The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-06
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

=. ,ba month of August there was received
4 forwarded at this point total of 9O,63O
OF this number 1869 were loaded cars.
Co far as earnings are concerned. the Ohio e.
.,.sissppi road is doing grandly. The first sew
,o,ths of this year it shows an increase of
s65582
The FIVE Western lines last week brought nto
as, station 40O2 loaded cars, against 4 3lI the
.,.rasponding week 1885, and against 1924 the
Responding week 1884
7, il stated that one Of the Northwestern
-..d. mt of Chicago has proposed to the L.. N.
4 & G. people to- in connection with them, meet
q. - rste made to the Northwest by the l.. B. d
~ and the central Iowa roads
r,sre were transferred over the Belt road in
49, 1,onth of August 81, 907 cars against 43, 375
= tbs corresponding month of 1885; against 38.-
Dol in 1884 against 81, STA in 1883, against q, 1888
y 1882, and against 30, 1871 in 1881
n the month of August the c.. Il. g. l. aver.
..od 10 deliver daily to the L., N. A. & c. road
tEEontv passengers for Chicago or some North
1rsstern point, which is considered good work for
= line which has been opened fairly for business
INT few months.
There is trouble in the formation of the gross
money pool on passenger business between Chi
r.go and the Missouri river. In awarding per-
fo89 and of the first half of 1856 added to those
n the intermediate years, as a basis for the
award
The Cleveland Leader says: '"The excursion
vrar has caught the Bee-lne and the Panhandle.
The Decline announced So 80 round trip ex.
eursion from Cleveland to Cincinnati for Satur+
dav last, ana the Panhandle followed with a sim
liar announcement over its line. Tickets are
good for week.
The conductors on the c., H. & l. road are
feeling somewhat sore that when another pas
seuger conductor was needed he was not
chosen from some of the old trainmen who were
IN the line of promotion, instead of taking a
yardmaster, who, comp ratively speaking, was
anew man on the road.
There is good authority for saying that the L.,
NJ & c. WILL at the next meeting of the Chi
cago and Ohio River pool, demand an increased
per cent IN the pool between Louisville and Chi
cago the road running now considerably ahead
Of its allotted per cents. 1t is stated it would do
even better were 1t to push matters.
The Wabash, in the month of August hauled
ont of Indianapolis proper 1,61l loaded cars,
against 600 the corresponding month, 1885. In
crease this year. 95I cars The Wabash a. P.
&C. people may credit this favorable and really
remarkable exhibit to having live agent at In
danapolis to watch the corners for them.
The officials of the c., Fl. & D. lines have set
an example TO officials of other roads in one
thing Last week passenger conductor Renne-
camp WAS discharged. While they would not
give the reason for his dismissal, they comforted
him somewhat by saying it was not for dishou-
esy. His money and ticket reports had invaria-
bly, been turned IN correctly.
A railroad man who came West last week
states that he noticed several private cars stand
ing on a side-track at Stonington. Conn, and
among the number that of III. E. ingalls,, presi-
dent of the Big Four. Stouington is on the New
York New England road about seven miles
or half hours ride to Watch Hill, where a num-
Der of prominent railroad men are passing few
weeks pleasantly, accom- panied by their families.
General Manager Mclaughlin, of the Globe
fast-freight line, who has been spending day or
two in the city prospecting, states that he ex-
poets to in the future make a strike for bus
1ness in this territory, and TO that end will
tablsh agency here. The line now does some
business in here, working over the l., B. 81 W.,
but is not identified at Indianapolis, Mr.. Nc
LaughlIn says, to the extent he proposes to have
it
The earnings of the Eastern trunk lines con-
tinue to show an increase of earnings over the
corresponding period of last year. because the
export of grain is phenomenally large and be-
cause transportation westward of railroad ma
terial has assumed immense proportions. The
latter is supposed to be the chief reason for the
Increases shown lately by the granger roads,
all the lines that are being extended by new
construction reporting weekly increases of
earnings.
The l., D. & S. people have been making great
improvements to their bridges this season, and
also in filing trestles. Over the Sagamon river
they have built an iron bridge 228 feet in length
and have filled up 500 feet of trestle- work ap
proaehes to the structure. Chief Engineer Hill
says the company has filed up fully 1000 feet of
Tesue-work since the early spring, and the
bridges and trestles now on the road are in ex-
cellent shape, and even safer than when the road
was opened for business, so extensive have been
the Improvements.
The monthly statement of the c., l., St L. &
y Is worthy of more than the mere statement of
earnings which for the month of August were
ESQ 500 %, an increase over earnings CORE
spending month, 1855, of $50, COG &c. the increase,
u per cent OF it. was made in the fourth week.
"hen the earnings reached the highest figures of
any week In the history of the road OF this in
ERASE out $2I3 90 came from the passenger de-
partment, while in local freights there was an
increase of $6394 II and in foreign freights an
increase of $3,8l494 In line freights the earn
'DsS 1911 short of those of last year.
A. pennsylvania official is quoted as saying
sns' ne did not think the New York Central has
Sooh cutting but there have been complaints
eIat It's Western connections have not kept rates
III Gun we do not propose to break up the
y0oL and Will not fight until some one else begins
w nen the trouble becomes general the Penn
SIVania will fall IN with the procession. Until
T meu we Will erowl and go on the same as usual.
,r no situation, think is d little better than it
"aS snort time ago. Rates are stiffening up
S Suee more Nobody seems disposed to take any
nooued step until it is what Mr. Garrett pro-
POseS TO GO when he gets back from Europe"
resident Zimmerman, of the c., H. & l. com
9"uyi ana also vice-president of the c., II. & d.
tSOin?any, when here last week, spoke very
srS lastically of the future of the c., H. g. l.,
~ more especially of the c., FL. &c d. As
lo no.e ne anticipates grand results that will fol-
NV; 'he completion of the new bridge at Cincin
o oaa' which will give the c., H. & D. a good
tehIhg IN connection with the Huntington sys
~ I =. 70 all points in the Southeast The tenor
ma aus remarks gave evidence that there was
Sr outstanding between the c.. Fl. s. d. people
t. tse huntington interest that there would be
er "amc agreement entered into that will be of
s' "a benefit to the c., Fl. 81 D. Is business
T "" m Baldwin. general passenger agent of the
vb,oI a. q G., has got out a~pocket folder
fotS on Is the most simple and common-sense
mo". yet issued. 1t is so arranged that the
resS ignorant man regarding trains, if he can
s tau, can tell at glance the time any train ar