The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



agent of the Canadian Pacific at San Francisco.
W. Y. Carlton has been appointed assistant SUI
perintendent of the Kansas division of the Union
Pacific road, vice e. Dresser resigned
D. s, Dunbar, of Louisville, KY. was yester-
day appointed contracting agent Of the l., D. g.
5. road, with headquarters at indianapolis.
George Daniels. commissioner Of the passen-
ger department Of the Central Traffic Associa-
Zion, has gone to Lake Geneva for little rest.
Trunk-line freight agents report that the fall
trade is beginning early, and west bound ship
nents promise to be large and yield good hnan-
eial results.
a. L. Burt, agent Of the Western Union Tel
egraph Company at the Union Depot, has gone
north on ten days pleasure trip. His family
accompanied him.
L. A. Emerson at present assistant general
freight agent of the Missouri Pacific, will take
4he position of general Eastern agent Of that road,
with headquarters at New York city.
It is stated that the Pennsylvania lines out of
Chicago, which we're heavily over in the old
trunk line pool from this point. have paid over
Balances in settling up to the amount OF $40, 600.
The l., b. g. W. management yesterday closed
a contract for a combination iron and steel
bridge over the Vermillion river, the structure
10 be put up by the New Jersey Iron and Steel
Company.
It is stated that Col Bennett q. Young has
recent ADVANCE
of the L., N. A. & G. railway. Colonel Young
was president of the road before the present
management look hold
II is stated that Austin Corbin had loaned
$1,000 900 Of his own private resources to the
3D. 81 w. to make up the deficiency of that
company In interest charges previous to the ap-
pointment of the receiver.
The percentages of east-bound shipments of
grain from Chicago for July were New York
Central, 20. H. Erie, 1889; Pennsylvania, TO-
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, 3.03; West
Shore, 30; Lehigh Valley, 25l.
The l. 6 St L. limited, on Wednesday, made
the run from Litchfed to Wann, thirty-iv
miles, in thirty eight minutes. making one stop
at q county-seat. On this run forty minutes lost
time from hot box was made up in running
eighty Eve miles. Notwithstanding the fast time
this train is scheduled on.
President Blackstone and vice-president Me-
Tullin, Of the Chicago g. Alton. on Wednesday
returned from Alaska They returned via the
Canadian Pacific The Chicago Inter. Ocean
says: For the benefit of the sensational and
imaginative, it may be well to say that the G. &
"A. will not be extended to Alaska"
& The numerous exceptions filed by the pur-
Chasers of the Toledo & Cincinnati road, now
the Toledo, st. Louis s. Kansas City, to the le-
Ultimate claims, ordered by the court to be paid.
pc looked upon as being evidence that the COM
pany have not the funds to pay such claims and
take this method of legal proceedings to delay
matters.
Judge Burke, acting president of the Decline,
Es receiving complimentary notices all sides
for the efficiency he is showing in handling the
affairs of the company which fall to that official
position. Best of ALL he is encouraging the heads
of the passenger and freight departments to live
up TO tariff rates. and with their doing the
earnings continue to foot up handsomely.
Charles Z. Nesbit who was recently appointed
agent OF the c., FL. 81 l. at Rushville, has re-
signed to take the agency of the Pennsylvania in
their outside Office on South Illinois street.
Amos Parrish, who has filled the position for
BONE years, goes back on to his farm. 1t is due
TO Mr.. Parrish to say that he has done good
service for the lines ne represented and that it
will take hustler in railroad parlance. to fill
his place.
1t need not be expected that Indianapolis lines
eEFill make as favorable comparison in earnings
fAe last week of August with the earnings of the
last week in August, 1885. as they have been
making thus far this month, as the business of
The last week of August last year was one Of the
largest In tonnage or the season. However,
much of the freight was carried at low rates. as
compared with those on which east bound traffic
6s now moved.
The excursion season Is rapidly nearing it's
end and the belief is that in years to come there
will be fewer excursons--certainly less num-
her to distant points-so great has been the
abuse that the excursion rates made possible "A
rate which was to be used but one day, or posi-
bly, week, has heen used for thirty days by
lines which, from day to day, make it their
study to get around tariff rates and agreements
they enter into for the maintenance of rates.
The Boston Advertiser gives currency to a
eumor that there has been falling out between
Mr. Corbin and Vice-president Alfred Suy Of
the l., B. e. W. Some of the friends of Mr..
Corbin say it was due TO Mr.. Sully's refusal to
assist in meeting the l., B. q w. interest. Some
of the friends of Mr.. Sully intimate that the mn
pleasantness arose from Mr.. Corbin's sudden
disposal of all his interest in Philadelphia &
Reading '"The street is about equally divided in
opinion as to whether Mr. Sully is employed as
Mr. Corbins wicked partner or not
The G.. L. st. L. & c. are making the fifty
four miles of road between Tempeton and Kan
&akee as good physically any part of the main
line. It is now all laid with steel One hundred
Thousand crossties have been put in on this d.
vision this season, and since June four gravel
trains have been In service, and two steam SHOW
els, and before taken off. the entire fifty four
miles will be converted from mud road to a
first-cass gravel road. At several points the
grades have been sharply reduced by raising the
entertainments or lowering the track in cuts
The Pennsylvania lines now obtain an i'm
mense Western freightage from the transporta-
tion Of railroad iron and supplies shipped by the
Pennsylvania furnaces for the construction of
the vast mileage of new branches being built by
the various granger lines Pennsylvania, hav-
ing the mines, the furnaces, the car-shops and
the locomotive builders. must furnish much the
larger proportion of the material necessary for
the completion of the new lines. and 1t is only
natural that it should be forwarded by the Penn
eylvania railroad as being the shortest haul to
its ultimate destination.
The employees of the Panhandle road will hold
their second annual picnic at Lake Cieott. near
Logansport, Ind. next Saturday The commit
tee having the matter in charge consists OF Super
tntendent Watts. J. r. Miller, Edward B. Wall,
j. r. Trimmer j. S. May j. NJ. Ray L. F.
Loree L. s. Purcell and @. w. Graves. A
large number of invitations have been issued.
but no one will be admitted to the cars and
eviv fraat at nm Wi iuvit
Special trains will be run over the various divis-
Ions of the road and large crowd is expected to
attend.
The Cleveland Leader says: ssThere are ru-
mors that something will drop very soon which
will DO of great Importance to the Bee-iine