The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-02
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS
Person Al and LOCAL.

monday next
President Mackey has purchased fifteen miles
OF new steel rails for the T. & I. II.
President Clark, of the New York & New Eng
land road, has arrived home from his European
trip.
There were handled at the Union Depot in
June, 30, 1856 pieces of baggage. OF this number
III, LIZ pieces were checked out
Frank Newly the Bee-line ticket agent on
South Illinois street, was called to Carmel, last
evening, owing to the probable fatal illness OF
his mother.
Mr.. John s. Bartlett, who has been the gem
eral Northern passenger agent of the Erie Rail-
road Company, with headquarters at Buffalo,
n. T., retired yesterday.
g. L. Dickson, the l., B. g. W. auditor who
some months ago left the road under cloud. is
said to have turned up in Australia and has
gone into business there.
Daniel Fisher, baggage-master on the Dover q
Winnipesaukee road, between Dover and Alton
Bay, has been promoted to be superintendent OF
the Old Orchard Beach railroad.
1t is stated that President Little, of the jersey
Central, and President Garrett, before the lat
ter's departure for Europe, concluded an often
sive and defensive alliance between their respect
i've companies
The Pennsylvania Company will, by the mid
die of this MONTH complete freight depot in
Pittsburg 400 feet in length by 125 in width.
The building will be used chiefly as freight
transfer mouse.
The numerous friends of D. M. Kendrick will
regret TO learn that his health is again giving
way. Mr.. Kendrick is filing the position of
general passenger agent of the New York Cen
trail with marked ability.
One of the most valuable pieces of property
which the Union Railway Company must have
to carry out their plans rests under cloud
which, TO clear up the title, will necesstate con-
demning the property, 1t is feared
The onipiou nrovailc in railrond aud financial
circles that that which is known the Corbin
sydicate have, since the high prices for l.,
B. & w. stock prevailed. unloaded their stock,
and are now interested only in the bonds.
Munford & Mckenzie seem to have at last out
generated scalper Frey. and yesterday opened a
scalping-ofic under the protection of the Amer
lean Ticket brokers' Association. They sail
under the name however, of Mumford & Co.
The new traffic agreement between the ILL
nois Central and the c., l., st. L. d O., spoken
of In the journal some days ago, yesterday went
into effect the papers necessary to make the
contract binding having been signed by the
proper parties.
The receiver of the Wabash system gives no.
tice that. under order of the United States Cir
cult Court, the receiver, on June 30, ceased to
operate the road from Lexington junction. Mo-,
to st. Joseph, Mo-, known as the st. Joseph d
st. Louis railroad
P. A. Lynn, general agent of the l., P. & G.
the prospects for shipments Of grain to the lake
ports when the new wheat crop begins to move.
He is daily receiving numerous inquiries far cars
to handle the prospective business.
In the month of June the c., St L. e. P. car
ried 3la per cent. of the ast-bound business; the
Bee-iue, 80 90 per cent; the l., B. g W.. IA 2-lO
per cent; the O., Fl. 81 D., $40 per cent; the
O., l.. ST L. & O., 6 per cent? the L.. N. A. &
O., 10 per cent; the Wabash. 3 2-l0 per cent.
An eminent railroad lawyer. who is well in
formed regarding the Wabash system, says its
disintegration is inevitable, and that within a
short time, and with its going to pieces, he pre-
diets there will be brought to light some of the
greatest rascality known to this country, under
the manipulating schemes this property has
been subjected to within the last few years.
J. B. Mulliken, general manager of the De-
troit, Lansing & Northern road and the Saginaw
Valley and st. Louis roads, has sent out the
following notice: "Nir. w. A. Carpenter, traffic
manager, is appointed acting general manager
during the absence of the general manager. to
take effect July l. Heads of departments and
all employees will govern themselves according
ly"
A new style of weather bulletin has been
adopted by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. 1t consists Of an oak frame thirteen feet
high and nearly seven feet wide. There are
three apartments, the highest giving the indica-
tons, the next the present state of the atmos-
phere and the third has maps, which are changed
twice daily-at 10 A. M. and at midnight-by a
novel plan.
The Chicago g. Ohio River, successor to the
Danvile & Olney, is earning from $4,000 to
Sd, 600 per month net. OF the $500, 900 of first
mortgage bonds authorized, $500, 900 have been
issued and partially expended in new equip
ments G. e. Henderson is receiving compii-
ments from the Boston capitalists who are inter
ested in the property, so much of elephant
has this road been on their hands in years past
Colonel Joseph Hill, superintendent of the
Vandalia, has issued the following notice: The
4th of July falling this year on Sunday the cele-
brations incident to the day will generally be
postponed until the following day, therefore on
Monday. July 5, the shops, warehouses and
freight offices of the company will be closed,
and only such freight trains will be run as may
be found to be necessary for the movement of
live stock and perishable freight.
Since the present receiver Of the Wabash sys-
tenn took charge less than eleven leased aud
branch lines have been dropped under direction
of the court, either because they failed TO pay
running expenses or guarantees, or because the
mortgage bondholders chose TO take them back
again. After the reorganization has been eff
fected some of them may be taken back into the
system, but upon very different terms from those
upon which they were tackled on.
The Chicago Inter Ocean states that Geo. O.
Pratt cashier of the Chicago g Northwestern,
will soon leave for London, England, there to
enjoy fortune which has been left him. Mr.
Pratts father was the owner of several steamers
which piled on the Thames. He accumulated q
vast fortune in stocks, bonds, and hard cash.
After his death an inventory of the property
showed it to be worth $780, 600 Mr. G. o.
Pratt being one of the younger sons, receives as
his share $50, 900.
Superintendent Turner. of the g., st. L. g. P,
was in the city yesterday He states that the
two new passenger engines the company will
place on this division next week are of class en-
not class *" as before stated. These engines
weigh empty $4,000 pounds, 1000 pounds more
than the class &c" engines now in use on the
c., st. L. g. P. They have 17x24 inch cylin-
der, rest on sxty-two-inch driving wheels. After
getting these two the company will have on the
Indianapolis division eleven Of these monster
passenger engines.
The West Shore Railroad Company put into
effect on Monday its summer arrangement of
running express trains to and from the Jersey
City station of the Pennsylvania railroad, max
ing close connections with fast trains to and
from that city. Heretofore passengers from the