The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-14
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Geo Eckert was yesterday appointed chasnier
and chief clerk of the L, B. & w. at the city
freight depot vice a. Brown resigned.
Paymaster Snee, of the c., st. L. & P, yes
terdav paid on the indianapolis division of the
system for June service, and pays on the L s. V.
to-day.
The division headquarters of the Wabash are
now located at Peru and Decatur respectively.
but will shortly be consolidated, it is stated. at
/ Decatur.
The accommodation train the L., N. A 81 G.
put on a few months ago between Mitchell and
Lafayette is not paying train ana Is 70 Do
taken off.
The trauscontinental railroad war seems to
have been quite forgotten by the public, but IL
still continues, and this business must %
carried at loss.
One os the new Altoona build letter sK' en-
eines for the indianapolis division of the Penn
sylvania lines arrived yesterday. 1t is numbered
1873 and weighs, empty, ninety-two tons.
E. t. Scott, trustee, general manager, ETC., of
the indianapolis. Peru 81 Chicago road, has gone
TO New York for a conference with the bond
holders, most of whom are Eastern men.
A conductor makes the suggestion that there
is fortune for the man who will get MP book
Ia question and form for the use of busy
body passengers whose only occupation Is to
hamper the conductor by asking nonsenslch
questions.
e. n Edmonds, a former grand officer Of the
Yardmasters Mutual Benefit Association, is at
present the editor Of the Labor Union, Of Bir-
mngham, Ala, one of the best and most ably
sdited labor papers published. Railroad matters,
as well. are given special attention.
There now seems to be strong probability
that the Beeine will build the Hamilton extern
sion. which scheme, if carried out, will be seri
Gus blow to the passenger traffic OF the o., ID. 81
D. out of Hamilton proper as the Decline trains
will pass through the center of Hamilton.
Notwithstanding the disturbed condition of
rates ia different parts OF the country matters
with the roads vastly better than year ago.
The great bulk of the business over the trunk
lines and their immediate connections is being
done at full rates. The railroads are earning
more money than they did at this time last year.
1t 10 not usual that the common stock of q
Rallroad is worth more than the preferred stock,
but such is now the case with the c., H. q D.
stocks, the preferred being worth but par, while
the common is selling at los. This is due to
the fact that the preferred stock has been called
IA and does not draw interest dating from July l.
The Lafayette Call says: CHARLES Ernst, of
she Brotherhood or Locomotive Firemen who
went TO Springfield, ILL.,, on Sunday, to help set
tie dispute there returned homo by the early
train yesterday. The trouble is entirely of a
local nature between the firemen and the abash
railway management. and will be amicaoy ad
Susted'
. notice yesterday that the arbitrator on Chi
cago percentages had decided not to change their
award which was. therefore declared final and
binding. dating from Jan. /, 1886. The action
of the commissioner in this case will likely con-
vince the Indianapolis roads that it is little use
TO complain of their pool awards.
Now that the roads are making better earn
Angs railway managers are disposed to increase
wages as well as number of employees whenever
practical Good wages will always secure good
S.aou 10 f0 danraagn ha aneilant
1ist to the smallest possible number, and to avoid
other unfortunate results OF incompetency, the
Railway service must be made SO attractive as to
semmand the best ability obtainable.
In order to hasten the preliminary work to
commence the erection of the new Union Depot
Vice president Malott. of the Union Railway
Company. has asked the city authorities to give
she city engineer an assistant In preparing the
plans for the viaduct and the proposed improve
ment of the Illinois street tunnel Little prog
kess can DO made with any OF the improvements
GEtil ii is decided what 10 to be done in the via
Auct and tunnel question.
| President John Newell, of the Lake Shore
road, returned from the East Monday He con-
Eradicted the story that he had been, was to
be- made president of the Bee-lne road, and
added that he did not know who would be-. He
had enough to do to keep him busy on the Lake
Shore road. So it would seem that the position
of president of the Beeline still goes begging;
yet the affairs of the road are moving smoothly,
and the earnings are rolling in grandly.
The management of the c., III. & I. road are
quite confident that this division will pull through
1856 without deficit, SO light are the better
meuts that will need be placed on the road this
year. But eight miles of steel rail need to be
laid to complete the track with steel between Ham,
elton and Chicago, and other Improvements
needed are small as acomparedwith those of eth
Ter of three years past In fact, since Manager
Waite took hold, the c., a. & l. division has
been practically rebuilt.
u MI. IT.
are appreciated by the travelling public is aptly
illustrated on the c. NJ q St p. road. On that
road the fare on the limited fast train is $40,
Chicago to ST. Paul, while on other trains pas
ssngers are carried at $40, with rebate of 81.
or practically a SO rate Yet the limited train
goes out of Chicago daily loaded to its largest
capacity. 1t is difficult to secure sleeping-car
berths on that train unless engaged two three
days ahead. although several sleeping coaches
are now on each train.
G. II. Marshall, general solicitor of the c., Ell.
& d. company, was in the city and in confer
ence with Attorneys Harris 81 Cakins regard
ing the decision of Judge Ayres on tho rental
question at issue between the c., H. & D. and
the Union Railway Company. After couple of
hours consultation, it decided to carry
the to the Indiana Supreme Court Mr.
Marshall seems confident that the higher court
will reverse the decision OF the lower court
which he thinks was not equitable and just on
the evidence placed before the court.
The rumor is revived that the L., NJ A. 81 C.
company is TO build shops and the good
people of Lafayette are again on the alert to So
cnre them. OF late Lafayette has aroused from
its stupor, and seems to be in earnest to secure
some of the good things which come along and
give life to city. The only objection to Lafay-
cite securing the new shops is the fact they are
not really on the L., N. A. g G. main line The
indianapolis or Airline division is the portion of
the system which is coming rapidly to the front,
and gives promise OF being the big paving por-
ton of the road. Therefore it is ouite likely
that the management viii, when they build
shops, locate them at Monon.
AS some surprise is expressed that in the In
dianapols east bound pool the l.. B. & w. is
awarded 3 larger per cent. than the c., ST.
l.. & p. little explanation will be in order
First, the Vandalia is now sending quite large
tonnage eastward (which formerly came into In
diananolis as local and then was taken by the