The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


handle lines at Greer's station was closed yes
4erdav.
T. c. Clifford, travelling passenger agent,
Wisconsin Central line, Milwaukee, Wis, was in
&he city yesterday.
3, + Il. Gibson has been elected secretary of
Che Illinois Central Railroad Company in place
of William j. Mauriac, resigned
+. NJ Barbour has been appointed ticket and
freight agent of the Panhandle lines at Dlns-
more vice J. A. Je6ery transferred.
The l.. ID. IL s. road earned, the first three
weeks of October, $28, 544 81 increase over earn
angs corresponding period, 1885. $4,S79.65.
w. w. Ralston has been appointed agent of
the T., H. q /. at Amo and Il. g. Renfro at St
Elmo. Both appointments took effect yester-
day.
The brakemen and the baggage masters on
the c., II. e. |. have asked for an increase in
pay. The company are to give Thorn an answer
to-day.
The Bee-line inspection party will reach In
danapolis at 430 p NJ. to-day, stop over night,
and tomorrow start westward over the l. & ST.
Il. division.
The Woodruff Slseping-car Company vester-
day removed their Office from the Bretz Block
10 l08 South Illinois street This room will be
occupied but temporarily.
There was apositive increase in earnings of the
j.. b. q w. for the month of September, 1886,
over 1885 of 8 per cent, and over the same
month Of 1884 of IL per cent.
John Faehr has purchased the sixty feet of
ground between the Spencer House and the
alley north, and will the coming spring erect
thereon a fine new building especially suitable
on the ground floor for railroad Offices.
1t is stated that through the formation last
week of the bitaminous coal pool the Elk roads
IN the pool should they carry the same tonnage
As last year and at the agreed rates, will in
Grease the net receipts some "a, 00O, 000
Thursday last the c., l., st. L. & G. handled
more loaded cars on the system than in any
twenty -four hours in the history of the road
On that day 1920 loaded cars were handled and
30 per cent were hauled over 100 miles.
The effort in the Central Traffic Association to
Gut off Lehigh Valley from through business on
account of its cutting rates failed on account of
the fact that several Of the roads had contracts
with the Lehigh Valley at the reduced rates
Pullman cars take the place OF the Woodruff
cars, Nov g. between Louisville and Chicago
over the j., NJ 81 l. and the O., St L. g. p
toads. The elegant sleeping cars the Woodruff
company are running on this line will be trans
kerred to the Wisconsin Central road
The new scalpers on South Illinois street are
experiencing hard Shedding, aud rrmor has it
that they would gladly sell out. The fact is
that these are bad times for even old scalpers to
make both ends meet, as there is a general
movement among general passenger agents to
freeze out all scalpers if such thing is posi-
BILE.
Ben Campbell, late general agent of the Union
Pacific railway at Portland Ore, has been ap-
pointed general freight agent of the Oregon Rail
way d Navigation Company. Mr.. Campbell mas
tnade an excellent record since he became con-
hected with the Union Pacific, and the success
Of the Oregon Shortlne is largely due to his
efforts.
Charles Rockwell. general passenger agent of
the C., H. & D. lines, was in the city yesterday
taking soundings By the by. the day express
train has been fitted up with an entire new train
gust out of the shops, and was run the first trip
yesterday. To say that it is one of the hand
soonest trains run into the Union Depot is no ex-
aggeration.
The l., D. & S. people are using the Eames
Air-brake to good advantage on their
switching engines Some seventy of their
freight cars have also been equipped
with this brake. and, as fast as prac-
ticable. the entire freight equipment will be sup
piled with the same brake. 1t has been in use
pm the passenger equipment since the road was
opened for business
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
gradually diminished its Sunday service by or
dering off from o'clock on Saturday night to
midnight on Sunday all freight trains. except
those with live stock on board. and by diminish
ing the number of passenger trains Sunday re-
pairs have also been stopped 1t is said that
Hhe experiments have proved satisfactory
that the orders will be made permanent and
the changes will be extended through all depart
xnents.
R. Gardner Chase & Co., Boston. Mass, have
ing to railroads and other important corpora
tions, giving the capital stock. bonded debt
miles of road, capital and bonds per mile, gross
earnings, net earnings. approximate charges
prices for 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, and the lowest
prices for 1886 1t will be found very conven-
aent for reference.
President ingalls,. of the c. l., ST. l.. & c.,
with number of the bond and stockholders
yesterday inspected the road between Clncn-
ahnun Pee hill
the Columbus branch and the Martiusville
branch, stopping at Martinsville over night
This morning the party come to Indianapolis
Rnd after the annual meeting, which is to be
peld at II o'clock to day, the party will inspect
she western division and the Kankakee and SEN
eca division.
II. A. Cherrier, chief clerk of John Lazarus
traffic manager of the l.. d. g. S., has invented
BOD secured letters patent on coupon ticket
which Is SAID by passenger men to be by far the
most simple and perfect coupon ticket yet de-
ViSed, and so condensed in form as to make it
come into general use. One form Of this ticket
covers several forms OF the Stromberg ticket as
81 covers the several routes by which you reach
the terminal road AS we'll as the several stations
On the terminal road; therefore reducing the
plumber Of forms of tickets to a possible mini.
hum, one ticket or form covering all the routes
90 given point, as well as all the stations Oh the
terminal road.
The Central Traffic Association is evidently
doing good work. Yesterday both passenger
and freight men, per agreement, took firm
stand In the matter of maintaining rates. The
association has adjusted all unsettled questions
with the trunk lines 1t is decided that each
association shall pay its own expenses. The
1rstlc Association calls upon the trunk lines to
enforce the existing contract with regard To the
maintenance of agreed rates, and has resolved
not TO meet cut rates. 1t Is agreed to ad vauee
the minimum rate on live stock Shipments so az
go cover excess In weight, and if it is found that
there Is excess In weight the associat op vv;u
refund the money. Thus a number of weak
places have been mads strong
The twenty-three and a-half hour train from
Cincinnati 10 New York over the N 30
and the Erie is becoming a famous train and do.
ing good business. What is somewhat sngu-
Ear, the afternoon trains Of the c., l. ST L. q
c., tho o.. H. & l.. the G., St L. & P, the I.
q e w and the Rea-lina all make good connae