The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-17
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


e, II. & l. at Connersville, Ind.
The c., Fl. & d. passenger train crews all
came out yesterday in nobby new blue suits,
shedding the shabby brown suits they have been
wearing of late
H. r. Dering, assistant general passenger
ngent OF the Pennsylvania lines west OF Pitts
burg, has gone east, to De absent ten days. His
Fwlfe accompanied him.
Now that the l., B. e w. has put on Sun
day night train east, it will force the Bee line TO
again put on their Sunday night train. taken off
"a few months ago, which had been running some
thirty years
1t is said Austin Corbin, president of the l..
- IL w. road, comes west in few days, more
for the object of looking over the western dl-
vision of the r., C. & St L., soon to be sold at
foreclosure sale. than for any other reason.
The Louisville, New Albany 81 Chicago com
pany have been greatly annoyed and suffered
considerable loss through the stealing of coal
from cars along the line. They have now COM
meneed vigorous prosecution of the thieves
The indianapolis car works present busy
appearance. A large force OF men are at work
on 300 cars for the Union Pacific, of a superior
build, and another large force on car-reparing
for several roads and the Western Car Com
pany.
The meeting Of the managers of the Chicago
and Ohio river pool, which to have been
held Nov. 10. has been postponed until the first
week IN DeCemDeT, OWING TO Iue IudDliity VI
Messrs. Carson, Mccullough and ingalls, to be
present.
G., l., st. l.. g. G. stock sold yesterday at II
cents on the dollar Sixty days ago it
quoted at 50 and sold quietly at so points. "On
to par seems to be the motto of the Big Four
Just now, and a dividend in prospect as early as
January, 1886.
Under the new deal between the Cincinnati,
Wabash & Michigan and Bee-line, the rates are
so reasonable that live stock is being shipped
here off of the c., w. & NJ. Last week forty
carloads were received, more than usually is re-
eeived in twelve months.
The Wabash brakemen have just received an
order from headquarters to call out the name OF
each station twice, in clear voice. when the
train stops, and instruct all passengers getting
OF to pass out the front door-that Is, the door
they face while in their seats.
There was a brisk demand for cars yesterday
from points west of here. The Vandalia and l.
81 ST. l.. received orders for several hundred for
stations on their respective lines and immediate
connections, and the l., B. & W. and l., d. & S.
were, as we'll, called on loudly for cars.
Grading on the extension of the Chicago e.
Great Southern road from Yeddo to Brazil, Ind,
lis nearing completion, and rack-laying was com
xnenced yesterday. The rails are steel and
weigh sixty pounds to the yard. 1t is expected
to have the track into Brazil by Jan. l.
1t is said that the refusal of the president of
the Baltimore & Ohio road to sign the trunk
ages are arranged merely delays the adoption Of
the plan for time. The peace spirit is abroad
and the Baltimore e. Ohio will be taken care Of.
w. IT, Lyle, for thirteen years past passenger
conductor on the Lake Erie & Western road
has been dropped by the company. Misrepre-
sensations by spoilers to the authorities of the
road is the probable cause of his removal, and Of
John Cuppy, whose case was mentioned last
week.
The position of general baggage agent on the
/, H. 81 W. road has been abolished, and the
business will be looked after in the passenger
department. December l, j. A. Glover. general
baggage agent will succeed E. p Beerbower as
agent of the l., B. e. W. at Urbana, ILL.,, very
important station to the road
The T., B. Sc w. people are distributing an
other 900 tons OF steel rails the Peoria di-
vision. and are doing great deal in the way of
trains each way pounding oyer it daily and the
heavy freight business in prospect, the need Of
good roadbed is quite apparent
The Grand Rapids 6 Indiana have just turned
out of their shops at Grand Rapids an elegant
open excursion passenger car for use in their
northern resort business next season. 1t is
constructed on the same plan as the open cars, is
beautifully decorated and will be pleasant ad-
dition to their excursion equipment.
The unpleasant feeling which the business
men of South Bend entertained toward the Van
dalia people, account of the change of time
of running trains a short time since, has died
away, it having become apparent to them that
ihe Van 3alia management were disposed to favor
the people of South Bend as far as possible with
out loss to the company.
The stockholders of the Baltimore g. Ohio Ex-
press Company are beginning. to inquire when
the express company is to become self sustain
Ing institution. This is easily answered-when-
ever the Adams express or one of the old stand
ard express companies gather the B. & O. ex-
press in, an event which is not far off.
n O.
l.. B. & W. in return for putting new train
our of Indianapolis at noon specially connect
with the c. & A. over the Champaign & West
ern at Mason City2 The l., B. & W. has never
secured any business worthy of note at their
Bloomington connection with the G. & A., and
viii not likely get any when the haul is still
shorter for the Q. d A
The central passenger committee meet in Chi
cago to morrow to complete the work begun last
week in Cincinnati. To hear the general pas
senger agents state the case one would think that
the association was in better condition than ever
before. The docket" is clogged with great
many old cases that must be discussed and dis
posed of, one at time The amendment of the
by laws, which was not completed will also be
further considered at the Chicago meeting and
alengthy session is looked for
The Union Railway Company are still retain
Sng the receipts from sales of tickets over the
a., II. 81 ID. lines as an Offset against the rental
the former claims is due them from the c. H. &
%. The L., N. A. Il G. and Wabash, which for
time were treated to a similar dose, now pay
monthly without any dilly-dallying the sum the
Union company demands from them The last
named, however. had no lease of the character
of that held by the c. a. & d. company, the
legality of which is now in question.
Captain James Purcell, passenger conductor
on the the Georgia railroad, has made for him
self record as railroad conductor and long
traveller which is not equaled by any living man.
lie has been running continuously as passen-
ger conductor on the Georgia railroad for about
thirty nine years and seven months. He has
E3yer been suspended nor discharged, and has
never been off except when he went on a trip to
Europe, and then the management of the road
paid his expenses and kept up his salary. He
has averaged one trip day the Georgia
road during the entire time he has been run
ming and the distance is Ill miles This makes
Sd Az miles he has travelled each wear In liz