The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Toledo
The Evansvilley& Terrc Haute railroad yes
lerday declared a.dividend of II per cent paya-
BILE Jan
The management of the Indiana, Illinois Il
Ioya road is contemplating some important ex-
tensions of that line
1t is stated that all indianapolis roads, except
the Wabash. will. on the lst OF January, adopt
the new form of bill of lading.
Commencing with Monday next all live stock
shipped east from the Indianapolis yards Is 10
be weighed and billed out at actual weight
The head of one OF the passenger conductors
on the Vandalla tumbled into the HasKet yester-
day. The cause of his dismissal was not as
honesty.
The Wabash st. Louis & Pacific management
has lust discontinued the running OF express
trains Nos. Al and 49, put on eight months ago
between Toledo and Peru.
Logansport is putting on the airs of country
town arresting and fining locomotive engineers
who happen TO run within the city limits at
speed over six miles an hour.
New York Chicago. and Indianapolis mer-
chants pay for local carriage just ABOUT Wnat
they pay the railroads for hauling the same
goods practically 1000 miles
On Wednesday last train OF seventy-hve
ears, hauled by. two engines. passed over the L..
p. A. & c. road which is said to have been the
longest train ever hauled over that road.
w T. Holly, city passenger agent Of the Wa
bash at Chicago and formerly In the Union De-
pot tcket-ofs;ce at Indianapolis is In the city,
spending Christmas with old-time friends.
The American Express Company last evening
gave turkey to each of their employees at this
point and also to the employees or the Union
Railway Company about the Union Depot
John F. Miller, general SUPERINTENDENT OF the
PENNSYLVANIA lines west of Pittsburg. and his
son. Harry engineer of maintenance OF way.
were the city yesterday looking matters over.
The troubles between the management of the
L. ~ A. 81 c. road and the thirteen swtchmen
have been adjusted, and the business of the road
at New Albany is being handled with the usual
pronptness again.
E. r. Claypool returned from the East yester-
day. While absent he sold considerable part
of the stock of the ST. Louis cable road at a
handsome figure To one syndicate he sold
800 900 of this stock.
St. Louis 81 Kansas road formerly the Toledo.
Cincinnati & ST. Louis, from Dupont O., to De-
AAtur, Ind, which will shorten the distance be-
tween Toledo and St Louis.
r. e Mtten, agent of the c.. l., st. L. & c.
at Swanington, has rendered his resignation to
take the agency of the Chicago & Indiana Block
Coal road at Attica. Ind. A. g. Milton succeeds
the former as agent at Swanineton.
w. w. Wentz. jr.. private secretary Of Re-
cever Cheney, of the Lake ESie q Western, has
accepted similar position with Ed Gallup. as
eistant general manager of the Lake Shore road
Both are olden-time employees OF the O., L., ST.
L. 81 c. road.
Vice president FELTON,, of the Erie, when asked
1t he would make favorable report a year
hence was his last, said he saw no reason why
1t should not be better Rates were well main
tained ar@ -" had not enough to
move the traffic Offering
1t is GOO. sasIthoritv that the offer of
f. q. Bowen TO buy the South Pennsylvania
railroad is made for the Baltimore & Ohio com
pany, which wishes to complete the line and
make it part of their system, connecting the
Reading with the Baltimore q Ohio
A friend of the project to extend the A., T. &
3. +. to Chicago tells Boston capitalists inter
ssted that he found no railroad man West who
fully approved the policy of this extension
Neither did he find any one who could declare
shat the line would per Sc be Improbable.
The Louisville. New Albany g Chicago roads
statement for the year ending Nov go
ss' se sl5s ss2 s 17sFissi
Expenses L056,057 1,099.195 AZ
Net.......... s5ol ,228 $3.50. 269 s217 $50
The officers of the Vincennes, Jasper & New
Albany railroad have been passing the
fne from Jasper, by wav OF Newton Stewart.
Hardipsburg and Greenville, this week They
Slain that they have a syndicate of New York
capitalists to back up and complete the proposed
soad.
C. H. Trimble travelling freight agent of the
Louisville q Nashville road. has been in the city
for day or two prospecting. This was his first
business visit TO Indianapolis since he received
his present appointment. and freight men at this
point pleased with his method of doing
business.
Bradford Durham, general manager Of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad. who has been in New
York since the death of Colonel sForeacre has
sent his resignation to headquarters at Baltl-
more. General Orland Smith, third vice presi-
dent, will assume the duties of the position for
the present
The earnings of the l., D. & s. road the first
twentvone days of this month were 500 OBJ a.:
increase over earnings of the corresponding
period IN 1888. $40 l52 66 The earnings of the
road this month promise to be- the largest in the
history of the road, with the exception of
August, 1881.
The INDIANAPOLIS & Evansville railroad. which
runs and half mile west of Bloomfield
and on the opposite side of White river, is trying
TO make arrangements with the Little Monou"
narrow-gauee for laying a third rail down from
She crossing to Bloomfield. and enable them to
make that town with all trains
Chicago Inter Ocean: There are still a num-
Der of ruInors in circulation regarding the al
legged nonmaintenance of east bound freight
races. These reports are started for purpose,
and that is none other than to secure reduc-
ton in the rates which were advanced few
weeks ago. The heavy shippers often prin-
cipally responsible for this, as slight reduction
means much to them.
j. N Reynolds, publisher of the Master Car
Builder, was in the city yesterday to witness
the workings OF the re Grande interlocking sig
nal now in at the crossing of the Belt road
and the j., M. 81 l. He was so we'll pleased
with Its operations that in the next issue of the
Master Car Builder he will give description of
the signal, and also publish cuts showing the
character of the device
suit which has been pending some five wears
against the G., l.. ST L. & G. roai where the
heirs of one Smith. who was killed bv Big
-Four train at kankakee, sued for $40 900. has
been on trial this week at Chicago before in
Blodgett. of the United States District Court
The jury yesterday brought in verdict for the
company The plaintiffs asked for new trial.
and Judge Bodgett refused to grant it,
The opening of the Kentucky and Indiana
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