The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

field works
The Pennsylvania people will start on their nual
inspection of the lines west of Pittsburg about the
18th Of next month.
John Lazarus, traffic manager of the l., d. &c S.
road, who was detained in New York longer than he
expected to be, is TO be at home to-day.
The Bee-line system shows an increase in earnings
in August this year. of $9S 900 in round numbers,
over the corresponding month"; 1885, and September
promises even better results.
A. ]. Smith general passenger agent and D. B.
Martin assistant general passenger agent of the Bee
line system are in the city official business, and
will remain until noon to-day.
O. B. Grant, for many years private secretary of Ed
Mckenna, has been appointed assistant engineer or
maintenance of way the j.. M 81 |. road. This is
IN excellent appointment and well merited
G. G. Pierce, jr., Oct. l takes the position of gen.
sral soliciting agent of the White line at this point
Although young it is thought Mr.. Pierce will
make hustler. as railroad parlance terms it.
Quite party left over the c., st. L. & P, road,
yesterday afternoon for Chicago. Among the mum
Der were J. n. Mccullough James McCrea. NJ. E.
ingalls,, Orlando b. Smith and D. S. Gray. of the
Union line.
H. @. Wicker, traffic manager of the Northwestern
road yesterday, sent out the following notice: Mr..
Edward z. Wilson Is appointed general passenger
agent OF this company in place OF Mr. K s Hair re-
signed; appointment to take effect Get 1, 1886"
Under the pool per cents the Decline is awarded %
per cent. of the bound business of Indanap
oils This month however, they have carried but
10 o-lo per cent: From points beyond, however,
As of the results of yesterdays meeting of the
Union Railway Company connections are to be made
at between the Belt road and tracks of the Penn
syvana lines which will relieve the Union tracks of
the long trains of the l. & V. and the j.. NJ & l.
roads.
Schemes for new railroads in the Territories and
newer States more often branches and extensions
of old roads are every day announced 1t looks as
though 1887 might rival in railroad building of
the heaviest for railroad construction which the
country has yet seen.
The prospect for heavy rail grain movement this
fall and the coming winter good for stocks
accumulated at she Western markets until there is
nearly as much wheat and great deal more than
there was at this time last year and about twice
much as there was two years ago.
General Manager Beach says that the Beeline is
maintaining rates. and purposes to continue so to do
he says the company has tired OF paying money into
pools on business carried at paying rates, and,
hereafter, they propose to let the other fellow pay
out his money on such foolish business if he desires
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necton with the freight department of the Burlington
road to charge of the passenger department of
man of the Joint Western classification Committee
position which he has filled with satisfaction all and
credit to himself
Delays are sometimes expensive. In June last
indianapolis road advertised for bids several hun
cided not to build the until this fall. The
Pany again advertised for bids and has just got them
the bids of last June. The company has accepted
bid which 800 higher than they could have got
the cars for three months ago.
The surplus deficit of the Pennsylvania lines west
of Pttsburg and Erie has been, for the eight months
1879. Deficit $685. 854 1888. Surplus $572 529
H8sO Surplus l874, 547 1884. Deficit 7l2 49l
1881 Surplus O54 $40 1885. Deficit 14 269
1882. Surplus 621 9O2 1885. Deficit 344 206
The deficit is S91OO53 less than last year. and
1888 285 less than in 1884 but for four years pre-
vious there had been surplus.
A meeting Of the stockholders of the Pittsburg &
Western Railroad Company has been called for Oct.
a to make arrangements for leasing the Pittsburg,
gainesville q Farport road, a line, running from
the psrpG rs d .h Of about
Western of the shortest routes TO Lake Erie.
The Pittsburg gainesville s. Farport road is owned
by New York syndicate and the terms of the lease
are not known
The meeting of the Central Traffic Association
called for to-day at Chicago has been postponed until
the 18th OF next month As consequence the several
railroad officials who had planned to go to Chicago
last night remained at home. The postponement was
made necessary because Messrs Newell. Ledyard,
Burke and Caldwell who represent the four Wander
blt lines obliged to attend meeting to be held in
New York Thursday where the interests of the Van
derbit system will be considered.
Vice-presdent Mccullough of the Pennsylvania
Company states that there has not been day in the
last three months that the company had sufficient
to supply the demand and that to-day they could
to good advantage 5000 more than they
command yet he added, some of these - fool com.
pettors are raising the cry that the pennsylvania peo
pie are saughtering rates He said that if any sane
thought and examine the pool statements he could
readily see what height of folly it would be for the
Pennsylvania people to even shade rates
The Boston Herald confirms the statement that the
Corbn syndicate should they control of the
Cleveland. Sandusky & Cincinnati road will elect
Horace H. Stevens, of Boston, we'll known from his
successful labors president of the Chicago Eastern
Illinois road president of the Sandusky road in place
of Mr. Farlow and trust him to dsentangle the legal
snarl involved in the impending suit Mr. Stevens
was invited to accept the position by Mr.. Corbn and
Others and If elected will accept the trust He is not
a shareholder in either the Sandusky l., B. & w.
road. and declines to solicit proxies in his be-
half.
The Philadelphia Press says: "It is more apparent
every day that the great movement in Phila-
delphia & Reading stock is mere
street gamble of huge proportions Where the
price will be put is a matter entirely with those
who manipulating the stock but that that secur-
ity is any valuable than last week it would
be very difficult to prove" The Press says: 1.-The
element in the syndicate probably interested
in the stock but their holdings have sbeen entirely
speculative and Mr.. Sully and his friends, who are
supposed to have engineered the rest, have almost
certainly sold out"
In the plans of the New Union Depot one point
which is usually overlooked when depots built is
well provided for namely, the ticket Office In this
depot this Office. the ground floor, will be forty
feet long by twenty feet WIDE and directly above win
be room of the dimensions for the clerks to do
avault six by eight feet on the inside This vault
win be built of steel plates and will be very complete
In it's interior arrangements There will be four large
windows from which tickets will be sold and close bv
will be occupied by officials who will give any
information asked regarding the movement Of trains
their connections, etc.
While under the rules of the Union Railway Com
pany new president should have been elected yes
terday, the matter was talked in quiet way
and, by general consent, steps taken in the
matter. the feeling being that Mr. McCrea had done
9randly thus far in shaping up the matters of the
Union Railway Company more especially in pushing
Che Union Dept enterprise and that it was due to
him that he be allowed to fill the presidency until this
ENTERPRISE was pushed to completion. He with Mr..
Malott mad stood the brun of the battle and it was
just that they have tbs credit due them by contnu
ance in their respective Offices another year.
The building of railroad from Hamilton, O.. as
near straight line as possible to Columbus. o.. is
being agtated Two routes spoken of. Either can
be built to advantage regards roadbed and towns
along the line take an interest in the matter The
grade from Jacksonville to Mt Sterling is almost
ready for the iron, while the balance TO Columbus il
is stafad he hnilt II, thirty