The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-23
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

height agent of the Iowa Central road vice H.
h. Shute, resigned.
The Ohio bituminous pool will advance rates
Eor transportation on Nov l. An advance in
aoal of 10c per ton is also said to be on the car
pet.
The l., B. & W. shows an increase in earnings
The second week of October of So, 1879 over CORE
sponding week of 1885, and traffic was light with
The road as compared with the tonnage OF Sep
Aember.
The Lafayette car works are about to begin
work on a contract of 500 coal cars for the Chi
caeo e. Northwestern railway. This Will OF
itself keep the works running full Iofce u nth
February
Fourth Vice-president Green, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, states that that corpo-
ration has not abandoned its intention to extend
Its South west Pennsylvania railroad to Morgan
town. W. Va.
The rumor that the Blood and Corbin factions
had compromised their differences in the Cleve-
aand g Canton road is incorrect, and they will
continue the contest for possession Of the road
Just az before.
AS all the roads leading to the West and North
west from Chicago have advanced rates from 40
70 100 per cent, there is now no excuse for the
3reigh; agents Of indianapolis roads shading
gates to the West and Northwest
The Pennsylvania Company has about COM
pleted arrangements for the enlargement of its
yards at Pittsburg and the extension OF the four
track system to Rochester. Beaver county, which
is twenty-five miles from Pittsburg
There is a strong probability that when the
Southwestern passenger pool is formed it will be
placed under the jurisdiction and care of Com
missioner j. w. Midgley, of the Southwestern
Railway freight Association. The matter has
already been canvassed and several of the man
ayers favor It,
Data xuhn has %hA 70
all the old buildings on the ground upon which
the new depot is to be erected, agrees to have
the ground clear by the LIST of December and the
excavations for the foundations of the building
TO be put in in readiness for the contractors to
commence work.
Thomas Rodd, the architect of the nav Union
Depot is In the city for the purpose Of explain
Ing the plans and specifications OF the new
structure He will not return to Pittsburg for
como days Contractors from several leading
stiles are here taking items. who propose to be
bidders for the work.
The freight men returned from Chicago yes
terday, and all seem determined TO restore and
maintain rates. It does good to hear the
general freight and line managers talk about act
Ing honestly and stating that the movement this
time to brace up rates is sincere on the part Of
the roads from the presidents down to the solic-
1tors for freight
Recent talk Of q consolidation of roads opera
ted by the l., B. g w. shows that notwithstand-
Ing the statements that Austin Corbin and his
friends had no interest in the Ohio Southern
road they propose to consolidate it with the L.
q. & w. system under the reorganization
scheme, and so far as heard from are consulting
no outside parties in reference to the matter
Neither John Newell, of the Lake Shore, or J.
a. Mccullough, of the Pennsylvania lines, was
IN attendance at the meetings of the Central
Traffic Association this week, and the proceed
ings were unusually harmonious. While both
Of these gentlemen outside of railroadng are
good friends. when they chance to meet at a con-
Ference of railroad men there is almost inyar-
ably racket.
At meeting Of the Chicago committee Of
managers the matter of the admission of the
chicago 81 Atlantic to the pool was discussed.
Commissioner Blanchard was requested to pre-
pare a report of the result of his recent inter
Fiew at New York with President Benedict to
be laid before the general meeting. The express
sion of the committee was in favor of admitting
Ehe Chicago & Atlantic on the terms proposed by
that line-namely, 81 per cent. or the business
but the general meeting took no action on the
point
The report of President Mackey, Of the E. g.
J. q. road. shows that he is still operating the
foad on about 40 per cent of the gross earnings
Rnd maintaining the physical condition Of the
property. It his report is based on facts. it is
high time that some of these presidents and
general managers who are using from 65 to 70
Der cent of the gross earnings in operating the
roads over which they have control should in
ferview President Mackey and ascertain how
such good results are reached as shown In his
annual report
Civil service is becoming so prominent o
feature in railroading that some questions are
arising which should be settled by common con-
sent and thus save much hard feeling among the
men who are in the line OF promotion. For in
stance, on some roads when passenger conduc-
TOR resigns or is dropped from the pay-rolls OF
the company the baggage master on such train
i promoted, or on another road freight con-
ductor. The question should be settled which
man Is entitled to promotion where the baggage
gnaster and the freight conductor are equally
Hompetent to fill the position Of passenger con-
Auetor.
ST. Louis Is again clamoring about the unjust
determinations of railroads against that city.
their horrible example this time is the Chicago
81 Alton, which recently organized excursions
along its line to Chicago, although St. Louis held
Its noted Yelled Prophets parade and sold tickets
from Springfield, Ill, to Chicago and return. 36C
miles for So 80, while to St. Louis and back,
only 100 miles, the fare was 81 70. An exchange
says, THAT was rather rough, but perhaps the
Rstute manager realized that people were bound
20 60 to ST. Louis at any cost, while it would
take extra inducements to draw them to wicked
Chicago"
It having been intimated chat G. E. Hender
son, receiver of the l., b. & w. road. has beer
niheral In issuing receivers certificates to make
improvements to the property while in the
hands of the receiver the question was put te
PIN, yesterday, as to what were the facts In the
ease Mr. Henderson said he had not issued q
certificate, and did not expect that he would be
obliged so to do and, furthermore, rather than
issue certificates when the road was thrown into
the hands of the courts. he went to an Indianap
oils bank and borrowed the money to pay the
employees, the usual pay day being the day after
the receiver was appointed, giving his individual
h0te for the money.
An Exciting Meeting of Stockholders
OnrrA w Int Onf
Of the stockholders Of the Ottawa, Waddington
& New York Railway Company. held here yes
terday, was quite stormy at times. The first dis
quite was raised by Mr.. Ferguson, who objected
10 100000 worth OF stock having been allotted
% directors for services performed. This would
enable the holders to exercise an oyerpowarine