The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-17
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



Personal and Local,
Paymaster Sullivan. of the G., L, st. L. 6 c.,
pays to-day on the eastern division for July
service, and tomorrow on the western division.
The general passenger agent Of the Psnnsyl-
vania railroad has decided to take steps toward
suppressipg the railroad-ticket brokers offices in
Pittsburg
Aurin l.. Leavitt one Of the oldest engineers
on the Illinois Central, on Saturday last was
An1udged insane. and was taken to Kankakee to
be properly cared for.
Paymaster Hedges yesterday paid on the c.,
a q L for July service, and Receiver Hender-
son, of the l., B. W., started out his pay
master with his usual promDtness.
The earnings of the l., B. & w. the first week
In July were S56 442; increase over corresponding
period, 1885, "a, 938. The increase thus far this
year over corresponding period. 1850. has been
el25, 239
Formal complaints have been made to Com
missioner Blanchard that Vanderbilt roads are
still cutting rates from to cents. 1t Is
charged that the pool regulations are evaded.
The Red line is said to be the mischief maker.
Sales of tickets to Kansas points are reaching
unusually large proportions for SO early in the
season. and passenger men are OF the opinion
Chat emigration to that State from the Eastern
States is to be larger this fall than in any former
gear.
The reconstruction Of the Bee-line's system Of
tracks in the city yards which has been so long
talked of, is now in progress. When completed.
the tracks will be much more convenient to ham
die business on, and will held 200 more cars than
under the present arrangement
1t is not surprising that earnings now footup
handsomely, as compared with last year, as in
August 1885, east bound rates ranged anywhere
from twelve to fifteen cents per 100 pounds, In
dianapolis to the seaboarc. while now they are
firm at twenty three cents On grain, and other
elasses of freight proportionately higher.
A crisis seems to be approaching with the In
diaaapolis Weighing Association. AS now oper-
ateG 1t is of little benefit to any road. and the
question now presents itself, shall the roads in
crease the expenses Of the association. making it
the valuable auxiliary to business that it should
be, or give it up as an experiment which failed.
The l., d. g. s. seems to be in luck this year.
The wheat and oats crop on the line were inn
mense, and now the corn crop promises to be
heavier than any year since the road opened for
business All reports show the corn crop of the
counties which this road passes to be the heavi-
est in any part Of tho States Of Indiana and
Illinois.
In order to reduce the bulk Of Poor's Manual
whose growth each year Is inevitable the names
Of the officers have been cut down to a short list
and directory of railway officials has been pub
ished separately. This contains not only a
list Of railway officials directors and contract
ors, but full list of the various manufacturers
engaged upon railroad work, and much other
material
The bears are making point of the attitude
of the Pennsylvania Company toward the pool.
It is not denied st Fink's Office that the Pennsyl
vania Company has made demand for an in
creased percentage in the pool Commissioner
Fink says he is satisfied that the trouble between
the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore 81 Ohio
companies will not make general trouble with
the pool roads
The shipments Of grain to Toledo still average
about one hundred ears per day from this sec
ton. Both the Wabash and the g., II. & ]. are
profting through the grain movement in that
direction The only unfavorable feature Is that
they handling the property at too low rates
Six cents per 100 pounds would have doubtless
moved the same quantity of grain that a Ave-
cent rate has.
AS intimated as being probable some time
since in the journal. E. b. Thomas. general
manager Of the Richmond e. Danyille system of
roads. has removed his headquarters from Rich
mond to Washington. d. O., and gives notice
that hereafter all communications for the gen.
Ierai manager ard the assistant general manager
of this company will be addressed to 1900 Penn
eylyania avenue, Washington, d. G.
1t Is charged that the Lake Shore Is evading
she pool is shipping locally to Toledo, where
grain is through the elevators and then re-
shipped to destination. the consignment not los
Ing its identity. The Lake Shore freight agent
ssys this latter story, that his road is cutting
rates and shipping locally to Toledo to avoid re-
porting to the pool, Is the biggest kind of lie,
staptiate the charge. He says 1t is the work Of
q rival road, trying to bring the Lake Shore into
disrepute.
An erroneous impression has been given out
about the action OF the trunk-lne managers in
Anew YORK, who, last week, granted concessions
to dry-goods merchants in matters of ship
ments. It has been claimed that these conces-
bions were to New York alone. This s denied.
A prominent Pennsylvania railroad official
Ntates: "The concessions made apply as we'll to
A4nafn ND dali fo nS RI Nay Apk Hha
dry goods men of these cities profit by the ac-
zion, but one not more than the other. The
stiles are treated alike. What was granted to
New York was likewise granted to Philadelphia
and Boston,"
The managers Of the Toledo, Kansas City &
ST. Louis, formerly the T., O. 81 st. L. are not
making much Roadway In placing the road on
ats feet They are laying some new rails where
the old rails are badly worn, and where new ties
are put in they are of sufficient length to admit
gof widening the track to standard gauge The
fact is that in times past Eastern capitalists
have been so outrageously imposed upon and
have sunk so much money in the road that they
mot only let it severely alone as further invest
Ement but advise their friends to take hold eau
tiously. As consequence, the Kneeland syndi-
cate find it uphill work to coax either Boston or
New York capitalists to take hold in the new
deal
Time That Something Was Done
Every year makes 1t more and moro apparent
that something must be done In the way of re-
ducing rates on freight, more especially on grain
handled on roads west of the Missouri river
The day Of arbitrary rates is past if roads east
of that river are to profit through their connec-
tion with roads west of the river, as arbitrary
and burdensome rates are forcing shippers to
seek other outlets for their grain. In this con-
nection we notice that several Kansas City grain