The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-31
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

@o1i1 prOuuce Sucn u result.
The earnings of the l., b. & w. road the third
week in October show a decrease of SC. 324 as
compared with the corresponding week, 1884.
J. 7. LYMAN. assistant auditor of the Chicago,
st Pau. Minneapolis g. Omaha. has resigned to
take the authorship of the Minneapolis & St
Louis road.
j. K Choate has been appointed superintend-
ent of the Colorado division of the Union Pacific
railway and will have charge of all its lines in
that State.
J. II. Devereux, president of the Bee line sys-
ZEN, Is arranging his affairs to 60 to Europe Tor
The benefit of his health. He expects to be alb
sent some weeks.
y. a Sheppard has been appointed travelling
passenger agent OF the Chicago, Burlington a
Qnlncy road. with headquarters at Chicago. to
take effect Oct. 81.
So pleased is superintendent Whitcomb. of
the Union track and Belt road. with the results
OF the test of the Turner switch signal that he
has adopted them on both roads.
The rise in Peoria, Decatur & Evansville stock
Is attributed to an effort by the Evansville q
Terre Haute and the Cleveland, Columbus, Gin
eiRnati g. indianapolis to control it
4. w. Lee has been appointed chief clerk in
9he general passenger department of the o., Is.
& 6. road. His many friends in this section
VIII be glad to learn of his promotion.
COMMISSIONS Fink has been appointed final
arbitrator on all matters in dispute among the
trDpk lines. His office has also been made head
quarters for the Emigrant clearing Office.
The ri calry of the several points for the head
quarters of the Vanderbilt fast-freight lines has
been settled in favor of Buffalo; that city being
the choice OF George B. Sherman, the general
manager.
George Darling. who retires to-day as general
manager of the White line, is to be taken care
Of by the New York Central and Boston d AL
aany people, who jointly will create a new official
position for him.
Receiver Henderson states that the earnings
Of the Danville. Olney e. Ohio road in Septem-
Der were some So, 900 in excess of the correspond
sg month 1884. October will show some in
crease, but not SO large a sum.
The receipts of the l., D. & s. road from pass
eDger service for October, it is stated, will foot
mp fully 100 per cent in excess OF those of Sep
TENDER. Their coupon business this month both
ways has been very satisfactory.
A line of road from the Dayton & Michigan
road to Piqua has just been located. 1t is said
that tais is the beginning Of the new connecting
line between the Dayton q Michigan and the
Chicago & Atlantic at Decatur or Huntington,
Ind.
The Terre Haute & Indianapolis switching
Gngines at the block coal mines in both districts
are hauling out daily from 400 TO $50 carloads
of block coal, about 50 per cent. of which goes
north over the G. & E. /. and the L., N. A. g.
e roads.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois road continues
20 make a favorable exhibit of earnings-show-
ing earnings of $43. 800 the third week in October,
an increase of So, 700 over corresponding week,
1884. The increase of earnings of this road since
Jan. l is $55, 927.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
seems to be taking its tea in the most comforta-
BILE fashion with the other trunk line roads, in
spite of the prediction of Ben Tinny, who repre-
septs their passenger department in this section
with a good deal of ability.
The c., l., 81. l.. e c.. road earned in the third
week of October $49, 265 81, against 500, sos 81
corresponding week last year. Passenger earn
ings show a decrease this year of So, 403. SO;
through freight earnings an increase of $212. sc;
local freight earnings a decrease of 500. 81.
William j. Wilson, having resigned the posi-
tion of commercial agent of the St. Paul road, at
2ittsbuPg. j. NJ. Taylor has been appointed his
successor. Mr.. Taylor will also, as travelling
passenger agent, represent the immigration de-
partment in ~northwestern Pennsylvania, east
ern Ohio and western Ohio.
The directors of the Chesapeake e. Ohio Rail
way Company yesterday decided to pay the No
yember interest on the series b bonds, one-half
IN cash and the other half in scrip, the same as
in May last, although the company, in conse-
uuence of unremunerative business, has failed
TO earn even the half so to be paid.
G. E. Henderson, general manager of the l.,
B. g. w. system. has just passed over the sew
EIaiA lNlOithC ttAA wv Npo sHO tAHN VI NO
Peoria division is now in better shape to enter
winter than in any year since he has been on
the road. The track of the middle division,
as well, is in good shape for winter service.
The National Railway Publication Company,
By circular, says that believing that the tendency
of the times is good goods at popular or lower
prices it has been decided to reduce the retail
price of the Rand-McNally Official Railway
Guide and Hand Book from 40 to % cents per
copy, from and after the next, or November,
1885, issue.
The parties back of the Chicago, st. Louis &
Western are considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
building an extension from Pekin to Springfield
and there connect with a road in process of con-
struetion from Litehfield to Springfield. At
Litchfield the indianapolis 81 st. Louis will fur
nish a ST. Louis outlet and make a through road
from Chicago to St. Louis.
Nov. I, j. Fl. Steiner. who for some years past
has been the White line agent at this point, and
filled the position with much ability, retires. j.
G. Van Wrinkle has been appointed his successor.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle will, as well, continue as general
agent of the Bee line and ]. q ST. l.. roads. Mr..
Steiner's retirement Of course is one of the re-
sults of the consolidation of the White, Red and
Midland lines, and many other good men will be
dropped out.
Twice the date on which the New York, Penn
sylvania IL Ohio trains would run into Cincin-
natl over the Decline tracks has been
fixed upon, and both dates have passed.
and the trains continue to run between
Dayton and Cincinnati over the c., H. g. d.
tracks. This fact causes considerable specula-
sion regarding the matter. An n. Y, p. g O.
official, however, says the change has been de-
ferred but temporarily.
The Chicago committee on east-bound freight
traffic has resolved to carry out the suggestion
contained in the resolution recently passed by
the trunk line executive committee that the
practice of allowing ten days after an advance
IN rates for the carrying out of contracts on
export freight shall be discontinued, and that
hereafter the same rule shall apply on export as
IN domestic shipments, The indianapolis associa-
sion will take similar action at their next meet
sng.
The New York Central officials are on their
annual inspection tour this week, which is being
made with the assistance of Prof. p. Fl. Dud
sey's dynagraph car. The train reached Buffalo
On Thursday, and consisted of an observation
car, which was placed in front of the engine.
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