The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-30
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

M Gregmile agent
Local Passenger Agent Hickin, of the l., D.
& s. road, yesterday removed his ticket Office to
No. lac South Illinois street
Commissioner George R. Blanchard, Of the
Central TreSiso Association, left Chicago for New
York. on Thursday evening
On Nov. W. H. McDoel, general freight
agent of the L., n A. & c. road, will be pro-
NOTED to the position of traffic manager
Frank NJ. Thomas. travelling agent of the o.
g. NJ, with headquarters at Omaha has for
warded his resignation, to take effect Nov. l.
F. G. Darlington, superintendent of the Mus
kingum Valley road will to-day with Superin.
tendens Mansfield, inspect the Indianapolis &
Vincennes road.
The c., Fl. & / now send out a fast express
freight at 10 P. NJ. for Cincinnati. This train
carries business from connections which reach
Indianapolis on the late trains.
The Ohio & Mississippi road will, on Nov /,
withdraw the sleenipg-cars now running between
Cincinnati and New Orleans, via the Ohio &
Mississippi and the Illinois Central roads
j. H. Holway, for many years purchasing
agent of the New York, Pennsylvania &c Ohio
railroad. at Cleveland has resigned to accept a
similar position with the Colorado Midland.
Two trains of the l., B.. & w. will make close
connections at Peoria with trains that run over
opens for business on Monday, and it is stated
that as good time is made as via Chicago.
Lake Erie & Western is likely to have some
little trouble from party which is manGuveripg
TO take the Eastern division away from the La.
fayette. Bloomington & Muncie, so as to secure
the traffic of the latter for the Bee-liLe at Mum
Gle.
Ede gar Hills, general freight agent, and A. S.
White, assistant general freight agent of the
Bee-line system, are to be in the city to-day.
They left the inspection party at St. Louis and
ran over to Kansas City, prospecting for bust
ness
The Orleans, Paoli & Jasper railroad is now
running regular trains into Raoli in connection
with the trains of the L., n. A. & O. railway,
from Orleans, The road will be finished to
French Lick Springs, it is said, by the Goth of
December
F. K. Hahn, general manager of the Manhat-
tan Elevated railway system. has been offered
by Mr.. Corbln the position of general manager
Df the Reading railway system, but has declined
On account of his complete satisfaction with his
present position.
party we'll informed as to the affairs of the
J., b. & w. and the roads it operates, says that
no disposal will be made of the Dayton & Iron
ton road until the reorganization scheme is per-
fected, then the D. & L. will be made part of
the J., B. 81 w. system.
The third week in October the Chicago g.
Eastern Illinois earned $44, TIA, an increase over
the earnings OF the corresponding week, 1855, of
81, Ol3 The earnings of the road now are
against the best weeks of last year, and it is
surprising that any increase is shown.
The Central Traffic Association is not likely to
go to pieces, as reports short time since would
have It, On the contrary, it proposes to increase
rates largely in November. If the constituent
railroads faithfully execute the orders of the
ISOLATION the earnings of all will receive consid-
cradle addition.
rTbo Wobaeb ;1o.o,rol -. ;,J
week in October over those of the correspond
ing week, 1885, 500, 600. The earnings as now
reported have some significance, as they are re-
ported only on the roads which it is proposed to
retain In The system, providing the reorganizing
scheme is perfected.
Superintendent Whitcomb. of the Belt road.
will to-day issue the following notice: On and
after Nov. ], 1885, the following wages will be
paid on the Belt road: Engineers So. 65 per day;
hremen. SLIGO per day; conductors, 81 40 per
day. brakemen, 81 05 per day. This is an ad-
vance of 10 cents per day all round.
Traffic has become so heavy on the western di-
vision of the c., l., St l.. & G. that the side
track room is to be greatly increased. At Col
fax. o2e-half of mile additional side-track
will be put in. AtSt Marys a half mile addi-
tional side track will be laid, and other points
the present side-tracks will be heightened
At meeting of the railroad brakemen on the
L., n. A. q c. 1t was decided that the pay of the
Monon wheel-twisters is too small. and a com.
mittee of two was appointed to confer with the
management and ask for an increase. The
brakemen on this road claim they are not as
well paid for their work as brakemen on com
peting roads.
The Local Switchmens Association turned out
thirty five strong yesterday to attend the funer
hl of F. S. MacIntire, the |. q St L. switchman,
who was killed on Wednesday. The members
gave appropriate funeral emblems This is the
first member of the association buried since its
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the most active members.
William Dowd of New York, president of the
Louisville New Albany e. Chicago railroad;
John B. Carson. vice president and general
manager W. r. Woodard, general superintend-
bnt. w. H. McDoe general freight agent of the
same road, have put in most of the past week
Inspecting the property. President Dowd will
return TO New York to-day.
District Passenger Agents Martin of the c.,
l., ST. L. & c.. aud Nichols of the Decline and
!. 81 St L., will oper joint Office, on Monday
next in the room corner Of Meridian and Lou.
islana streets, occupying room with the c., w.
& NJ road. Competitors of this combination
can comfort themselves with the thought that
their Office is so isolated that it will catch but
little business.
The superintendent of the several roads cen
tering here yesterday informed the employees
what action was taken regarding their petition
for an advance in pay, and the boys seemed sat
is6ed with the result. Under the new deal al
roads, the l.. D. q s. excepted. pay the same
WAGES, namely. 81 10 TO the foreman OF the
yards, the same to the conductors OF switching
trains and ST. 50 to switchmen and brakemen on
switching trains.
The Cleveland Leader says: Regarding the
fumor that the Erie Will soon take charge of the
Chicago & Atlantic ll4tie can be learned but
there indications that it will be at no distant
date, and that there wiz na number of changes
among the G. & A. officials The Erie has been
rsorganizing the Nypano for eighteen months,
and has done the work thoroughly. 1t has now
two choice opportunities of similar nature be-
fare it in the 0. 81 NJ. and the c. e. A. and all
officials on these lines have prepared their
designations in order TO have them ready on re-
quest
The new Erie Express Company, at all points
which it touches, is proving to be more formid-
able competitor of the old companies than was
the Merchants Express In its palmiest days, as
the new company has no regard TO tariff rates
President Plat, of the United States Express
Company. says: 1.-THE war still goes on. If there
have been any conferences to settle il have no,
been party to them. know of no efforts being
made to pour oil on the troubled waters" Off
cials Of the American Express Company state
that therr has been no advance in express rates
the war still goes on. and they are meeting al
rates made by other companies.
There entirely too many accidents occur
ing from leaving switches open. There are
lew roads IN this Ca. I Oh which accidents Of
THIS character never eur, and these roads havs
eN0k