The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-03
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

agent of the Blue line and Canada Southern line
at Toledo, vice NJ. Lyons, resigned.
All city freight depots will be closed to-mor
row, and no freight trains will be run except
those carrying live stock and pershable freights.
Some of the roads running east out of Peoria,
it is stated not inclined to restore rates. and
1t said means will be taken to whip them into
the traces.
II. B. Hammond, receiver of the l., d. & S.
road, with his family left last night for New
York. Mr. Hammond expects to return in a
couple of weeks.
The l., B. & W. people yesterday commenced
laying the piece of track necessary to connect
their ground South Of tbs Vandalia Depot with
the Union tracks.
Mr.. Hillery. nephew of c. E. Henderson,
general manager of the L. 3. e W. road, sue
ceeds Col. VIM. B. Shaw, as Western travelling
passenger agent OF the l., b. d w: road.
L., n. A. e c. officials place their loss by the
going down of the bridge over the Wabash. at
Delphi, on Wednesday morning, at $40 000
This covers damage to bridge and equipments.
The Office of travelling freight agent on the c.
l., St l.. & c. road has been abolished and
Nathan Crawford, who filled that position, has
been appointed agent Of the company at Shelby
Vile Ind.
Last night five sleeping coaches were sent east
over on the c., st. l.. d p and Bee-line and
every berth, both lower and upper, was taken,
and number of persons obliged to wait
over for the morning trains
Paymaster Shepherd, of the Wabash has not
yet put in his appearance, and the employees are
troubled lest they will have to go over the Fourth
of July without money. The company owe them
for both May and June service
The Woodr'N company are said to feel some
what sore that their sleeping coaches have been
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the New York Sleeping Car Company Substi-
tuted. The Woodruff company had furnished
sleeping cars for the Decline fourteen years.
c. e. Gill, general freight agent of the Grand
RAPIDS q Indiana road, has issued the following
notice: Mr.. +. NJ. Guthrie having resigned his
position as general agent of this company at
Cincinnati, o.. the duties of the Office will be as
sumed by Mr. A. S. Holt. contracting agent
The economical hobby has been carried so far
by the Union Railway Company that the Union
tracks getting into a wretched condition.
Seldom day passes that there are not two orthree
engines half dozen cars off, ever when run
ming at a speed Of four miles per hour; as per
city ordinance.
1t is stated that but for objections made by
the Corbn syndicate, who hold some 5000 0O0
worth of the T., G. e. St. L. narrow guage road
bonds, ID. II. Conkin would have been appointed
TO the position 1t is thought the Corbin syndi-
cate would would have been satisfied were G..
L. Henderson appointed receiver.
The English bondhoders of the Wabash rail
way and their expert accountant, now on a trip
of inspection the road, are accompanied by
Master of Transportation K. H. Wade, Division
Superintendent G. W. Stevens and Chief Engi
neer w. f. Lincoln. The station agents, yard
masters, ETC., are nQtifed to have everything in
order.
The earnings from passenger service over
every Indianapolis East and West line, and North
roads as well. shows an increase in June 1885,
over 1884, while a less number of passengers was
carried. This is due to the fact that rates
through the month of June this year were better
maintained than in any thirty days of the last
two years.
There is possibility that the McKeen syndi
cate will extend the L. II. & e. division of the
Vandalia from South Bend. the present ternli-
NUS to Benton HarbOr, Mich. where an extern
siye dock frontage will be obtained The people
of Benton Harbor are enthusiastic over the pro-
posed new line, and will donate ground for yard
and depot site. AT other towns the extension
would pass through there is strong feeling
favorable to the enterprise. and no trouble
would be experienced in securing the right of
way.
An l., B. & w. official says the statement in
the Journal regarding their track within the
city limits West Side). was partly incorrect.
The |. & St l.. people do own the bridge, but
the l., 3. 81 W. owns one of the tracks between
the bridge and the Union tracks, and the l., d.
q 5. the other. When the l., b. d W. leased
the l., D. 81 S. they purchased one of the tracks
outright or at least assumed and afterward paid
a debt for the l., D. &. s. company, through
which they came into possession of one of the
tracks, so that the L. d. & S. and the l.. B. 81
w. are on par in this matter
An official of the Pennsylvania road is quoted
as saying that during the eighteen days proba-
ton in June the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany refused to cut west-bound rates. This
month it will not cut rates until some other line
does; then it will get business. The position of
the Pennsylvania at the meetings is that of
quiet and interested observance. The road took
no part in the destruction of the pool and it
stands ready to assist those who accomplished
its destruction n rearing new structure when
they perfect designs which are substantial in
character.
Receipts of the outside ticket offices of the c.,
l., st. l.. IL c. at this point in June 1885, ex-
tickets Of this road at the Union Depot last
month fell So, 208 below those of June, 1884
There was an increase this year in total
receipts of 1894. which is certainly a favorable
exhibit when it is taken into consideration that
last year the g., l., st. L. q c. sold ninetv-five
tickets to New York and Philadelphia via Balti-
more, while this year tickets reading via Balti-
more were withdrawn, the B. 81 o. having no
Philadelphia and New York line.
General Freight Agent Hubbard of the Van
daila, has notified agents and connections that
on and after July l 1T will refuse all consign.
same are prepaid or guaranteed through to des
tina:ion. At first glance this may seem to be
small matter, but the contrary is the case The
wholesale drug houses in the East have been in
the habit or sending out tons of this sort of
freight, flooding the Western country with it,
and hundreds of consignments have been thrown
on the hands of the railroads, by reason of con
signees refusing to receive them and pay charges.
tits for this reason that prepayment will be in
sisted upon.
1t was thi rty years, June 80, 1885. since the
Ohio d Mississippi road W as completed to East
St Louis. The st. Republican says This
was the first direct line east from st. Louis as
the G. & A. started from Alton. and passengers
for the east had to 60 by steamboat or team to
Alton, aud thence east The spike was not
gold one, such as is used now, but was good
solid iron affair. No time was lost in useless
talk, and the last stroke that completed the
road fell amid no loud plaudits or strains of
music. In fact, the road was finished in a rush
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