The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
AFFAIRS OF TIE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

ada Southern line increases its equipment to
over Is, 900 cars
J. H. Matthias has been appointed agent of the
Wabash road at Kokomo, vice L. Ell. Fellows,
who is transferred to Indianapolis.
The L., n. A. & G. people are working to Sc
cure a larger proportion of the through mail
service between Chicago and Southern cities.
The Vandalia people continue to enforce the
rule that passengers must purchase tickets be-
fore boarding their train and good results fol-
low.
The Erie & North Shore and the Commercial
Express close their Offices at Toledo June j,
which leaves E. B. Ham, the joint agent in the
cold.
1t is alleged that the West Shore fast freight
line dropped the rate here yesterday two cents per
100 pounds below other east bound lines, paying
two cents by rebate.
Freight men who know what the actual cost
of hauling a ton of freight from q Western
point TO the seaboard u.s.. think that it is very
fortunate that business east bound is so light
the name of the Jacksonville, Madison & In
6ianapoiis Railroad Company is being dropped
from all new tickets issued and new Office sup
plies the words Pennsylvania Company being
substituted.
diana block coal for parties doing business in
Alexandria, Dacota. A twelve-ton carload de-
hvered az that point costs $l23.2O The freight
Is $l07 per car.
The c.. B. & @. people have placed w. j.
Davenport in charge of freight and passenger
matters pertaining t to the St. Joseph & Des
MONIES road, which is now operated as part of
ats Iowa division
-. Freight agencies have been abolished at the
following points the illinois division of the
Wabash road viz: Jersey Landing Ill; Modes
IA, H.; Loami, III. All freight shipments for
these points must be prepaid
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis road
changes time Sunday, in such a manner as to
make close connections with the day as well as
the night trains over the Indianapolis, Decatur
q Springfield road both in and outbound.
Notice is given that the Canada Southern fast
freight line will, June /, close its Office at To-
ledo. 7. Conlon, the agent, is retired, and the
local agent of the Michigan Central road is to at
tend to the closing up of the affairs of the line.
1t is understood that the Blueline will operate
over all roads that the Canada Southern did, If
this be true, the line will again get into Cincin-
matt over the c. II. & d. road For some time
past the Bluelne has been shut out of Cincin-
natl
The earnings of the Indiana, Bloomington G.
Western Railway Company, for the week
ending April 30, were: 1885, 500, 572. 90; 1884,
$4,000 10; decrease, $46l. 20 From Jan. to
April 3d. 1885, 1892 800 %; 1884, $3.50, $40 80; in
crease, 1872, 310.48.
W. r. Woodland, the new superintendent of
the L., n. A. & c., goes about his business in
practical manner Being first-clasS locomotive
engineer, he is now learning the road by running
freight engines over the several divisions, and
next week he proposes to run The night fast ex-
press, between Chicago and Louisville, to ascer-
tain if it will do to shorten the running time of
that train.
So annoying to the Bee-line the l., B. & W.,
the Wabash and the L., N A. g. c. has the
practice of men and boys jumping on to their
nlo
from the Massachusetts avenue depot to the
Union Depot become, that the roads have asked for
police protection. which is to be granted. We're
few of the intruders fined under the Indiana
law, it would end all trouble in the matter.
There appears to be a misunderstanding among
the members of the Pacific Coast Passenger
Association and Ell. b. Smith, general agent of
the Missouri Pacific and j. Fl. Woodward, gen
eral agent of the Wabash headquarters. San
Francisco, have withdrawn from the association.
The reason given for this course is that the
association is made to stand the brunt of a war
betwe en- agents east of Chicago who are cutting
Eastern rates.
The Official notice of President Devereux call
ing meeting of the Central Traffic Association
has been issued, worded as follows: Pursuant
70 notice received from the special committee
which was appointed to confer with the trunk
line presidents the meeting of Western railroad
representatives will reconvene Wednesday,
May IL, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at the Grand Pacifca
hotel, Chicago So it seems the scheme has not
been abandoned
Turn the Matter Over to the General Freight
Agents.
A prominent New York lawyer has given the
opinion that the promoters of the railroad war
IN the West can be held criminally liable for de-
etroying the business of the roads with which
they are connected and movement is now on
foot In New York to organize stockholders
protective association to take the necessary
legal steps with regard to certain corporations 1t
is all very well for the poorly-posted Eastern
lawyers to place the blame for cutting rates
Upon Western railroad managers yet the fact
is, every railroad war in the West is opened
upon instructions of the superior officers of the
trunk lines. The general freight agents of the
Western roads would soon fix up these rate mat
sers II the presidents and general managers will
step to one side, say as they do so, I'VE shall
hold you 1.-THE general freight agents responsible
Tor any decentralization in rates" 1t was I'M
fortunate day for the railroad Interests of this
country when Mr.. Cox president of the Wabash
road, between Toledo and st. Louis. suggested,
at a meeting of railroad presidents in 1872 that
they take the matter of fixing rates out Of the
hands of the general freight agents Since that
time rates have been going lower and lower, and
matters becoming more aud more demoraized.
Propose to Derive Some Revenue from Their
Business.
The Delaware g. Hudson Canal Company,
whose roads form section in the Hoosac tun-
nsl's line to the west between the Hudson river
and Binghamton, N. Y, propose to derive some
revenue from the business they carry and to
this end have notified their connections that no
freights destined for Boston can be carried over
its road unless the Delaware s. Hudson can re-
ceive its proportion of the Through rate. equal
30 at least 20-cent rate. or, in other words, it
viii not consent to carry grain at less than 90
cent rate unless connecting roads will guarantee
to make up the difference. The result will DO
that with rates less than 20 cents per one hun
drsd the through lines operating over the Della
ware 81 Hudson will have to 90 out of business
until rates are 20 cents again. Lines operating