The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


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A. j. Cooper has been appointed agent of the
Traders Dispatch fast-freiGht line at Louis
vile, vice ]. NJ. Ryan. resigned.
The e.. NJ A. g. G. earned the first week OF
November $3S, 004. decrease of 1929 as com
pared with the corresponding week 1885.
1t is understood that B. S. Fitch resigns the
position of general freight agent of the Cnesa-
peake a. Ohio to take position on the Atkinson,
Topeka H. Santa Fe road.
nj. f. ingalls,. president of the c., l., st. L. 81
c. returned from the East Sunday. and last
night passed through here, en- route for chicago,
with a number of other railroad men, On his
special car
The G.. l.. St L. e. g. seems to be getting its
full share of the east-bound business out OF Ohl-
cago last week carrying 80 of the tonnage.
For five weeks past it has carried per cent of
the business.
Local passenger agents had a blue Monday,
they Yesterday receiving circulars from the var
sous Southern roads that hereafter they would
pay no commissions on tickets sold reading over
their respective lines.
Boston, and with which the Bee-line makes close
connection, is to be known as the flyer" 1t
makes the run from Chicago to Boston in 29s
hours 1t will be run daily.
The long talked-of solid trains between Gin.
cinnati and Chicago, over the c., FL. 81 /. and
the H.. AZ. a. az u, went on yesterday SdCu FOdu
furnishing train complete. and both were very
handsome and attractive. having just come out
Of che shops.
The Railway Review contains very we'll
written article on "The Legality of Pooling Con-
tracts by the Hon. Stevenson Burke. vice.
president of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincin-
matt g. Indianapolis and Columbus. Hooking Val
ley & Toledo railroads
The stockholders of the American Locomotive
Electric Headlight Company will hold messing
in this city, to morrow, when some very impor-
tant business will be acted upon The prospects
that this headlight is now to come into general
use are quite fattering
Austin Corbn is the proprietor of the largest
hotels and the railroad Coney Island. He
has so fenced off the land there thet it is mpos-
eble to get from one of his hotels to another
without travelling upon his railroad though the
houses are only few minutes walk apart.
The Philadelphia Press says that the Lehigh
Valleys new line will make the distance to Chi
Gago III miles, against 991 by the Pennsylvania
road and 871 by the New York Central, and that
from its shorter distance and lower grade the
new line will become the most formidable COM
petitor that the Pennsylvania road has ever
had
The understanding is that hereafter an extra
passenger engine is to be held at Indianapolis by
the c., n. e. people. and whenever the L., n
A e G. is over one hour late, the c., Il. e. /.
viii make up n special train for Cincinnati and
will corae well in play, doubtless, before the
winter ends.
Edward Hill, the new supervisor of Che Indian
apolis division of the c., st. L. Il p, was in the
pity looking over the yards yesterday, and max
Ing himself acquainted with the ropes of the
snip John Bowen, n section foreman, has been
promoted to the position of supervisor, saking
the place made vacant on the Kokomo division
by the transfer of Mr.. Hill MIR. Bowen will
make Anderson his headquarters
c. f. Henderson, receiver and general man
9ger of the l., B. & W. system, returned yester-
DAY from New York. Mr. Henderson states that
1t is settled that he will remain where he is until
tbe road is sold and the company reorganized.
In fact the circumstances such that Prosi-
dent Corbin, if disposed so 10 do, could not well
afford to transfer Mr.. Henderson to the Phila-
Gelpha & Reading until the l., B. & w. is nearer
but of the woods.
Under the time table which took effect yesrer-
day, 4 P. NJ is one of the busiest hours for trains
30 arrive and depart at the Union Depot, with
In thirty five minutes seventeen trains arriving
and departing; and between the hours of 345 P.
NJ. and 5 p NJ. twenty eight trains are handled at
the Union Depot, a larger number than at a A.
n, whichg for years past, has been the busiest
hour. At IL A. NJ and IL p. NJ tue trains are
again about as numerous.
new electric headlight for locomotives,
known as the Edwards patent. is being tried,
with most encouraging results, on one of the
Panhandle company's engines running between
Columbus and Cincinnati. A company for the
introduction of this headlight has been organ
ICED, with headquarters at Dayton o., and it is
proposed, as soon as the tests now being made
have been sufficient to satisfy all interested par
sies, to push the invention industriously.
There are those who well know v. T. Malott
who predict that at no distant day he will retire
from. the banking business and again give his at
tenton wholly to railroad matters Now, when
there are railroad meetings in Chicago or New
York, it is quite difficult for him to quietly stay
away from them. A little coaXing from Presi-
dent Ingalls,. or any other prominent railroad
man, easily draws him away from other CONNER
cial pursuits on the plea that it affords him
some recreation.
General Thompson in his argument before Judge
Gresham against the appointment of new receivers
for the Chicago division of the Wabash system,
maintained that the conduct of Mr. Scion Hum
phreys IS receiver. was everything that it
should be- and that no cause for his removal had
been shown. Judge Gresham remarked that in
any case the purchasing committees should be
compelled to fulfill the terms of their bid for
the property, and pay into court the 81 000 600
for the wiping out of the receivers Indebtedness
Such course might induce him to consider the
proprietv of delaying any change in the receiver
ship
Commissioner George HI Daniels, of the Cen
trail Traffic Association. states to reporter of
the Inter Ocean that Notwithstanding all the re-
Horts that hAve.been circulated aud published re-
garding the maintenance of east bound passenger
rates, the Chicago e. Atlantic is now the only
road selling tickets at less than the association
tariff. During last week about fifty tickets were
secured that had been sold to test rates. but on
Saturday all his messengers and the representa-
tives of the lines outside the Chicago g. Atlantic.
who endeavored to secure tickets at cut rates
failed in their attempts to prove that rates We're
6emoralzed.
The Indiana Train Dispatchers' Association
held its annual meeting at Indianapolis on Sun
day, Nov. IA. About twenty roads were repre-
scented. The question of this association be-
coming a branch of the American Association,
being brought up and decided favoraby to the
merging into the American Association. A. A
Zion elacted president; G. w. Buchanan
sice-9resdent L. A. Boyd was continued as
secretary and treasurer A new constitution
was adopted to conform 10 the requirements of
the American Association. The next meeting
will be held in Indianapolis on the second Sunday