The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local,
Paymasters J. T. Snee and Charles S. LilIey,
Of the Pennsylvania lines, were in the city yes
tsrday.
II expectations are realized. the earnings of
the Pennsylvania lines will show an increase of
nearly q. 100000 in July.
There was transferred last week over the Belt
road 9.08l csfs, against 8, 156 In the correspond
ing week 1885. Increase this year, 825 cars.
Belt road engines last week handled 76l car
loads OF live stock, against 692 the correspond
ing week 1885. Increase this year. sixty-nine
cara
John e. Weeks has been appointed general
agent freight traffc) OF b. q q. company az
Philadelphia with headquarters at No. 400
Chestnut street
The Wabash earnings for the first week In
August increased $73 000 the Ohio q Mississippi
increased So, GIL; the Peoria. Decatur q Evans
vile increased $1,000.
The FIVE Western lines, last week. brought into
this station g. 804 loaded cars, against FOG in the
week ending Aug. 7. and against 1916 the CORE
spending week, 1885.
Last week the boom In business seems to have
been with the Decline and the L & ST L., an
even 500 more loaded cars than in the week end
ing Aug. T. The l., d. & S., as well, handled
more loaded cars than in any week for some
years
The Pennsylvania Company proposes to build
connecting link between Youngstown and
Wheatland or Sharon, Penn, uniting the Erie &
Pittsburg and Pittsburg. Fort Wayne 81 Chicago
roads 1t will be an important feeder for freight
from the north.
New York special says that DEVELOPMENTS
will be made on Monday regarding the Baltimore
IL Ohio railroad that will start big run. The
rumor is, no doubt, worth as much as some of
the rate-cutting stories in some Of the Chicago
morning papers.
The election of N. r. Warwick president and
81. q. Hollabird secretary, Of the Travelling Pas
aenger Agents Association, makes Cincinnati
the headquarters of the association for the time
being at least The next meeting will be held
at Old Point Comfort
The l., B. g W. people show a disposition to
entirely disown the Cleveland, Sandusky q Gin
cinnati road. and now operate the portion of the
road lying between indianapolis and Springfield
the eastern division no longer looking upon
1t as the middle division
The /. & v. peopleexpect to- this season, carry
q larger tonnage of cotton than in former years
as o result of their recently -entered-into traffic
agreement with the Cairo e. Vincennes road,
which should rightfully be owned and controlled
by the Pennsylvania Company.
Said one of the l.. B. e. w. officials: "We now
see our mistake. Had we put the money that
went into the eastern extension OF our system
into building westward, we would not be under
q financial cloud, but would be handling so much
business that all the Eastern lines out of Indian
Most of the passenger men who attended the
annual meeting of the travelling passenger agents
Preached home yesterday and report that they
had grand time. The Chicago & Northwestern
treated them to grand ride, hauling them from
st. Paul to Chicago t410 miles, in ten hours and
forty-seven minutes, the time taken for stops,
which was one hour and Eve minutes. to be de-
Quoted
George F. Grand, secretary for the railroad de-
pertinent of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton at Fort Wayne. has accepted call to po-
sltion in the New York association and leaves
for his new field to-day. Mr. Grand has been
connected with the work there but a few months,
but during that time has made many friends.
AT meeting of the executive committee a reso-
Tuition was unanimously passed expressing regret
at his departure, wishing him we'll In his new
work.
The five direct eastern lines last week for
warded from this station 433 loaded cars,
against 9, LOT in the week ending Aug, Z, and
against 3 100 for the corresponding week in 1885.
IN this connection we give the number of loaded
cars forwarded by these respective lines for
/ three nrecAdinp wars follows.