The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-27
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local

h in the city. His wife accompanies him.
President King, Of the Erie, says the trunk
nDe combination Is on a more solid basis than
pgsr before
The Woodruff Slesping-car Company will
psxt week be running fifteen OF their combined
Eaesping and parlor coaches on the L. B. q w.
system.
The L. B. & W.. after the Both, will run
zhFough cars between seven prominent railroad
csntsrs, and all lead to different points Of the
opRntry.
Arbitrator John O. Gault of Cincinnati, is in
CAicaeo to confer with Commissioners Blanchard
and Richardson with q view OF liking the day
whsn the arguments of the Cincinnati commit
2ss with reference to the percentages can be
hazard.
The Nickel plate agents have been instructed
% honor the orders for transportation issued by
Commissioner Daniels aud the chairmen Of sub
pods. This means that this road will secure an
aIsosted percentage of the pooled passenger bust
naA
One New York financial paper says the Wa
bash property is in worse financial condition
Chan ever, while 0. d. Ashley, chairman Of the
ks working smoothly and with every assurance
AT s1ccess.
The Pennsylvania Railroad statement Of April
Business Is due to appear this week, and it Is
BzsA that the showing will not be so favorable
Is hat for March. The same thing was said in
Wzsch, and the talk this time probably has as
znnsh foundation as then
The trunk lines have resolved to refuse freight
Eam their connections ON which the full pool
rshss have been 'cut." One of the lines has
m1rsady given notice to this effect This is q
mEst important step in the maintenance of rates.
mna the trunks are able to enforce it if they
Ehsese to.
1he l., d. g. S. people are much elated over
Mhe decision of the Supreme Court which gives
kisn $65 900 in principal and some $50 900 Of in
6ersst which they have been in litigation for
Einee 1881. This sum will place the road we'll
uPe0 its feet, pay the receivers debt and a num-
bsr OF annoying trivial claims
r. c.. Wicker has been named as the third
arbitrator for the proportion of the percentages
of che Louisville pool to serve, in case he ac-
ceEas, with Commissioner Blanchard and r. III.
Ganpbell, of Louisville 1t is probable that Mr..
Wicker will also be made arbitrator of the In
nlanapolis pool, to serve with Commissioner
Risachard and L. D. Richardson.
II. FL. Wade general manager of transporta-
xssn of the Wabash, has issued a circular to
conductors, brakemen and switchmen, forbid
uzng them to jump on the pilot of an engine
Winle in motion, or stand in front of either a car
Drengine and jump on while running. If per-
NON gets disabled from the same the company
ass8 not pay any expenses incurred by the acct
s7Eak
An0 ulHerenceS between the central franc
Association and the Chicago 81 Atlantic road are
new merely matter.of percentages, the latter
Euea being anxious to have its allotted share of
kSs business fixed before 1t becomes a member.
a . the intention of the Central Traffic Asso-
Glnsson to give the Chicago 81 Atlantic percent
Res sufficiently large so that the latter may pro
EesA Its agreement and not lose anything.
Tie L, Is. G. W., the Central Iowa and the
Minnesota q Southwestern roads have entered
anae traffic agreement by which through sleep
Lng.cars are to be run between Columbus O..
AnA St Paul, MINI. On Sunday next the Wood
ruH Sleeping-car Company will put six of their
Hsegant new cars on the line The coaches will
leave indianapolis for the West at 4:20 P. M and
sand passengers in St Paul at P. NJ next day,
making the run in twenty seven hours.
Traffic Manager George B. Reese, of the Chi
rage & Grand Trunk railway and the Detroit
brand Haven e. Milwaukee railway, yesterday
SAINT out the following notice: Taking effect
On she 1st of June, Mr.. w. E. Davis will be ap
9Aese lines, with headquarters at Chicago"
1As office Is q new one. For about year Mr..
Davis has been the assistant general passenger
and ticket agent of the companies named
Jamas Z. Shower. of the firm of Christian 81
khDver. who for several weeks has been erectine
n grand station house at St Louis for the ST.
Louis steam cable road. returned from St Louis
yesterday. He says the indianapolis men VINO
Planned and built this road have q bonanza The
sable now works smoothly, and the people are
RSsnme of business is limited only by the number
OF cars run. George Branham, of this CITY, is
superintendent and handles the business like a
Feaeran railroader.
Mumford G. Mckenzie will open their scalping
Of6ee under the City Hotel on South Illinois
Street. and have under consideration tho opening
OF On Office uptown as we'll. This is the ticket
SeAIping firm which gave the Union Railway
Company such tussle in a legal wav some five
FeArs ago, but finally the Union Railway Com
hnay got the best of them and they left for Chi
cago The climate at Indianapolis, however, is
more healthy for scalpers the numerous outside
local Offices drawing business to greater extent
Ahaa formerly. Then the Union Railway Com
Psny Is not so meddlesome and sore over the
BnAlpers' prosperity as in former years.
Shippers at this point are considerably exer-
eised over the steps being taken by the railroad
eDDpanies to force them to pay the 81 80 switch
Ing charges on cars set for them to load, which
nr0saken rather than the roads over which the
property Is shipped The fact is that the ship
psFs at this point have never appreciated their
ERskehing facilities and the favors they wers Sc
nHsing at the hands of the roads. Inquiry shows
hhzk IN but isolated do roads pay switching
rharges of the character above alluded to- For
vwArs Chicago. Kansas City and st. Louis ship
psrs have paid the switching charge on all ears
forwarded unless their establishment was on the
road over which the property was shipped
Vice president Maott, of the Union Railway
Domrany, states that should the City Council
Ef@at their petitions to vacate certain streets
md alleys. within three days $3.50, 900 would be
paid to owners Of property they must purchase.
md the purchase money would not be sent to
Eastern loan companies. as. to the credit of the
pxners there is but $23. coo incnmbrance on the
property they propose 30 buy. The remaining
Szao.0 which the Union Railway Company
have borrowed to make the proposed improve
bnsnss will be expended for labor and material
md. so far as possible, the material will be of
Andiana production. and the work will be done
by Indianapolis contractors.
The position the Wabash takes regarding the
nnSsbound business out Of Chicago opens up
soms knotty questions. Tine Ole pool always in
sixssd that the business done by the Wabash out
bf Chicago should be reported by the Chicago 81
Atlantic. The latter repudiated that view Of it,
rs its relations with the Wabash consisted of
nothing bat trackage contract and an agreement
20 haul the Wabash cars to Laketon junction.