The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local
The Ohio Southern, operated by the l.. B. g.
W., is again open for business.
The Wabash road has earned, since Jan. l.
IS. BIS, gS3; increase over earnings for the cor
responding period in 1885, s58 038
The city commissioners and the officials of the
Union Railway Company are TO have confer
enee this afternoon to discuss questions OF In
1erest.
Col Joseph Hill. superintendent, and n. 4
Elliott, superintendent of transportation or the
VAndalia, were in the city yesterday on Official
Business
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianap-
shs stock, which is now quoted at AZ cents on
she dollar sold at 81 the corresponding period
1885. 60 in 1884 and 81 in 1883.
The railroad conductors picnic at Lake Maxim
knckee Thursday A number VIII go from In
aianapolis roads. The Vandalia will furnish
emple room to carry all from Logansport to the
picnic grounds.
The earnings of the Chicago & Eastern Illi-
nois the first week in May fell So 16l behind
ahose of the corresponding week in 1885, The
Earnings of the Evansville q Terre Haute show
h decrease of 81 ,305.
It is rumored that Fred Broughton. general
manager of the Chicago g. Atlantic, will retire
from that position June l. Who will be his sue
eessor has not yet been made public, but it is
understood he will be John King man.
The l.. B. C W. road earned the first week in
May $48,589, against Sal 1905 the corresponding
week in 1885, The road has earned since Jan. l
k80l, 1867. against $774, $50 the corresponding Pc
Fiod in 1885. Increase this year, s27,61l.
meeting of the passenger representatives of
che Eastern trunk lines and the Central Traffic
Association, passenger department, will be held
bn New York on Tuesday May % for the con-
Bideration of joint rules and regulations.
Report has it that there is to be another twist
Asken on the fast-freight lines. The expenses
pre- still too heavy in this direction to please the
krnnkline managers, and the thing will not quiet
aown, says well informed railroad Official until
4here Is but one fastfreight line operating over
amy road.
Superintendent Mansfield, Of the I. g. ", and
Black, of the j., M. g. l., who, with large forces
of off of their respective roads, have been
Peters In making his repairs, have returned. and
last evening through trains commenced running
aver the Little Miami again.
The O., L, st. L. and G. people, when troubled
with high water three years ago. learned a valu-
able lesson. Since that time nearly all the
bridges on the main line have been rebuilt, and
before this improvement was made. in nearly
Bysry case, the waterways widened. In
Dome cases double the room was given for the
water to pass through, and no further trouble is
Booked for.
ii. j. Jewett has issued his last official notice as
ppnounces his official retirement and directs
shat reports be hereafter made to Mr.. Benedict
4he incoming president The Cleveland Leader
says Mr.. Jewett has purchased and will retire to
ths old homestead in Maryland, which his grand
tafher built way back in the last century. and
which he left as young man of twenty-one to
practice law at GAINESVILLE, O.
The Bee-line, which, few days ago, was be-
bind in its east-bound pool per cents. 700 tons.
has. in the last few days, earned them with
nN4afa nil I'M MAI II p or 49,.
the matter. The Wabash is the only road that
Do now considerably behind in its pool per Genus.
When all hands strictly maintain rates this is
usually the case, especially when traffic is
light that there Is hardly car piece for the
merous fastfreight lines running east out of In
1ianapolis.
The New York Central people are still press
ing d. E. ingalls, to accept the presidency of the
Bssline system, and the matter has gone so far
that Mr.. ingalls, will submit the question of it's
eeeeptance 1t is stated, to the directors of the
c.. l., St l.. & c. road for their approval. and 1t
Bs believed that they will consent to Mr. Ingals's
accepting it, providing he will continue president
of the c., l., ST. L. & c., which he now has SO
we'll systematized that 1t requires less of his at
tention than in years past
But little grain is coming East from the South
west. Ii was thought that after the strikes
were declared off there would be some improve
rent, but as yet it has not become apparent
The Chicago Times assigns as reason for the
keabord, or the sum Of the rates from west of
khe Missouri river to the market, leaves nothing
jog the farmer at present prices, and so long as
fhc remains a fact the roads cannot expect to Sc
cure any large amount of grain freight
The recent heavy storm that passed over Madi-
son county did serious damage to the Midland
railroad, and no trains have run this week on ac-
count of washouts. Yesterday, however, a large
force OF laborers were put to work, and repairs
will be made as rapidly as possible. Two bridges
and mum Der of culyerts are out between Ander-
son and Noblesvile, and some days will be re-
Muired before traffic be resumed upon the
road A piledriver was put to work yesterday
upon the bridge spanning Stony creek. Mana
gar Moore hopes to have trains running again
by Saturday. or not later than Monday.
Extensive repairs are being made to the T. Fl.
- l. division of the Vandala system. So great
have been the repairs the last three years on the
western and T. H. & l.. divisions that the first
named has been somewhat neglected Now it is
proposed to make it the best seventy three miles
NJ track in the country Between Brazil and
Staunton, new rails weighing sxty-seven pounds
10 the yard, are being placed in the track, and
wherever the track has not been laid recently
with heavy rail, they are to be put in this sea-
Bon. The improvements made the last few years
10 this division in tho way of cutting down
grades, enables them to handle their freight traf-
ne to much better advantage
New Features in Sleeping Coaches.
The Canadian Pacific people last week received
she first of the new sleeping cars which are to be
nun on that road A number of novel features
have been introduced in their construction.
Chief among these Is bathroom at one end of
she ear, in which baths can be had at charge of
30 cents at any time during the journey Instead
OF the seats used during the day being of the old
desScn tha forr canter harthc orn onrn fon&.hl.