The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-20
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


agent OF the Bee line system, is to be In the city
4oday
The Bedford 8 Bloomfield, now controlled by
the La, N. A. & c. people, has been christened
She Little Monon" route, and its equipments
viii be so designated.
The L., N. A & G. people havs decided to put
In $50 sailes of new steel rails weighing sixty
pounds to the yard. The Joliet, Ill, steeirail
mills are to furnish the rails.
An elegant parlor coach has taken the place of
che rusty looking old affair which the Pennsyl
wanna COMPANY has been running for some weeks
between Chicago and Louisville via Indianapolis
TSe Chicago G. Eastern Illinois has cut loose
from the Evansville & Terre Haute in handling
Its business at Terre Haute. This places r.
A. Campbell, joint agent in rather an unpleas-
ant dilemma as he cannot we'll serve two mas
kera
C. 81. Chappell. general manager of the Chi
cago 81 Alton road, is still at Hot Springs, and
writes friends that he hopes to be able to return
90 duty next month. His troubles are of para
lytic nature, and his friends fear he will he dis
appointed in his expectation.
c. W. Rogers, general manager of the St Louis
Is San Francisco road, who has been in Florida
some weeks for the benefit OF his health, writes
10 = friend in manner which indicates he is
much discouraged regarding his recovery. to
such an extent that he can again assume the du-
taos Of his railroad position.
The United States Circuit Court has confirmed
khc report OF the master, recommending that the
receivers of the Wabash be directed to turn over
che St. Joseph e. st. Louis branch, extending
from North Lexington, Mo-, to St Joseph. to the
Eustee under the mortgage of that branch. The
transfer will be made on April "a.
There ia said to be some uneasness among the
engineers on the Ohio & Mississippi road The
general master mechanic has made some changes
of men in charge of shops and of the locomotive
power, which do not please the engineers. They
viii hardly strike over the matter, but are said
20 be doing some vigorous kicking
The Atchson, Topeka Is Santa Fe road has
requested the general passenger agents OF their
Eastern connections to discontinue the sale of
tickets over the Atlantic 81 Pacific road and
Moiave to all points on the Southern Pacific road
south of Mojave as well as California Southern
road points via Mojave and Cotton.
Commissioners Doherty, of the east-bound pool
and of the local passenger mems association,
holds his inltiatory meeting to-day with the fra
ternity. He will lay the rules down to them re-
gardipg the maintenance of rates Meantime
each passenger agent will be studying in what
manner he can twist rate round to make it
lower than his competitors
One Of the busiest manufactures ia the State
is the Lafayette car works. Every department
a. worked full handed, both day and night, work
ing by night by electric lights. The new super
intendent is what may be termed "pusher y
Unfortunately. some of the employees. are dis
posed TO Dick uaWS IN MS management, out WIN
majority he is we'll thought Of
General Manager Beach. General Freight
Agent Hill and General Passenger Agent Smith,
Of the Bee-line system. were in the city yester-
day, en- route for ST. Louis, where they go to
talk over. with Superintendent Burrows. the
shortening up of the time of some of the through
trains, Superintendent Blee and Evan. from
here, accompanied the party West.
I'll. B. Hammond, receiver Of the l., d. & S.,
ear hardly be expected to much longer remain
qniet regarding the new Union Depot. His
trains still are obliged to use tracks outside the
depot and last year it cost the L, D. 81 s. just
2S cents per head for this privilege. 1t would
have been about as we'll to have stopped his
4rains whore the l.. D. & s. track ends.
The G.. l.. st. l.. 6 C. and the Vandalia again
have under consideration the putting of
through coaches between indianapolis and South
Bend. Lake Maxinkuckee travel promises to be
immense this season, and such an accommoda-
tion would be highly appreciated Extensive
improvements are in progress at Lake Maxim
kuekee, and, a pleasure resort, it is rapidly
coming into prominence. Besides numerous
private residences, two hotels are TO be built at
once. Some elegant boats are to run on this
lake this season.
The L., N A. g. G.. private car No. 30 has
been rebuilt at the company shops under the
direction of Superintendent Woodland, who will
Put it into service in few days 1t is roomy,
convenient affair. Mr. Woodland can take ten
of his subordinate officers with him on his trips,
feed them we'll and give them ample sleeping
car accommodations. While there is nothing
extravagant about the car it is an elegant. at
fractive affair, and will enable the official
board to make their trips over the line more
leisurely than heretofore.
On few, if upon any, railroad in the country
do freight-train crews make good pay on
.he c., st. L s. G. In the month of March
the engineers ayeragedto earn 1856; two reached
$40, and the fremen were paid in their usual
proportion. Some of the freight conductors re-
eeiyed for their months service $3.50, and a num-
Der of brakemen over 500 1t is rather singular
that there is not road of any length in the
country that has less of the red tape methods of
moving trains, and road in the country is
more exempt from accidents.
Western agents of the Lackawanna lines have
resolved the following notices. "Al exports via
B0ston g. Lackawanna line should be billed care
OF +. A. Wellington, foreign freight agent of the
Lackawapna line. Boston. Mass Another cir
eular says: "Some are still governed by notice
ON Circular 55, May %, 1885, Freight for points
on the New Haven & Northampton railroad
must allow that road its proportion of full pub
lished tariff of April g., 1885, The New Haven
Il Northampton railroad will now accept their
proportion of published tariff rates of April /,
1885,
The annual report of the Chicago e. West
Michigan road, just published, shows the operat-
ing cost was ~. IL per cent in 1885, against
6S 90 per cent in 1884, inc.ease 502 per cent.
Sixtythree and one-tenth per cent. of gross earn
ings were from freight, 32.5 per cent. from pas
sengers, L29 per cent from express z TO per
cent from mail and 40 per cent from miscel-
lAneous sources. The earnings per mile were
S. 137 20 IN 1885, against 1864. IL in 1884, de-
crease $4l6 81 Earnings per train mile were
81 %, against 81. IT, decrease so IL The road
hauled 855 068 tons of freight, against 947. SOP
IN 1884, decrease 81, 434 tons. The earnings per
Ism per mile l. sol cent in 1885. against
l599 in 1884 OF the freight carried, 562 GIG
tons, or 90. 10 per cent was of lumber and other
forest products.
Certain things have transpired in the last few
days which point to John Newell being elected
the successor of j. FL. Devereux, late president
Of the Decline. There is excellent authority
for saying that II. Mex. Twombley son-iL-law
Of the late VIM II. Vanderbilt is not
e.. 70 % nappoin.ea 10 sne vacant po-