The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

ant Of the c. g. /. G. railway, with headquart ers
at Brazil Mr. H. was formerly connected with
the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan, and is a
good man for the place
Jonn n Abbott, who has recently been ap-
pointed commissioner of the Southwestern pool
at Chicago, was banqueted on Wednesday night
at Delmonco's, New York by about forty Of his
railroad and commercial friends.
The name of the L., b. & w. when reorgan-
lied will be the Columbus, Indianapolis o.
Western the reorganizing committee having
decided TO drop the two words Lake onore, as
it would make the name too lengthy
c. w Fairbanks, solicitor Of the l., B. d W.,
returned Yesterday from Boston, Mass. He
states that the reorganization installation l.,
b & W., and the c., S. & G. scheme is moving
along smoothly as May morning.
A s. Durham, formerly auditor of the Chi
cago 81 Western Indiana. has been offered and
will probably accept. the position OF purchasing
agent of the L.. n. A. & O. road. Mr.. Durham
is now oc the Richmond & Danville road.
The general railroad business of the country
is good, without being any longer sensational in
Sts comparisons with last year, and the winter
traffic is considered likely to hold out well, in
fact, better than was estimated couple OF
months ago.
Last evening engine No. Gil, the j.. N. &
L. hauled the fast express of five cars from Indi
annapolis to Louisville in two hours and forty
Eve minutes, the time taken for stops to be de-
uucIeu. Inc O1sLanc6 ID 1lO DlleS anu AouE
miles the train must be run at low speed.
The day of consolidation of railroads appears
to have dawned in the South and various
schemes for trunk lines in the southern Atlantic
States are now discussed seriously, not only by
spectators, but by leading railroad men, and,
If Philadelphia reports are not at fault, by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
1t is stated that Judge Gresham may possibly
appoint d. H. Conkin nt present receiver OF
the Illinois Midland Railroad Company, one or
the several receivers for the eastern division OF
the Wabash The friends of Mr. Conklin would
like to see him having hold of a road which has
the come-out to it that the Wabash has, if proper
1y managed.
Eastern financial papers say Judge Gresham's
decision will have bad effect abroad. where
the Wabashes have been advanced rapidly on a
reiteration of reports that the claims of the Chi
cago division bondhoders had been "compro-
missed" that there would be receiver of that
division, and that reorganization would now be
proceeded with
Hereafter the secretary of the Western asso-
citation will not put his signature to the black
list which is published quarterly. A party who
feels that he has been lbeled by publishing his
name in the black list as having used pass fay
improperly will stand no show of getting dam
ages man who abuses pass favors should
have no legal recourse on the party who makes
his name public.
The impression now prevails that at the COM
ing session of the Legislature there will he bill
introduced and passed establishing a railroad
commission for the State of Indiana. Railroad
men would favor such action, providing the du-
ties of the commission were made of the char
acter of the commissions of several of the
Eastern States. where the railroads are protected
In what is just and right as we'll as the public
generally.
The Wabash Railway Company last year
adopted the very commendable policy of offering
prizes TO workmen employed the road bed.
e. 40 kIo@e &c.
ritory between Lafayette and Danville. George
Twiss, foreman of the crew at Attca, had been
awarded first prize. $780, and Patsy Griffin, of
Independence the second prize, $50 There are
nine crews in this territory. Mr.. Talmage's
prize is $50 for the best supervisor
heavy shipper over an Eastern line out of
Chicago, the Inter Ocean says, discovered that
q rival of his was selling corn for less than he
did, and, investigating the matter, was told that
the rates were being cut by his favorite road.
Calling at the railroad Office he accused the of
fetal at the head of the line with favoring
rival, and asked for similar rates. He was told
that rates were not being cut, and was asked If
he accused the railway men of lying. The re-
suit was that he shown the door, and two
friends became enemies"
The papers in the case of the Central Trust
Company, of New York. against the Wabash,
St Louis g. Pacific Railroad Company have been
transferred from Chicago, and were received in
Judge Treats court at Springfield, ILL.,, on Thurs
Obvs 11ey COHthlu LH6 OEuoT granting I0aV0 To
Atkins and others to sue and the suit will be
known as Thomas B. Atkins and others against
the Wabash, ST. Louis 81 Pacific Railroad Com.
pany. No notice has been given yet of the APP
plication in the United States Court for the ap-
pontment of a separate receiver for the main
line and branches Of the Wabash road.
Harry Crawford, the distinguished railroad
lawyer, Is receiving compliments on all sides for
the able manner in which he laid bare the ras-
calities of the Wabash receivership. He showed
that under the receivership a system of fayorit-
ism was practsed whereby the asserting bond
holders were paid their interest, or some part of
1t, while the non-assentng, the 'kickers," were
not paid. The purpose, of course, was to force
the latter to accept such terms as the debtor
company thought fit to offer. The appointment
of Humphreys as receiver in the first place was
q scandal of the first magnitude. Now it is plain
why it was done.
At the meeting of the Western Association of
General Passenger Agents in st. Louis on
Wednesday, II. M. Bronson. l., B. s. W., was
elected presidents John S. Lazarus of the l.,
d. 81 s., ce-president and j. E. Hanningan, of
b., c. r. 81 n. railway, secretary; f. Chandler
G. III. Rockwell, B. f. Homer and d. Wshert
arbitration committee for the ensuing year.
Among other matters conside red was uniform
limit on all land-exploring tick cts for going and
returning passage. A resolution was offered
fixing penalty Of $500 for any member to bring
up the subject of extra baggage rate for
transportation of corpse.
The 'Rech" item in Thursdays Journal
seems to have stirred up hornets nest III. M.
Bronson, general passenger agent of the l.. b.
d W., says were he disposed to answer the
statements of E. A. Ford, general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg. in yesterdays journal, he could fill col
umns giving facts where the lines of which Mr.
Ford Is general passenger agent have been doing
dirty work. He cites the opening of the pas
senger line from Cleveland to Cincinnati, Indi-
annapolis and other points. where Ford's men. he
says, paid more attention TO agreements or
tariff rates than were none in existence He re-
marked that Mr. Ford acted just as if no other
road had any right TO compete with them at any
point they touch.
The l., d. & S management has given notice
that hereafter all grain shipped from points on
their line must be unloaded into their elevator
on arriving at indianapolis. This is done to en-
able the company to get the of their cars.
Shippers have practice of using them for store
houses, often OBTAINING them several days. when