The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-10
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
Andy OHara yesterday assumed the duties of
chief neutrality-suspicious. on the l., B. e. W. road,
succeeding E. Styles, who returns to the Chicago
s. Alton road.
Commissioner Blanchard will go to Louisville
today, and on Thursday will make attempt
70 revive the East hound pool at that point and
get it into harmonious working order with the
Chicago pool.
The proposal to appoint receiver for the chi
eago & Atlantic was argued yesterday before
Judge Gresham at Chicago, and the application
was taken under advisement A decision Is not
sxpected for at least one week. 3
The members of the General Passenger Agent
Association, which convenes at Chicago mex
week, will, on Wednesday, be taken to Pullman
IN a special train. A cold lunch will be set be-
fore them at the Hotel Florence.
The st. Paul, Minneapolis 8 Manitoba road
has appointed Mr.. A. L. Mohler land and emf
grafton commissioner vice Mr.. j. B. Power re-
signed, who will have charge of all business per-
tanning to the land department of the company.
Engine No lot on the /. & st. L., on Monday
afternoon hauled the limited express train from
NATION to East st. Louis in two hours and
forty three minutes Nine stops were made at
railroad crossings and county seats The distance
Is LIB miles.
receiver Hammond, the 18th Of this month.
closes his first year as holding the position by
power of the court, and notwithstanding the ex
fraordinary expenses of the year, his report will
show that the road has been operated on 6S per
cent of the gross earnings.
The representative of the Baltimore & Ohio at
Ehis point yesterday. had seven to fill orders
for 200 cars. While business was light the B. g.
o. people allowed their freight equipments to
deteriorate. Now they are several thousand cars
short to do the business offered them.
The Cleveland Leader says: "Mr. Corbin, it is
inferred, intends the Cleveland 81 Canton road
to be the Cleveland branch of mis- new trunk line
system. It will strike the missing link to be
built between Columbus and Pittsburg, and
thereby be raised to the dignity of very i'm
portant line"
Freight agents at this point were yesterday
aotified by the Missouri Pacific, the Wabash, st.
Louis e. Pacific and the St. Louis 81 San Fran
siseo that they were not open for freight busi-
ness owing to the strike troubles which have
stopped lransfer over the bridges and by the
Virgins FERRY.
The old rumor is revived that the l., B. & W.
Is to throw up it's lease of the G., S. g. c. The
Journal has good authority for saying there is
no truth in the report and that it grows out of
mors which have been started regarding the suit
pending between the two companies to one
feature of the lease.
The Order of Railway Conductors, which has
D membership of some twenty thousand, under
Its bylaws, does not permit conductors to take
part in strikes A member so doing is subject
TO expulsion. The insurance association con-
nected with this order is becoming grand affair
for making large insurance at small expense
Local passenger agents for fort weight hours
AaFe maintained rates in all direc tons IN a very
trdditable manner Several parties who could
haRe last week secured cut of from SO to So,
nate within the last twenty-f four hours paid full
tariff rates to Kansas Nebraska Of course,
at present rates, it would be impracticabe to cut
California rates.
The new Illinois Central engines which haul
he C., l.. St L. & G. trains between Kankakee
and Chicago run the sixty miles now without
stopping, except at railroad crossings. They are
provided with extra-sized tank, and make
btops even for water. One of these engines last
week, hauled G., l., st. L. & G. train No. 2, forty
one miles in ffty-six minutes.
General Passenger Agent Baldwin of the L.,
y. A. & C. system. was in the city last evening.
Mr.. Baldwin states that the management have
July determined upon putting a morning
rain out OF indianapolis. TO leave at or about 8
: NJ. reaching Chicago at 1890 noon. He says
heir track will soon be in shape to make the
readily in six and one-half hours.
Unexpectedly the promised contest over the
reorganization of the Lake Erie 81 Western road
has been dispelled by union of opposing inter-
ests. A few days ago there were three commit
Eees in the field, each bidding for the co-opera
lion of the security holders but they have ama-
bly, concluded that there was room for them all
under the provisions of the scheme.
The Pennsylvania and Vandalia companies
give notice that, beginning with Monday, March
l5 1886 the following low tariff will be in effect
Cor passengers using the Columbus and st. Louis
For distances less than 200 miles, 25 cents; for
distances between 200 and 400 miles, 30 cents;
FOR distances over 400 miles, 70 cents.
H b. Hammond. receiver of the l., D. & s.,
yesterday placed $50 600 of receivers certificates
ut a per cent per annum rate of interest IN
der the instruction of the court he was allowed
to pay 6 per cent per annum rate of interest
Confidence in ability to pay helps receiver won
aerfulIy when he wishes to place certificates. Mr..
Hammond returns to New York this evening.
On one of the indianapolis roads there is I'M
easiness among the employees, more especially
The train men, and strike murmurings are heard.
The dissatisfaction is not so much the
wages they receive, as over the harsh, cold
manner one of the officials of the road treats
them ne seeming, says one OF the subordinates,
to have forgotten that the best service is
dered by employees who feel that their superior
officers are interested in their well being.
W. H. McDeel, general freight agent of the
louisville, New Albany & Chicago road. has
issued the following notice to agents and con-
hections: "All per cents. to Charleston, ILL.,, on
business for Charleston proper, are hereby
Withdrawn. On business for points beyond
Charleston we will prorate to Charleston as
heretofore. On business for Charleston proper
the Indianapolis q St Louis road must be al
lowed their local tariff rates from Terre Haute {"
Hugh Sutherland, president of the Hudson
Bay Railroad Company. is on his way to
England to complete details for the i'm
mediate construction of that road. He says a
syndicate of English capitalists are ready to put
GA line of steamers from the Hudson Bay ter
minus to Liverpool, and that the route would be
open the year round other reports to the con-
trary notwithstanding. The line will be $40 miles
long, connecting the waters of Lake Winni-
peg and Hudson Bay.
Officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany state that it will not be known until after
the 10Th instant what disnositiou is IN he made
of the plan for the insurance of the employees of
That company. 1t is to be- referred back to the
board of directors to be disposed Of 1t is esti
mated that the scheme has thus far cost the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company in various ways
nearly $50, 600. The officials of the company also
assert that it would be unjust to the Is, 600 en-
pioyes of the company who desire to become
members to abandon the plan entirely