The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-21
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

s j. A. Hughston, eastern travelling agent for
the freight department of the Union Pacific
railway. Chicago, is in the city.
The earnings of the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western road the first fifteen days of March were
$l2S, 093 80. an increase of 1887 over earnings
corresponding week, 1884
Application will be made to the United States
Court, April l6. by the receivers of the Wabash,
St Louis e. Pacific railr DAD, for cancellation Of
Ewenty-two leases of branch lines of that system.
ia Shine has been appointed ticket agent at
Bruce's Lake, and J. C. Cole has received the
appointment of freight and ticket agent at
Eiymer's, on the Logansport division of the
Wandalia
| A pool Is reported to have bought the stock Of
Ahe Ohio Southern road at So The traffic over
the line just now Manager Henderson says, is
considerably Off owing to the strike of the Jack
Hon miners.
! The abandonment of pools, 1t is believed, will
splace a check on building new parallel roads A
knew road will have to work for living, instead
of being nursed by pool. West Shore schemes
won't be prolific hereafter
There is no longer any pretense that the trunk
Zine pool is in existence, but the railroads are be-
having fairly well. The fact is that rates have
been more demoralized since the pools have been
lin existence than before they were created.
The employees of the Vandalia have formed a
building loan association, in which there al
ready seventy two members. 1t is to be known
uas the Massachusetts, avenue Building Loan
Association, and starts off with flying colors
The New York Indicator says: Now that the
Indiana, Bloomington 81 Western Is relieved of
annapolis, Decatur & Springfield road. it's stock
is a good purchase. The stock is now very
cheap"
The surplus earnings of the Indiana, Bloom
3ngton g. Western road for 1884 were $l3, 228 in
excess Of 1883. This speaks well for the man.
agement as most of their through traffic was
carried last year at lower rates than those pre-
vailing in 1888.
Monday next the Decline people put in opera
ton at the ballefontaine gravel bank one of the
Bteam shovels which was worked last year on
the /. &. ST. L. road. and two gravel trains
The first work will be the regraveling of the
sixty miles of road between Bellefontaine and
Gallon.
A. T. Dill has been appointed roadmaster of
the indianapolis, Decatur 81 Springfield road
and is said to be a very competent man for the
position. For some two years ne has been a
division F0admaster on the L. Il. 81 W. road, and
has also looked after the Danyille. Olney & Ohio
River road.
The smooth manner in which the affairs Of
Che Chicago and Ohio River pool are moving
along is matter of favorable comment 1t is
admitted on all sides, for once, that all passen-
ger rates to Ohio river pool points are being
fmaintained and the freight tariff is reasonably
well lived up to.
VIM. Patterson, master mechanic of the c.. l..
ST. L. & G., was in the city yesterday He
states that the American electric headlight on
engine 70 is performing admirably, and after a
fair trial, ii it continues to do WELL all their
passenger engines which haul night trains will
be equipped with them.
The transcontinental pool has reduced the
rate on green fruits from California to St Louis
and NaM Orleans t, 81 AZ hundrnd and ~
Chicago and Indianapolis to 81. 80 per hundred
pounds, while they have not reduced the rates to
Denver, consequently the Denverites much
dispeased over the situation.
The Cleveland rail rolling-nills have started
mp and have contracts ahead to keep them busy
dor three months These mills are to furnish
twenty-five miles of steel rail for the Indianapo-
iis & ST. Louis road within sixty days. When
this is in the track tho l. & st. l.. will be all
steel from Indianapolis to ST Louis.
The trustees Of the first preferred income
bonds of the Toledo Peoria e. Western railroad
which was leased to the Wabash in 1880, have
begun suit in the United States Circuit Court at
Keokuk to foreclose. The Wabash is in default
on the interest. The road extends from keokuk
ito the eastern line of Illinois, with banch from
LaHarpe to Burlington
President Dowd of the Louisville, New
Albany & Chicago Railroad Company is quoted
es saying the stock of the road would within
eighteen months go to 90. 1t is now quoted at 7.
tion of the property and the outlook for its bust
ness, says If the road keeps out of the hands of
receiver that long he will be surprised.
In the track of the indianapolis & St Louis
road there are 240 miles of steel rails and twenty
five miles of iron rails. In the 2f0 miles of steel
Roadmaster Henry says there have been but four
broken rails this winter, while on the twenty
five miles of iron there have been twenty-eight
broken rails. However, so closely was the track
watched, that accidents have resulted this
winter from broken rails.
John Chesbrough, assistant general passenger
agent of the Vandalia, has issued a new book of
passenger tariff and supplied all agents with
chem. The list contains the names of all
new stations which have been located on the
JIogansport division, together with the rate.
The rates between asnumber Of points along the
line have been changed IN some cases the fare
was increased, and in others q decrease was
ordered
kilograms received at Indianapolis Yesterday
indicate that all the lines leading from Chicago to
the East were cutting rates. and that all of them
were willing to accept grain rates at a reduction
from tariff of cents per hundred pounds, and ~
cents on provieions. Meanwhile, all the roads
are preparing, more or less. for the exit from the
pool of the Chicago q Grand Trunk road on
April /, and the possible departure of the Penn
NSylvania lines.
The Terre Haute Express puts in circulation
a rumor that the Peoria, Decatur 81 Evans
vile company have under consideration the Sc
curing of the control of the Indianapolis Decatur
81 Springfield road. and opening through line
from Evansville to Indianapolis. operated under
one management. While it might be a feasible
scheme President Hammond, of the l., d. 81 S.
company, had heard nothing of it until ne heard
of this rumor. W ~ r us ~
Logging Railroads.
Hard winters, with plenty of snow on which to
sled logs, lumbermen say are no longer desirable
in northern Michigan pineries. Logging rail
roads can be operated cheaper and the logs
handled at smaller cost than when SHOWS are
deep and seds are used The following is said
n no the average cost OF logging road per mile