The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-01
AFFAIRS 0E THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


received, have 1000 freight cars Of their own in
service.
All railroads reporting earnings the third
week ia December showed an increase, which,
son some lines, is quite important
After this date W. B. Alberger will represent
! she freight department. of the Wabash rail-
4 way agent at Los Angeles, Cal, vice r. Ell.
d Springer.
The freight agency at Fifeld, Ia on the Des
MONIES and Relay division of the Wabash rail-
way, has been abolished Ali freight shipments
81 for that point must be prepaid.
The earnings of the Evansville & Terre Haute
I road for the third week in December were $751;
81 400. an increase of 81 700. For the three weeks
y >of December the increase 10 $4,000.
W. G. Watson has been appointed general pas
ii senger agent of the Southern Pacific company
4Atlantic system vice T. W. Pierce, jr, resigned.
The appointment takes effect to-day
meeting Of the Lake Erie & Western di-
Tectors will be held on JAM to take some action
looking to the removal of the receiver. The road
Is beginning to show quite respectable earnings.
P. Cooley. who was recently appointed general
agent of the Union Pacific, headquarters at Phil
adelphia Pa, will shortly marry the daughter
of George Butler, passenger agent of the l., B. e.
There is high official authority for stating that
w. r. Stark has not rendered his resignation as
assistant superintendent Of the c., FL. g. d. lines
and whether he will do SO is still open ques-
stioE.
" T. Malott, president, L. D. Richardson,
commissioner and l.. Hand, secretary of the
Chicago and Ohio River pool, were in conference
yesterday all day, Strengthening up per cent,
matters
The Illinois Central road has carried heavy
traffic the last month. Earnings of the third
week of December were reported at 1867, 800,
showing an increase of $52 655, or II per cent
over the corresponding week of 1884.
There is official authority for stating that the
u rumor that 7. w. Ransom late master mechanic
~ of the Bee line. is to be appointed to the same
N position on the L., n A. & c., is incorrect He
was an applicant and thence the rumor doubtless
arose.
From seemingly reliable source it is learned
that the programme now is that John Scott. for
G merly resident general manager, etc. of the Gin
cinnati Southern, will, March l, succeed the pres
emit general manager of the Louisville & Nash
vile system.
The Chicago & Northwestern road has ordered
thirty passenger engines built at the Schenectady
locomotive works, of the same pattern as engines
II, rs and IS the c., l., ST. l.. q G. road,
which rank among the best locomotives run in
= this country
The aged mother of Geo. w. Cobb, secretary
of the Railroad Christian Association died yes
3erday at 1:30 p. M. at Mr.. Cobb's residence 176
Christian avenue, after lingering and painful
illness of eight years. She passed away on her
S4th birthday
Commissioner Richardson of the Chicago and
Ohio River pool, will on Thursday next have the
passenger officials of the L., N. A e. G. on the
green carpet to defend themselves against the
alleged sales of passes as method of getting
around the pool
Gent that should the business of the road for the
twelve months to come, or even six months, be
IA as good as for three months. JAN 1, 1887, the
rs road will be we'll upon its feet, and earn some
al itC HVai ohn md
penses.
Commissioner Fink gives notice that at
meeting of the standing committee. held Tues
day in New York, it was agreed that, taking eff
rates on live sheep should be on the basis of %
ICents, and on dressed sheep 45 cents per 100
pounds Chicago to New York.
Mr.. George Odds, recently traffic manager of
- dhe Missouri Pacific road at ST. Louis, passed
Through Chicago yesterday on his way to Mont
real to assume a similar position on the Cana
dian Pacific road. He has contract with the
canadian Pacific road whereby he is to receive
.e5. 900 per year for five years.
Said prominent railroad man last evening:
s'You can set this down as fact Railroad di-
rectors. railroad presidents and railroad man
ayers have made up their minds that they now
want some revenue. This remark, he added,
will apply with equal force to Eastern as we'll
as Western, and Southern as we'll as Northern
roads.
The Wabash freight men are now stihening
up in the backbone, ard they as well as the c., Ell.
10 D., demand that if there is to be an nvestigar
tion of the alleged crookedness in rate matters
At shall be made by persons outside of the pool
membership. To an outsider it would seem that
IF there is no crookedness it makes little differ
ence who makes the investigation.
The health of T. A. Lewis, general manager
of the Erie stfreight lines, has so much i'm
proved that he was at his Office most of yester-
nay. Last evening the directors car of the N. Y
~. e. o. road in the Bee-ine and in
saday or two Mr. Lewis will go to New York in
this car to aid in the detail work of turning his
duties over to George Rstine, who is 10 relieve
him.
Perry Griffin. district passenger agent of the
chicago & Rock Island, spent yesterday in the
tcity. He states that the earnings from passen-
ger service on this road per mile are larger than
s4hose of any road running ont of Chicago. This
statement he uses as conhrmatory of another
statement to the effect that the c. & r. /. lives
nearer to tariff rates than either of its COM
petitors.
The changes introduced into the management
of the Grand Trunk railway which take effect
to-day, have obliterated the Great Western as a
separate division. The line west of Toronto has
been divided into two divisions, to be known as
the northern and southern divisions. Railway
men express the opinion that the changes will
result In much more practical amalgamation of
the two old rival systems and tend to more har-
monious work.
In tha.year 1853 the c., Fl. e |. division of the
q, H.~oS ID. system failed to earn its fixed
charges aud operating expenses in the sum of
1872 1000, in 1884 Sis, 900 and this year, it is
stated, will fall short of doing so some $l52, 00O
1t should be borne in mind however, that
sseventyfve miles of the c., Fl. & D. road has
been practically rebuilt in the last three years
and its equipments considerably increased the
cost of which has been charged up to operating
expenses, and future exhibits will be much more
favorable, without doubt.
special from LaPorre Ind, to the Chicago
Times says: Under It's present management
his branch of the Wabash road, running from
Michigan City to Indianapolis. is rapidly regain
ing its old-time papulafity New steel rails are
being laid, and the rolling stock is being re
Yainted and relatterad al y G. q y tho initials