The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-24
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


SoOutn EennSylVania ROAD.
The stockholders of the Belt road and stock
yards hold their annual meeting on Thursday,
Jan 4
All the city freight depots will be closed to-
morrow, and on the roads no local freight trains
will be run.
George e. Humphrey has been appointed
freight agent of the Indianapolis 81 Vincennes
at Digger station.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road
earned in the second week in December $35 go,
an increase in earnings over corresponding week
last year of 81, 129
The dams Express Company will to-day give
q turkey to each one of their employees at TINS
point. and, also, to the officials and police en-
ployed about the Union Depot.
It Is stated officially that the Connersville &C
accommodation train has become paying institu
ton On Monday next there will be slight
change in the time of its arrival at indianapolis.
H. c. Chapel has been appointed yardmaster
OF the G., II. e. l. at this point. vice e. II. Nc
Kearn, who has obtained several months leave
Of absence, to go West for the benefit OF his
health.
structed their travelling passenger agents to lie
on their for the present, it being cheaper
when bus mess is so dull to thus cut down travel
ing expenses
H N Turner, the freight agent of the Boston
Sc Lowell railroad, at Winchester, has been Of
fered the position of general ticket agent of the
same road. which was made vacant by the res
ignalion of Lucius Tuttle.
A. G. hutchinson general manager of the
Southern Pacific Railway Company atlantic
system). has rendered his resignation. to take
effect Jan. l. His successor will De Charles 4.
Croker, of San Francisco.
Charley Carnahan, one of the Oldest and most
popular conductors that ever on the Wabash
road. has secured position as conductor on the
Cairo, Vincennes 81 Chicago railroad. His run
will be from Danville to Cairo.
AS the New York Central Sleepingcar Com
Dany runs coaches in twenty-six States and Ter
sitories, it is proposed to change its name TO the
Wagner PaIace-car Company. Eight of their
coaches are run on Indianapolis lines.
The meeting of the Central Traffic Association.
passenger department. announced to be held at
Chicago yesterday, did not occur. A number of
members could not attend, and the meeting was
postponed until Jan. 5. at Cincinnati.
E The earnings of the Ohio Southern road will
begin 20 foot no favorably as the miners in the
jackson mines have returned to work On
Tuesday thlrty-one car loads of coal were
shipped, on Wednesday 147. and yesterday Dol
Bradford Durham, general manager of the
Baltimore q Ohio system. rendered his resigna-
zion to President Garrett who acceptedIt. VIM.
NJ. Clements, who was formerly master of trans
portation of the road. is believed to be his sue
cessor
It is stated that the Pennsylvania Company
has decided to build road from Hamilton. O. i,
10 Richmond, Ind, TO complete their line. now
Under construction. from Red Bank to Hamil-
lon. to give them connection between Cincinnati
and Richmond.
Commissioner Blanchard, of the Central Traf
&c Association, has been in Louisville for day
or two to what can be done to make salts
factory division Of the business in the cotton
carrying trade and to bring about better main
tenance Of rates
The substantial bridge over the Wabash river
that the l. d St l.. company have been building
for some time past will be completed by Wednes.
day of next week This bridge is $50 feet long
three spans 150 feet each, and the fourth span
200 feet in length.
The employees on the Cincinnati Wabash g.
Michigan road said to be much eated that a
frst-class road like the Cincinnati Hamilton &
Dayton ID soon to operate It. The most pleasing
feature, however, to them is that it means about
15 per cent better wages
--)6uf. 81 Downing general manager of the St
Louis cable road. who returned a day or two ago
somewhat i'll. ls in SO bad shape that his ply
sicians tell him he must remain in the house for
some days, il not weeks He has serious trouble
with his throat and lungs.
Officials and agents of the Wabash system
have beer instructed to make out their pay rolls
up to and nclding Dec. 81. Heretofore the pay
rolls have been made up only to the 9th of each
three days extra pay coming to them
Passenger conductors on the Ohio e. Missis-
sipp now run through from Cincinnati to St
Louis BAL miles. without rest. and it is causing
good deal of grumbling, it is stated. not only
with veteran conductors on the road, but with
the new corners. Bent men," as we'll.
The Illinois Central people are becoming very
graspnP IN their disposition now. 1t is said
they have gathered in the Fulton county
narrow-gauge road and will, it is stated. convert
ts into standard gauge road This road is l29
miles in length and extends from Gaesourg to
Champaign.
Within the last sixty days the l., P. & G. road
has brought into this station Is, 900 barrels of
SALT and has 1000 more barrels to come forw ard.
This salt is brought TO Michigan City by the
AXE vessels, and part of IT is stopped at Indian
apolis. hut considerable per cent. goes South
via Louisville.
1t is stated that the indianapolis, Peru e Chi
cago bondholders have the papers of reorganiza-
tior in readiness for signatures. and the organi-
sstion will be perfected by the middle of next
week After reorganized the road will be known
rs the l.. p g. G. railroad instead of the l., p
& G. Railway Company.
The Rock Island and the Alton roads yester-
Gay notified Commissioner Midgelev that, com
mencine Jan ], 1887. they would cease to nav
any of the expenses incurred by the present Pa
siic Coast Association From this action il is
inferred that the Pacific Coast Association will
cease to exist Jan. i, 1887.
M. M. Knight, general freight agent of the
Wabash system, spent part of yesterday in the
eity Mr. knight is borrowing no trouble over
the future of the Wabash and his official position
with 1t. He is another Wabash who be-
heves that in due time the system will be re-
united and come out in flying colors:
Commencing with to-day, all Indianapolis lines
will sell tickets at reduced rates one and one
third fare for the round-trip tickets good until
Jan. 3. Tickets will be sold for two days at this
rate and again on Dee 81 and Jan good until
the Sd. The sale of these tickets greatly in.
preases "between station" travel each year dur
Ing the holidays.
The swtchmeu of the L., n. A & G. railway
ut New Albany are another strike. They as
sert that the strike of three weeks ago was set
tied upon the promise of the company to advance
their wages to 81 per day, and claiming the COM
many has not kant their ennan and rafnsas