The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


The Chicago, Burlington &eQuncy railroad
has given notice of its withdrawal from the
Transcontinental Railway Association.
In the quarter ending Sept 30 cars of l42 for
eign roads, and of eight private companies, were
handled on the c.. l., ST. L. & c., main line
Vice-president Waite and General Solicitor
Marshall of the c.. FL 6 d. Railroad Company,
spent yesterday in the city looking after the
interests of the company with regard to pending
obligation.
The proportions of the Eastern trunk lines on
humber have been determined upon by all of the
roads as follows From Buffalo to Boston; III
cents; to New York, scents, and to Philadelphia
and Albany, 12a cents.
The Central General Passenger Agents Asso-
citation invariably at their meetings fine half
dozen or more of their members for cutting
rates. but no one has ever heard of their ever
collecting such assessments.
J. NJ. Taylor, late Canada agent of the Mlwau,
kee 81 st. Paul at Toronto has been transferrea
to the Pittsburg Pa district, vice W. D. Mel
son, resigned. The Winnipeg agency OF this
company will be abolished on Nov. l.
The station buildings on the line Of the c., l.,
St l.. e. c. road are to be reprinted in a uni
form color, and the track is being put in num-
Der one condition, bitches cleared preparatory to
the annual inspection of the directors the latter
part of This month.
Superintendent Woodland, of the L., N, A. &
c.. aud his subordinate officials are making
trip over the system to see that everything is in
order for the annual inspection trip of President
Dowd and the directors, which comes off next
week To-day they pass over the Indianapolis
division.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
C., l., St L. & G. will be held at the office of the
company in Indianapolis. Ind, on Tuesday, the
9th dav of October 1885, at II o'clock NJ, for
the election of directors and the transaction of
any other business that may come before the
meeting.
Track laying on the Midland road east from
Lebanon, Ind, was commenced yesterday This
week thirty carloads of steel rails for this road
arrived at Lebanon. The citizens of that place
last evening held meeting to take steps to
cure the location of the company's shops at
Lebanon.
The Indiana, Bloomington G. Western people
are to considerably enlarge and improve their
terminal facilities at Columbus, 0. Amongother
things they will put in two miles of additional
side track, reballast the yard with gravel and
raise portion of the five miles of side track
already laid.
The train mileage the c., l., ST l.. e. G.
system in the fiscal year ending June 80, 1885,
reached total of l 1857. 9S4 miles The car
mileage during that period was 81, 500, 635 miles;
increase of train mileage 202 434 miles; increase
of car mileage (freight) 4,219,1 27 miles over
previous year.
Freight men report that the better class Of
shippers are accepting the advance in rates very
gracefully, and have commenced filing Eastern
orders in commendabe manner. Business
men, as wei! as railroad men, we'll understand
that the roads cannot prosper on rates which
have been in vogue for few months past.
Notwithstanding their unprecedentedIy low
yates the five old trunk lines carried a smaller
amount of freight eastward in the summer
months this year than in any other since 1879,
the decrease from last year being about per
GENT in the total movement of freight originating
at their western termini or at points further
west.
Master Mechanic Prescott of the Vandalia,
This week has taken two more OF their engines
iEto the shops to be rebuilt with all modern inn
rrovements, such as extension boilers, steel fire.
boxes. etc. Parties who are wei posted as to the
equipments of Western roads, state that
road in the country is so large a per cent of the
power in so perfect condition as the locomotives
Of the Vandalia system.
The report of Superintendent Sherwood. of
the c., l., ST l.. g. c., shows that last year
there was relaid 19. 45 miles of track on the main
line with sixty seven pound STEEL the steel taken
up having been used on the branches and for
side-tracks and yards; 134 436 ties put in;
newed bridges over Miami river, White river,
and Eagle creek. The renewal at White river
hecesstated entire renewal of masonry.
Next week, new and elegant combined Pull
man sleeping and reclining chair cars will be
put on to run between Peoria and Columbus, O.,
over the lDClanapouS, Decatur % Springfield
and the Chicago, ST. Louis % Pittsburg roads
Each coach has six sections and eight reclining
chairs of new and comfortable pattern. These
are among the first coaches of this character the
Pullman company have built, and they have
taken special pains to make them attractive and
comfortable
j. f. Goddard, traffic manager of the Santa Fe
road, stated that the report that his company
had given notice of withdrawal from the Trans
continental! Association was wholly incorrect
His line had no intention of taking any such
action at present. as 1t was probable that
meeting of the association would be held very
soon to discuss the new state of affairs caused by
the opening of the Atlantic e Pacifc's new line
30 San Diego, Southern California which would
probably occur on Nov. l.
Were there to be severe cold snap at the
present time it would be a serious matter
with people who depend on anthracite coal for
heating their residences. Western markets are
bare of these Goals, and a scarcity of cars pre-
vents dealers replenishing as they desire to- It
is stated that at Buffalo and other points from
which these Goals shipped the roads are
$500 cars or more short of filing their orders
The Western demand this year exceeds all pre-
ceding years, while the roads have been fight
Ing and are not so well provided with rolling
stock to carry anthracite Goals on.
When Manager BIcCrea, of the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg, came West to assume
the duties Of the position, he brought only q
satchel-left private secretary clerks etc. be-
hind Superintendent Miller, Turner and
Mansfield who, tomorrow, assume the duties
which follow in the line of their promotion and
which necessitates their changing their head
quarters, will follow Mr.. McCrea's example. Mr..
Turner, superintendent of the T. & ", will,
to-day, have his affairs all in shape to turn over
to his successor, Nj. w. Mansfield, and Mr.
Miller his affairs in fine condition to turn over
10 Mr.. Turner.
epjarnin g. Smith, formerly we'll known rail
read contractor and manager. was formally ad-
Judge insane by the court in Columbus, o. last
week and was sent to an insane sylum. Mr.. Smith
lived in Columbus for many years. and was large
~ engaged in railroad building in Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois. He was for some time president of
the Columbus, Chicago Sc Indiana Central road,
and was director in a number of other com