The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Of the road.
B. L. Harding has resigned the position Of
vicepresident and general manager of the Wis
consin, Iowa & Nebraska railway.
Richard McCafferty, section foreman on the
J., NJ & l., died at New Albany from the effects
OF injuries received by being struck by train
Wednesday
K B. Thomas, manager of the Decline sys-
lem, has gone to New York to complete the
arrangements with the New York Central for
putting on their fast through trains
Joint Agent T. c. Moore of the Chicago east
boand pool, has been called to Louisville because
Of the death of his fatherinlaw, DR.. j. j. Speed,
which occurred there yesterday morning
The Wabash people have perfected arrange
ments whereby Mann boudoir cars will be run
over this companys line between Chicago and
PEORIA the change taking effect last evening.
John Walker, agent of the Wabash at this
point, was notified yesterday that his request
30 be relieved agent would be accepted on May
H. and that L. l.. Fellows would be his successor
The c., l., st. L. & G. road has contract to
haul S75 carloads of Youghiogheny coal from the
Ohio river to the Indianapolis gas-works They
are now delivering it at the rate OF sixteen car
boards per day.
Indications are that the scalpers have made
new friends in the L.. n. A. 81 c. Airline, and
C., b. e. @. roads. If this be the case it would
be interesting to know which of the two roads
pays the scalpers their commission.
The L., N. A. & C. people yesterday placed
an elegant Pullman passenger coach on their
Chicago and Cincinnati line via Indianapolis,
which WILDE run through on their night trains
as well the regular Pullman sleeping coaches.
s f. Pierson has called a meeting of the cen
trail passenger committee to be held at Cleve-
land, Tuesday, May H. in place of the regular
monthly meeting W. FL King, the compiler,
suggests that the rate clerks meet at the same
time and place.
A better feeling has sprung up between the
Y, N. A. & G. and the Wabash and the prohsr
liabilities are that arrangements will be made by
which the L., N. A. & c. will continue to
the Wabash yards and city freight depot and
other terminal facilities of the Wabash at Indi
annapolis.
T. A Lewis. manager of tho Erie fast-freight
lines gives notice that the troubles between the
Chicago & Atlantic and the Erie people have
been adjusted, and the lines are running their
ears as formerly. The ruling OF the court seems
TO have had modifying influence upon the man
Agement of these roads
O. NJ. Shepherd, superintendent of three d.
visions of the New York, Hartford & New Haven
road, is visiting old time friends in this city, In
his earlier railroad life Mr.. Shepherd was tele-
graph operator on the O., l.. St l.. & c. road
and has gone from the lower to his present re-
RDonsbe position in a manner very creditable to
HIM.
The Lake Shore and Wabash people are ar
ranging schedule to make the same time be-
tween New York and ST. Louis as is now made
by the limited trains over the Pennsylvania and
Vandalia roads. This will free the l., b. Sc W.
to change the time of their night express west to
make the same connection for Kansas points it
now does.
The car accountants are anticipating a good
time at their annual convention, to be held in
Minneapolis, Mimi, June %. The Chicago &
AAnfh mill x,chf Tao, n+n ks<x
from Chicago, in connection with the G.. st. P.
d M. road, for accountants and their fami-
lies, the transportation to include sleeping car
accommodations.
The Baltimore g. Ohio representative at this
point, was called up by gallish grain merchant
OF this city yesterday, and asked how much bet
ter than IL cents per 100 pounds he could do on
grain for Baltimore AS the roads gets but
nine out of the eleven cents for hauling the
property, one would think such rate would sat
isfy most any reasonable shipper
r. G. J. Pendleton, who for some years past
has represented the Canada Southern fast
freight line, yesterday officially notified
OF the consolidation of the Canada
Southern and Blue line, and that his
services would not be needed after June l. Mr.
Pendeton has faithfully represented the line in
this section for dozen or more years. and on
the business the line has carried has got higher
rates than majority of his competitors
As a result of the conference yesterday, be-
the O., II. d d.. and Baldwin, of the L., N. A.
q G., Major Robert Emmett has been appointed
golnt district passenger agent and l. d. Baldwin
rs to take charge of the outside local ticket office
The general passenger agents also decided to APP
point city soliciting agent and joint travelling
passenger agent Who will be selected to fill the
last two named positions, is yet to be decided
upon.
A A. Talmage, general manager of the
wabash system, takes much interest in the new
Union Depot scheme, and has asked Manager
Malott to notify him when there is another
meeting of the presidents and general managers
regarding the matter, as he wishes to attend it
and give the enterprise helping hand By the
BY, Mr.. Talmage says the Wabash people do
not intend to drop the l., p. & C. division. and
hope to soon be in shape financially to put the
road'ned and equipments in No. condition.
Carrying Capacity of the Trunk-Lines
A number of the weekly railroad papers, Just
now, are saying good deal as regards the carry
ing capacity of the trunk lines, east and west,
compared with the amount of business they are
doing, Of course most of these remarks are of
speculative or theoretical character The
Phiiadelpnia Inquirer, in commenting on this
class OF articles whiah are being published from
weekto week, saysrne carrying capacity of great
railroad is a question that depends largely of
course, on track and equipment. and these are
fixed factors that change but little They do
change somewhat and constant improvements
are being made by the leading roads that as con
stantly tend TO increase the possible maximum
OF capacity; but these improvements could he
taken into account. so that, so far AS these
factors are concerned a reasonable estimate
might be made as to what amount of business n
nrSt,class road could do But there is another
factor which is, in some respects the most inn
portant of the problem namely, the factor of
management. The work railroad is capable of
doing varies with the ability the experience. and
so TO speak, the genius of the management
This includes not only the executive admins
tration, the running of the road and the con
duet of its daily routine business, but also the
spirit with which its officers and men are ami.