The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-12
AFFAIRS CT THE RAILWAYS.


lean Express Company, spent yesterday in the
city looking over matters
The vote on the railroad question in Switzer.
land county, on Monday, resulted in an over
whelming victory for the enterprise
The earnings OF the L, D. & s. road for the
hrst week in August were SIC, 2l9 so. an increase
over earnings corresponding week, 1885, of
e296. OIL
James McRea, general manager of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg who has been
spending three weeks on the Isle of Shoals, has
returned in fine trim.
The L & ST L. division of the Decline is 262
miles in length. and has 81 miles Of side track,
with that recently put in. But few roads are SO
well provided for in this particular.
Receiver Henderson has purchased 500 tons OF
Bteel rails for the l., B. & w. proper, and wants
authority to purchase 1,500 tons more. This
will place the rack In good shape to go through
the winter.
The meeting of the Peoria COMMITTEES Of the
Central Traffic Association which was to have
been held in Peoria Tuesday, was indefinitely
postponed on account of the absence Of Commits
sioner L. D.. Richardson.
The Grand Army of the Republic excursion to
hSoSSSVut oh siO ~. 70 ID LOaus JCSs0A0ay WaS o
grand success. The excursionists were carried
on two trains and filed thirty two coaches to
their utmoss capacity.
General Manager John B. Carson, of the
Louisville. New Albany & Chicago road, has
gone to New York to GO on o yachting trip with
Henry Irving. Later he will make tour Of
the Yellowstone region.
Hewitt Rowland has resigned the position Of
voucher clerk in the L., N. A. e. G. office at this
point to engage in mercantile pursuits. L. A.
Morrison, of the c., St L. & p, succeeds Mr..
Rowland in the L.. N. A. 81 G. Office
Within the last thirty days twelve miles of
steel rail has been laid on the Bee-line system,
and the entire system main track is now laid
with steel, or In other words, the Decline now
has 789 miles of first-class steel rail track
Jimmie" Armstrong, formerly of Terre
Haute, but later operator in the Office of Col. j.
Jill, general superintendent of the Vandalia, at
St Louis has been promoted to assistant ticket
agent of the Vandalia at the St Louis city Office.
Everything indicates that the election of
president for the Bee-lIne will go over TO the
next annual meeting In March. Jadee Burke Is
acting as president, and occupies the same room
and sits at the same desk that the late president,
j. FL. Devereaux did.
Col A. B. Jewett, having accepted the posi-
ton of vice president of the st. Johnsbury &c
Lake Champlain Railroad Company, the duties
OF superintendent of the Vermont division of the
Boston & Lowell road will be performed by Mr.
w. A. Stoweil until further notice.
It said that the proposed official changes on
eho Missouri Pacific road win be delayed little.
1t is also stated that III. G. Townsend will
Df the company, and that he will not be made
the general Eastern agent in charge of freight
Rnd passenger traffic in New York, as was orgi
paily contemplated.
The roads in the indianapolis east bound pool
have settled their percentages in very honor
n m IN tn n ThQpn will ha M
evening up of per cents again for two months.
As the present tins the G., Sd Z. & p. is consid-
Arably ahead of its allotted percentage in the
pool When the new corn crop begins to move
che other roads will soon bring up ali arrearages
IF Detroit grain men expect grain men in this
territory to- ship their grain to them they must
inlay white on weights. The ordinary shrinkage
On a ear load of grain from Indianapolis to De-
troit would be forty to ninety pounds, while the
Detroit grain receivers are reporting shortage
= An weights of from five to nine bushels. Indian
apclis grain men are quite indignant over the
matter.
President Mackey, Of the Evansville & Terre
HaRte road, seems TO have had change of heart
in the matter of working his trainmen. He has
surprised them by putting on tins week four ad-
fiitional train crews. For months the
trainmen had been complaining that they were
overw orked, and they appreciate the new deal,
which will cut down their work, It is stated,
AHlly one-third
reap good results from the traffic arrangement
At entered into with the Cairo e. Vincennes few
months ago. Passengers are, fading it opens q
ehaFt line to the East, and large tonnage OF
Freight is passing over the lines which would
have cone via Danville. and been carried by the
Wabash. Freight from Cairo points over this
route makes excellent time.
Complaints of the shortcomings of the railway
postal clerks continue to come in from all quar-
tiers, and there is no remedy until the newly
AnnOintAN have the diStrlhutinn IF m
matter better in hand. This trouble will likely
exist some time, SO soon as the present new
men have their duties learned. new set Of
patriots will replace the remaining old men, re-
g9rdless OF their competency.
While pools doubtless have aided in bringing
about the better maintenance of rates, the most
influential factor has been the determined action
Eaken in the matter by the presidents and general
managers. For years those well posted railroad
matters were Of the opinion, which time has
proved to be correct that long the general
FREIGHT agents and line managers handled the
rate matters, just so long would rates be de-
moralized.
Indianapolis railroad talent which is now
managing the traffic Departments of the Cairo,
Vincennes & Chicago road is bringing the prop
,erty out of the woods. The road, in July, earned
800 000 more than in the corresponding month
of 1885. The increase was about equally divided
between the freight and passenger business.
Next week the management will put on a new
train each way between Cairo and Chicago,
which will haul through sleeping-coaches be-
tween these points.
It matter in which there is favorable com
7nent that the Wabash is so we'll maintaining
rates; so much of change is it from their pre-
Sious record. Inquiry reveals the fact that
A. A. Taimage, general manager, has taken the
gate matters into his own hands, and no general
passenger agent, or general freight agent offers
anything below tariff rates without first consult
Ing with Manager Talmage, who is thorough
bred in this matter OF maintaining rates He
well knows this means handsome earnings and
the large earnings of the Wabash the last few
weeks show his theory to be the correct one.
The presidents and general managers Of the
roads composing the Union Railway Company,
meet at Pittsburg Monday next to confer re-
gardng fusure movements General Manager
Malott says the plans for the new Union Depot
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