The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-20
AFFAIRS OF TIE RAILWAYS.


B. & W. system. is expected homo to-day from
the East.
Division Freight Agent Sweet, of the Wabash.
is in the city for day or two prospecting for
business
The dials on the Seth Thomas clock which is
TO be placed in the tower of the new Union
Station are nine feet in diameter.
John Evan, superintendent Of the Indanapo-
lis division of the Bee line is expected home
from his Eastern pleasure trip to-day.
The l., B. & ". has earned since Jan.
81 1892. 226. increase over the earnings OF the
corresponding period of 1885 of $l60, liz
The train crews on the Belt road have asked
for an increase in pay but make no threats of
striking should the management decline to meet
their wishes
The Chicago & Atlantic railroad directors met
yesterday and re elected the present secretary
and treasurer, and elected L. a. Conant assist
ant treasurer.
Train No. 8. on the Bee.line on SUNDAY ran
283 miles in six hours and fifty-si minutes. in
stead OF lS3 miles, IS the item of yesterday
morning made it.
u. B. Peirsel general Western travelling agent
of the Kanawha fast-freight lire, is in the city
prospecting for bushes. He states that the
business of this line has increased this year fully
100 per cent
The c., H. & D. people have under considera-
tion the publishlngmo of the earnings of the
eoad AS they usually very favorable it is
surprising that this plan has not months ago
been adopted.
1t is understood that J. Fl. Best, jr.. general
freight AID passenger agent of the St Louis,
Keokuk g. Northwestern and Chicago, Buring-
ton d Kansas City will retire, and be succeeded
by Howard Elliott, the present assistant auditor
Of those lines.
The l., B. g. W. people pride themselves on the
piece of track lying between Indianapolis and
Nnm 10 tom mr. Inn of h1rfu
seven miles, and there is seldom day that some
Of the passenger trains do not cover the distance
In forty TO fortytwo minutes.
Notice las been given that hereafter the Dan
bury & Norwalk road will be known as the Dan
bury d Norwalk division of the Housatonic
Railroad Company. Charles M. Crawford has
been appointed superintendent of the division,
with headquarters ut South Norwalk.
The headquarters of the superintendent, chief
engineer, train-master. superintendent of tele-
graph and train dispatcher of the California
Southern will hereafter be at San Bernardino in
stead ct Cotton The general freight and passen-
ger agents headquarters will remain at San
Diego.
A large force of men and a construction train
commenced. yesterday. grading for double
track from the yards of the c.. l.. St L. g. c. to
the Belt road, distance of two and one-half
miles. When completed. the Big Four will have
double track from the Union Depot to the
Belt road.
Contracts have been let for the grading of
branch of the c., St L. e. p twenty-one miles
In length, from Maplewood, O., to point near
Hamilton. This branch has been talked about
TOR some time, and is intended to complete a new
line, under the control Of the company, between
Chicago and Cincinnati
The Chicago Times saws: 1.-THE names of S.
T. Crance general superintendent of the Han
nibal IL St. Joseph. and W. +. Merrill, superin-
tendent of the Burlington lines in Iowa. are
mentioned as probable successors of J. F. Barn
ard, general manager of the Hannibal & ST.
Joseph and Kansas City. ST. Joseph & Council
Bluffs lines"
There is feeling among railroad employees at
this point that OF the 10 per cent. reductions
pade in wages within the last five years should
De restored While they are not disposed TO
press the matter by strikes or anything of that
character, they feel that the roads are now doing
well and their wishes ia this matter should be
given attention.
The official statistics of the passenger business
done on the Wabash system show that the divis-
lon lying between Indianapolis and Peru has
paid the best per mile per passenger carried of
OF any division IN the Wabash system for the
past three years. The travel is almost entirely
Of local character. which pays three cents per
mile on each passenger carried.
General freight agents who have been taking
business soundings are of the opinion that about
80 per cent of the wheat that would be handled
legtimately by Indiana roads has been for
warded to the markets. and 80 per cent of last
years crop of corn. The new.crep will begin to
move within three weeks, should the weather
continue OF the present character
{ The number of the railroads reporting is itself
evidence of the general prosperity and large in
crease in earnings, the number always being
greater when they good than when they are
bad. Of the one hundred and seven roads
porting to the Railroad Gazette only nine have
smaller total earnings this year than last, and
only twelve smaller earnings per mile
Oliver Hewlett and Emma Whitmire made I'D
their minds to be married while travelling on the
Wllliamsport & North Branch railroad in Penn
sylvania, last week. They asked the conductor
Rev. w. H. Lilly, to tie the knot, and he com
piled. 1t is not every conductor who can be SO
accommodating. The c. l., ST. L. g. c., how
ever has a conductor who could thus oficate,
Chaplain Tyre.
E L. Ryder, for two years past acting train
vision of the Wabash, with headquarters at
Decatur, has resigned. and D. Brock has
Been appointed in his stead. i. l. Hibbard has
= Ueen appointed tran-naster in the thirteenth
district, with headquarters ct For rest The
appointments of both Brock and Hlobard took
effect yesterday.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: 9Now that
j. e. Barnard has been selected president of the
Ohio 81 Mississippi road. rumor is busy with the
name of s. K Hooper, connecting 1t with
the position OF general passenger agent. As Mr..
HOOPER has but recently been financially pro-
noted In the service of the Denver 81 Rio Grande
road, it is not believed that he will care to make
the change in question.
j. j. Barton, who represents VIM. Sellers Il
Co., of Philadelphia, Pa. is in the city on bust
ness. This firm manufacture railroad supplies
largely, and are now crowded with work. while
but eighteen months ago they were working but
about onehalf their usual force and running their
shops but forty hours per week. He saws the
same is true OF all shops which furnish railroad
supplies, locomotives. cars, ETC.
The passenger men who were 80 keen 70 RIM
excursion trains during tho summer months are
now whining that there ia no business AS
consequences, their earnings from this branch of
the service are falling off. Any sane man would
expect such results Light travel is now proba.
BILE until the holidays, everybody availed
themselves of the low rates of tie summer ex-
cursions who could arrange matters so to do
The L, D. & s. and the Wabash have been