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


John B. Carson. general manager of the L.,
N. A & c., has gone to Philadelphia to attend
the funeral of John Mccullough.
E. II. Hughes has been appointed general
Western passenger agent of the Chicago &
Grand Trunk road. with headquarters at Chi
cago
SO heavy has been the increase in local bust
ness the last few days that three or four of the
roads have put on additional switching engines
and train crews.
Is. II: Wade, superintendent of transportation
oil the wabash, who has just returned from a
tris over the line, says the outlook for winter
business never was better.
The Logansport Division of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen will give their eleventh an
nnal ball on Thanksgiving eve. The Eureka Di-
VISION, Indianapolis, will be well represented
The entire passenger equipment Of the O., IL.
d ID. lines is going through the shops and is be-
ing revarnlshed inside and on the exterior, uphol
gisred wherever needed, and thoroughly re-
paired.
Dave Edwards Southwestern passenger
agent of the Chesapeake & Ohio road, spent yes
terday in the city He states that there is no
truth in the rumor that Harry Fuller, general
passenger agent, is to resign.
In the twenty four hours ending at 6P NJ yes
ferday, l54 carloads of hogs arrived at the
Indianapolis Livestock Yards, being the largest
receipts of any day this year 1t is expected
that the receipts to-day will run up to It's car
loads.
The title of Prince Albert Lynn is to be gen
eTsl agent of the Wabash at the Indianapolis ter
minus. He has full charge of employees in the
yards, on the tracks and about the station, and
II held responsible should matters in any depart
ment move otherwise than smoothly.
As result of Superintendent Whitcomb's in
yFstigation of the trouble between employees on
In olf dnx- ,trl,f 1oh boo IS e. &c
The men dropped into the basket. The remarks
made by some of the discharged men indicate
that they are members of the Knights of Labor
The Pennsylvania Company denies that the
great reduction of operating expenses has been
obtained by allowing the physical condition of
the road to deteriorate, and the officials say that
such thing would not be possible, as the enor-
mons traffic of the line conpels the managers to
keep it in state of perfection.
Copies of the new trunk-line pooling plan were
received here yesterday, having been sent out to
the affiliated lines for Signature There are
ii every possible precaution had been taken to
arrange and protect all methods by which the
xraiic can be securely governed.
General Passenger Agent Bronson, of the /,
Is. Il W., is much disappointed that their new
woodruff combination coaches will not be re-
ceIVed in time to put them on with the taking eff
feet OF the new time card, Nov. Is. The Wood
xuf company promise to have them ready for
service the latter part of this month.
The c., l., ST. L. e. c. people will, on the
change of time, again put on what were known
as the Kankakee and Seneca accommodation
trains. The freight business of the Big Four,
through the connection made with the Chicago
& Rock Island over this division. is again loom
ing up, now that respectable rates are main
tanned by all lines.
President Adams of the Union Pacific, is of
the opinion that there will be no serious difficult
ty IN the Transcontnental association growing
out of declination of the Southern Pacific to
pay traffic balances. The roads, he says have
inst begun to make little money, and he cannot
conceive that they will be foolish enough to
enter upon new quarrel.
a F. Post of New York, and e. N Gibbs of
Norwich, Conn, have for few days past in
company with Superintendent Woodland of the
L., N. A. & c., been going over the entire sys-
-ssn, carefully inspecting tho property. Yester-
day they passed over the Airline division.
Messrs. Post and Gibbs represent several of the
largest holders of L., N. A. & G. bonds.
Merchants are not grumblng over the pro-
posed advance in west bound rates. They have
got good way to 60 to reach olden time rates
Ia war times frstclass freights were So Il per
I00 pounds New York to Indianapolis. After
the war they dropped to 81 65, remained at that
figure some time. then gradually dropped to
81. 40 where they stood for several years. Under
the advance Of Nov Is they will be II cents per
100 pounds, or on the basis of rs cents New
York to Chicago.
III. s. Julien. general superintendent of the
American Express Company, has issued the fol-
lowing notice to employees: ION account of the
continued i-health of Mr.. E. w. Sloane he has
been granted an extended leave of absence, tax
ing effect Nov. l. and during such absence, and
until further notice, his duties will be performed
BY Mr.. f. c. Fargo, assistant superintendent
whose instructions will be respected accordingly"
Mr.. Sloane has been in the service of the COM
pany from its earliest history, and has done a
vast amount OF hard work.
The attorney of the c., l., ST. L. e. G. road
yesterday settled with A. Reasner and c. Schakle,
who were injured when crossing the Big Four
track on Pine street. Oct. %. being thrown from
q wagon in which they were riding. Each sued
for 81, coo but compromised, the former for $500,
the latter for 1920. The company are we'll salts
fed that it was no fault of theirs that these per-
Sons were injured, but prefer to settle with them
at she above figures rather than to stand suit
with the uncertainty of the average juries,
many Of whom have for their motto-anything
80 beat railroad company
The stockholders of the Michigan City e. In
dlsnapolis road held their annual meeting YES
terday and elected the following board of direct
ore: Scion Humphreys, David Macy. " T. Ma
Lost G. b; Stuart G H. Browneh. j. A. Thorn
ton, A. l.. Hopkins. This road extends from
Js Porte to Michigan City, and was built by the
Indianapolis Peru e. Chicago Railroad Com.
pRny to secure the lumber traffic
of Michigan City. When the Wabash
took it there was no debt on it. but the latter
morteaged it with the rest of the property and it
Sonld not be surprising were there some ugly
litigation over this mortgage debt
In Good Shape to Make Handsome Earnings
The physical condition of large per cent of
the railroads in Indiana is certainly gratifying,
Enore especially of the roads centering at In
dianapolis, which, with two exceptions. are in
fine condition for safe, hard service for some
years to come, with the ordinary expenditures
Tor maintenance of track and equipments. Take,
FOR instance, the Decline system 1t never had
p mere promising outlook, providing rates are
maintained. Within the last two years. regard
Hess Of the depressed times, So 900, 900 has been
expended in improvement to the road bed. and
track, and equipments Now the main line from