The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-24
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Thursday of this week.
@. e. Henderson, genera. manager and receiv-
er of the l., b. & W., has gone to New York to
be absent most of the week.
On and after Sept l. the ~ Y c. & St L.
'Nckel-plata' becomes a member of the Erie
Dispatch, and will os known as the middle d-
vision.
D. r. jackson, of the Continental line. Gin
sinnati, has accepted position in the Office of
General Manager Noonan, of the b. q y. Kan
kakee Despatch, this city.
j. W. Smith, former general manager of the
West Shore fast-freight line. was in the city
yesterday. He has retired from railroad service,
hnd is engaged in commercial pursuits at CHI
eago
President Garrett of the Baltimore 81 Ohio
railroad, is expected home soon, and the street
has arranged meeting with President ROBERTS,
of the Pennsylvania road, to harmonic differ
ences.
The management Of the Baltimore & Ohio Ex-
press Company give notice that the troubles be-
kween the B. & o. and Pennsylvania Company
In no way interfere with the express business
ut any point.
On Sept the Traders Dispatch withdraws
from the Erie road, except as line TO toward
its New England business After that date
the Traders will use the Lehgh Valley road as
ats main route.
S. 3. Pratt, for the past tan years chief clerk
western division of the Wabash, ST. Louis e.
Pacific at Moberly, Mo-, has been appointed
auditor in the general store -keepers department
at Omaha, Neb.
Bradford Durham, general manager of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad was married in Bal
4imore last week to Miss Sophie Huntington, of
Baltimore. A large company of friends were
present and tina bride received numerous and
valuable presents.
In the United States Circuit Court decree of
foreclosure and sale of the Havana, Rantoul &
Eastern railway has been entered and the sale
ordered to take place Oct 81 The sale is to
satisfy mortgage of $500. 900, with 100000 &C.
erued interest thereon.
President Clark, OF the Illinois Central road,
Gays the story of an issue of $50 000 900 bonds
build to Burlington to release the Iowa lines
md extend from Sioux City to St. Paul is all ro-
nance He has heard nothing about 1t, and
thinks none of the directors have
The through cars which the l., B. & W. have
been running between Peoria and Sandusky have
been taken off, and passengers who now take the
night trains for points east of Springfield, o., on
Che c., s. & c., are obliged TO change cars at an
unreasonable hour. 1t is stated that this ar
Eangement is but temporary.
The Ohio e. Mississippi comes up smiling the
Becond week in August showing an increase in
earnings of $25, coo over corresponding week
1885 Could the bonded debt this road lie
Bcaled down to reasonable figures and harmon
kous management control the operating depart
ment it would become a valuable railroad prop
Rrty.
Had the l. B. & W. people expended the $149, 900
they put on to the Columbus, Sandusky q Gin
Cinnati road leased line on the Peoria division
of their system, it would have been the best
road. physically, in the West, and one of the
most valuable for business The 5000 tons of
steel rail would have laid tho Peoria division
with steel.
Twenty carloads OF steel rail, weighing seven
Ay-two pounds to the yard, were distributed yes
the new bridge over White river, north, is now
on the ground The latter Improvement will
cost $4,000 The company is now spending
money quite lavishly ia improvements on the
Belt road
The st. Louis pool committe meet on Thurs
day next for an attempt to adjust their pool
Trouble. There is no pool in the country where
Axeadjustment of per cents is more necessary.
When road like the Vandaa is out of the
market for business nearly half the time il is ev
identity not awarded the per cent in such pools
that it is entitled to.
j. e. Hannegan, general passenger agent of the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids a. Northern. is the
youngest man occupying so important a position
An railroad service in this country. He is now
but twenty five, and but ten years ago an
Office boy at the O., l., St L. & c. depot at La
fsyette. Ind He s considered one of the bright
est passenger men in the service.
John K Stinson, the aged employee of the
Adams Express Company, who lately died in
Brooklyn, had the singular foible Of using all
the money he got, beyond that needed for the
plainest living, to help other people in their
troubles He gave-hoping for nothing again
according to the Scriptures. and was one OF the
NEST popular men in the express business
j. w. Jackson, chief surgeon of the Wabash,
has made the following appointments DR..
Langler Whitney, former house surgeon. is ap-
pointed surgeon ncharge of the Wabash st.
Louis & Pacific hospital, at Springfield, ILL.,; DR..
F. L. Matthew'S surgeon-in-charge, is appointed
consulting surgeon; DR.. A E. Prince is appointed
oculist and aurist for the eastern division.
Mr. Samuel A Hutchinson travelling passen-
ger agent of the Union Pacific, has received
letter inclosing very attering resolutions passed
by the members Of the New York Department
of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Hutchn-
son took charge of and accompanied the New
York delegation on the trip from Buffalo to San
Francisco to attend the yearly encampment
there.
East-bound rates are in very unsatisfactory
condition. That concessions are being made at
other points is said to be quite evident and If
this be true Commissioners Doherty should at
once take the matter up, and that Indian
apolis shippers placed on the same footing
as shippers at other commercial centers. Moth
ing will quicker bring pools into contempt than
allowing shippers at one point to forward bust
ness on rates lower than at another railroad
center
Manager MeRea and his subordinate officials
are feeling finely over the healthy and good pay
inc business the lines of the Pennsylvania Com.
III
of local character and is handled economically
and promptly The increase of earnings on the
indianapolis 81 Vincennes and the Jeffersonville,
Madison & Indianapolis are fully appreciated
Negotiations now in progress which will still
further increase the traffic of the l. & " which
In the past has been an expensive child to the
parent road
Charles A. Riser, of Mansfield, o., young
telegraph operator, is just now causing the p,
e. w. & G. railroad considerable trouble, by
causing the arrest of employees who work on the
road Sundays Seven men, mostly engineers
were arrested in one day by Riser. Riser was
discharged by the company several years ago on