The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

and Superintendent Bender, of the l., d. & S.
road, spent yesterday in Chicago. All are ex-
pected home this morning.
The four townships In Jefferson county, In
diana, through which the proposed L., G. q ID.
road will run, will vote to morrow to determine
whether or not the required tax shall Dc given
Dave Wallace who was offered the general
agency of the Erie lines at Memphis, Tenn, the
position formerly held by j. II. Steiner. has de-
clined the offer, and, yet, no one has been ap-
pointed.
The Cairo g. vincennes road earned the first
week in October $13, III, an increase over earn
ines the corresponding week of 1885 of 81 429
General Freight Agent Fletcher is making an
excellent record on this road.
c. M. Stanton, superintendent of the Spring
fsld division of the Ohio & Mississippi, is in
California for the benefit of his health. Letters
recently received speak of it as being much i'm
proved since his sojourn there.
The opinion prevails among the general freight
agents who keep themselves we'll informed that
east rates will be advanced about the
middle of November That definite action will
be taken at the meetings the goth is quite
certain.
John King has been appointt general master
mechanic of the shops on the :, b. d w. sys
tenn Mr. King was formerly master mechanic
of the c., L., ST. L. & @. shops at Indianapolis,
and is man who is very competent as master
mechanic.
Yesterday was bad day for rairoadng The
high winds delayed trains and made bad work of
telegraph wires. Every Indianapolis road had
more or less trouble. On the afternoon train
N1ard every train was from fifteen minutes to
)ne hour late.
President Watrous, of the New York, New
Haven 81 Hartford, says in regard to the alleged
consolidation of New England roads that 'the
plans under immediate consideration for union
OF the roads under one management have been
dismissed from consideration"
The c., FL. &. D. road yesterday declared 2
Der cent dividend. The net earnings for the
six months ending Sept 80 were $6l5, 1892. So;
surplus 1914. 376 90 The road will buy 1000
box-cars and shorten the time of several trains.
Last months passenger business was the largest
for years.
The high officials and several directors of the
G., S. & c. AID the l., B. & w. roads will on the
SlSt and I'D Of this month, inspect the O., S. 81
G. and the l., B. e. w. systems. The c., S. &
e. stockholders hold their annual election on the
10Th Of this month, when several changes will be
: made in the directory.
Traffic Manager Henry C. Barlow, of the Mexi-
can Central, who has airtained an Office in
Chicago for the past two years, has rendered
his resignation, the same to take effect Nov 10
Mr.. Barlow has been moved to taxa this step by
reason of project on foot to move the head
quarters of the operating and traffic department
Of tie road to the City of Mexico
10 Lhe question, now SOOO Will the L., Is. q w.
be taken out of the hands OF q receiver. Mr..
Henderson, receiver and general manager, said:
''Ths would be difficult question to answer,
as there are number Of important matters con-
nected with the compromise between the c., S.
& G. and the l., B. & w. to be adjusted which
have not as yet been touched upon"
The Toledo, Cincinnati & ST. Louis first morS-
gage bondholders trustees have issued circular
announcing that preferred coupon stock given
Ia exchange for the old securities is how ready
for delivery. The exchange is accompanied with
. privilege to subscribe to the first mortgage
bonds and common stock of the new company,
one block for each ten shares of coupon stocks.
The time for receiving subscriptions expires
Nov. H.
Superintendent Sherwood, of the c., T., st. T..
Il OK yesterday completed the new timetable
which takes effectcn Sunday On that date the
train to be run solid between Cincinnati & St.
Louis will leave Cincinnati as 703 p M, the
Chicago express at TAO P. M. the first arriving
at Indianapolis at 1875 P. NJ, the Chicago train
at LILO P. M. Going east, the Chicago train
will leave Indianapolis for Cincinnati at $40 A.
NJ, the St Louis train at 4:30 A. N.
The general tenor Of remark of railroad men
OF prominence, and even of leading members OF
Boards of Trade in the country, is in favor of
maataining the pools. At the end of years
trial OF the pool. Commissioner Blanchard, re-
ferring to the meeting on the Goth, saws: "Come
prepared to stay three days, for there are many
important points to discuss And yet all of
these serious questions resolve into the one gen.
9ral subject: How can association roads be per-
suaded to deal honestly wieh their associates?
Whoever can solve this problem will insure sta
billy to pools and long terms fofcommlssoners.
d. Doherty, commissioner of the Indianapolis
east.bound pool, and FL. G. Diehl, general freight
agent OF the l., B. & W., returned Yesterday
from Chicago. Both express the opinion that
east-bound rates from that point are now we'll
maintained. Doubtless the earnestness with
which Commissioner Blanchard. of the Central
Traffic Association, is taking hold of rate mat
ters exerts good influence. Mr.. Blanchard is
well informed regarding the schemes that are re-
sorted to in the effortsof some line agents to get
.sronnd the pools, and such agents stand an ex-
3ellent chance of being thrown out of their Jobs
4 such schemes are still worked.
The Pennsylvania Company has fitted up on
the Western Divisions twelve coaches with the
Standard Heater and Ventilating Company's
heaters. The fire with these heaters is All be-
meath the coach The coal reservoir is filled at
a terminal, and thereafter, until consumed it is
Gelf-feeding, similar to base-burner 1t is
claimed that, being in the center of the coach
the heat is evenly distributed through the car
With other heaters now in use one end of coach
is often warmer than the other end regardless
OF the fact that the heat is distributed through
pipes running the length of the coach Thus
Jar the new heater has performed very satisfac-
torily, and it is quite probable that this heater
VIII be put into general use on their trains
In commenting upon the present status of the
trunk-line pool the Chicago Times says: cit is
not likely that much will be done this month
toward the settlement of the disputed questions
troubling the trunk-line pool. The fact that
President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania will be
IN the West for the next two weeks precludes
any possibility of meeting Of the presidents
until his return. A ridiculous rumor was aaont
iast week that President King, of the Erie, had
Aled notice of withdrawal. None of the lines
in the pool have more reason TO desire it's con.
tinued existence than the Erie, as the percentage
OF through freight carried by it is greater than
by either of the other lines and it could be hard
OF hit oy open competition than any of them"
There is an uneasiness among the switcnmen
Ct TINS point which promises to make trouble in
the near future. and. unless grossly m;sranra.
scented, among the leaders of what NAV culm;-
mate in strike the very men retained bv
some of the companies and whose pay was ad
vanced few months ago when some forty of
the 24O switchmen at this point struck and
&yYanty of thaxaa ioat thar iohr