The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-22
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local

noupany leaves this evening for New York.
C. w. Fairbanks is still in New York aiding
In Strengthening ont the legal and financial
snars the l., B. e. w. is still laboring under.
The Erie Express Company is quite careful in
selecting its messengers, and takes the best men
from the old companies when it can secure their
services
1t is said that Austin Corbin and his friends
have fully 81. 900, 900 laid away in the l., b. &
w, which was money advanced to keep the road
in operation.
e. B. Wingate formerly chief ngineer of the
Union Railway Company and Belt road, has been
appointed chief engineer of the Kansas City &
60uthern road.
Chestar H. Dawes, who has been appointed
3unlor counsel Of the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy Railroad Company. is son of United
States Senator Dawes, of Massachusetts.
VIM Hickn agent of the l.. D. & s. road,
on South Illinois street, will on the LIST OF No
vembsr remove his Office TO 148 South Illinois
street. he having rented the room in which the
Martin & Nichols joint Office was to be opened.
L. c. Holtz. formerly ticket agent In the
Union Depot ticket Office. has gone into partner
ship with Geo Frey in the understanding bust
ness. The two make strong team, and vii.
catch on well with parties who deal with scalp
ers.
The solid trains recently put on between Gin
e!nnatt and St Louis over the O., l.. st. L. q G.
and. the Vandalia are catching on finely with the
travelling public, it is stated, the business be-
tween the two cities having increased 100 per
cent
General Swavne of the leading attorneys
for the Wabash Railroad Company, is said to
admit that the Harry Crawford suits are of
more Importance than he had credited them with
being, and are likely to interfere with the pro-
Rramme OF the recognizing scheme or the Wa
bash.
IS the coming man for general passenger agent
of the Ohio & Mississippi road. and the Journal
has good authority for saying that the position
of general superintendent of the o. & M has
been offered to w. r. Woodland. general superin-
fendent of the L.. n. A & C.
President Hammond and party were hauled,
on Wednesday, from Decatur. H., to the city
limits of Indianapolis in three hours and one
minute The distance is Isl miles. From Monte
yuma the sixty-fve miles made in sixty six
minutes. Several consecutive miles were made
at an average speed of mile in ffty-two seconds.
The private car Of President Hammond, of
the l. d. & S. road is attracting good deal of
attention rs he travels over the country with it,
20 handsomely aud elegantly has it been
built and to the credit of Indianapolis, as the
work was done by mechanics of this city-those
employed in theI., d. & S. shops, and by AL
bert Gall.
Those who hold fast to the maxim that where
there is much smoke there must be some fire will
not be satisfied by the denials Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company's officers of the rumor
which transfers TO them fieetof Atlantic steam
ships. once more we are told that the lDnnau
line has been sold, and in way to bring its ships
into close business relations with this railroad
company
The official statement of the net earnings of
che Cleveland, Columbus. Cincinnati q Indian
apols system for August shows an increase Of
@l02 900 over last year. The net gain for eight
months this year is $672 600. The leased Indian
apolis IL st. Louis is making its share of the in
crease, its earnings for the first week of October
being 81, III ahead of those of the corresponding
week, 1885,
There is good authority for saying that the
Erie Express Company will be running messen-
gers into Indianapolis and to Peoria over the l.,
hB. d W. road the latter company is
in shape so make contract with the express
,Gompany. The tariff for all points between San
dusk and Peoria has been prepared and the
messengers which the Erie Express Company
will put on the runs have been selected
President ingalls, and a number of the largest
bond and stockholders of the c., l., st. L. e c.,
will, on Monday next, inspaet the road, travelling
on a special train. On Tuesday occurs the an
Aual election, and President ingalls, wants the
stockholders to know the real condition of the
1foperty prior to the election Then if any
changes in the management are thought by the
stockholders TO be necessary they can make
chem. It is hardly probable that any changes
will be made, however. as the c., l.. St L. q @.
Re doubtless of the best and most economically
managed roads in the country, and none are
more exempt from accidents
The recent decision in the South Pennsylvania
road case has brought Dr. Hostetter to the front
again, and he SAYS: 1.-THE first thing to be done
IN the South Pennsylvania affair is to hold
meeting OF the company and see how the stock
holders stand If the old minority, which wants
80 complete the road can get control they will
push 1t until it is finished In any event the
Road will be continued. If anything should oc-
eur to prevent the building of the South Penn
Hylvania there two other roads waiting to
take Its place, and one of them will be built, and
built at once l believe the majority of stock
holders will agree to go ahead"
Indianapolis merchants can no longer growl
over the lower west bound rates that Chicago
merchants get, as compared with merchants at
thiS point. as the rates are now the from
Indianapolis to Kansas City, and other Western
and southwestern points. as from Chicago to
such points. namely: First class, 90 cents per
100 pounds; second class, 80; third class 55
fourth class, 80. Indianapolis to Kansas City,
aud to other points on proportionate basis. 1t
1s not more than a month since this matter was
brought up before the railroad committee of the
Board OF Trade, and already the matter has
been acted upon thus favorably to the mer-
chants of this city.
One who thinks, at least. he has the inside of
the affairs of the indianapolis, Peru & Chicago
road says it s all arranged for e. L. Scott
trustee for the bondholders, to bid the road In
at the coming foreclosure sale. Into whose
hands the road will eventually drop he thinks is
good deal of problem. but should a new com
pany be reorganized to take the read. should
1t fall into the hands of the same parties who
will control the Wabash in the near or distant
future. things are now arranged that such
party will have to take the road as whole There
is, In other words. TO be no separation OF the
three divisions, which would mean. if divided at
Peru, the wrecking of the north end.
Superintendent Bent, of the Ohio g. Mssis-
sippi, says with the exception Of the one thou
sand new box purchased in the past two
years, the freight equipment is old and too light,
and repairs which are being made to this light
equipment are not justified by the ends accom-
plshed, as we have only light capacity car
when done. By the large number of cars de-
stroyed during the past year some idea can be
had of the condition of the freight cars, 1877
were destroyed as worthless during the year
The passenger equipment. while fair, says Su-
perintendent Bent, is not mp to the average of