The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


before last, at advanced age
James McCrea, general manager. J. F. Miller,
general superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Zines west of Pittsburg, and M. j. Becker, chief
engineer, were in the city yesterday
On the 14th the L., N. A. & G. make several
changes in their running time, putting on some
trains--one accommodation train De-
tween Charlottesville and Louisville.
James Barker. general passenger agent of the
Wisconsin Central, and T. G. Clifford his traV-
sg passenger agent were in the city, yester-
day, prospecting for business for the new line
The Cincinnati. Wabash & Michigan is making
heavy shipments of Michigan charcoal iron to
car works in different parts or this State-to the
Terre Haute car works fifty carloads this week.
John Fl. Wells the coored brakeman who has
been running between Richmond and Cincinnati
over the c. H. 81 d. road for twenty-nine years,
was included in the recent decapltaton to cut
down expenses.
Parties interested in the foreclosure sale of
the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago road, which
occurs on Saturday are beginning TO arrive
Opinion is divided to who will be the actual
purchasers of the road.
Owen Rice, the wide-awake general passenger
and freight agent of the Cincinnati, Wabash d
Michigan road, is in the city, having just re-
turned from a months pleasure trip, from whicn
his health was greatly benefited.
The Jeffersonville News says the Ohio 81 Mis-
sissippi is arranging to run its st Louis train
over the L., n. A. & G. railroad to Mitchell, and
thence on the main line to ST Louis This will
shorten the time to St Louis nearly two hours.
General Manager McCrea states that the
Pennsylvania people are now building ninety
frst-cass engines to take the place of the loco
motives which have been in service sixteen years
or more, and too light Tor the Increased ousi-
ness on all parts of the system.
The past season thirty-twc miles of new steel
,to hoa, Iaid oudc ivfu- ivQ n q
three miles between Indianapolis and Peru is now
laid with steel rails, and twenty two miles has
been rebaliasted in good style. The equipments,
as well, have been put in excellent condition.
Engine No 1910, on the l.. p. Sc G. road, on
Wednesday hauled special train which Su.
perintendent Stevens and other officials were
aboard Of from Indianapolis to Peru, seventy
three miles, in ninety-one minutes, which is good
evidence that the track is now in better condi-
ton than at any time in the history of the road
jay Gould and several friends called on Man
ager Hoxie at his apartments in the Broadway
fats Sunday last. One of the physicians who
has been attending the railroad magnate during
his sickness said Sunday night: Mr. Hoxie is
doing very WELL He has no bad symptoms, and
/ hope he will be able to go about town before
very long"
The c., III. & D. inspection party reached In
dianapolis per programme, yesterday afternoon.
the party numbering thirty general Off
GERS and subordinate officials They report the
u, II. i.
cellent condition, the improvements last year
having greatly improved the physical condition
Of the property.
II. B. Smith, formerly general freight agent of
the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago road comes
back to Indianapolis to take charge of the affairs
of the Oliver chilled pillow works This is to be made
their most important distributing point, and for
that reason they putting up the large new
warehouse on South Delaware street, and en-
Iarglng their old warehouse.
The hearing the motion for separate recev
ers for the Chicago division of the Wabash rail
way was resumed before Judge Gresham on
Wednesday. but only On the bill filed by Charles
Beers, representing an unknown amount of the
Chicago division bonds. Henry Lardner, repre-
senting 5000 600 of the Chicago division bonds,
withdrew his motion for receiver.
The stockholders of the St Louis cable road
elected directors on Tuesday. Indiana seems to
be well represented in the board W. G. DePauw
and n. T. DePauw, of New Albany, being of
the number, and E 7. Claypool M. A. Downing,
j. A. Hanson and S. H. Cobb of Indianapolis
lin fact but one outside of Indiana elected,
namely. F. NJ. Colborn, of st. Louis.
The Chicago Times says President Strong of
the Atchison, was in that city Wednesday, but
Kept close to his room for fear that some enter
prisng reporter would stand him up and inter
view him, willy nilly. Since the Chicago extern
sion has been talked of, his tarryngs there have
not been heralded broadcast Mr. Strong, in
Roscoe Conklings famous phrase. is evidently
An expert civil engineer from an Eastern city
where 1t is proposed to build some thirty-ive
miles of cable road has been spending several
weeks examining the cable roads at Chicago,
Cincinnati, Kansas City, San Francisco and
Philadelphia, and has just reported the result of
his observation, and in his report says that the ST.
Louis cable road is the best constructed the
cheapest operated and the least lisble to get out
of repair of any road in the cities ne visited.
j. G. Wharton, connected with the proposed
Dayton, Middletown & Ohio river railroad, is in
New Albany gathering statistics relative to the
manufacturing and tonnage of the city with
view to the extension of the road to that point.
Mr.. Wharton states to reporter of the Ledger
that the building of this road is an assured fact
and that it is certain to come to New Albany
and from that city entrance into
Louisville over the Kentucky and Indiana bridge.
The ticket scalpers are watching with more
than ordinary interest the movements of the
general passenger agents, backed by the general
managers, looking to the stopping Of the paying
of commissions and the restoration of rates,
with heavy penalties when an agent cuts rates.
The fact that the informant is to get the forfeit
paid is point which causes the most alarm as
an agent who cuts the rate or deals through a
scaper is liable to be caught when he least ex-
poets II.
The Boston Herald says sit is rumored that
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton people are after
the Iron road They have got control of the
Dayton q lronton road. 1t is quiet gossip that
they paid ~ for IA 600 shares of Dayton & Iron
ton stock The Iron railway is twenty mile
road in southern Ohio, we'll located and doing a
good business. 1t formerly a part of the
Toledo Cincinnati & St. Louis system, and went
down IN the crash. Mr.. Bait and others took
the matter in hand. rescued the pyoperty. and
brought it to dividend paying basis. It Is
stocked for 100000, and has no debt of any
kind"
Az soon as the Chicago Is Indiana coal road
completes its extension to La Crosse the G., l..
T.. ~ IN T,lafia xuffh kHo q Il
road. will establish fast-freight line especially
to haul lumber The arrangement promises to
largely increase the lumber traffic over the c.
l., St. L. e. c.. as through the c. & l. G. road
connection will be made with the Chicago &
West Michigan. which is anxious to get south
ern outlet. That there are large possibilities in
this direction for these roads through the estab-
lishment of the proposed line cannot be ques-