The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

sew UNIFORM Monday next
The New York Times of Thursday says Aus
Ain Corbin, the railway president, has been very
Ill but is now past the crisis.
The Wabash earned the third week IN May
22l,000. an increase over the earnings OF the
corresponding week in 1885 of $31, 600.
Commissioners Blanchard, of the east-bound
pool, speaks most encouragingly of the pros
poets for the Strengthening out of all diffcuitles
James Charlton, general passenger agent OF
Rhe Chicago e. Alton. is in the city, and will re-
main until noon to-day. Like all the rest or the
passenger men, be speaks OF travel as unusually
light
Notice has been received that the new east
bound classification, as recently recommended
by the official classification committee will 60
Into effect on June l. The changes are very
numerous.
The L, D. & S. is bringing into this market
FOR Kngan e. Go. rs to 100 carloads of hogs per
week. shipped from Kansas City. This year. in
connection with the Wabash, they get better
xAsas than last year.
Another Decline director has sailed for Eu-
rope. Mr.. Twomby is his way to the
continent. With four directors in Europe, the
prospects of early election of a president Of
khs Decline are rather slim
The Central Traffic Association, passenger
department. has issued new rules and regula-
Central Passenger Committee, and are, in fact,
almost an exact counterpart of them.
Gen. s. 8. Burdett. Communicated chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, informs the Off
cisls OF the Northern Pacific railroad that he and
hss staff will return from the San Francisco en-
campment via Portland, Ore. and the Northern
PAcifc.
The mortgage given by the L., N. A. s. c.
railway to the New York Farmers Loan and
Trnst Company, to secure the payment of 3d.
100000. placed on file with the county recorders
along the line of tho road March "a, 1884, is
being released and the necessary order entered
ON record.
Before Commissioner Daniels or the Central
Traffic Association can restore and main tan
passenger rates they must raise 100000 and
purchase the stock of tickets in the hands Of
scalpers in Chicago, Southern lines cannot
compete successfully with Chicago roads until
this is done.
The Cincinnati. Wabash g. Michigan seems to
be determined to get their moneys worth out of
their Decline contract They ask the Beeline
60 haul a through car out of indianapolis at 4:30
A. n. Hos A. N. and 4:35 p. NJ To do this the
Bee-ne will put on special train to haul the
G30A. N. coach.
The settlement of balances has been made
this week by the trunk lines under the award of
percentages in the east-bound freight pool. by
arbitrator Fink who decided against the re-
hearing asked by the dissatisfied roads. The
pool dates from Jan. l, and the settlements
therefore, covered four months
The of flowers from California for the dec
Grafton of General Grants tomb will arrive in
Chiesgo via the Chicago & Northwestern rail
Through in quick time, and are in frst-class
dition. and will reach New York tomorrow
morning, over the Pennsylvania line
W. ]. c. Kenyon, formerly connected with the
passenger department of the Burlington road in
Chicago, has received the appointment Of gen.
- Ia.
u Northern road at St Paul. w. B. Hamblin
has been appointed general freight agent of the
name road also with headquarters at St Paul.
John G. Paul. general manager Woodruff
Eleeping and Paror-car Company lis Broad
way, New York. spent yesterday in the city.
Monday the Woodruff company put on a line of
sleeping coaches between St Louis and ST. Paul.
Rnd on June 10 between Kansas City and Chi
rago roofing out the Mann boudor cars over the
Wabash.
A definite answer has been received from Mr.
A. V. FL. Carpenter, general passenger agent of
the st. Paul. in regard to the announced inten-
tion Of his line to advance commissions to agents
june L The company, in the interests of peace,
hes agreed to withdraw the notice and not to
take the action indicated This averts an inn
pending danger, for If it had been carried out
there would have followed general unsettling
OF passenger rates both to the West and North
west, and O consequent loss Of revenue to the
roads.
There is prospect that the trunk-line passen-
ger agents will establish general excursion
agency to take full charge of this class of bust
ness. This is to cut off the undertaking of
rival lines for the business of excursion mana
gers like Cook. Raymond and Others who sue
coed in getting rates which are ruinous to the
carrying companies. George DeHaven, former
~ advertising agent of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company. and now district passenger
agent of the company, with headquarters at
Baltimore, Is candidate for the position when
created.
The term of General Agent and Auditor l.. G..
Cannon's Office in the transcontinsntal pool has
nearly expired and still there is no better pros
pect for reorganization. On the last day Of the
meeting of the Transcontinentai Association in
New York, when it was decided by the members
20 disband, it was agreed that Mr.. Cannon's sal
airy should be continued to June whether the
pool was recognized or not Ii was then deemed
hardly probable that the war would last three
months but it has, and there is little need at
present for general agent, auditor or any other
pool official
day to take hold of the Deeds patent metallic
packing and bring it into general use. The
board of directors are L G. Walker, Frank
McKeen, w. r. Myers, William B. Hord, F. w.
Hays, f. V. Debs and S. M. Stevens president,
Isaac G. Walker; secretary and treasurer. Frank
lin w. Hays; ce-president and general man.
ager K. Ell. Waldron, formerly general manager
of the Lake Erie & Western road, whose head
quarters will be at Chicago 1t is but five days
since the capital stock was placed on the market
and already $25, 900 has been sold.
The Chicago Inter Ocean SAYS: Commissioner
Blanchard. of the Central Traffic Association,
has received a telegram from President Benedict
Of the Chicago 81 Atlantic road at New York, in
which that gentleman stated that he had had
conference with Commissioners Fink with a view
Of securing the Chicago & Atlantics admission
into the association Mr. Benedict suggested
that Mr.. Blanchard and General Manager F.
Broughton hold conference. 1t was also in
timated that the Chicago & Atlantic. or rather
Mr. Benedict, wanted to have the cooperation
Of Mr. Tallmage, of the Wabash road. so as to
strengthen the bonds that may be entered into.
The telegram was written in most fair minded
and liberal way Mr. Blanchard and Mr.. Brough
bon will probably have conference in Chicago