The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-14
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


agent d.
C. Brady, resigned, with Office at Louisville,
Ky
1t begins to look as if the plaintiffs were play
ing game of bluff in this talk of appealing the
J., D. & S. subsidy case again to the Supreme
Court
Now that the now heavy freight engines on
the c., L. St L. 6 c. have got well lmbered
up, they haul over the western division forty
loaded cars and make good time.
Receiver Hammond. of the l., d. & S. road,
and party arrived in the city yesterday. mr.
Hammond states that, under the reorganization
scheme, the fixed charges will be $5o,oVo per
annum. not $780, 900 as but recently stated
The foolish stockholders OF the ST. Louis. Fort
Scott and Wichita railroad, acquisition of the
Gould system, want the courts to take the line
out of the hands of the Missouri Pacific on the
ground that, although the road Is a gold mine,
Gould has failed to pay cent OF overdue inter
est
Hunters and others whose business compels
chem to await the night train at Thsyer, the
Airline, say that since the discontinuance of
station agent there. part of the building is night
1y occupied by gang of young hoodlums, whose
sole ambition seems to be to play poker and
swear
During the summer months the Airline re-
duced the working force of its section gangs to
four men for each six miles, and, a conse
Huence, the road became little rough. Now
they are putting on an additional force Of work
men, with the intention of making this road bed
one OF the smoothest that enters Chicago.
prominent rsilroad attorney who has
watched closely the foreclosure suit of the l., D.
81 S road says it is the cleanest and falrest fore
closure suit he had ever given his attention to-
IN this suit q says the interests of all parties
have been fully protected, and the various par
ties have acted in the most perfect harmony.
Frank Newly, who has rendered his resigna-
tion as ticket agent of the Bee-lne and the L.,
N. A. & c. Offices on South Illinois street. has
received very complimentary letters regarding
the fathfnlness with which he has represented
the lines, from A. j. Smith, general passenger
agent Of the Decline, and VIM. Baldwin, of the
L., n. A & c.
II is whispered that the opposition of some of
Che general passenger agents to the idea of gross
anoney pools is not altogether from principle or
3isinterested motives. The successful operation
of that scheme would 60 far toward robbing the
official of his present importance. The scalpers
however are the parties who the most
anxious about the gross pool. 1t means freeze
out for them"
AS fast as can be done with the force on hand,
all the old-fashoned switches on the Wabash
main track and in the sidings in the yards and
elsewhere, are being removed and the Missouri
Pacific standard split substituted. These switch
9s possess many advantages over other kinds
the principal feature being the non-liability of
trains getting off the track, matter whether
She switch be open or shut
The Woodworking section men on the c., St
Il. g. p. now breathe easier the official inspec
ton trip being over. The Panhandle inspection
party have found tn the habit of making an
annual tour not only yes them opportunity
to determine the actual condition and needs of
their property, but is n advantage to the road
and announcement " the men. Prizes are
awarded to all the departments for excellence.
John Egan, general passenger and ticket
n a kQn al lii hoo< al A.
following notice to ticket and passenger agents:
''The general passenger and ticket agents of for
oiRn roads have been notified of the desire of
this company that no attention should be paid to
requests of ticket passenger agents for free or
reduced rate transportation, unless such requests
shall have received proper Endorsement at this
office"
The Haskell q Barker Car Company are ar
Tangng to increase the capacity of their electric
flight plant The system in use is the Thomson
Huston and the dynamo, which is now of TWEEN
tytwo-light capacity, will be increased to thir.
twilight one. The additional light will be placed
about the factory, with one in the yards for
lighting up the surroundings. The com oany is
arranging to work nights as we'll as during the
daytime
1t takes a very competent hnancer to make
both ends meet on the Ohio Southern road, of
which C. H. Henderson is manager The road
has resting on it total stock and bonded debt of
So 100 55777 stock and debt per mile, $65, 625 r.
total single main track in Ohio, 118 % miles;
passengers carried through and local. 176 232:
tons freight. GAO 430; total earnings 1892 ITO 81;
total operating expenses, $3l9, l54 %; net earn
ings. $I73 616.09
Harry Wetsell, general agent of the vandala
at this point, has been offered the position of
general freight agent on one OF New England's
best roads-a road the stock of which is quoted
above 5000 per share. The best feature of the
offer is that it comes unsolicited. Mr.. Wetsell
has the matter under consideration It will be
t0 tho Van oii bo
commenced on it at the bottom round and has
steadily advanced to his present important posi-
tlon.
Manager Scott. of the l., p 8 G.. states that
b.! Nov. this road and it's equipments will be
In better condition than at any time in the his
tory of the road. The track between Indanap-
oils and kokomo is now all steel rail, and much
OF the distance between Kokomo and Peru.
Five hundred tons are now eing laid between
those points, and the bridges have all been re-
built or generally repaired. The equipments as
well, by that date, will have all been thoroughly
overhauled The company now has thrty-two
locomotives, fifteen coaches and ], $50 freight
cars-all in excellent condition.
The meeting of the general freight agents
of the lines in the Chicago and Ohio
river pool, held at Commissioner Richard
sons Office on Tuesday, was not a very
important one The matter of rates
on rice, rosin, turpentine and phosphate rock
from coast points, which was laid over from last
meeting, came up, The matter Of rates between
Chicago and Oweusboro and Paducah, KY, was
referred TO acommittee consisting of Messrs w.
j. Young, G. j. Grammer, and F. " Dayis.
There was some discussion about switching
charges on cars sent to elevators to be loaded
with grain, but no action was taken An ad-
journment was had until Tuesday, Nov g.
Passenger men at points like Indianapolis,
who have in years past fattened on commissions
readily representing any road, which is an initial
road, for the sake Of the commissions paid by
connecting lines without salary from such initial
road, are now beginning to talk about being
placed on salaries so sharply have their com
missions been cut down since the roads west of
the river and the trunk-lines decline longer to
pay anv commissions on passenger business
One indianapolis Office which, in times past has
paid from 800 TO 500 commissions per month.
now pays only 5000 to $500 per month, and. after
axnansas are deducted there is little left For tho