The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-23
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



M. E. Ingalls,, president of the c., l., St L. g
c. is in the market for 500 box cars 40, GOO
pounds capacity.
A. A. Talmage, general manager of tie Wa
bash system has gone to Florida for a couple of
weeks rest
The l., B. g. W. people are laying FIVE miles
additional of side-track at Springfield, o. Their
business has suffered for lack of side-track at
that point.
Southern, is spending a good deal of money this
year on that road, building several new bridges
and laying additional sidetrack.
Commissioner George r. Blanchard, of the
Central Traffic Association, has leased q room in
the Home Insurance building, Chicago, and will
occupy it on the first of the next month.
The death is announced, at Hackensack, N. j.,
of Mr. John 9. Wood father of Mr. James r.
Wood, general passenger agent of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. He was seventy years old.
John Decker, baggagemaster on the c., l., ST.
L. 81 c., eastern division. has been promoted to
a passenger conductorship, and is now running
the accommodation train between indianapolis
and Lafayette
H. B. Hammond, receiver of the l., D. 6 s..
road, left New York last night for Indianapolis,
accompanied by r. B. f. Peirce. of Crawfords-
vile, Ind, solicitor of the road, who has been
East several days.
The Wabash road has issued an order prohibit
ing delayed trains making up lost time. This
order will probably continue in force until the
improvements the road-bed are completed,
which are being rapidly forwarded.
The L.. N. A. & c. people are making extern
tensive improvements on the Airline division.
The L., N. A. & c. people expect great things of
the Airline division In the near future, and they
intend to bring it up to the highest standard of
excellence.
The earnings of the l., B. e. W. for the second
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over corresponding week, 1885, of SIG 628. The
increase the first fourteen days of the month
was $28, 1877. The earnings since Jan. l, were
1886, 459 an Increase this year of $37,727.
George Tyre passenger conductor on the c..
l., St L. Il g., is so much out of health that he
is taking layoff Mr.. Tyre has been on the
road thlrty-fve years, running fourteen years as
an engineer, and whatever position he has filled
he has been faithful to- and has an untarnished
record.
G.. g. Hadley, now vice president and general
manager of the Sandy Creek Coal Company,
headquarters Columbus. o.. was in the city yes
terday Mr. Hadley says that all ruuors that
as his present business relations are highly sat
isfactory.
Commissioner Richardson, of the Chicago and
Ohio River pool, would do we'll to look after the
abuse of the pass system on the roads in this
pool When road, to secure theatrical troupe
| forty-fve people, thirteen passes, Chicago to
Indianapolis, it certainly is contrary to the spirit
of the pooling agreement and is direct cut of
rates.
The L., N. A. & G. people have under con
| sideration, among other routes to get into the
city, the building of their road from Powell
Station, on the north bank Of Fall creek, to the
Michigan road, and then running into the city
side by side with the G., l., ST. L. & G. The
right of way will be donated from Powell Station
to the Michigan road providing the company will
take that route.
The effort to close the local outside Offices in
the direction of economy we'll harmony. is
to be renewed general passenger agent says
while there are strong arguments in favor of let
ting them remain Open the fact remains, and it is
very difficult to be met and overcome, that the
sum total of business done by the railways in
terested has not increased and cannot increase
one pound or one passenger by the maintenance
of these local Offices.
The rumor is revived that the Kankakee and
Seneca division Of the O., l., ST. L. e. 6. is to be
extended from Seneca to Mendoza the O., B.
& @. road. This would let the Chicago e. Rock
Island, well as the c.. l.. st. l.. & c.. into
Mendoza. j. w. Sherwood, superintendent of
the Big Four, was out of the city lasi- ening,
and we were unable to confirm the rumor, but
hope it is true. The O., b. & @. shculd have a
more direct route to Indianapolis than around
throuph Chca0n