The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


week 1898 cars.
The five Western lines last week brought to
this station 1928 loaded cars, against 4,017 in
tae corresponding week in 1885,
The five direct Eastern lines forwarded from
this point last week $50 loaded cars, against
1919 in the corresponding week in 1885.
Live stock traffic is a. a low ebb. Last week
Belt road engines handled but 494 cars Of stock,
being the lightest movement in any week since
the yards were opened for business.
Harry Wetsell, general manager of the Van
dalia at this point viii to-day move into his new
quarters in Claypools Block, which are the
pleasantest and most inviting in the city.
President Sam Sloan. of the Lackawanna.
sailed for Europe Saturday. President Depew Is
on the eve of his departure from the other side,
and President Garrett, of the B. g. o.. will
turn In about two weeks.
The Directors of the Kansas City. Memphis e.
Birmingham Railroad Company have elected g.
81 Nettleton superin tendent. The road, when
completed, will be treated division of the
Kansas City, Springfield g. Memphis line.
The c., l., st. L. & G. made yesterday clear
lng-up day, and Kept the Union tracks quite
busy with their trains as owing to repairs to the
White River bridge the Big Four can not use it,
and run all their trains over the Union tracks.
IL the week ending Sept IL the Vandalia for
warded from this point ], 165 loaded cars. The
tonnage carried was made up largely of dry goods
and household goods of smigrants with quite
large sprinking of railway supplies for Western
Dimes
An idea of the heavy movement of merchan.
disc west-bound can be formed from the state
ment below: The Decline brought in 1116
Aoaded cars; the c., St. L. & p, 1.031: the l.,
B. & W., 533; the G.. II. G. l., 292; the c., l.. st.
g.. g. c., 786.
The Boston Advertiser SAYS: '"The retirement
Hrom Central Iowa of Alfred Sully of the l., B.
20 W.. would We very beneficial to the former
property. With the Sage-Sully interest removed,
q closer connection between the Central Iowa and
&c, B. & Q, Is probable"
A Wall-strest journal says: There have been
Tumors for some time that the c.. c., G. & L in
tended to build line to Kansas City. We are
told that these rumors have been well founded.
and that arragements for the extension have
been practically completed"
II. G. Moore, who surveyed and built four of
the indianapolis roads, has retired from railroad
life and settled in St Louis on handsome com
fpeteney his annual income, it is stated being
Esome SIS, 900. The genial old gentleman is de-
serving of pleasant time on his down grade in
life.
The Decline people will, after Oct /, furnish
all the grAn-doors needed for their cars each
agent on the system to be supplied with doors
from the company's shops. This new deal. it is
Thought, will stop quite leak in the companys
revenue larger than one not posted would sup
$pose.
The Pennsylvania people claim that they are
suffering in their livestock traffic through the
weighing of all live stock and billing it out at
actual weight The Bee-Ene which runs its
stock right through. not subjecting it to Indian
@polis honest weight, they allege have the ad-
vantage
The city authorities have granted the right of
way to the Pennsylvania Company to lay their
tracks through the most thckly settled portion
of Hamilton, o. The Pennsylvania people seem
TO be strengthening their stakes at ali points,
and acquiring, at the same time, valuable
property.
gas it has been intimated that the Indiana
Midland road, now building into Lebanon, Ind.
would decrease the business of the O. l. and g.,
l., st L. q e. at that point we quote the re-
mark of the manager of the Midland. He says
he will guarantee to give the Big Four two cars
Of freight for the West to every they take
from the business of the Big Four.
The actual statement of the receivers of the
Cairo, Vincsnnes IL Chicago road for July shows
an increase in gross earnings of $32 1888. and Of
net earnings $27, 979 over corresponding month.
1885. This is very creditable to the officers at
the head of the freight and passenger depart
mentS both of whom are indianapolis men, and
were educated on Indianapolis roads.
The general manager of one of the most i'm
portant fast-freight lines was surprised last week
In receiving a letter from ex-t:affic manager
of one of Indianapolis leading roads where,
In his day, everything was run practically as no
directed, begging for a position, saying that he
was really needy and would take an agency at
any point the line manager chose to put him.
Emmons Raymond for sixteen years president
and thirty years director of the Passumpsic
River railroad, resigns at eighty years of age
and assumes the management OF his hotel at
Pasadena. Cal, the largest west Of the Rockies,
He leaves the road in good hands, and the stock
holders have not the shadow of doubt that the
success which he has achieved in New England
by his cearsighted views and indQmitable
ergy will meet with rich reward in his new
field.
Oct. l the Erie lines will be in the field in fine
style for Philadelphia business, a point they
have not worked except through connecting
line heretofore. General Manager Ristiue
showed good judgment in selecting j. FL. Steiner
as their representative at that important point,
as Mr.. Steiner is wlde,awake railroad man and
catches we'll with business men. He has
been away from the White line long
enough to probably forget how to knife rates.
which the White line did deeply, unless grossly
msrepresented.
The ST. Louis cable road which is owned by
Indianapolis capitalists, is proving to be a
bonanza. It now has been in operation some
five months. its business is steadily increasing,
the cable runs smoothly and without accident
and the road has become one of ST. Louiss most
popular institutions. The road is now earning
liked charges, which are $50 900 per annum, pay
1ng operating expenses and will be able to de-
Glare the first year an per cent dividend IN
Jess some unforeseen or improbable misfortune
befalls the company.
The science of engineering is advancing. An
Iron bridge on the Pennsylvania railroad, weigh
zng 100 tons, was recently moved bodily thirty
two feet in forty minutes by half a dozen
men under the supervision vf Master Carpenter
Webb. of the Pittsburg division, with the object
OF placing it on a stone arch This is the third
operation of the kind since May. There was no
impedlment to the passage of trains, the rails
being elevated as the bridge was lifted and bal
lasted by the trackmen Three sixty-ton jacks
were placed under each end.
The ticket scalpers admit that for once the gen.
eral passenger agents have out generaled them in
issuing ticket to only parties of five to attend the
Odd-fellows' convention at Boston travel on
the low rates this excursion offers. The holder
of this ticket must commence the journey, GO