The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The l., B. & W. earned sl7s, 1853 in January,
against I'll January, 1885; increase TINS
gear, %, 992
The Baltimore Ohiosin connection with the
q, l., St L. g. c.. is handling heavy west as
well as east-bound tonnage.
The L., N. A. & G. people have secured con-
tracts to haul severall thousand carloads of ice
from northern Indiana to Southern cities.
Notice is given that the next meeting of the
National Association of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents will be held in Chicago on March
rs
There were 2,095 cars transferred over the
Belt road on Tuesday, making it the banner day
of the five years since the road was opened for
business
V. T. Malott vice-presdent of the Union Rail
way Company. goes to Pittsburg, Pa, this even
5ng. to talk over new Union Depot matters with
the Pennsylvania people.
Eighty-eight carloads of grain for Indianapo-
lis proper were received yesterday, including 70
cars of corn, making 312 carloads of grain
Iceived since Monday morning 276 Of which were
corn
The Hoosac Tunnel and the West Shore lines
hare appointed Charles /. Allen agent at New
York. in place of +. B. Allen, resigned j. G..
dnmprey has been appointed travelling freight
agent of these lines, with headquarters in SYRIA
tense.
lem how to make shippers pay freight charges
with regularity and promptness The local
agents are In fault that the abuses of favors to
shippers in this direction have become so pro-
fDounced.
The Bee-line people offer the little engine
'sBessie' for sale which of late years has been
running on the Dayton e. Union. The engine
has been in service since 1885, and is reported to
still DE able for good work. In early railroadipg
on the Bee-line the 'Bessie" was thought to have
few equals,
The Danville, Olney 6 Ohio River road was
sold yesterday for $4,000 tothe syndicate of
IboDdholders Austin Corbin represents. There
WAS no rolling stock to sell with the road it hav
jng been operated since G. E. Henderson took
the receivership with equipments of of the l.,
B. & w. road.
A gentleman who wished to go East yesterday
over the cheapest, yet reasonably quick route.
called at one of the Offices and asked the local
agent which was the hest route. He answered.
why, ours of course: there is ST. SO commission
In 1t for me- If you take the competing route
there is nothing in it."
Matters are not moving along very smoothly
with the Indianapolis Weighing Association.
Some of the agents show disposition to evade
the rules OF the association, and, unfortunately
It is the very roads which would be the most
benefited in their revenue were freight charges
collected on actual weight carried
A friend who called upon Engineer Holland
who was injured in the c., H. & d. bridge wreck
o Few weeks ago, says mat ne Is Still c0nnneQ TO
his bed. The c., IL. d. people, however
kindly look after his welfare and that of his
family. The report that he getting about on
crutehes his friend says was premature.
VIM. Jackson, more Familiarity known as
'Unele Billy yesterday paid the employees of
the Union Railway Company for January serv-
vice. MIR. Jackson has just entered his thirty
fourth year as treasurer of the Union Railway
Company, and has never missed being at his
post on pay day in this long period Of years
Jay w. Adams, ticket agent of the Chicago g.
Alton Company at Joliet ILL.,, has been appoint
ed travelling passenger agent of that company,
with headquarters at Los Angeles, Cal. Mr..
Adams was one of the most popular agents
the G. & A. road, and will do good service in his
new position. j. B. Hudson succeeds Mr.. Adams
1t Joliet, ILL.,
Il. A. Smith, of Fitchburg, for many years
ttrain-dispateher Of the Vermont & Massachu
Setts division, has been appointed chief train
dispatcher of the Fitchburg railroad, and will be
stationed in Boston. A. L. Whipple, train-dis-
FPateher at Worcester, goes to Boston as assist
liant dispatcher.
While the east and westbound tonnage car
WED at the present time may be somewhat light,
BE should be borne in mind that the business is
worth nearly rs much to the roads as double the
amount year since, when they were cutting
rates and taking property at about any price
shippers felt inclined to pay for the service re-
iceived.
A. bright newsy railroad paper to be known as
Railway Life has made it's appearance. 1t is
published in Toronto, Canada, T. S. Norris ed
ktor The initial number is neat in it's mechan-
deal appearance and contains q number of we'll
written articles on matters pertaining to success
4ul railway operation. w. b. Campbell is the
business manager
The Chicago & Great Southern will, on March
Z, put on passenger trains on such portion of
tho road as is completed at that time. The pas
senger department will, as well, put on sale
coupon tickets for Western points via roads
Thich it crosses. The road crosses the l., B. &
W. at Veedersburg the l. e. ST. L.. at Carbon,
and connects with the Vandalia at Brazil.
There seems to be more than the usual num-
Der of people travelling on theatrical troupe
xRtes, and it has really become favorite meth
Cd Of cutting rates. Railway Life says: Young
ladies' who never saw the inside Of play house,
3Armers, catte-deaers, settlers, billposters, and
sometimes even church people are entirely will
ing to travel as theatrical'-for revenue only"
&c. o. Thomas, the veteran passenger conduct
or ongthe O., 81. & D., reached his fftieth birth
day on Sunday last and was kindly remembered
Ry his friends. large party of whom gathered at
bis residence, in Dayton, o. Mr.. Thomas stated
20 reporter of the Commercial Gazette that in
the twsntyrone years he had been conductor,
never had a passenger been injured on his train.
The c., st. L. & P. have just completed the
stone abutments for a bridge to rest on where
the road crosses the Wabash river near Logans-
port. The bridge Will be built by the Union
Bridge Company, of Buffalo, N. Y. 1t will be
OF an aron truss style, consisting of five spans of
24O feet each. The work will be commenced as
yoon as the weather becomes favorable, and will
be pushed rapidly forward until completed
The L., N. A. & G people take the grounds
shat they and the Wabash have Joint weigh
master at Michigan City, and that all carloads
offumber are correctly weighed before forward
ed and that they will not, therefore, submit to
having their cars reweighed on reaching Indian
apoiis. General Agent Brecount has conceived
fns Idea that the Wabash people are pushing the
scheme to weigh all cars of lumber for some
motive that does not appear on the surface
Ine Englishmen's View of Rate Cutting.
A special cabegram from London, England, on
msrscan rate wars appears in the Cleveland
Leader OF yesterday. portion of which is given
below: