The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-18

freight agent of the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneap-
oils IL Omaha road, with O. flee at St Paul
L. G. Cannon, late commissioner of the Trans
continental Line Association, is in the city He
entertans but little hope that the association win
again be organized.
A Wabash official estimates the earnings for
this year, after paying all expenses except inter
est. at about So 000.0 600, an increase OF about
$3.50, 900 over last year.
The L., N A. & c. people state that when the
actual earnings of the road for August are made
public they will show an increase over August
1885, of nearly 100000.
Large as are current earnings comparatively
few roads show earnings per mile equal TO those
of 1883. The difference in rates, however, has
moro to do with the failure than lighter ton
mage
G. E. Finney, who represents the White-line
at Kansas City, has decided not to return to In
dianapols to represent the line here, and under
the civl-servics rule of the Bee-line, L.. j.
Baker, General Agent Van Wrinkles chief clerk,
will be appointed to the position.
The Memphis, Birmingham & Atlanta road
announces the following appointments John
A. Grant, chief engineer; John H. Sullivan, su-
perintendent of transportation; NJ. L. Sargent
general freight agent; j. Il. Lockwood, general
passenger agent.
The New England roads have caught the Jour
nails idea of making a uniform rate of two cents
per mile on all tickets. doing away with 1000
mile and Communication tickets, and it is said to be
quite probable that such action will be taken in
The not distant future
The statement is made at st. Louis that joint
Agent III. s. Depew. of the Central Traffic Asso-
station, has been offered and will probably ac-
cept the position of general traffic manager of
the Mobile d Ohio railway system, aud will re-
sign his present position about Oct.
Oscar g. Murray has been appointed freight
&raff io af he ifa Wit
Office at st. Louis, Mo-, in charge of the freight
traffic of the lines owned, operated leased
controlled by this company. The Office of traffic
manager of the Southern division has been abol-
ished.
A. A. Talmage, general manager of the Wa
bash, has gone to New York. He is said to be
chafing under the collar that slow progress is
made in the reorganization OF the company.
There are improvements to the property that he
would like to make, but while the road is in the
hands of receiver, he prefers mot to undertake
Ehem. -
The ticket scalpers admit that the excursion
tickets have been great thing for them this
son. The passenger agents associations are
tightening their grip to such an extent already,
as interfere seriously with the business of the
GcAlper, and the former have not yet fairly tight
lened the screws
The fourteen passenger agents located at CO.
1umbus, o., have entered into an agreement to
mantaip west bound rates. dating from the 18th
of this month Now, If they will agree not to deal
with the scalpers, there Is a possibility that
rates will be better maintained at that noted
rate-cutting point
The Indianapolis car works yesterday were
awarded contract to build three hundred box
cars for the Union Pacific road. They are to be
cars of O,00O pounds capacity, built in very
substantial manner, and equipped with the West
Hngheuse air-brake. The cars are designed for
sEranscontinental line work.
T. N Jarvis, general manager OF the Traders
dispatch, and W. Fl. Smith. general manager of
Eho Lackawauna fast-freight line, were ia the
city yesterday prospecting for business They
called on Commissioner Doherty and had pleas
ant talk. Neither of said officials will admit that
their respective lines are cutting rates, as
charged.
W. II. McDoel, general freight agent of the L.,
N. A. q G. road, was in the city yesterday
official business Mr. McDoel says they could
use twenty freight engines and 1000 more cars
TO good advantage than they now have. so heavy
is business with them. Both local and through
traffic are in excess OF any movement in the his
tory of the read.
In freight circles it is generally understood
that east bound freight rates will, on Nov. l. ad-
vance to the basis of 30 cents per 100 pounds on
grain, Chicago to New York, and on other classes
OF freight in the usual proportion. In fact it is
stated Commissioner Fink is now engaged in pre-
pairing the new tariff, subject to the approval of
the roads interested
Among the subjects for consideration at the
looming annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, ST. Louis e. Chicago
road, to be held at indianapolis in October next is
Ehe project of Misunderstanding the road between
Cincinnati and INDIANAPOLIS. 1t is claimed that
the traffic demands this improvement and the
opinion prevails that it will be ordered.
Superintendent Barnes, of the locomotive
power of the Wabash, has just turned out of the
shops fine locomotive which is to haul A. A.
TAlmage over the road Mr.. Talmage is on the
Of fha tirao nd Ilxyr aadc
CINE at his command at any moment The en-
CINE is named A. A. Talmage, is equipped with
the Barnes spark arrester and smoke consumer,
and all modern improvements of value
The Railroad Gazette gives later and fuller
figures of the August earnings. Reports from
ninety four roads, covering more than half the
mileage In the country, show gain or 16 per
cent, and the increase is nearly all for late
months. The biggest kind of stories are told of
the Pennsylvania August increase, and it is
certainly true that the trunk lines and the an
Ehracite carrying companies are inconvenienced
Tor the want of cars.
The c., b. & @. people are in the field as bid
Hers for a percentage in the ST. Louis pool and
show determination to be recognized 1t
would seem that the c., B. & O. has as good
OF St Louis as has the L.. N. A. & c. to be rec
oRnized as an east-bound line out of Indianapo-
Ills IN ooth It's only on account of the danger
chat they will disturb rates with their round
about lines that they are recognized
Not for years has travel been so heavy in
September as this year, yet the roads are show
Ing but small increase in earnings from this de-
partment. The trouble seems to be that so
much of the business is carried on excursion
rates, and wherever these excursion tickets are
Bold the return porton---st least large per cent
Of them-falls into the hands of the scalp
ers or are disposed of by the purchaser at heavy
discount Consequently. trains are full, but the
Earnings show up unfavorably.
The stir in passenger agents circles over the
]. g. ST. L. securing fifteen passengers on
Wednesday night for Los Angeles at forty dol
lar rate is undated The passengers came
from point on the L., n A. 81 G. (Air-line),
and the L.. N. A & c. people feel so badly that
khey were left in securing the party via Chicago
that they have ordered Newly g Jordan, who
represent both the /. 81 St. L. and the L., N. A.
81 q. in their outside ticket-ofice to turn their
line of tickets over To William Hicklen aaant of