The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


in New England. to organize a national! railway
clerks association.
Passenger men report travel as having I'M
proved greatly the last few days, and as now be-
ing heavier than in the corresponding PERIOD
1885.
Passenger Committee, yesterday removed his
Office from Cincinnati to Chicago. number 1Uo
Lasalle street
Despite reports to the contrary, the c., st. L.
e. p. shops at this point are running on full time
and employing additional men rather than dis
charging them.
The renewal of one-fourth of the iron track of
American railroads, which are more than ten
years DID, will require something like 615,000
tons of rail per year.
George feathers, route agent of the American
Express, who has been confined at home by i'll
ness for few days, is decidedly better. and will
be out in a few days.
v. T. Malott, general manager of the Union
Railway Company, is still confined to the house
by light attack of pneumonia. He hopes to
be out again by Thursday
Expressmen report a hadsome increase in their
business the last few days. Some days addi-
tiona express car is hauled on the through lines,
30 heavy is express matter
Mr.. Doherty, commissioner of the Indianapo-
lis pool, has gone to Chicago to talk over pool
per cents with Commissioner Blanchard. of the
Central Traffic Association.
II. d. receiver L., ~. -.
road, who has been confined to his room for two
or three days by severe cold and threatened
pneumonia, is much better, and will be out
again in day or two.
William Caldwell, travelling passenger agent
OF the West Shore, who is in the city, will re-
main over to-day. Mr.. Caldwell states that the
West Shore is strictly adhering to both passen-
ger and freight tariff rates.
G. l.. Shaw, who for several years has been
the chief clerk, and connected with the Chicago
pool committee as the statistician, has been APP
pointed by Commissioner Blanchard as chief
clerk of the Central Traffic Association.
The Railroad Register thinks that the Dan
VILE Oney 81 Ohio railroad, comprising ITO
miles of road recently sold under foreclosure,
will be good feeder for the Indiana, Blooming
ton q Western, for it passes through a valuable
coal country, and also country which in other
ways can give good traffic
A circular has been issued 20 the stockholders
Of the Lake Erie & Western Railway Company
stating that largo number of stockholders,
feeling that they are unfairly treated by the
bondholders' committee, desire to consult with
other stockholders for the purpose of devising
some plan whereby foreclosure can be prevented.
A railroad man who is well informed as to
Abe movements of G. P. Huntington says that
he is at the bottom of the transcontinental fight,
and Is carrying out long-cherished programme
which, he thinks will result in large settle
nent of immigrants on his various lines in the
Southwest and West, as the travel will naturally
drift that way
Gowen has published letter giving facts
about the position, value and earning power of
the Reading He claims that the Reading and
Jersey Central have earned an average of 5 per
cent during the last five years the debt and
share capital He says he is not opposing the
syndicate, but he was in favor simply of the
Reading property.
H. c. Townsend, general passenger agent of
the Missouri Pacific says that the statement
that he is one of the leading spirits in favor of
aDoishing the payment Of commissions is not
correct If wise, he says, he could name the
leader in the movement But so far as he is
concerned he fell into line more for the sake of
harmony than any other reason.
1t is understood that should the strike on the
Jay Gould lines take in the Wabash road, it will
not effect the Indianapolis division, the en-
ployes on it are now practically l., P. & c. men;
and further, is is said there is but Knight
of Labor on the l., P. 81 G. 1t will be remem-
bered that in years gone by strike has been
known on the l. P. 81 G. road. A young strike
was nipped in the bud by Mr. Malott. then gen
eral manager.
In few days the L, D. & s. people will place
on their line two elegant chaircars, which were
rebuilt at their shops in West Indianapolis, and
which are credit to the mechanics that did
the work Mr.. McKenna, superintendent of
rolling stock, took two of the day coaches built
few years ago for the road by the Pullman
Car Company, and improved on them to such an
extent that they are equal, il not superior, to
any of Pullmans much talked-abou model
chair-carS.
Prospects for a heavy business over the Wa
bash road have been somewhat blghted by the
strikes on tho Jay Gould lines of late Jay
Gould, with his Southwestern system and the
Wabash, has been diverting the bulk of the
east bound grain shipments from Nebraska and
Kansas points from the regular pool lines by
taking it from Hannibal and St Louis to Toledo
where it will be ready to move with the opening
of navigation. But the strike, it is thought,
will more or less pterfere with his programme.
The investments of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company in the securities of auxiliary lines
west OF Pittsburg amount at their par value to
1882, 658, 746 and are represented the books at
cost of 500, 092, TAO. These investments pro-
duced in dividends and interest during the year
1885, 81, Az, 434, which sum 1866 337 in excess
Of the interest upon the entire funded indebted
ness, exclusive of interest on trust certif-
Gates. After all, these Western feeders are not
30 much Of an elephant the parent line as
may appear at first glance of the annual report
of 1885,
Matters in the Indianapolis Weighing Associa-
ton are not moving as harmoniously as desir-
able. The trouble seems to be who shall
bear the expenses. Last month nearly double
as many of the Vandalia were weighed
as of any other road, and they are asked
70 pay 1913 per cent of the expenses, to which
they object, claiming that the /. g. St L., theic
chief competitors, hauled as many cars into the
station as did the Vandalia, yet they do not pay
half what the latter does to support the institu-
lion. An effort will be made to overcome the
dissension.
For the benefit of those who have recently
been selling out the interest of President
Nackey, in the Evansville s. Terre Haute road
we quote what the Boston Herald has to say re-
garding the deal: Street reports that the Lou
jsville & Nashville company has sold its holding
of Evansville g. Terre Haute stock 60 the Chica-
60 & Eastern Illinois company, aad that the lat
ter has thereby secured control. are all wrong
{. The L. & N. sold the stock in question in open
market Chicago q Eastern Illinois people did
not buy it, On the contrary, they have general
ly sold the two-ffths Of the Evansville stock
which they formerly held e. & T. r. people
control the road STILL"