The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-27
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.

AEFAlkO VI 1uE NALL lHs
Madison wants somebody to build 1t road
South into Kentucky.
The request of the Mackey syndicate for $780,.
300 from Lawrence county to aid in building the
proposed Evansville & Cincinnati road. is being
STRONGLY discussed in the interested locality
The Pana and Roodhouse people say they will
have the road completed by winter. This will
ponnect the Alton and Bee-line, and give very
direct road from indianapolis to Kansas City
Wall street predicts surprise at the annual
PfsCtion of the Northern Pacific stockholders in
September, one of which is that Elijah Smith.
president of the Oregon q Transcontinental
company will be made president
The Wisconsin Central has succeeded in get
ting favorable fve-year contract with the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & St Paul road for an en-
trance into Milwaukee The Wisconsin Central
rs one of the phenomenal successes OF Northwest
railroad building and management
1fr John A. Ackley has been appointed freight
agent fer New England of the Pennsylvania
Iailroad TO I'LL the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation Of Mr.. Samuel Finlay. Mr.. Acklev has
been the general freight agent of the Boston di-
vision of the New York 81 New England rail
Eoad.
Engineer Charles Newell and his fireman,
James Ames have made the fastest time on the
Pjttsburg road east of Fort Wayne. With en-
zine No. l56 they pulled the express from Fort
Wayne to Crestlne in two hours and forty-three
minutes. The distance is 131 miles with eight
crossings.
President O. A. Simons, of the First National
Bank of Fort Wayne, has made the railroad Y
d. c. A. present of $780, The Gazette says:
This is a splendid gift. and highly appreciated
by the railroad boys. Mr.. Simons is one of the
class of citizens and business men that Fort
Wayne cannot have too many Of"
Advance sheets of the annual report Of the
Chicago 81 Northwestern railway, issued yester-
day show that the gross earnings of the COM
sng over 1000 miles, were 24,279,599, an in
crease of $777.744 over 1885. The operating ex
penses were 49, l56, 773, an increase of 500. 793
The report is current in Jacksonville, and be-
Geved, that President Sprague, of the Ohio Falls
car works, brought home with him contracts
for over quarter million dollars worth of work
for the Great Midland railroad of England. The
establishment is being put in order to resume
work at once and about fifty men began opera
lions yesterday.
There is speck Of war on the passenger rate
horizon at ST. Louis The Ohio 81 Mississippi
Ehjoys a two-dollar differential on its New York
business, and the Decline and Wabash one dol
lar Recently the o. g. M. has been enabled to
put its passengers into New York as quickly as
1.-The ne-dear lines, and they demand an equali-
cation OF rates or blood.
Commissioner Richardson, of the Ohio River
pool, has foolishly decided to reopen the old
AQuestion of the award of percentages on business
from Cincinnati He is in that city at present,
hearing arguments of the different companies in
Aerestsd Next week he will probably render a
Recession. 1t doesn't make any difference how he
decides there will be the same old kick.
The Indianapolis. Decatur & Springfield rail
road has been forced, temporarily TO abandon
Its project Of extending the road west now, ow-
ing to the persistent opposition of the Wabash
road, which has been successful In preventing 1t
from getting through Decatur. 1t is probable
shat when the project is revived the extension
will leave the present line about seven miles east
Of its terminus, and pass around Decatur.
The Illinois corporation of the Louisville, New
Albany & ST. Louis 1.-THE old Louisville, Evans
vile e. St Louis Air-line), will be organized in
chicago to-day Under an agreement among
3he owners and purchasers, the Indiana and Illi-
nois organization will be consolidated Oct l. and
form one line from New Albany to ST Louis. 1t
is said that Mr.. W. T. Hart, of Boston, will be
the president of the consolidated company.
For some reason Indiana, Bloomington &
Western stock has recently jumped from IL to
L. and it is surmised that there may be some
Ahing in the statement that the Indiana Bloom
angton & Western interests have effected some
compromise with the Cincinnati. Sandusky &c
cleveland, and that thereby reorganization of
the Indiana, Bloomington & Western may not
come now The fact, however, will not be di-
Vulged by Indiana Bloomington & Western
people.
Most excellent management was shown by SUI
perintendsnt Adams and assistants, OF the
Fitchburg railroad in getting of the special q.
"A. r. trains, last week. There three of
them, comprising twenty-five Pullman cara, be-
sides baggage-cars and smokers. The depot was
literally crammed, but so Systematically was
everything carried out that, although the
first of the special trains did not pull out of
the depot until 4:32 p. NJ, all three were got off
IN time to allow the regular 40 P. NJ. express to
back in, load up and get started only two
minutes late.