The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-25
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


freight agent of the j., NJ. & l. at Champion,
Ind
j. A. Perkins, agent of the Union and Green
lines at Milwaukee, is in the city and will re-
main over Sunday
Major Robert Emmett is in the city, visiting
bis olden time railroad friends. He expects to
be here several days.
John Howard has been appointed travelling pas
senger agent of the Mobile g Ohio road, with
headquarters at Corinth, Miss.
The Chicago e. Atlantic Railroad Company
has reelected James III. Benedict president and
L. Musgrave vice president
j. R. Hastings has been appointed assistant
superintendent of the Burlington & Northern,
with headquarters at Minneapolis.
Robert Law. general superintendent of the
Chicago Burlington q Kansas City railroad, has
rendered his resignation, to take effect Oct. l.
James Greives. who represents the Pennsyl
vania lines in ST. Paul, MIMI. passenger DEPART
ment, is in the city. He is now on his vacation.
The Pacific Express Company have put on
their own wagons at this point. Heretofore the
United States express wagons have done their
work.
The c., B. 81 @. people have appointed Fl. e.
Heller travelling passenger agent headquarters
ut Allentown, Pa, vice r. w. Gillespie, trans
ferred
Inc bee line OmclAS start on their Inspection
"trip the 10th OF next month. 1t is expected that
several officials of the Lake Shore and the New
York Central companies will accompany the
Beeline party.
The l., B. & W. gets 20 per cent in the Peoria
pool instead of 19 per cent. as stated yesterday.
IL IS matter OF surprise that the Chicago q
Rock Island gets 203 per cent. in this pool. 1t
is stated that the G. & R. l. people were as much
surprised as any one over the award.
Notice is given by the West Shore and Hoosac
Tunnel lines that hereafter all grain in bulk for
New York must be line billed and cars carded to
Weehawkan. When track delivery at Thirty
fifth street station is desired notation to that
effect must be shown on the line-bilL
I. G. Moore, joint agent of the Chicago east
bound freight association, is said to have in view
the position of commissioner of the Western,
Southwestern and Northwestern Passenger Asso
citation, should the passenger men ever agree
sufficiently to organize the association.
The Logansport Pharos says since Superin
Seudent Watson took the superintendency of the
Chicago division of the c. st. L. e. P. ne has re-
duced the running time between Logansport and
Chicago, distance of 1l8 miles, one full hour,
md he is still ambitious to beat this record.
The time in which the stockholders of the Wa
bach, St. Louis 81 Pacific avail themselves of
she plan offered the reorganization committee
has expired, and neary all the stock outstanding
has been deposited. Exactly how much is still
unassented cannot be told until the returns are
had from London.
There seems to be but little question that the
Laekawanna line is cutting east bound rates and
taking the cut out of their own proportion of
rates, their Western connections not being asked
to participate. The Lackawanna gets 80 long
haul that they can do so and still get fair rate
for carrying the business.
The Philadelphia Record says: "The exigency
of railroad management has provided Philadel-
phia with another distinguished citizen in the
person of Mr.. Austin Corbin. We extend to him
the right hand of fellowship, and hope he can
3nd way to advance the fortunes of the Read
ing without putting up the price of coal. Coal
is too high"
A trunk-lne official. in answer to question
whether there would be any likelihood of any
disturbance when the question of percentage of
the Baltimore 81 Ohio comes up, replied: 'The
roads are all making too much money to war
rant the belief that they will attempt to iniure
themselves. No, there will be no trouble on this
or any other score
1t would seem to be time that the railroad COM
mttee of the Board of Trade be up and doing
1t is stated that one Indianapolis line recently
refused TO bring load of grain into Indianapolis
on through rate If the shipper would not give
tham three carloads of grain over their eastern
division as an inducement. This certainly is dis
eliminating against Indianapolis to an extent
which should be investigated.
1t is officially given out that there will be no
trouble in the west bound passenger pool which
the Baltimore q Ohio is invited to join. Assist
ant Commissioner Pierson states that the SIS
Chicago rate made by that road is practically the
same which has been in existence since February
last. Now that Mr. CARROTS line has through
New York connection there can be no obstacle to
his road becoming member of the pool.
All the transcontinental lines are short of
freight cars, which is a good indication of the
amount of business being done The freight
shipments from the Pacific coast during August
amounted to nearly IL. 900 tons, and it is expect
ed that the September tonnage will be ,nuch
will Eoc INV ~;
fall than during previous seasons, the rates be-
ing such as to discourage shipment by sea.
Eugene V. Debs has been reelected grand Sec
Rotary and treasurer of the Brotherhood of Lo
connective Firemen of North America and editor
and manager OF the Firemens Magazine. The
Terre Haute Gazette says: AT the installation
Mr. Debs was surprised by the presentation of a
beautiful gold medal bearing the following in
scripton: To Eugene V. Debs. by the B. Of L.
F.; an Emblem of the Esteem of His Toiling Eel
low-men.'"
The c., 81. L. & p is carrying considerable
Cincinnati business out of here. and. il is al.
legged, at rates which below tariff consdera-
bly,. The G, l., st L. & c. and the c.. H. 8 I.
people wili demand at the next pool meeting that
the c., St l., & P. be called upon to report to
the Chicago and Ohio River pool, as they, the
G., l., St L. & c. and c., Fl. & T., are called
upon to do As the matter now stands the c.,
st. L.. 81 P is not under pool constraints on bus
mess between indianapolis and Cincinnati.
Dir. John Wanamaker, who has Just returned
from Europa, says: II had good opportunity to
study the rew system of railroad operations in
Germany under government administration. and
vastly prefer the service of private corpora-
lions In our own country. The grumblers at the
American system can be speedily cured by a
few weeks soiourn on the continent There ia
no appeal, for if you have any complaints Won
only set yourself against the government The
trains neither start on time nor come in on time,
and, with few exceptions, the express trains are
as slow as the way trains on our roads,"
NJ. E. ingalls,, president of the c., l., ST. L. e.
c. road, is said to be fully determined to build a
ST. Louis line. When he named the road the Gin
ennati, indianapolis, ST. Louis q Chicago he
intended sooner or later to build ST. Louis line
should he secure control of the l., d. & S. road
he doubtless would extend it to Sc. Louis; if not