illinois street.
This is the room where j. S. Lazarus made
his fame as a rate-cutter in years gone by.
Il. Pagen, a freight conductor, has taken the
train, on the c., H. & /. road, of Passenger Con-
ductor SCHNEIDER. relieved on Thursday. and Z.
w. B~uckmaster the position of Passenger Con-
dRctor Smith, who, as well, was dropped out.
The pay rolls Of the c., T., st. L. & G. show
that there are now more men employed on the
road than in January, 1889 or 1884, and that
there are a larger number of train crews ia ser
vice than at any time in the history of the road.
Commissioners Pierson is quoted as saying at
the recent meeting OF passenger agents IN Gin
natl, that the trunk lines paid out ~ ,52O, 600 on
$780, 00, 600 of passenger business. or something
more than 10 per cent, in the way of commits
sions.
A freight conductor on a road over which
'train agents" are now in service, was a day or
two since offered the position of a passenger con
ductor. He respectfully declined, saying that
he did not care to be advertised to the world as
a thief.
1t is stated that W. S. Spiers, division freight
agent of the Wabash system, headquarters at
Peoria, trifed with the pool in the matter of
rates and was not backed in such action by the
Wabash management, consequently his head
dropped into the basket.
The st. Louis division of the |. B. e. w.
system. formerly the Indianapolis, Decatur &
Springfield road, has, since leased by the latter,
been an elephant on their hands. The earnings
last year falling some $50, 600 below the rental
and operative expenses.
The Baltimore 6 Ohio Railroad Company,
which operates the Ohio 81 Mississippi road, it is
stated, is negotiating for the purchase of the
Ohio Falls Car ut Jeffersonville, Ind, at
which shops the company propose not only to do
their repairs, but to build new equipments as
well.
Passenger trains are again moving with their
usual regularity. and yesterday there was IL
heavy movement Of freight. However, the
northern roads are still troubled by the snow
and by colder weather in the northern part of
the State than in Central Indiana.
It is stated officially that the Pennsylvania
Company will not at present abandon the j., Al.
81 freight depot as has been contemplated. the
management believing that in the near future
railroad business is to so revive that they will
need this depot room in addition to the two city
freight depots on Virginia avenue.
Passenger earnings of Indianapolis roads win,
with nearly every road, show a falling off as
compared with tho corresponding month Of
1884. The decrease Is attributable to the an
usually severe winter weather for this section.
But with the coming of more favorable weather
travel promises to be heavy, more especially
west-bound.
A. B. Culver, we'll known in Indiana railway
circles, died on Thursday in Boston, Mass. Mr..
Culver, in 1877 TO 1880, was connected with the
Louisville, New Albany Do Chicago Road, first as
general freight agent, rising from that position
to general superintendent He was one Of the
contractors on the second railroad built in the
United States.
If the Wabash management is so much in
earnest that freight rates be maintained that
east-bound rate to be cut, we would suggest that
they attempt to curb the West Shore and the
Lackawanna fast freight lines, both of which
operate over the Wabash system, in the reckless
manner they are slaughtering rates.
The Philadelphia Press sees in the action of
the anthracite coal companies in combining
against the Pennsylvania road and the bitumin.
Gus coal trade sharp and bitter competition
which is certain to bring cheap coal and
likely to extend beyond the coal trade to
west-bound freight rates. 1t is hardly probable
that the latter prediction will prove true as the
rate now on coal west-bound is only three mills
per ton per mile.
Mention was made a day or two since that The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company is making ex-
periments at its shops at Altoona, Pa, with
electric lights for use in passenger cars. The
experiment has progressed so favorably that it
Is believed that within a few months the electric
lights will be introduced into all passenger cars
on its various lines. The name of the system
adopted is not given, but it is chosen from at
least q dozen that We're offered and given a trial.
The Chicago 81 Ohio River Pool has fixed the
rates for theatrical parties between pool points
as follows: Chicago and indianapolis, So. 90;
Chicago and Cincinnati, S.. 80: Chicago and
Louisville, Sc; Chicago and Jacksonville, So
Chicago and New Albany. Sc; indianapolis and
Cincinnati, 81 80, indianapolis and Louisville.
$2.45; indianapolis and New Albany, 81. 45;
Indianapolis and Jeffefsonville, 1920. The rate
for a special train not to exceed three cars inclu.
ding one baggage-car, containing fifty or less
number of theatrical people, shall be: Chicago
and Louisville, $500; Chicago and Cincinnati,
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lie and Cincinnati. $ll5: indianapolis and Louis
vile, no.,
Shippers were taken rather by surprise over
The restoration of east bound rates which took
effect yesterday and several of them put in the
greater part OF the day In endeavOring to make
some of the line agents believe that cars run on
TO their side tracks yesterday to be loaded were
ordered before the advance took effect. At best
II will be two or three days before matters are
Strengthened up and all business sent forward
which WAS in transit or contracted for and which
had been delayed by the snow blockade in the
west and northwest. Unquestiouably freight
men are disposed to act honorably with shippers
regarding such business. yet they are equally in
earnest in their intention to carry out the wishes
Of superior officers in the matter of maintenance
of rates.
Under n New Management.
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