The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


The l., B. &c w. management is rebuilding all
of its eight-wheel freight engines for passen-
ger ENGINES No. Q win be out of the shops in a
Few days, and will be one Of the heaviest and
best passenger engines owned by this company.
TheL. B. g. w. earned in November 1927, 369. an
increase over earnings the corresponding month,
1885, of 1892 This road has earned since
Jan. l 81, 1872 $685. an increase over earnings the
corresponding eleven months of 1885 OF 1854,
176
Said Frank Reynolds. who has been live
stock agent since Adam boy, yesterday
Live stock rates are now better maintained by
che Pennsylvania Company and the Beeline
than at any time in my long experience as a
livestock agent"
The earnings of the L., N A. & c. for Novem
Der were $168, 379, an increase over the earnings
of the corresponding month in 1885 of $685.
The road has earned since Jan. j ST., FOG. 1885, an
increase over the earnings of the corresponding
eleven months in 1885 of $169,142.
r. E. Crowley and John Brobst passenger
conductors on the Bee line, who were, on the 1st
of the month, promoted from freight conductors,
are said to ba catching on finely with the travel
Ing public, and they are handling their trains in
q manner which pleases the officers OF the road.
1.-THE credit of the Declines financial pros
perity" says the Cleveland Leader, sis due
largely to the personal administration of Vice
president Burke, who by his sturdy adherence to
establish rates and wise management is winning
an enviable reputation as railroad manager"
One gratifying feature of railroad service
especially on Indiana roads. is the fact that all
the railroad shops ara working full time and full
handed; in fact, in most of the shops 20 per cent
more men are now employed than year ago,
mvA htc nicaa m ho he tlOh "a
winter months.
L. L. Fellows, former agent of the Wabash az
indianapolis, and late general freight agent OF
the Champaign & Western road has been ap-
pointed general agent Of the Cairo, Vincennes q
Chicago road at Memphis Tenn. His special
work will be to see that the O.. V. & G. gets it's
ful share of the cotton shipped North from that
point and its vicinity
The Wabash road earned in November $780,
384: increase over earnings corresponding period
1885, $l06, 400. Since Jan. the earnings Of this
road were $11, 1928. 796; increase over earnings
corresponding eleven months of 1885, $8O1 142
1t seems unfortunate that road which has the
earning capacity of the Wabash should be in the
hands of syndicate of as little principle as those
nov manipulating its financial affairs.
The agreement of the Wabash and the Iowa
Central to become members of the Northwest
ern Freight Traffic Association is regarded as
another important point in securing harmony IN
that compact as both lines have heretofore per-
sistently refused to enter the association. Said
an official of the Wabash: 1--WE entered the
association and made concessions because we
could not afford to see rates demorallzed."
A. Donaldson third vice president of the New
York, Lake Erie q Western, under whose
charge is the accounting department, sends the
Journal copy of the report of the board of d.
rectors to the bond and shareholders. The
financial exhibits are very complete and compi-
mentary to the present excellent management of
the property Without question, this road is
now managed with more ability and with better
results than ever before in its history
Wednesday was field day on the c., l.. St
l.. 81 G.. There were handled on the system
/, 1l6 loaded cars-907 on the main lne-which
is the largest movement in any twenty four
hours in the history Of the road. There have
been days in which the total movement of cars
was heavier, but it was made up in empty cars
On Wednesday but ZIG empty cars were handled
on the entire system which is a remarkably
light movement of empties for that road.
One Of the most important features of the
recent trunk line presidents meeting at New
York was the appointment of special commit
tee to take action on mileage. similar com
mittee, it is said. will be appointed at the next
meeting of the Central Traffic Association to CO.
operate with the trunk lines. The committees
will be expected to devise some remedy for the
detention of freight cars. The easiest way out
of this annoying feature of railroading is to
charge so much a day for the time the car is off
of the road owning it.
Said a general freight agent of one of Indian
apolis's best roads yesterday: 81 cannot under
stand why two or three of the fast-freieht lines
md roads doing business in this section are
three to five cents per 100 pounds to secure it,
while at their local stations shippers suffer
ing for cars, and are willing not only to pay full
rates, but a bonus to have cars furnished them
to load has been offered in some cases. These
same roads" he added ''could get ast-bound
business at way stations on their lines, where
the rate Is one cent per hundred pounds higher
than at Indianapolis; yet the roads, some of
them, will take the business from here at cut
NJ Ave cents per 100 pounds"
There are railroad men who keep themselves
we'll posted as to the affairs and movements Of
tbe leading railways of the country who express
che belief that with the coming In of the new
year the Pennsylvania people will demand in
creased per cents. in the various pools in which
they are constantly running ahead of their per
cents, and If their demands are not granted the
Pennsylvania will cut loose from all pools. The
road and equipments are in the best condi-
ton, and the roads in the Pennsylvania system
arc all in excellent shape to take such step
One thing is quite certain. say those who think
this is the programme, the Pennsylvania will
not continue to pay in the neigh borhood of a
half million dollars per annum to keep pools in
running order.
There Is no longer question as to the Decline
ut no distant day extending its lines westward
One of the highest officials recently said, when
questioned as to the trains of the Decline get
ting into Kansas City, ''You can set this down
whenever our trains do run into Kansas City it
will be over own tracks" For some time
past the profile and estimated cost of extending
the Bee line 20 Kansas City has lain in the Office
of an indianapolis attorney. and in due time the
enterprise will he undertaken in earnest The
necessary capital for its construction is already
provided for and it is stated that if built on the
present survey the maximum grade will not he
aver thirty five feet and the average will not az
3eed ten feet to the mile, an advantage which no
existing line has. while the length of the road
viii not exceed that of the present roads running
from St. Louis to Kansas City
There is no longer any question as to the same
syndicate which controls the Cincinnati. HamIl
ton & Dayton and the Dayton & Ironton roads
controlling the Cincinnati. Wabash & Michigan.
and il is more than probable that on the LIST of
January this syndicate will show its hand by
taking full control of the property. OF course