The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

AEaaeFS DiSpaJcn at Peorla, TO date from
Bes !.
Louis Hoitz, assistant ticket agent at the
Union Depot. retires Feb. l, to engage in COM
mercial pursuits.
Within the last six years but one engineer has
bsen killed on the c., L.. ST. l.. g. C. system, and
mis- death was the result of his own carelessness
TIE reduction in the east-bound lumber rates
recently made has not yet had the desired effect.
fheincrease in shipments being scarcely notice
able.
1.-THE new Union Depot is to be built this year.
rwiry does General Manager Malott again want
TO lease the Eagle machine works building at
$4,000 year,
Chairman S. F. Pierson, of the immigrant
clearing house, announces the appointment of
C. r. Deane as joint immigrant agent and joint
ticket agent at Castle Garden. New York, to.
date from Feb l.
The l., B. & w. and the Illinois Central Deo-
pie are chafng under the collar at some alleged
local rate-cu.ting Traffic Manager Lazarus, of
fhe L., ID. & S. road. is doing. The attention of
Receiver Hammond is to be called TO the matter.
v. 7. Malott, vice-president and general man
Rger of the Union Railway Company, has re-
moved his railroad Office TO the pleasant front
room over the Indiana National Bank. The
walls OF his new Office are adorned with the plans
OF the New Union Depot on an enlarged scale.
1t is claimed that, through the consolidation
of fast-freight lines which have been effected of
date. the cost of securing through business has
been reduced from 80 per cent of the gross earn
angs to less than 20 per cent, and the reductions
IN that direction are not yet fully accomplished.
j. w. Sherwood, superintendent of the c., T..
st L. 81 c.. very gracefully met the views of his
engineers, who asked for an advance in pay for
certain services which they class as additional
duties. By the by. the engineers. in quiet
way: are getting their pay up to quite respecta-
ble figures
Were the c.. FL. & D. passenger department to
pay more attention to their advertisements in
weekly papers it would doubtless result bene-
@6eiaily. The name of James ONeil, passenger
agent for Indianapolis and territory, retired from
fhe road some two years ago, still appeers in
some of them
The meeting called by Chairman Ingalls,. of
The committee of eighteen at Chicago, on tho 23d
of next month, will be most important one in
every point of view, as the preliminary move
seward carrying out the methods prevailing in
she East under the trunk-llne agreement, and
nrged for adoption west of trunk-line termini.
The new system of keeping accounts will be
introduced at the Union Depot ticket-offce Feb.
]. 1t is practically that of the Pennsylvania
Company. which is daily invoice of the business
of the Office The new system will increase the
1abors of the Office, more especially the night
ticket agents. and will likely require the employ
ment of an additional man.
Secretary Sanger, of the Yard masters Ma
tional Mutual Benefit Association, was yes
terday notified that division had been
organized In Connecticut. There are now
divisions of this association in every State in
the Union, except North and South Carolina.
The association now has l, AGO members. 276 new
members having been received since May l.
The earnings of the c., l., St L. & C. for the
week ending JAM q were $40, 49, against
$47, so the corresponding week 1885. De-
crease this year, So 11lI There was falling
off in passenger earnings of 81, 1854; in freight
earnings. S., 81 The earnings of the road
for the three weeks of January were $115, l08 GO,
against $l39 OIL rs the corresponding three weeks
1885.
The passenger department of the Bee-line has
Just got cut for general distribution what they
style local time table At glance any man
who can read can ascertain at what hour train
leaves or arrives at any station on the entire
system Half the time tables are prepared in
such manner that only an experienced passen-
ger man can decipher when a person can reach
any other than terminal points on road
Superintendent Stevens, of the Wabash; Trus-
tee Scott of the T., p & c., and Superintendent
Woodland and General Freight Agent McDoel, Of
the L., N. A. & c., returned to their respective
headquarters yesterday, having settled all mat
tiers In question pertaining to terminal facilities
at Indianapolis and back rental matters The
H.. N. A. 81 G. have paid over to Trustee Scott
$4,000 of the back rental. and in a few days will
! ay the remaining $4,000 now due.
Chief Engineer Morris, of the c., 1. st. L. g
a., has Just completed a survey to ascertain the
lngth of their switches and side-tracks within
tie city limits and he found that thcre are
Thirteen and one-fourth miles, not including the
kfv e-eighths of a mile within the State house
syzrd, which was laid by the company. The belt
kEack which surrounds the Statehouse lacks a
few feet of being one half mile long. The two
ispur-tracks are one eighth of mile.
The Wabash people on Tuesday took an invent
t4aru m taiF mr. Evarv on hQ linz had
INSTRUCTIONS to TAD the numbers and initials Of
all cars at their respective stations at II o'clock
NOON and every conductor on the road at that
time. to take the number and initials of every car
In his train. on blanks furnished for that pur-
pose. Great care was used in getting them cor
rectly. These reports were taken in duplicates
SO that should any get lost In sending to the car
accountant at st. Louis, a copy could be easily
reproduced.
In speaking of the new superintendent of the
cleveland & Canton railroad. of Ohio, the Bos-
ton Journal says: ''John w. Wardell, of Con-
cord, N. H., who has been appointed general
superintendent of the Cleveland & Canton rail
road, of Ohio, with headquarters at the former
Uity, is one of the best known of New Hamp-
Rbire railroad men, He was born in Salisbury
this State, is about fifty years old. and when a
young man began railroad work as passenger
conductor and paymaster on the Boston, Con-
cord d Montreal line. where he remained about
slx years. subsequently he was general agent
of the Rutland railroad at Burlington, general
ticket agent of the Concord railroad, and freight
agent of the Boston e Lowell railroad at Bos-
ton, resigning the latter place about year ago.
Mr.. Wardeli lisa thoroughly experienced railroad
man, has the confidence of the public in a large
measure wherever he has been located, and is
IN every respect qualified for the duties of the
new position which was rendered him last Sat
uxday."
Unfortunate for the Chicago Roads.
indianapolis lines, fora few weeks past, have
been doing a better business. proportionately,
than have Chicago lines from Northwestern ter
ritory, and Chicago is sorely grieved over the
1natter. The Times of yesterday says; Posi-
tive evidence has been collected by interested
officials here and by them submitted to their