The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Yersnnai and Local.

Personal and Local
wv. Hubbard. general freight agent of the
vandalia, has gone East, to be absent few
Says.
The Wabash earnings for the third week OF
June increased $57. 900 over corresponding week
1885
II. Diehl. general freight agent of the L, B.
&W.. who has been East several days is ex-
peeted home to-day.
A. A. TaImage, general manager of the Wa
bash passed east yesterday in his special car. en-
ronte to Cresson. Pa.
n L. Doherty. commissioner of the Indianap-
sasis cast bound pool. has gone to Cresson. Pa,
20 attend the railroad meeting.
The bull party in Wabash evidently have
struck a snag in the shape of suit by the trus-
tess of the Chicago division to foreclose this
branch
william Turreff, master mechanic oft he Bee
line system. is in the city looking after matters.
lie proposes increase the force at the Bright
-Nupa shops.
G. b. Adams, formerly chief clerk of the su
spsrsatendent of transpoi tation of the Wabash
road, has been appointed car service agent OF
that road, with headquarters at ST. Louis.
The additional story which the Union Railway
Company decided TO put on the new Union De-
pOa. at the last meeting of the officials. will be
nesd by the superintendent of the several roads
Eeasering here
The Pennsylvania Company gives notice that
Gsarge A. Stockton has been appointed a ticket
Rgsot of the company at Toledo Station In place
DfG W. Laying, who is to give his entire time
20 abe freight department.
Reports of railroad earnings continue salts
farsory so far as heard from. Indianapolis
rnsas show earnings in the third week in May to
hnge been 10 to 30 per cent in excess of those In
flEs corresponding period of 1885.
The charge of the poultry men that the through
ilTses were discriminating against Indianapolis in
sasDr OF Terre Haute, when investigated by the
Beard of Trade does not materialize-in fact, no
ssiAence was produced showing such to be the
sass
Harry Francisco, who has been relieved of his
position division superintendent of the o. &
n. railroad, the Office having been consolidated
VITA another. is now running passenger train
On she same line between Cincinnati and ST.
Loais
Ais stated that the American Ticket brokers'
Association has declined to allow Milford &
Mckenzie to open an Office under their auspices
In indianapolis Scaper Frey is much elated
Oyrr the decision, as he has made bitter fight
to 3Feyent it.
Yae watermelon agents of the Northern roads
szrE busy at work in the Southern melon patches,
solBitng shipments for their respective lines.
transportation rates are the same as last year,
wheh was about 30 per cent. below the rates Of
presiding years
d is stated officially that negotiations are
esDzing which will doubtless result in the Erie
Gxeress Company operating over the entire c..
n 4 d. system. Said official is quoted as say
ing that their messengers would be running over
these lines within sixty days
Ihe Cleveland Leader says: '"The derailment
nfaars and killing of engines at Chicago is MAX
tng harder travelling for the GAUGE of organ
iass labor, and the strikers and their sympathiz-
Rrs are injuring workinCmen more than they are
the Lake Shore Railroad Company"
II. Carpenter. the general passenger and
tickct agent of the Chicago & West Michigan
rossA, having resigned. M W. Ross has been APP
pozaied assistant general freight agent, and VIM.
A. 6avett assistant general passenger agent.
wIaa headquarters at Grand Rapids.
d would be great help to the passenger men
Il Commissioner Daniels would simplify the
ratssheet covering the territory in his associa-
tifaA AS now arranged, no two agents on South
Ekzos street quote the same rates to even COM
MIRA points in Colorado or Nebraska.
IN spite of the Lake Shore strike, and the re-
pest that managers of all the Chicago roads agree
THAT now is the time to fight it out with the en-
piges and assert the principle that the railroads
.an employ whomever they choose, the general
ssDarse Of the market yesterday was upward.
S. Corning having resigned the position of
general agent OF the ST. Louis, Arkansas &
Texas road at Chicago. the office has been abol-
ssbsd- O. IL. Merrill has been appointed North
.nxin line Of the Wabash road, with Office at St
zstnis.
The c., FL. 81 d. people would doubtless find
zrz1n No. 81, leaving indianapolis at $3.50 P, NJ,
bssier paying one if they would shorten its run
ming time twenty five minutes. which they could
SAFELY do with their track in its present excellen:
cnsiition. AS now run it misses connections it
cosad readily make with the change of time sug
Essaed.
General Manager Mcdonald, OF the Cham
paisn 81 Western, was in the city yesterday.
The road has just closed its first fiscal year
der his management, earning 1886, 900; operating
expenses. $l17 900 This is all very creditable
10 Mr. McDonalds management. under the
old Wabash management there was monthly
dEfEit of several thousand dollars.
an idea of the demoralized condition of west
bDsad rates may be known in the fact that yes
tereay of the South Illinois-street ticket
aEsnts sold ticket covering 875 miles of road for
s8s5 What is worse, out of this sum So 40 is to
be1educted for arbitraries where the connecting
line refuses to prorate on these cut rates. The
mmn lines over which the ticket reads carry
thu passenger practically for 3d.