The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-20
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
Tramps are giving the Wabash people consid-
cradle trouble. They not only steal rides, but
freight from cars standing their side-tracks.
The earnings of the c., l., st. L. & c. road
for the second week in July were $50 8793 80,
against SAT. 253. As for the same week of 1884
There were handled in June, the Pennsyl-
vRnia system of roads, $780, 637 tons of anthracite
coal which was an increase of %, 40 tons over
the tonnage carried in June, 1884.
Colonel HILL superintendent of the Vandalia
system, continues the work of cutting down
grades and filing up trestles on the t., Fl. q l..
division. notwithstanding the hard times rail
roads are passing through.
Freight men who have travelled quite extern
siyely through the West of late, predict heavy
traffic in August and the belief is general that
If rzteS can only be maintained the roads can
begin to make little money.
The color-blind test of the employees on the
C., St L. & p. road indianapolis DIVISION, was
completed on Saturday. and, out OF io4 Tram
employees and yardmen examined az this polh''
but FIVE were deficient in vision
One line manager on Saturday received an
order for 100 cars from a southwestern point,
and another for fifty cars to load with oats.
What was the most surprising, is the fact that
che shippers did not ask for cut rate.
Mr. w F. HORNE has resigned the position Of
caeo, to become associated with the firm of
HORNE Bros. & Co., live stock commission mer-
chants, at the the Union stock yards in that city
Oi6eials of the Danvllle Olney 6 Ohio River
road report crop prospects excellent on the line.
The oats crop will soon begin to move ReceiV-
er Henderson expects the road to earn, Tor rev
months, to come considerable surplus above
Operating expenses.
The five western roads last week brought IN
1894 loaded cars, as follows l., ID. & s, 29o
l., B. & w. 552; c., l., St L. c., 610; Wanda
Tia. lO49; l. & ST L., 1127. The same roads in
the week preceding brought in ,224 cars In
crease last week; 437 loaded cars.
The seven Eastern roads forwarded last week
3 so loaded cars follows: L., N. A. 81 o.,
I12: c., H & l., 215; Wabash, 22S; l., B. & W..
5o5; C., St L. & p, 7O6; CT, St L. q c, 9lO;
BeB-line, l, 1856. The same roads forwarded on
the week preceding 3,178 loaded cars. Increase
last week, Goa loaded cars.
The fact that the roads west of the Mississippi
river have dropped east-bound grain rates 40
PR cent. is worthy more than the mere mention,
as IL can but prove beneficial to roads this side
Of the river, as it will so adjust rates that
property which producers west of the river were
unAhsst TO place the market, so high were rates,
can nOw do
FL M Bronson, general passenger agent of the
l., e. & w, was surprised on Saturday by
notice that their agent at Colun bus, o.. had cut
the rate on a Kansas City ticket through
scaipsT, and was subject to fine of $50 Inves-
tlgaslon shows that party purchased second
class ticket from the l., B. q w. agent to Bloom
ington at $905, full tariff rate, took this ticket
to q scalper who furnished him transportation
from Bloomington to Kansas City on the portion
Of an old Lake Erie g. Western ticket reading
from Bloomington to Kansas City, which ena-
blsd him to cut the rate quite sharply between
Columbus and Kansas City. What is puzZllng
MIR. Bronson's brain is how these schemes on the
part of the scalpers can be headed off
special from Washington says: General
Thomas j. Brady, late of Muncie, is one of
syndicate Of five gentlemen who are build
ing railroad from GAINESVILLE, O., down through
the Muskingum Valley to the Ohio He states
that the contract for the entire work would
probably be let before the end of this week.
The line will be about seventy or eighty
miles in length, and opening up the iron
coal and other mines of that section; also the
salt wells, timber and agricultural lands. At
present there is no outlet to the north for the
country traversed by this line. The right of
way and all that have been secured. 1t is said
the project will yield the syndicate million dol
lars should they conclude not to operate the
road when completed, but sell it.
The Cloud Over the N. ", p. s. o. Tbickens.
That James McHenry was the leader in the
movement to throw the New York, Pennsylvania
Sc Ohio road into the hands of receiver is daily
becoming more apparent, and that the receiv-
ership is to cover the entire New York and Penn
sylVania system is equally evident. The Mead
vile Tribune Republican says: ''The appoint
ment of Col S. B. Dick as receiver by Judge
Church, and the probabilities of the same being
confirmed by the courts of Ohio and New York,
the principal subjects discussed upon
the streets, in hotels law offices,
s ss1D.v, pumo tSe of ct the leading sms at
unanimous in prophesying that the confirmation
Of Colonel Dick, as receiver of the New York,
Pennsylvania d Ohio railroad was simply mat
ter OF time as it Is customary when the appoint
mont of receiver is made in one State for judges
of other States, through courtesy, to ratify the
appointment. The business of the newly
appointed receiver will be to protect tine interests
Of the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad,
and in accordance with the orders of the court,
no more money will be sent to the trustees in
England or salaries paid to local executive Off
GERS. except by direction of the receiver"
Low Rates, Not Light Freights, Cause the
Troubles.
The returns now published of the Northwestern
receipts and shipments and the Atlantic receipts
Of grain. from December l, last to April 3, show
them to have been larger than for the same
period for whole decade. Below are the fig
ures for the largest business since 1874:
Year. Northwestern Northwestern Atlantic
receipts. shipments. receipts.
ls77-78..--. 81 OIL 1913 44476156 726l6 3O1
167S-T9.---. O., 952 403775l7 77813.977
1STS~sO.---. a, 601 1888 81, S57 900 II 253, 329
1850 ST.. 68,485480 4446l 1873 &c, 349 361