The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The Chicago Weighing Association has been
georganized, and j. P. Clark is to take charge of
she weighing inspection department.
Paymaster Sullivan. of the c., l.. st. l.. & G.
end the paymaster of the l., d. & S. to-day pay
On their respective lines for March service.
kakee Baltimore Dispatch, left for Chicago yes
ssrday to establish an agency of the new line at
Chicago
Prosperity continues with the Ohio Southern.
Ats March earnings were $3S, 946, an increase OF
a23.3 $50 over the earnings OF the corresponding
period of 1885.
The +. B. w. earned the first quarter of
this year 1918 $685. which is an increase OF
SIS, 744 over the earnings Of the corresponding
period OF 1885.
In the last twelve months $114, 900 have been
spent In improvements to the track OF the l., ID.
g s. road, which now compares favoraoiy with
ahe best roads in the country.
The indianapolis car-works was yesterday
awarded contract to build some twenty fve-
ton capacity cars for an Ohio road. the cars to
be of the same pattern built for the Ohio South
ern-
1t lis stated that the reorganization scheme Of
the Wabash has fallen through, because the
earnings Of the system since the plan was pro-
mulgated insufficient to meet payments
called for.
The Pennsylvania people have taken great
pains to explain why it has consented to the al
1otment pan in the coal pool; but very few peo-
pie cared why IL had done SO after thu knew
shat it had.
The STRENGTHENING up of matters at East St
Louis favorably affects the Indianapolis live
stock yards. Yesterday the Western lines
Brought in eighty-two carloads of live stock-the
largest receipts in any day for some weeks
c. c. Waite, vice president and general man
ager of the G., Ell. & D. system. has sold 800
shares of c., n & D. stock, which he held. at
SO This would indicate that Mr.. Waite ex-
pects under the new deal, to be left out in the
cold.
The annual statement of earnings and ex-
penses of the Cincinnati. Hamilton 81 Dayton
expenses, 81, ,813, ,943; deducting fixed charges
and per cent dividend, there is surplus OF
@183, ,635.
Low rates of freight every year widen the cir
Gle of its distribution, and 1t is not likely that
the allotment for the present year will be found
TOO onerous to be taken care OF in any or the
pooling agreements which have been entered
into recently.
A disposition is shown to muZze the Chicago
& Atlantic in Ill directions. The road is giving
Its freight to the Lackawanna, member OF the
trunkline pool. This organization is thinking of
cutting the Chicago & Atlantic of from its sea-
board connection.
Freight mon are somewhat surprised that, for
She first time in several years, the c., st. L. &
?. is ahead in its east-bound pool per cents, I,
having carried 20 9l0 per cent of the business
since April /. Its allotted per cent In the pool
as recommended, is 26 per cent.
j. III. Arnett, whose death was mentioned in
che Journal of yesterday, had been in the en-
ploy of the American Express Company thirty
six years, and for eighteen years past has been
superintendent of the Canada division. He was
. man who ranked nigh as an expressman.
G. p. Atmore, general passenger agent of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad gives notice that
Ehe bridge over the Alabama river, which was
wrecked by the high water a short time ago, has
been repaired and trains are now running via
Louisville & Nashville direct to all Southern
points.
The directors of the Cincinnati, Wabash e.
Michigan railroad held their annual meeting at
Elkhart, yesterday, and reelected the following
officers: General manager. Norman Beckley
superintendent, o. w. Lamport general ticket
agent, Owen Rice: auditor e. D. Wheeler; at
torney, G. e. Cowgirl.
Fright traffic in the yards at Brightwood be-
gan to assume old-time proportions yesterday
Six heavy freight trains came in over the l. &
St L. from the West, and eight heavy freight
trains were sent east over the Bee-iine When
business is in full swing twelve 20 fourteen
freghts are sent east daily.
A Bee-line official remarked yesterday that it
seemed good TO come to his Office and not on
reaching his desk find lot of rebate claims to
jook over and see that they were satisfactorily
adjusted Paying rebates, he said. was thing
ing for revenue; tonnage was secondary.
Superintendent Ewing, of the Evansville &
Terre Haute road, was in the city yesterday on
official business. He states that President
Mackey has not as yet matured his plans for
operating the Peoria, Decatur e Evansville road
Of which he has been elected president. The
p, ID. q E. is not road that can be operated so
economically as has been the E. d L. H.
A short time ago the Eastern trunk lines de-
sided that export -four in sacks must be shipped
'entirey at owners risk of all damage except
ing that by cars being wrecked" This action
has raised such howl among shippers of this
article that the general freight agents have now
under consideration a proposal to become re-
sponsible for the fire risks at depots and junction
points.
The coming convention Of the Yardmasters'
Association at st. Paul in June should be largely
attended. This excellent association in a quiet
way, has exerted a vast influence for good ia the
railway service. There should be full repre-
sentation of all divisions. Secretary Sanger ex-
poets to show an increase of 800 new members
this year. He has been doing some faithful
work for the institution in the last ten months
which Will doubtless be appreciated by the boys
j. V. McNeale, auditor Of the l., ID. e. S. road.
has his annual report for the fiscal year ending
March Is nearly ready for the printer. This re-
port will show that the earnings paid the
Interest on the frst-mortgage bonds, taxes and
operating expenses, and there was a surplus of
200. The exhibit can but be gratifying to the
friends of the property, and more especially to
II. b. Hammond. who has SO steadily worked to
bring this road out of the mire.
The Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa Fe people
seem to have tired of carving passengers at
half cent ner mile and through their respect
i've district passenger agent announce that, COM
psncng with today, April 15 their rates to
California points from Kansas City will be as
follows First class limited $780, rebate SIS; emf
grant $40, rebate $l0 ninety-day round trip
tickets 500. The new rates advance the rate
on frst-class limited tickets to $28; Indianapolis
90 San Francisco emigrant rates. $l9.55. and
roupd-trp tickets good for ninety days, $79
G W. Smith, general manager of the Atchi-
son. Topeka & Santa Fe is quoted as saying
that the Atchson policy is and has been to se-
cure and put in defensible condition what the
management consider its natural domain as rap
idly as possible. Ii is policy which looks and