The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-02
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local.
H. ". Hibbard, general freight agent OF the
Vandala, returned yesterday from the East.
The baggagemen at the Union Depot last
month handled q. 74O pieces of baggage. OF this
number 1880 were checked out.
The Erie dispatch yesterday commenced
working over the Baltimore & Ohio. which con-
meets with the Erie system at Mansfield. o.
The track-layers on the Chicago g. Great
Southern road will reach Brazil to-day. the
crossing of the track over the /. 81 St L. Is al
ready in
Andy O'Hara, late train-master on the Bee
lime, has accepted position IN the IRAN
dispatcher's Office CT the l., b. q w. road. he
takes hold Thursday.
The Belt road engines in February handled
1852 carloads of live stock which was the light
est movement in any month since the yards were
opened with but one or two exceptions.
The work of removing the Offices of the Erie
Fast-freight line from this city to Chicago COM
smsnced yesterday, Hereafter only the local
agents and travelling agent will be located here
President Roberts says the Pennsylvania has
never taken the lead in cutting rates. and If the
trunk lines follow it's example they will never
have any trouble in keeping rates on paying
basis.
c. w. Smith, general manager of the Atchi-
son, Topeka g Santa Fe telegraphed yesterday
that he had intended to be present at the funeral
of L. A. Lewis to-day, but was confined to his
room by sickness.
The business of the Baltimore e. Ohio from
4his section IS again becoming heavy. Henry
Frazier, local agent of the Continental line,
could not yesterday fill his orders at this point
by 140 cars. Much of it is export business.
An official of the Pennsylvania company statss
Ahat the lines west of Pittsburg will be taxed
$500, 900 annually under the proposed employees
relief fund, should it 60 into effect The COM
pany shows no disposition to shirk this response
bility.
If the c., l., st. L. G. G. people will exercise
little patience the Baltimore & Ohio Washing
ton, d. c., sleeping coach will yet become pay
sng institution. Both the l. & ST l.. and Van
dBlia yesterday brought in passengers for this
coach.
There were transferred over the Belt road in
February A 1873 loaded cars against 49, $50 in
1885, g. 900 in 1884, 20 SOC in 1883 q 483 in 1882,
and 20,032 in 1881. 1t will be noticed that the
transfer this year outnumbered any previous
gear largely. :.
The Bee line is said to be making an excellent
xecord in its mail service. The reports sent to
Washington showing that on no road running
Snte st. Louis have the trains carrying mail mat
ter arrived so near on schedule time as have the
Besrline trains.
An engineering corps is surveying line for a
road from Pana, Ill. on the L g. St. L., to
Rood House on the Chicago e. Alton. One report
has it that the Beelfhe people are behind the
enterprise, but this is hardly probable They
DoW nave d " % A. cOHuectiOu
Charles Francis Adams told the Senate COM
mittee; ''If you would. in a way that will be
sffective, forbid the issuing of passes, would
agree at once to make considerable reduction
In our passenger rates." He says the free riding
over the Union Pacific amounts to So 1000 day.
IN spite of all his efforts to cut it down.
The position of tranmaster of the Detroit and
indianapolis division of the Wabash railway at
Butler, made vacant by the resignation of e. N.
Cofinbury, is to be filled by James N. Good
rich, who assumes those duties in addition to his
Dvn-master of transportation for the Eastern
division, with headquarters at Peru.
Yesterday was the day fixed for general res
teration of passenger rates, and the running of
free chair cars was to be abolished. It is ques-
fienable if there has been day in years when
&hereI was more ratecutting done than yester-
day and local agents, some OF them, were not
only giving free chair-cars on frstclass tickets
but second-class as wsll
A rumor has gained currency that the syndi-
cate controlling the Nickel plate is to extend
their line via Middletown. o.. to the Ohio river,
and along the north bank of the river to Mad-
son, Ind. at which point bridge over the Ohio
is contemplated by the road, to which the Ken
&ncky Legislature lately granted charter
making connections via Eminence. KY, to Nash
Vile Tenn.
Chairman J. nj. Osborn of the Middle and
Western States Freight Association, has called
u meeting of that body to be held in Louisville
Wednesday and Thursday March 10 and IL. The
classification committee will hold important
meeting Wednesday, while the executive COM
mittes will meet Thursday, after which the
second annual general meeting of all members
of the association will be held
President Adams stated before the House COM
msttee on Pacific railroads. last week, that Mr..
Gould did not own any Union Pacific stock; that
4here were over 1000 stockholders; 5000 held
fewer than ten shares each; 5000 fewer than
Afty shares each. and the remainder were held
epeculativey. He expressed a willingness to
nave the branch lines of the Union Pacific
placed under the operation of the Thurman act
A railroad official well informed regarding the
affairs of the Chicago & Atlantic road. remarked
1ast evening to Journal representative that the
parties who are attempting to throw the road
Anao the hands of q receiver would hardly sue
coed majority of the bonds are held by Ger
man capitalists who not only ready to put
more into the c. g. A, but will furnish the mon
ey to extend it to connection with either of the
trunk lines.
President King says: There is no truth in
9he Fumor that the Erie is in financial embar-
rassneEt 1t has paid off every dollar of floating
debt The rumor doubtless grew out of the fact
shat the Erie company had declined to pay the
drafts of the Chicago & Atlantic company, for
fhe reason that such company owed the Erie
very much larger sums which it declined to pay.
giving no attention to the repeated requests of
Che Erie for settlement"
& G. Waite, vice. presdent and general mana
ger of the c., FL. g. d. lines, and his attorneys,
were eloseted last evening. at the Bates House.
preparing their defense in the rental suit brought
BY the Union Railway Company, while E. T.
Scott, general manager of the Indianapolis
Peru & Chicago road. with his attorneys were in
another room preparing for the litigation pend
fng between the l.. p. & G. and L., NJ A. g c.,
regarding terminal facilities of the latter at this
point Both eases come up for hearing to-day
The Vandalia accommodation train arriving
here at 1880 A. NJ and departing at p NJ is
now one of the handsomest trains which runs
snts the Union Depot 1t is really new train
entire. The ladies' coach was just built at the
Pullman works. and is as elegant in every re-
Spect as the best paror-car with the exception
shat it is provided with seats instead of chairs.
The coach will seat sixty persons. is furnished
aichly, and provided with every convenience.
The heating and ventilating apparatus are per-
EAea IHha Ia sixtv. four feet in length and