The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-11
hFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local.
The Vandalia last week brought into Indian
Apolis 324 carloads of block coal and 203 car
Aoads Of live stock.
ID. T. McCabe, of Chicago, general Western
freight agent of the Pennsylvania Company.
spent the Sabbath in this city.
ID. +. Whitcomb, superintendent of the Belt
road and Union railway. who has been on the
sick list some days. is so much better that he
expects to attend to his usual duties to-day
Harry Wetsei, who represents the Vandalia
at this point is quite we'll satisfied with the out
sbound business Of 1885. the way bills showing
xhat there were billed from this station II, 223,
500 pounds of freight, against g. 723 800 pounds
dn 1884; increase in 1885, s,49l.0OO pounds.
The five Western roads last week brought
unto this station 1852 loaded cars. as follows:
IL, D. & s., 131; L. B. 6 W., $50; G., l., st. L. &
C 694 yandalia. 1873; l. s. St t., 902 The
same roads brought in the preceding week 3.30S.
sand the corresponding week of 1885, f. 1885, 1884,
| J. l43 loaded ears.
The Indiana, Bloomington & Western road in
1885 earned s. Az 77 against 81 BOZ 022 IN 1884,
increase in 1885 $i10,655 An idea of the ex-
cnllent business Indianapolis roads are now doing,
and one Of the results Of fair paying rates. is the
fact that of this $l1O,655 increase SOC, BIG was
earned in December
The election of E. Fl. Lyman as president of
the Lake Erie & Western road was somewhat OF
asurprise. The supposition was that this was
blow at Mr. Cheney, he having been understood
60 expect the presidency; but the Bloomington
papers say he has telegraphed that there will be
NO change of administration.
The Chicago & Atlantic seems to be bent on
hosting the black flag 1t neglects to send
representative to the trunklne pool meetings,
and shows disposition to fight shy OF binding
agreements It's legitimate Eastern connection,
the Erie has been broken, and Jewetts road Is
virtually an orphan, or, more correctly speaking,
y buccaneer.
Trains are still more OF less delayed by the
bad weather--those of Eastern trains the most
seriously, as in Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio
and in New York State, the through trains have
heavy SHOWS and drifting badly to contend with,
rs we'll as the severe cold weather. ALI through
trains are coming in from the East three TO nine
hours behind schedule time.
The Logansport Pharos SAYS: The number
craze is the latest among brakemen of freight
trains, and for the next twelve months they will
be on the lookout for car numbered 1886
Many of them believe that if they fail to find a
car Of the same number of the year in which
they live something serious will befall them
long. One brakeman is said to have gone crazy
because he failed to find car numbered 1885
The Decline forwarded east last week TAO
loaded cars against TAG in the week ending Jan.
The G., st. L. 81 P. 624. against $40 the preced-
1ng week. and against 664 the corresponding
week 1885. The T., B. &c w. 382, against 534 in
the preceding week. and against 332 correspond
ing week 1885. The G., Fl. & l. 223. against 277
in the preceding week. and against 260 CORE
spending week 1855.
Commissioner George Fl. Daniels has sent out
the following notice to the general passenger and
ticket agents of all lines in the territory OF the
Central Passenger Committee: THE next reg
Yalar m of the Central PASSENGER Commit
tee win be held at the Gait House. Louisville,
KY, Wednesday. Jan. 13, 1886, at 10 A. NJ. AS
there will probably be general revision of the
rules and regulations forming the basis of the
association and also conference with lines not
now members of the committee, it is very I'M
pvrtant that every line in the territory of the
committee, whether member or not, be
represented at this meeting"
One of the best feeling men in the country is
General Passenger Agent Wren, of the East
Tennessee, Virginia 6 Georgia A few days
since he met General Passenger Agent Atmore,
of the Louisville & Nashville road, who is feel
ing somewhat sore over the heavy traffic the
first named road is carrying. Until this season
fhe l.. & N. has held the whip. but under the
crescent management the East Tennessee, Vir-
lsinia 81 Georgia railroad, main line and branches,
IS rapidly assuming the highest standard Of ex-
Eellence. 1t is stated that the divisions from
Bristol to Chattanooga and Chattanooga to At
laDta and Brunswick have now as good roadway
and train movement as can be found i'll this
country.
The officials of the Erie fast-freight lines, after
getting together, last week. seem to have
changed the programme somewhat. and will not
carry their retrenchinent of expenses to such
extremes as at first contemplated. but four of
their fast-freight lines. namely. the Erie & Pa
cifc Dispatch, the South Shore, the Erie &
North Shore and the Great Western Despatch,
being included in the consolidation. The
Traders Dispatch and the Commercial Express
will still be operated outside as heretofore. The
FIRST four lines constitute divisions of the Erie
Despatch, and will be operated under one gen.
oral manager and set of officials. It is expected
that by this action the operating expenses of
she four lines will be cut down fully one-third
Comparative Statement of Trunk-Line Earn
inSs.
Three of the great trunk lines have reported
for the fiscal year ending with September, and
the Pennsylvanias monthly reports give its earn
sngs and expenses for the same period. Almost
everything that could make their business bad