The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



Commissioners Doherty, of the indianapolis
east bound pool has been in Cincinnati for
day or two working on pool matters.
A meeting of the east bound classification COM
mittee has been called for to-day, at Commits
sioner Blanchard's Office in Chicago.
The total railway tonnage of Pittsburg, for
strictly Pittsburg business. is estimated at
Y 600 900 tons per annum. Of this the Penn
sylvania lines carry fully 90 per cent
Lodge No. 191 of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors was organized at Billings. NJ T., last
week. Secretary Baldwin reports new lodges
organizing In all parts of the country.
The earnings of the c., T., St. L. e. G. road
for the first eight months of its fiscal year were
1926, 1858 81, against 1921, 1914 76 the correspond
Ing period or 1885. Increase this year ST. l43. 10
Commissioner Fink has been selected as the
arbitrator for the transcontinental roads in the
matter of the percentages to be awarded in the
double pool, as intinated that he would be a few
days ago.
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago is build
ing ifty-nine new engines at its shops, most
of them of heavier pattern than those now in
service its lines, more especially the pas
senger engines
Chauncey Depew, president of the New York
Central road, day or two ago stated that WHO
would be the successor of j. III. Devereux, late
president of the Beeine SYSTEM was still an I'M
settled question.
Ine L., N A. % y. people nave taken OH tnelr
Sunday trains between Chicago and New AL
bany. COL Bennett Young took them off when
president of the road, but the present manage
ment again put them on. but they have not
proved to be paying trains.
The usual war between James McHenry and
the voting trustees of the Nypano road has al
ready set in for the present season. The titled
gentleman who drills with McHenry, Viscount
Bury sends a lengthy statement to the London
hallway News, setting out his usual grievances.
Paymaster Shepherd, OF the Wabash SYSTEM
did not pay on the l., P. 81 G. division, as ex-
pected, yesterday, for February services, and it
causes good deal of soreness among the en-
ployes. At last reports the pay-car stood at
Springfield, H., the paymaster being out of
funds.
{. e. Henderson, general manager of the I. B. g.
W., accompanied by his wife, left for New York
last evening, and will sail for London, England
Saturday. V. T. Malott and number of other
railroad men called en- Mr.. Henderson yester-
day, and wished him pleasant trip and safe
return.
1t will be of interest to old employees on the
Toledo, Cincinnati & st. Louis road to know
that William 2. Fishback, mastery in chancery,
is prepared to pay all certificates checks issued
under the Craig receivership for labor performed.
This will be welcome news to the boys who have
waited so patiently many months.
The prospects that 1886 is to be good year
for the railroads of this country is fast being
Il
of roadway in the South and East, strikes are
gripping business in the Southwest. and rate
wars are reducing the revenue of the Northwest
ern and transcontinenal lines below paying OPP
Grating expenses
D. j. Mackey, president of the Evansville &
Terre Haute road, who, few days since, dis
charged nineteen minors, has issued order for
the discharge of all minors on the p, d. ,dS e.
road, his acquisition. One thing favorable
about tho matter is that he employs competent
railroad men in their places. and pays them ac-
cording to their better service
Engineer Holland, who few months ago was
severely injured in the bridge wreck on che c..
IL. d l.. is about on clutches. Although he has
brought suit against the company for $50 000
the relations between the two are pleasant, and,
doubtless, a compromise will be made AS stated
before, the possibility that the road might change
hands led to his taking such action.
One who is we'll informed regarding the affairs
of the Chicago q Atlantic road says the rumor
that e. III. Waldron would be appointed receiver,
should Judge Gresham rule to appoint a receiver
for the road, grew out of the fact that he was
offered the general managership of the road and
he spent some days last week in Chicago, with
view of ascertainng the condition of the prop
erty SO far as practical
Mr.. Chas S. Fee. general passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific railroad, has issued new
edition of Wonderland" with an addendum,
Alaska and the Inland Passage" by Lieutenant
Schwatka. The book is profusely illustrated,
and replete with interesting matter. Accom-
panying this publication is "Alce's Adventure
III the New Wonderland" and an excellent map
of the Yellowstone Park. Mr. Fee although a
very young man to hold so responsible posi-
ton, is thorough railroad man, and fully alive
to the interests of The great transcontinental
line which he SO ably represents.
The new east-bound passenger pool put into
effect week ago to-day is not moving along so
smoothly as it was hoped it would The l., B. e.
aria in re- pbarv cnh
other with cutting rates. The Chicago & At
lantic road, which is not member of the Central
Traffic Association but which promises to abide
by the new rates, and the Niagara Falls Short
line are said to be directly responsible for some
reductions in rates which are beginning to affect
the permanency of the pool 1t is said that
while these lines are quoting tariff rates over
their counters they are indulging in the old time
game of allowing scalpers to do business for
them.
VIM. Turreff, general master mechanic of the
Decline system, is in the city. Mr.. Turreff
states that he expects to put the employees in
the Cleveland shops on half time in a day or
two, and, in fact, all shopmen on the entire sys-
tenn. But as the strike is over at St
Louis full time will be restored at Mattoon.
Brightwood and all other shops Mr.. Turreff states
that the boys are accepting the situation
very gracefully; that he has not man more than
he wants; In fact, was about to increase the
forces just as the strike was naugurated Now
they were only making needed repairs as the
earnings of the system did not Justify their TAX
ing hold of any new work, as he had planned to
dc.
George Payson, general couasel of the West
ern Railway Association, of Chicago has issued
circular addressed to the master mechanics of
the various lines throughout the country call
ing attention TO the fact that Connecticut Michi-
gan and Massachusetts, have passed laws com
polling railroad companies operating in those
States to adopt an automatic courier, and that
the States of New York and Ohio are now con
sidering the adoption of similar law Mr. Pay
son also directs attention to the important fact
that the lines in different States are adopting
couplers of various patterns the result of which
will eventually be to make it impossible 10 ar