The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Ironding month 1885.
The plans for the new Union Depot after to-
lay will be on exhibition in the Indiana National
Sank building, third floor.
There were transferred over the Belt road last
week IL 091 cars, against 10,0S2 the correspond
ing week, 1885. Increase this year, 1,009 cars.
The Ave Eastern lines forwarded from this
point last week 4.06s loaded against 3.665 in
THE week ending Oct. 2. and against $500 the
corresponding week, 1885.
The five Western lines brought into this sta
ton last week $3.50 loaded against 1894 in
Che week ending Oct q and against ,087 the
corresponding week, 1885.
Geo. w. Boyd, assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines east of Pitts
burg, VINO came West short visit to his par
erts, returned to Philadelphia last evening.
The Denison House management is arranging
TO give the Pennsylvania inspection party, which
lies over here to night a grand dinner The
dining rooms will be appropriately decorated.
The prospects that the Cincinnati Louisville
& Dayton road will be built very favorable.
Several townships on the proposed line will,
within few days, vote on subsidies to aid the
enterprise.
The l., P. & G. road is to build new depot at
Kokomo, SAYS the Dispatch new depot at
several points this road is certainly desirable.
Most of the present structures have been stand
ing thirty years
The announcement of the sweeping official
changes to be made on the ST. Louis, Arkansas
g Texas created ripple of excitement in rail
way circles. 1t is generally believed that the
rumor is we'll founded.
The car of President Hammond, of the l., d.
% 3. road, came out of the shops. Saturday re-
built In a thorough manner, and it is said now
70 be one of the most convenient and hand
Domest private cars In the country.
The c., l.. St. L. g c. earned in the first week
n-k-
bponding week 1885, increase this year, $40 1923 49,
The passenger earnings increased 81 054 70 the
freight earnings $3.50 49, From miscellaneous
business there was slight decrease in earnings.
General Freight Agent Ell. G. Diehl of the l.,
B. & W., estimates that there are fully 300 900
bushels of oats yet to come on tn the market
which are stored on the Peoria division. But
little wheat is stored along the road, but there
are large holdings yet in the hands of the
farmers.
The bridge of the Wabash, ST. Louis & Pa
cifc road across Eel river, near Manchester, and
the road bed TO correspond will soon be raised
six feet. If that should be done an immense
amount of trouble would be saved the train men.
AS the road is, heavy trains going east often
stall and occasion deal of trouble.
An even brighter future is thought to be ahead
Tor the Indianapolis stockyards Within the
past few days several more prominent Eastern
firms have located agencies here. who will be
liberal buyers. Last week representative of
one Of the largest cattle and hog buying firms in
Boston was stationed here, and the roads are
arranging to land stock or Eastern markets in
much quicker time that heretofore.
The Terre Haute Gazette says: 1.-THE four
teen days the purchasers have in which to file
bonds for the faithful performance of contracts
in buying the illinois Midland are not vet I'D.
They have already deposited the $32 900 re-
quired by law. On Nov. the court will pass
on the sale, and. as already intinated in these
columns. it may not be approved on the ground
Of unequal distribution amongst the creditors
In which case the road would be re-advertised
and sold again some time this winter, or in the
spring"
Freight traffic over the western division of the
g., l., St L. & c. is the heaviest at the present
time in the history of the road The road is
Feeding nearly every Eastern line out of Indian
apolis. Last week this road turned over to the
o., III. g. l., the Bee-line. the l.. B. &
w. and the c., ST. L. g. P. over
900 carloads of line freghts, and the com
heavier. Yesterday 200 Lackawanna line cars
were sent West and on Saturday several long
Erains of the Erie line cars.
The Vandalia switching engines Nos. 10 and
IT, in service in the Vandalia yards at this point
are doing such excellent service that the COM
pany will build more of the same pattern. Mr..
Prescott, superintendent of motive power the
Vandala system, drew the plans and specifca-
lions for these engines, and in doing intro
duced several new ideas by which the engines
tives of their weight and they are very quick
$n picking up a train. They are equipped with
She American steam brake, straight stack and
extension boiler, and will handle in the yards
Shirty- five to forty loaded cars in one train read
ily aoasa.oa
The Lafayette Journal Of Saturday says:
sJames Briggs, the railroad clerk who. six
months ago. while employed in the general
auditors Office of the Lake Erie & Western rail-
way, at Bloomington, stole passenger tickets of
4hoE e
arraigned in court yesterday. After exhaustng
his exceptions to the proceeding, he pleaded
guilty to the charge and confessed to having
stolen the tickets. He has been in Jail ever
since he was arrested, and after confessing was
e0ken back to remain until his sentence is passed
end bis term in the pententiary is fixed. He is
In extremely bad health, and it is believed that
on this account his sentence will be suspended. !"
George F. Brydon. assistant general passenger
agent of the Atlantic g. Pacific died in San
Francisco last Friday of consumption. The de-
ceased was well known in Indiana railroad cir
cles, was scarcely thirty-one years of age and
gave bright promise for the future, having been
accounted one of the ablest passenger men in
the country He entered thesOhio 81 Mississippi
Office, as ticket clerk, in 1873. when his brother
Il. T. Brydon. was general passenger agent Of
that company From checking tickets he rapid
~ rose to the position of chief clerk, serving un-
Ger Charles S. Cone, ir, and COL w. B.
Shattuc the present general passenger
Rgent of the Ohio & Mississippi. March 1,
last, ne accepted the position of assistant gen.
oral passenger agent of the Atlantic g. Pacific.
Will Gridiron Kansas with Railroads.
The Chicago, Kansas 8 Western railway.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. Saturday last,
fled an amended charter with the Secretary of
State, by which they to build and operate
ffty-two lines in the State of Kansas. and have
nxed their capital stock at 1854 600, 000 thus
making their caDitaI han hos
railroad company. The headquarters of the CO M
pany are at Topeka. The directors of this new
company are Joab Mulvane. P. l. Bonebrake.
J. p GriswolG John r. Mulvane and ]. r.
Parmlee. of Topeka; d. NJ. Finney Neosho Falls:
]. A Burdette, III. S. Burdette. D. l.. DalIup.
e. w Kinsley. A w. Luke J. r. McKlen and
il. /. Thomas, of Bosom. The estimated length
of these lines is 1874 miles.