The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-28
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


o. s. Lyford, superintendent of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois road, spent yesterday in the
city on official business.
Superintendent Woodland and General Freight
Agent McDoel, of the L.. n. A. & c., are in the
city, and will remain until noon to-day.
The specalrate dodge to cut below tariff rates
is being used, it is stated, much too freely,
some agents going so far to give special rates
sven where there is no composition
The Wabash people, Monday last put on
new line of through coaches to run between De-
catur and Kansas City without change. The l.,
ID. & S. runs its trains to connect with them.
The unpleasantness between I. C. Moore.
Joint agent of the Chicago east bound pool, and
John Newell, manager of the Lake Shore, it is
8tated has resulted in the dismissal of the chief
clerk in Mr.. Moores Office.
The proposition to include live stock traffic in
kfho indianapolis Weighing Association yesterday
Igeceived a .'black eye" Chicago does not weigh
Hive stock shipped, and Indianapolis can hardly
Aadopt such a course with profit.
The Pennsylvania people show no opposition
Fto organizing weighing association For long
ktime every carload of grain, live stock or other
Greight going east, or in any other direction has
Rbeen weighed before billed out
The travelling freight agents predict a big basi-
kness next month providing the country roads
hare passable There will be heavy shipments of
Egrain, live stock and quite a movement of lum-
sber if conditions continue as favorable now
The Chicago Tribune lifts its voice for cheaper
freight rates on grain, lower transfer fees, re-
dIeed elevator charges and better business. and
then berates the Chicago freight men that allow
the indianapolis through lines to do any business.
The New York Central Sleeping-car Company
rs building eight new sleeping-coaches to be put
on to run between Boston. New York and ST.
s1Iouis oyer the Boston & Albany, the New York
central, Lake Shore and Bee-line Those now
Kin use are rather ancient affairs.
The Chicago committee on astbound freight
traffic met at Joint Agent Moore's Office, Tues
day. and considered, among other things. the al
Heged cutting Of rates by the Chesapeake 81
Ohio road and the Big Four road. 1t is said that
n semisatisfactory explanation was made.
The clerk of the federal court was notified by
telegraph, yesterday, that Judge Gresham would
sbe in indianapolis on Friday, Feb s. to hear the
i exceptions to the masters report car rentals
and the motion to confirm the sale of the Toledo,
cincinnati d St Louis narrow gauge railway
The general freight agents of the roads over
(which the Erie Despatch operates meet to-day
an New York, to complete the reorganization.
Among other questions to be settled is how
many OF the agents of the lines which are con-
lsolidated after Feb. to be retained, and who
sthey shall be.
meeting of the directors of the Chicago, Mil
swaukee q St Paul railroad was held yesterday
faRd the board ordered the building of the St
Paul Kansas City extension. Ample provision,
it was stated, is made by the Chicago and Pacific
Western Mortgage Company for the building Of
the extension.
The superintendents, at their meeting, yester-
nay, to consider the establishing of a weighing
association, took no definite action intne matter
All favored the movement, and have made sug-
gestioRs to the general freight agents, which, if
adopted, will greatly simplify the work. without
impairiEg the benefits.
Freight business on the H. n A. & c. road is
heavier at present than it has been at this
run almost every day. Shipments of tobacco
from Louisville northward, and of ice from
northern Indiana to Louisville, constitute an i'm
portant feature of their traffic
The Michigan City Dispatch says quite
lrivalry exists between the L., N. A. & G. and
wabash roads on the running time of passenger
trains between that city and Indianapolis, the
distance being very nearly the same. The last
"trip for the honors came of on Saturday, the
fMonon in this case coming out ahead
The committee Of the Middle and Western
Estates Association appointed to prepare the
tariff to common points reached by Indianapolis
roads completed their work last evening and
burned it over to the printer. In the readjust-
Hpent of rates Indianapolis business will reap
considerable benefit in the way of lower rates.
The New York papers are talking very bear
irish regarding the earnings of January The
country will gradually get used to the fact that
winter is not the season when great crops can
he seen from car windows, but that it is the
time for snow billiards. on the prairies, the
other evils of winter, muddy, bad country roads.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, with a party of New
York Central and West Shore officials, have
this week been making tour of inspection of
the West Shore. The terminals in Buffalo were
looked after, and it was decided to turn the West
Shore shops at East Buffalo into repair shops of
the New York Central Sleeping-car Company,
which will be removed from Schenectady.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is put
ting stone bridges theline of its road wherever
it becomes necessary to put up new structures.
land expect In the next five years to have but
few bridges of any other character on the main
lines Two three New England roads, the
lFitchburg road being one, have only stone arch
les over the streams they cross and a double
track as well.
The opinion of general passenger agents who
Elave been spoken to within the last few days as
regards the proposed central traffic agreement
rs that good Is to come out OF the movement.
'sTrey admit that it is big undertaking and that
in its present crude state it is open to criticism,
yet foundation has been laid which will end in
IA great reform and reduction of expenses of the
passenger service.
T. A. Lewis. late general manager Of the Erie
fast-freight lines. on reaching Topeka, last
week, learned that the Southern Pacific was
blocked with washouts, and he stopped over for
several days at Topeka, Kan. spending the time
very pleasantly with G; w. Smith. general man.
Eager of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, and
his excellent wife. Mr. Lewis resumed his trip
westward on Monday night
Now that it is becoming better known that
some of the leading grain dealers of Indianapolis
are paying as good prices as are paid in other
markets, there Is an increase in receipts. The
receipts OF corn yesterday, for Indianapolis
proper reached eighty nine carloads Freight
agents of Western lines state that should the
country roads continue solid the receipts will be
as large or larger than yesterday for some DAYS
to come.
II is Thought in messenger mems circles that
the Pennsylvania people will soon enter the field
as earnestly as ever for New England business
1t is claimed that it will not feel strongly bound
by its agreement with the New York Central to
keep out of New England since the decision of
the Pennsylvania court puts 1t out of the power
of the New York Cantral TO deliver the Snnth