The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-28
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



c. C. Mcleod has been appointed purchasing
agent for the Wisconsin Central Associated
lines in place of E. X. Howes resigned.
There liz engines belonging TO the Penn
sylvana Company the trips Of which end at
Indianapolis and the crews make this city their
headquarters.
The Bee-line ANNALS for 1887 are very neat
and snowy. There are three descriptions one
good over the Decline proper, second over the
I. & st. L. and a third good over either road.
There is rumor that Judge Cooley will ap-
point j. F. Tucker general manager of the Wa
bash lines, over which he is made receiver. Mr..
Tucker is now assistant general manager of the
c., M. & ST P.
The Louisville & Nashville road has contracted
with the Ohio Falls car works. Jeffersonville, to
build them $50 box cars 10000 pounds capacity,
and to be equipped with the Wagner door,
the pattern door the company has adopted
The produce men at this point have been send
Ing ccops out I'd H." over the roads and then
shipping them in by express. To Offset this sew
eYal of the roads WILL after Jan. /, charge 10 to
is cents per coop for returning them empty.
All roads continue to report that they are IN
ahie to fill their orders for cars. and that grain
and provisions are going forward the new
well maintained at Indianapolis, Chicago. Peo-
ria and St. Louis.
Walter Hunnewell, who has just been cho-
sen president of the Eastern railroad, is gen.
tleman about forty years of age. Mr.. Hume
we'll was a member of the Legislature of Mas
eachusetts last winter, and is well known In
financial and railroad circles.
A. E. Schrader, traffic manager of the Illinois
Midland road, was in the city yesterday. he
does not deny that this road has been cutting
rates the property recently forwarded in
Continental-liue cars. which would have come
through indianapolis but for the cut made.
Tho Wabash management object to the now
form Of bill of lading the grounds that it is
not sufficiently stringent. They claim that it
uhould free from liability on the part of the rail-
Road company any damages that should arise
shrough strikes, delays therefrom. and also by
dood or fire.
It is stated that the position OF general ticket
agent of the Erie road was offered to Geo. W.
Boyd assistant general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania road, and declined. He recon-
mended Leslie Farmer for the position, who Will
dGubtless make very acceptable man to the
management.
L. q. Cannon has been called to Chicago by
Commissioner Blanchard for conference regard
ing his acceptance of a commissionership which
is soon to be filed Mr. Cannon stands we'll
with railroad men, so much ability did he show
in handling the Transcontinental pool while it
was in existence.
p. Madden, foreman of the Rushville section
on the c.. H g. l., yesterday fell from a con-
struetiop train In such manner that one of
his legs cut off. wheel stopping right
upon the crushed limb. Mr.. Madden was
member of the c., H & d. Insurance Associa-
tion, and from it will draw 5000
l.. L. Fellows who is to act as general freight
agent of the Champaign & Western road until
Jan. ], was in the city yesterday looking for
cars. indianapolis roads are not at the present
time in the notion of furnishing to this road
TO be loaded and then forwarded East over the
Illinois Central road and its Eastern alliances.
The c., f. g. D. company has settled with en-
gineer Holland, who was severely injured in
the bvidge wreck. few months ago. The terms
are not be made public Mr. Holland also
draws $500 from the c.. H. e. D. Insurance As
Sociation. of which he a membr, his iniur-
les coming under the class of to 1al disability
ftFon railroad service.
The truce among the lines in the Northwest
ern Passenger Association and the Western
Passenger Association expires by limitation on
Jan. l, 1887. Although the officials of the lines
In interest have been at work off and on for
about six months in trying to prepare the pools
which they desire so much, they have thus far
been unsuccessful in perfecting the two organ
izationS
The reason assigned for stopping the issuing
of passes to grain dealers after Jan. is that the
grain men have been imposing on the railroad
companies. In several cases, it is stated where
friend of grain buyer wanted to 60 out on
Western road passes have been asked for such
friend on the pretense that he was going out to
buy grain, aud the man who had the pass could
hardly tell wheat from rye.
The Union Railway Company is greatly in
need OF part of the ground occupied by the
Coburn & Jones undergrad, and have notified
Mr. Coburn that he must vacate the grounds,
but ne gives the matter attention il Is stated,
consequently the Union Railway Company will,
within day or two, with force of men them
selves remove the lumber and take possession
of the ground which was condemned some
months ago.
It has been suggested that shippers who have
books containing the present form of bill of lad
ing should use them up simply stamping each
bill of lading. This contract is subject to the
new form of bill of lading Stirring up this bill
of-lading matter has accomplished good in one
direction Shippers who had never before read
the old form of bill of lading now have it by
heart. and after comparing it with the new
form, see but little difference in their provis.
ions.
TIE following Illinois roads paid dividends
this wear: The Chicago e. Alton, per cent; the
Chicago, Burling on & Quincy, per cent; the
Chicago q Eastern Illinois, 81 per cent; the
Chicago. Milwaukee 81 ST. Paul 5 per cent. on
common and per cent. preferred; the Chi
cago d North western, 6 per cent on common
and on preferred;'the Cincinnati, Indianapolis
II ST. Louis. per cent; the Illinois Central. u;
abe Pekin Union, s; the Rock Island g. and the
st. Louis, Alton 81 Terre Haute, 8.
The representatives of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe passenger department. scattered
over the country who have been upon the anx-
Xous seat can now breathe easy again, AS circu
lar has been issued assigning each man his terri
tory. There were thirty seven men interested
in the new DEAL and, fortunately, none have
been dropped but several transfers have been
Gaade. Frank Hendry, who has so faithfully
served the company in the Indianapolis district,
remains, but his territory has been extended
1t is stated that r. B. Cable will be appointed
superintendent of the main line division of the
Reading road Mr. Olhausen, the present super
gntendent, has been selected general manager of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and he will
enter upon his duties Jan. l. Mr.. Cable was
until recently superintendent of the Susquehanna
division of the New York, Lake Erie q Western
railroad His headquarters at Elmira, N. Y.
His annontmant has not been officially an