The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-30
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.

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Goshen. Ind. wants q branch built from that
town to the Baltimore s. Ohio
General Manager John B. Carson, Of the Louis
vile, New Albaay g. Chicago road is home from
the East
The Bee.line announces that it will soor be in
the field with one of its popular So Niagara Falls
excursions.
Grain business is still being monopolized by
the lake roads. The Wabash took out sixty car
loads to Toledo yesterday.
With the shortening up of time on the Monon
route next Monday the noon train will reach
michigan City at $50 p NJ, and Chicago at 0:43.
General Manager Hicksor, of the Grand Trunk
Zine has restored cut OF 10 per cent made
some months ago in the pay OF all employees OF
the road
The Rock Isiand Railway Company has signed
the agreement forming the Peoria pool. Live
stock had been previously eliminated from the
compact
It is said that the earnings of the Michigan
Central increased $1G0, 900 during the month of
june, compared with the corresponding period
last year.
The Decline freight changes in Cincinnati, it
appears are among clerks only, and are being
made by General Agent Fred Raine for the good
of the service.
The South Pennsylvania project is not dead
and appears to be not even sleeping. MIR. George
S. Whitney, q Pittsburg broker has sailed for
England in the interests of that road.
The Erie Express. which only recently extended
ats service to Chicago and the Northwest, will
on Aug. | branch out in New England. The
Boston Office will be opened on that day.
A dividend of 81 per cent. has been declared
on the preferred stock Of the New York d New
England road for the six months ending March
81. 1886, to stockholders of record on July 81,
1886.
Messrs John c. Gault and L. D. Richardson,
Arbitrators for the Cincinnati COMMITTEES, have
Just completed their second award OF percent-
ages and submitted the figures to Commissioners
Blanchard
For the season to date the Northern Pacific
has shipped from Oregon and Washington Ter
fitery to Minneapolis, St Paul. Chicago and
Montana points. lbs. 900 head Of cattle, 100000
sheep and 10000 horses.
At the annual meeting Of the Chicago & At
lantic Railway Company. to be held In Hunting
ton, Sept 2, some definite action will probably
be taken upon the proposition to foreciose the
mortgage and reorganize.
Rates on provisions from Chicago and Kansas
City are being badly cut, in violation OF the
agreement made some time ago. and the FIT
Scott g. Gulf road threatens to rip the schedule
wide open if Chicago roads don't brace up
w. p Walker, jr., general agent of the Chesa
peake 81 Ohio and Kentucky Central railroads
&c Cincinnati. will be appointed general manager
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Fitzgerald, whose resignation takes effect on
Saturday.
The Minneapolis & Pacific road is reported TO
nave placed its bonds in this country and Eu-
4ope, thereby insuring the construction of the
line from Minneapolis to the Red river. 1t is
stated that this is virtually in the interest of the
minneapolis 81 st. Louis.
Commissioner George L. Carman has rendered
his resignation commissioner Of the Central
iowa Traffic Association of the lines interested
in Iowa. Dakota, Minnesota and of the Marshall
town pool. He will probably be appointed COM
missioner of the new Kansas City pool.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad Company have
definitely agreed to extend their line from In
Sgerson to London by the LIST of January next,
the city to furnish land fo- station and the
Right of way where needed, and also to supple
ktnent the government grant by $l2, 6OU
Winnipeg telegram reports that John NJ.
MGan has resigned general superintendent of
she Canadian Pacific railroad, and j. a. Earring,
resistant general superintendent OF the Chicago.
milwaukee 6 St. Paul road, has been appointed
10 succeed him MIR. Earring is at Winnipeg,
scioseted with General Manager Van Horne.
Frank Buskirk. who is now with the Vardalia,
hinder Assistant General Passenger Agent Ches-
brough, will be the new city passenger agent of
the p, C. 81 St. l.. at Cincinnati Mr. Buskirk
8Fas formerly connected with the Bee-line pas
8aAger department, and before going with the
Wandalia was ticket agent Of the Chesapeake e.
Ohio.
Superintendent Bender, Of the L. D. & s.,
says that the report that the proposed extension
pr the road TO Springfield had been abandoned is
Hncorrect The extension is only matter of
time. No trouble of moment has been had with
the Decatur people, as alleged, and the right of
6way through that place can doubtless be secured
when needed.
The Pacific Mail company has Just placed
Uith the Lackawanna one of the lowest coal con-
tracts ever known. The Lackawanna contracts
20 furnish 200. 900 tons of coal alongside as may
BE ordered. at 81 SO. This Is a saving to the Pa
Rifc Mail of $40. 900 to $780, 000 and it will be
hard for the Lackawanna to figure out anything
of profit on it
At meeting of representatives OF the fast
american and Canadian freight lines. which
WAS held at the Windsor Hotel, Montreal in
private it was shown that the freight returns
FOR 1886 were larger than those for the three
preceding years. and that the prospects for the
Future were brighter. L. j. Sergeant of the
Chicago 81 Grand Trunk railway, was elected
president.
The following temporary classihcations have
been agreed to- subject to the future ruling of
the official classification committee. viz: Metal
signs same as hardware, l.. C. L., third; books
in packages, L. G. L., first; leather tufts for
mattresses, same as scrap leather, L. G. L.,
sixth In classifying wood sawed in the rough,
Rule 3, special instructions, eaatbound classif-
cation, is to apply.
mortgage for 81 ,O0o, 800 was recorded in the
recorders Office at Wilkesbarre Pa, on Tues
day, lt was He'd by the Wilkesbarre & West
Arn Railway Company in favor of the Central
Trust Company of New York. One thousand
bonds of 81, 900 each have been issued by the
fRilroad company, and the mortgage executed
vas In trust for the security of the purchasers
Of the bonds. The road is a new one It's
eastern terminus will be at Shlckshinnv,
&ighteen miles from Wilkesbarre and its west.
Arn terminus at or near Watsontown, Northum-
berland county.
The Lake Erie & Western Foreclosure
A final decree of foreclosure has been entered
BY Judge Gresham in the case of the Central
Transit Company against the Lake Erie & West
ern railway and others. The decree provides