The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local
John r. Elder, president Of the Shell Beach
BoAi, left for New Orleans last night, 10 be alb
BENT ten days
COL William Shaw. district passenger agent
bf the c.. H. 6 D. lines, who has been in New
York for few days, is expected home this
morning
The old j., NJ. G. I. freight depot is now used
Ds storage house by Hollweg & Reese. Over
Forty carloads of imported glassware and crock
- ere stored within the building.
80 Pittsburg, Fl. Wayne & Chicago Railroad
Company is fitting its line between Pittsburg
and Chicago with nterlocking switches and sig
nails. The same improvement is to be extended
10 she c., St L. & F. system in due time.
John Muir has been appointed general man.
ager of the Chesapeake e. Ohio The gentleman
ks said to be one of the ablest traffic men and
Fighter, and under his management the competi-
lion of the Chesapeake q Ohio for Eastern ex-
port business will become more prominent than
ever.
The Cleveland, Columbus Cincinnati & In
nianapolis quarterly report, ending March 81,
shows an increase in net earnings of 100000.
With such handsome increase in earnings, and
with road which, in its physical condition, is
Excellent. it is not surprising that the stock is
beginning to attract more attention.
Railroad earnings show that they have not
yet found anything resembling a bonanza.
When the New York Central makes only about
lhree-fourths of per cent. on its capital stock
Ia the frst quarter of year, it is very clear that
Wall street need not expect people to climb over
DDe another in their efforts to buy stocks.
+. IL. Kingsbury, assistant general freight
hgent of the Panhandle lines, will resign July ],
hnd accept position as through freight agent of
the Pennsylvania road, with headquarters at
New York He will be succeeded by ID. L. Nc
Cabe, of Chicago, at present general Western
freight agent Of Chicago, st. Louis Il Pittsburg
road.
The five Western lines last week brought into
this station g. 499 loaded cars against g. 1857 in the
week ending May 15 and 1881 the corresponding
week 1885. From this statement it will be seen
that 642 more loaded cars were brought into
this station last week than il the week preced-
ing. and lis more than in the corresponding
week 1885,
General Phineas Pease is now general manager
pf a company that builds railroad bridge piers of
Iron. to take the place of stone-masonry. FL.
Sabine. Railroad Commissioner of Ohio, is
president of the company. 1t is claimed that
Iron piers are more durable, less liable to wash
out and cost not more than one-half as much as
do stone piers.
o. B. Skinner, traffic manager Of the Beeline
Bystem, Saturday last came over the l. 81 ST. L.
division. after having travelled 5000 miles in the
last few days, and he says the road bed of the L
e St L. from St Louis to Indianapolis was the
kmoothest and most solid of any road over which
he had travelled on his extended trip. Mr. Skin
ner said he had not allowed his relations to the
road to influence him in his views.
The charter of the Louisville Southern road
has been restored by the Kentucky Legislature,
pnd steps will be taken at once to commence
building the road. This will establish competi-
tion with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Company for all Southern business. The South
ern connecting roads will be the Cincinnati
Southern, the East Tennessee. Virginia &
Georgia. and the Richmond 81 Danville. the
northern the Jetfersonville, Madison g. Indian
Rpolis. the Louisville. New Albany g. Chicago,
and the Louisville, Evansville & ST. Louis. The
new road will form a connecting link between
the two sets.
The management of the Pennsylvania lines
have allowed their prejudces against the Indi-
annapolis IL Vincenres to drop out of sight, and
now show a disposition to make the road more
important division of their system than hereto
fore. Branch tracks are to be put in to reach
the valuable coal mines within a few miles of the
main line, and also to stone quarries which are
In the territory tributary to that road. The work
done recently 10 the way of building branches to
coal mines has proved valuable acquisition to
the business of the road. and the prospects now
are that the earnings will pay fixed charges and
operating expenses this year, something which
the road has never done since the Pennsylvania
Company operated it
At several stations the O., l., St L. e. c.
road agents have caught on to the PennsyIva-
MIA Companys method of identifying their
grounds about station houscs. and are construct
ing neat grass plats and flower beds. The ex-
pense Is trlfing and it tends to draw travel to
the road. The c. l., St L. 6 @. management
have also done another thing which will be ap-
preciated by people who take trains at their sta
lions; they have forbidden loafing in and about
the stations and lady who chances to reach
station few minutes ahead of train time is not
subjected to the stares of a dozen men who are
rude In manner and rough in speech. Neat,
well kept stations do much toward giving a road
good name as well as do fine equipments.
o. B. Skinner, traffic manager of the Decline,
has set an example which overworked railroad
officials may well profit by. When he found his
health giving way, and his physician told him
nothing else would help him but a good rest, he
asked for six months leave of absence, and was
granted It. de Immediately went to the health
he now returns perfectly well man, ready to do
efficient service. The physician of the late J. H.
Devereux urged Mr. Devereux three years ago,
to take few months rest, but he needed
not the advice. His physician says had he
done so he doubtless would have been living
to-day, the disease which carried him off
could be readily traced back to overwork his
nervous system having been tho first affected.
Below is shown the east-bound movement of
loaded cars Of the five leading lines, for the week
ending May %. as compared with the week pre-
eeding and with the corresponding week of 1885.
Corresponding
May Is May %. week 1885
Beelne- --.-.-----. ut 1,037 755
LIB. &W.......... 2s2 $40 $40
@. L, ST. L. c.. 673 sos ss3