The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


The earnings of the l., B. & w. the last week
sn January were $50, 943; increase over CORE
spending week, 1885, $40, 2S2
The c., l., St L. & c. made yesterday
siearingup day on the western division. Twelve
trains came in from the West bringing in 312
loaded cars
The best feature of the business the roads are
now handling is that it is carried on from 80 to
30 per cent better rates than at the correspond
ing period in 1885
The five western lEes last week brought into
this station f. 100 loaded against 662 in the
week ending Jan. 90 and against 5. 1872 in the
corresponding week 1885.
The southbcund movement over the northern
division of the c., i. st. L. & G. continues heavy,
running last week up to 1.341 loaded cars into
indianapolis against SIT forwarded north from
this point.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
leased from the city of New York piers new 81
and % with bulk head between at the foot of
Laight street, for period of ten years. at an an
nual rental of 500, 600
Evansville & Terre Haute stock sold Saturday
last at Il. President Mackey's method Of op-
Grating roads seems to be winning one not
withstanding the severe criticism he is fire.
Quently subjected to.
Thursday last field day on the L 81 St
L., 245 cars being forwarded from Indianapolis
and 22l brought in, making total of 466 cars
handled at Indianapolis that day. Of that
number 36l were loaded cars
William Wiley Smith, who first suggested
receiving and sending dispatches from moving
railroad train, and which was recently sue
Gessfully demonstrated, is native of Charles
town. Clark county. Indiana, son of Squire
Joel D. Smith.
The Grand Rapids IL Indiana company will
commence, as soon as the weather permits, to
survey two or three routes for a new road direct
from Grand Rapids to Muskegon, and the most
feasible will be selected, right of way and
subscriptions received
John Patterson, engineer on the c., St L. g.
p, who, in October last, was injured by piece
ofsteel flying into his eye. is still great sufferer
He to-day goes to Hot Springs for few weeks
tarry. The company furnish him passes and
have given him money to pay his expenses.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in pur-
suance OF its policy of independence aud its de-
termination to extend it's own coal traffic is es-
tablishiBg sort of Port Richmond affair at
Perryvile, Nd. from which point hard and soft
coal will be shipped to all potts which can be
reached by water
The Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois earned in the
last week Of January $35, 900; increase over cor
responding week, 1885, $4, 700 For three weeks
IN succession this road delivered more corn on
the Chicago market than did any road running
into Chicago, most of which property was hauled
from territory tributary to Indianapolis
Passenger men report a large immigration
from Kentucky to Dakota. From town,
last week, there were I87 persons emigrated.
Another colony of twenty-five families from the
same county move to Dakota this week. The
louisville 81 Nashville and the L., N. A. & C.
are said to be securing the bulk of the business.
Judge Gresham spoke Saturday in very com
ptfnaentary terms of the manner John McNulta.
receiver of the Toledo Cincinnati e. st. Louis
road is handling the property. During the
seven months he has held the position the road
has earned $36, 900 above operating expenses.
RrlDr to his accepting the receivership the road
was being operated at a loss of nearly ST. 600 per
day. The employees have been paid as regularly as
On any road IN the country the last seven mon tbs
and considerable badly-needed improvement to
She road-bed and equipment have been made.
The Bee-line last week forwarded East from
This point /, 194 loaded cars, against 937 in the
week ending Jan. 30, and against /, 562 corre-
spending week, 1885. The c.. st. L. & P SIG
against 474 in the week ending Jan. 80, and
against 1872 corresponding week, 1885, The l.,
=. u w. 673 against 467 in the week ending Jan.
% &c 45f week. 1885.
The c. H. g. I. 305 against 26A in the week end
ing Jan. 30, and against 455 corresponding week,
1885 From the above statement it will be seen
that the four roads last week forwarded from
this point 2, 728 loaded cars, against 100 In the
preceding week, and against 2, 1853 corresponding
week, 1885
The Kentuckey g. Indiana Bridge Company
have presented an ordinance in the Louisville
Boards of Council for right of way from point
below Seventeenth street, on its canal line
across Seventeenth to point midway between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth, where it strikes
High street; thence UP High street to Twelfth,
where the former street terminates inShe Short
route switch yards, and thence through to a
point west of Tenth street, to a connection with
the Short-route trestle. This grant, if made
will give the bridge company the right Of way
Dver the Short-route to the extreme eastern part
DfLouisville, and connections direct with the
chesapeake d. Ohio railroad and Cincinnati
Shortline, which would be valuable connection
Tor the L., N. A. & G. road.
The Chicago g. Atlantic Powerless To Do
Harm.
The general manager of one of the In
annapolis roads, who is of the committee of
eighteen to organize the Central Traffic Associa-
ion, when questioned rs to what effect the
attitude the Chicago & Atlantic road main
TUNED toward the proposed pooling agreement
would have answered that it made but little
difference. The association would be or
ganized, and when once in full operation,
Tire Chicago g. Atlantic would be pow
erless in its efforts to demoraze rates,
rs their business is at the mercy of the trunk
lines. We notice that the Cleveland Leader. of
Saturday. takes much the same position. The
Leader says: "The serenity with which the af-
Citations Of the trunk-line roads are proceeding
with the formation of the Western pool without
the concurrence of the Chicago & Atlantic road
leaves the impression that perhaps, after ALL
Ehat line may not be able to prevent the opera
tson of the pool 1t will be noticed that ali the
other members of the Chicago eastbound pool
excepting the Chicago e Grand Trunk which is
in complete harmony with the majority, are d.
rectly controlled by the trunk lines If the
krunk lines of one mind that no traffic shall
pnter New York from Chicago except at tariff
ra.es they can hold the agreement fairly firm,
In the absence of legal measures, notwithstand-
ing the opposition of the Chicago & Atlantic. If
this latter road openly accepted freight at rates
less than tariff its trunk-line connection would
decline to prorate with it, and make its charges
sufficient to bring the through rates up to the
schedule prices. If the Chicago Atlantic ex.
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