The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-22
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



g. r. Riggs was yesterday appointed agent Of
che Vandalia at Pecksburg.
The meeting of the members Of tho east-bound
pool classifcations called for yesterday at
Cleveland, o., was postponed, as officials whose
presence was anecessity could not be there.
Ed NJ Lewis, car accountant of the Erie fast
freight line, in this city, has resigned. and will
go to California for the benefit of his health.
Charges have been made that some Of the
lines in the Ohio River pool have been selling
shippers tickets to other than the proper parties.
but the statement is denied by the lines inter-
ssted
Kingan & Co.'s export business which for fif-
teen years past has been carried by the White
1ine, is now open TO tho competition of any fast
freight line which runs over the New York
Central
Prospects now are that no less than G. 900 miles
Of road will be built in the United States during
She year. This will set the wheels of machinery
in motion and furnish employment for thou
sands of laborers
The national association Of baggage agents
concluded its session Yesterday. The conven-
ton declared IN favor of sealing through bag
gage. After transacting large amount of I'M
Important business, the convention adjourned to
meet at Niagara Falls in July
The Bes-line people. having relaid their entire
system with heavy steel rail- are now turning
of trestles are to be filled up with dirt and
dozen or more bridges win thisseason be replaced
with new iron and steel structures.
Philadelphia papers say f. B. Governs Euro
pean trip will have for its object not only the
restoration of confidence in Reading, but ar
rangements for the completion of the South
Pennsylvania line will be made If the aid of
European capital is found necessary,
Gaylord Beach, general manager; A. J. Smith.
general passenger agent; Edgar M. Hill, general
freight agent A. s. White assistant general
FREIGHT agent; John 0. Evan, superintendent
of the Bee-lins system, in company with Super
sntsndent Burrows, to-day make an inspection
trip over the ]. & St L. division.
New York financial paper starts the rumor
that Charles Francis Adams is soon to retire
from the presidency of the Union Pacific The
srumor doubtless originates with the bears. on
4his property. Having made poor Roadway in
their attacks on the Atchison Topeka & Santa
Fe, they again turn their attention to the U. p.
road.
VIM. p Fishback, master in chancery. re-
ports all outside claims against the Toledo, Gin
cinnati 81 st. Louis road as sent in, and they
foot up little less than $500, 000 The bond
holders. consequently, are better off in the pur-
chase than they first supposed, as ST. 000 900 was
the lowest sum at which such claims had been
estimated.
The c., ST. L. & p. are running their passen-
ger trains between Kokomo and Chicago now in
two sections, the Louisville and Indianapolis
train constituting one section, the eastern di-
vision train another. This is done in order that
one train may not have to lose time in waiting
on another. The new arrangement is only to
last during the cold weather.
Notwithstanding all the talk about cutting of
freight rates it is stated by the different trunk
lines that rates fully sustained, and that
both the east and west bound freight pools are
a strong basis. Mr.. Garrettrsays that his
road is not cutting on the large deliveries of
missioner Fink is credited with saying that he
believes this statement to be true.
A railroad official in high position states that
strong pressure is being brought to bear upon
George Roberts, president of the Pennsylvania
lines, to induce him to concede at least come
part of the Baltimore & Ohio's demands. Mr..
Roberts is reported as greatly incensed at the
Baltimore 81 Ohio but the hope is expressed
that he may be persuaded to be moderate. Par
ties interested IN Erie, New York Central and
West Shore securities are doing all in their
power to influence the Pennsylvania president
in favor Of restoring harmony.
The fact that Alfred Sully was one Of the syn
dictate figuring to secure the controlling stock of
the c., f. 81 d., was the grounds on which Gin
einnati papers announced that the l.. B. & W.
people wanted the road, and were behind the
movement. A report of similar character
gained currency couple of years ago. when Mr..
Suily and a few friends gained control of the
Central Iowa road. 1t was then announced that
connecting link was to be built and the Gen.
tral Iowa was to become a part of the l., B. g.
w. system, but it has never materialized.
A comparatively novel feature in railway pool
ing arrangements is embodied in agreement
of the Davenport, Rock Island and Moline Asso-
citation. It provides for territorial divisions of
traffic between the companies interested. The
business between set of points is to be trans
ported exclusively over the lines of the Chicago,
Burlington u Quincy; and corresponding ar
arrangements relating to other districts are made
for the benefit Of the Rock Island & Peoria aud
the Chicago, Milwaukee 81 St Paul. Indian
apolis- Chicago lines in their Ohio River pool
might profit by making certain territorial
divisions.
AS there is much anxiety among the numer-
0us friends of ]. Fl. Devereux. president of the
Bee-line, as regards his health, the statement of
General Mana ger Beach will be read with inter-
est. DIR. Beach says that ne did not derive the
benefit from his trip across the water that it was
hoped he would. In fact, he not as we'll
when he returned as when he sailed; but in the
last few days he has been decidedly better, and
his medical advisers and official associates are
quite confident that in few weeks he will be a
well man. Symptoms of an unfavorable type,
which it was feared were assuming a chronic
character, having recently disappeared
General passenger agents of the roads on
which expensive dining cars are rum are study
ing the problem how to cut down the expenses
In that direction. They never have paid unless
as an advertising medium. and last year the ex-
hiolt was more nnfavorable than that of any
previous year. Without question, good eating
houses at proper distances are the cheapest and
best methods OF feeding passengers that is if
me time table is so arranged as to give the pas
sengers twenty minutes or half an hour in which
TO take their meals. Said an old passenger man.
yesterday: Railroads are getting sick of haul.
ing heavy dining cars on fast trains and furnish
ing meals for seventy five cents, which, all
things counted in. cost 81. % If nothing more. y
he said, ''the feeding passengers on trains would
be done only on coaches with 'buffets.'n
Will Hardly Garry Their Point.
Chicago papers are making a desperate effort
to bring about decentralization in rates. One
OF the evening papers of Wednesday says a