The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

II. T.. ingalls,, president of the c., L, st L. g.
C., returned from the East yesterday.
C. A. Pryce has been appointed agent of the
C, St L. & P. road at Columbus o., vice w.
X. Foley. resigned.
Notwithstanding the advance in rates yester-
day, eastoound, there was a fair demand Tor
cars, mostly to load for New England and in
terior New York points.
By the running of the fast mail trains west
over the Pennsylvania and Vandalia lines in two
sections the mail will reach ST. Louis at $3.50 A.
M, and will be distributed and sent West on the
morning trains twelve hours earlier than now.
During the absence of J. H. Deverenx. presi
dent of the Decline system, who is now In
Europe, Judge Burke looks after the duties
which have devolved on Mr.. Devereux Judge
Burke spent last week in New York looking
after the interests of the road
Maintaining rates and the harmony which has
characterized the Chicago and Ohio River pool for
eighteen months past has cost President ingalls,
ST. 600 in round numbers, the c., l., st. l.. q q.
having Earned that amount above its allotted per
cent in the Chicago and Ohio River pooling agree
ment
Work being little slack at the shops Of the
C., l. St l.. 81 c. road, the building of eighty
five hand cars, one for each section. COM
Ineneed yesterday. The are designed by
one of the men in Chief Engineer Morriss Office.
and while strong and serviceable, are about one
third lighter than the hand ordinarily in use.
A meeting of the general freight agents of the
Michigan, Indiana and Ohio roads will be held at
the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, to-day for the
purpose of listening to the reports of the three
committees recently appointed with view of
forming organization that will tend to main
tain rates between local points in the States
named
Joh1 r. Elder, president of the Shell Beach
road, returned from New Orleans yesterday.
Mr. Elder states that the loss by the burning of
their round house was pretty well covered by in
surance. The three engines, which were par
TALLY burned, have been sent to Pittsburg to be
rebuilt and Superintendent Spellman is now
leasing engines from the Louisville 81 Nashville
road.
The contract known as the Ohio lumber pooling
contract in which was the Bee-line, the l.. B. e.
w, the g., II. & d. and number of other
roads, has taken new lease of life, the l., B.
e. W., which had given notice oe its withdrawal
from the pool Jan. l, 1885, having recon
eidered the action. Under the new deal the
Pennsylvania lines which handle Michigan lum-
Der become members.
The passenger conductors on the L., N. A. &
G. road, who have recently been called to turn
their trains over to conductors imported from
other roads, are not specially pleased with the
methods introduced. While they not dis
charged their standard of service is, they feel,
lowered as they offered the conductorship of
freight trains should they choose to remain in
the service of the road.
lis understood that COL Joseph Hill, superin
tendent of the Vandalia lines, will retire Jan. /,
mis- five years contract expiring on that date. 1t
is said that President McKeen greatly desires
that be should continue in the same position
which he has filled with much ability, but the
health of Col Hills wife is such that he feels it
his duty to give her more attention than he can
under present circumstances.
The green signals in the rear of passenger
m Wabash re wa tn
few months time has demonstrated that as a
light for the rear of trains at night green is
unsatisfactory, and engineers of locomotives fol-
lowing are liable to misiudge distances so de-
ceptive is it, High red "bull's-eyes,' which can
be distinctly seen at distace of three four
miles are now placed on the back platform of all
express trains.
w. W. Warrington, general superintendent
OF the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati 81 Louisville is
now negotiating with the Decline for traffic
agreement of the character Of the one recently
made between the Bee-line and Cincinnati,
Wabash & Michigan. Superin tendent Worth
ington proposes to establish freight and passen-
ger Offices at Indianapolis, and take hold in
manner which will largely increase their traffic
from this direction.
A Pennsylvania official expresses the opinion
that the Baltimore & Ohio road is disposed to
demoralize the passenger business if it can, but
1t is not apparent that it is in a position to dis
furb rates to any considerable extent. At all
events, If such programme is carried out by
the Baltimore d Ohio it will be the greatest
sufferer, because it must add the local rate be-
tween Baltimore and New York to any through
rate it may make. and the Pennsylvania railroad
VIII get the benefit of any increased passenger
traffic over its lines.
The Wabash people run train daily east from
Danyille H., Tuesdays excepted, at 1928 A. NJ
party who Is Inconvenience by the arrange
ment asks the Journal to explain why there is
no train on that day 1t would be big task to
ha eff hoIc
that the Wabash adopts in running its trains
AS indianapolis is now being treated quite hand
somely in this matter, the Wabash having
only yesterday put on two additional trains.
10 leave for Detroit and Toledo at 11:30 p NJ,
the answering train arriving at indianapolis at
LAO A. NJ, it is hardly proper for an INDIANAPOLIS
paper to do any scolding.
Mr.. d. Brock, superintendent Of transporta-
tien on the Missouri Pacific, is reported as saw
ing that in his opinion the Eastern roads ara
duily ten years behind those of the West in the
matter of appliances for lessening the cost of
Srelght transportation. He had found automatic
Brakes that would stop heavy train at the
option of the engineer in one-third the time and
distance that it could be done under similar con-
dltons with hand brakes and a crew of men;
the meaning of which is that freight trains can
De run at double their present speed if brakes
can De had to control them, thus increasing the
A carrying capacity OF the roads CORRESPONDENCE.
President Malott of the Chicago and Ohio River
pool feels quite sanguine that the pooling agree
ment, which expires by limitation, Dec 81
viii be resumed. Commissioner Richard
son is now endeavorng to ascertain when
The representatives of the roads in the
pool can be got together to talk matters
over. AS usual, every road is disposed to ask
an increased per cent in the pool allotment,
whether they have earned it or not However,
the members in the pool have behaved quite
handsomely the past year, and to their credit it
should be said that the Chicago and Ohio River
pool is looked upon as the model pool of the
country.
Still a Disturbing Question.
The greatest obstacle now to overcome in per-
fecting harmony in the trunk-line freight deal is
10 fix rates export business On regular traf-