The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-20
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


BOON push its Colorado extension to Cheyenne.
wy. 7.
The steel rail pool has again increased the
output for 1886 by 10000 TONS making the total
100000.
1t is estimated that the Decline earnings for
July will show an increase of $120 900 over those
lpf the same month in 1885.
The plan of weekly payments is said not to
lbe generally satisfactory to the employees OF the
Old Colony Railroad Company.
Dow, Jones & Co. figure that the Erie, despite
6ts excellent showing Of late, will Rave deficlt
OF half million IN its years operations.
There Ia general 'lstting go" in the Mexican
Central railway Directors P. B. Cheney, Isaac
q. Burr and General Paine have resigned
The first through train on the Canadian Pacif-
lie railroad made trip of 2,875 miles in ia
hours, or at an average speed of 2la miles an
hour.
Large amounts of grain continue to 60 to the
lakes from here at Scent rate. This makes
Hi6 . car from Indianapolis to Toledo Detroit
and Sandusky.
The Wisconsin Central management is quite ag-
gTessiye. Besides building into Chicago, Mil
.waukee dispatch says it has determined 20 have a
line Of its own into that city.
Gen. John B. Carson general manager Of the
louisville New Albany g. Chicago road, has
gone East to readjust the contract for conveying
United States mails over his line
The Fort Worth & New Orleans road was
completed to Fort Worth on Thursday night,
and there was great rejoicing among the people
That city paid over $l25, 900 to secure the road.
1t is denied by Erie officials that rates are be-
ing cut over its lines out of Chicago. That the
Erie will have new and independent through
line 10 Chicago Is now said to be practically as
Bured
The indianapolis parties interested in the st.
Louis, Kansas City e. Colorado railroad have
evidently struck it rich, as the Burlington road
will acquire it when built. and use it as their ST.
Al0us line.
Mr.. Graydon, of the Star Union line Office, has,
By proxy, gone into the business of furnishing
clean towels and other toilet accessories to stores,
offices and shops, and is meeting with consider
Sble success
Several of the local railroad men are slightly
addicted to fast horses. and they among the
most regular visitors to the fair grounds in the
evening where they speed their trotters on the
half-mile track.
The Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan manage
ment has placed stone crusher in position at
Wabash, and ten carloads of crushed limestone
are now taken out daily. Much of this stone
will be utilized ia ballasting the track.
Chairman L. G. Ashley, of the bondholders'
Lake Erie & Western reorganization committee,
calls attention TO the fact that his committee is
still actively proceeding with its work, and
claims it will be eventually carried out.
San Francisco agents have entered into an
agreement to pay commissions on competitive
east bound business only to regularly authorized
agents and have revised the schedule of COM
missions. making per cent the maximum.
BY circular issued yesterday, C. e. Hen
Merson receiver OF the Indiana, Bloomington e.
Western railway, gives notice that Mr.. w. w.
Lynn is appreciated cashier, with Office at Indian
Apolis, the appointment to take effect from date
UDder the new limited train schedule on the
Union and Central Pacific railroads, the time
from Omaha to San Francisco Is reduced to
three days. The Chicago and Omaha lines may
make . reduction of ten hours between those
points.
Local passenger circles were agitated yester-
May a cut of the O.. A. r. rates to San Fran
cisco The agreed rate Is $64 but tickets were
sold yesterday as low $50. This leaves but
$40 for the lines from here to Missouri river
points and return.
Passenger travel continues heavy and the
afternoon trains on the Panhandle and Bee
line are loaded to their utmost capacity. Ac-
commodations are frequently exhausted several
days in advance. And nearly all the business is
Carried at full rates, too.
The wheat crop in northern Indiana began to
move on Monday last. and the Wabash and Gin
Einnat Wabash & Michigan roads are far be-
hind in their orders for Farmers as rule
market their grain direct from the machine, and
khe spurt promises to continue through Septem-
Der
President watrous of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford road, has gone to the mount
nins co rest until Sept l. In his absence the af-
by o. II. Sheppard, formerly of the Ohio Sc Mis-
&ssippi, recently made vice-president and gen.
era MANAGER.
One OF tive officials interested says the project
of pooling the live stock business at this point
will probably not be carried out This traffic.
w Ill AF hi
and Panhandle lines, and their managers think
they have conceded enough to competitors in
behalf of harmony" in the dead freight. pool
Roadmaster Houghton, Of the Wabash. has
DUST issued an order to the twenty eight section
4oremen on the Ohio and Indiana divisions of
Hhe line TO make daily reports to him of the con-
Aitions Of the track under their charge. This de-
Darture strips the foremen of much of the au-
thority they formerly exercised in the mainte-
nance of way.
Western and Northwestern freight and passeu-
ger rates. and an honest intention on the part of
the managing officials of the lines in interest to
maintain them, until the compact expires by
limitation, which will be Sept. Is, will do much
towards giving tone and strength to the indus
trial and commercial interests of the whole
Douutry.
The Southern Railroad & Steamship Associa-
tian, after two days session in Washington,
ID. c., adjourned TO meet in Atlanta. Ca, next
year. The following officers were elected
Doseph Brown, president; Virgil Powers, general
commissioner; Charles A. Sindall, secretary;
Milo S. Freeman, auditor; Messrs. John
6chrever, Thomas III. Carter and e. K. Sibley,
hrbitrators.
The train containing the first shipment of tea
from Japan for Europe via San Francisco passed
through Chicago yesterday, eastward bound
This train consists of eight cars, and had thus
Ear made better time than the regular through
passenger trains This is an experiment. to set
ha ali RI
Europe more quickly this way than by the Suez
canal route
Engine TAO, one of the four new Baltimore G.
Ohio machines recently turned out at the Mount
Glare shops made the run from Benwood to
Grafton few days ago, ninety six miles, in two
hours and seven minutes. Seven minutes were
lOst In slowing up a piece of bad track. In
these ninety -six miles there are three ninety.