The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


President ingalls,, of the Big Four, has re.
turned from his Western trip somewhat sooner
than vas expected.
A special newspaper train recently from
Buffalo to Rochester,, N. Y, a distance Of sixty
nine miles in sixty eight minutes.
The Brotherhood of Railrod Brakemen OF In
diana Illinois and Ohio will hold a convent ion
In Lafayette. Aug :, 8 ard 9. There will be
about 200 delegates present.
The l., d. & S. road has made half-fare rate
to Murdoch. Ill, where national camp-meeting
under the auspices of the National Holiness AS
eociation. will be held from Aug. to II.
, The Louisville New Albany & Chicago man
agement have begun building extension from
Orleans to Blue Lick Springs, distance or
twenty one miles. Work is to be completed by
Nov. /
AS ret the Corvdon branch railroad has not
been able to resume operations The president
st. john Boyle. has resigned. and 1t Is limited
that nothing can be done until there is a sale OF
Ehe property under foreclosure and reorganiza-
ton
The earnings of the Ohio g. Mississippi Rail
road Company for the second week in July, as
compared with those of last year, were as fol-
lows: From passengers. $36, ITO. "a; from freight
1914 SO; total. $7e.6l590 Increase over 1855,
$i3,2l6.57.
jack Hardesty, with the Louisville & Nash
Irille railroad at Mobile formerly of the Union
galway of this city, and who is now visiting his
Old home, has never lost his love for Indanapo-
1is, and says he may not return South again, but
tresume operations in his old field.
The conductors and brakemen Of the j., M. &
4. have had their pay raised The local conduc
tors now get So. 10 per day, and local brakemen
Sl-95 per day; through freight conductors, 81 80
per dav, and through freight brakemen ST. 70 per
day; los miles to constitute days work.
The report that the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton Railroad Company will shortly meet to
take steps to double its stock is confirmed 1t is
stated that the system, but for extraordinary re-
pairs. would last year have paid Ia per cent div
kdend on its present stock capitalization.
AT the meeting of the railroad pool in
Pittsburg last week, the railroads were asked to
Kaise the rates on Southern pig iron to prohib-
ktory tariff. but the railroads are practically
powerless to aid the suffering iron men. One
Pittsburg firm has ordered 900 tons OF pig
kron from Alabama.
The Illinois Board Of Railway and Warehouse
commissioners have begun suit against the Illi
nois Central Railroad Company for unjust dis
Crimination The complaint was that freight
ETas hauled from Chicago to Nation for less
Ehan was charged from Chicago to Kankakee,
Alt miles shorter haul
The second annual picnic Of employees OF the
Chicago, St Eouis & Pittsburg railroad will be
held at the fair grounds at Columbus. this State,
mext Saturday. The boys will have good time.
as extensive arrangements have been made for
their transportation, reception and entertain
eneut Several thousand persons will be in at
&endance.
y The Central Passenger Committee, an organi-
gRtipn formed year ago for the purpose of con.
4rOlling passenger rates from the West TO Buff
Eaio Salamanca, Erie and Pittsburg was dis
Rolved yesterday. The interior rates are to be
governed in the future by the Central Traffic As
$ociation, which will probably restore prices to
4he territory.
Application has been made to secure the re-
lease ofpJohn Bard, chief engineer of the New
York elevated railroads when they were built.
Ewho has been confined in private insane hos
pital at Flushing since December, 1882. The ap.
6iieation was made by his brother, and resisted
by his wife and other members of the family.
Mr.. Bard's fortune is estimated at 81, 0OOO OO
Che bill of Charles Fl. Beers against the Wa
bash, st. Louis & Pacific Railroad Company to
EoRaclose the first mortgage on the Chicago di-
kislon, and the petition of Henry Lardner to
keparate the Chicago division from the Wabash
system and appoint separate receiver, are IN
der consideration by Judge Gresham. who has
fntImated willingness to grant Lardner's petit
). The use of iron ties in this country is not fa-
~oFed by Chief Engineer Brown, of the Penn
eylvapia railroad, who has been experimenting
NTH them for several years. He says that they
give perfect satisfaction. and are no more diff
Cult to keep in line and surface than wooden
ties, but that they cost from So to 81 each, while
good white oak ties can be procured for 81 each
Or less.
: Travel on all the Indianapolis lines yesterday
WAS heavy The Bloomington brought ia
1ine-car excursion from Champaign. The Bee
line took out party Of thirty-fve for Calfor-
pia; the Panhandle had car load Of M@nner-
Choir excursionists to Milwaukee; the Big Four
hauled considerable number also to the senger-
TEST. and the L., N. A. & G. captured the singers
from Louisville and Cincinnati.
It is stated that the Chicago, Milwaukee 6 st.
Paul has consented to put limited express
to Council Bluffs, in connection with the fast
train on the Union Pacific If such is the case,
che other lines must of necessity meet it, or
repetition of the ST. Paul trouble will ensue. 1t
ts probable that all of the lines will agree to
shorten up their time. Twenty-Five hours from
Chicago to Council Bluffs is toleraby slow trav-
sling aud faster running is inevitable.
Colonel George G. Henninger, president of the
Kokomo, Danyile e. Western railroad died at
New York Sunday He sunstruck on Sat
urday and died in Bellevue Hospital. This road
ls an outlet for the Indiana coal regions, and the
foad has been surveyed out. Colonel Henninger
had just perfected all the arrangements to place
The bonds in New York while perfecting the sur
vey and getting the stock subscribed. The de.
ceased made Lafayette his headquarters.
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