The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-24
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
Superintendent Nelson. of the c., H. 6 D.
9inss, spent yesterday in the city, looking over
Snattsrs.
The l., D. & S. earned. the first two weeks in
March, 3d. 073. 90, which was increase of
S$i, 7l46l over earnings corresponding fifteen
days 1875.
Quite number of railroad officials left last
night for Chicago, to attend the meeting or the
Central Traffic Association to be held there TO-
DAY.
Traffic Manager Lazarus, of the l.. d. g. S.,
has recalled the letter he sent to the Tndianapo-
Ais Weighing Association, notifying them that
the l., ID. e S. had withdrawn their membership.
The c., H & d. people are endeavoring to set
Gle with Holland, the engineer who was in the
bridge wreck few weeks ago, and who has
sued the company for $50, 900. The company
shows . disposition to act honorably il the mat
per.
+ Michigan railroads employ over Is, 578 persons
Over 5000 receive less than 81 25 day, and
q, 900 between 81 % and 81 62. Agents average
SAT 10 per month; brakemen, $47 Ga; conductors,
1915 81: engineers $50; fremen, $45 and laborers,
P&32 81
] Albert s. White, assistant general freight
agent of the Decline system. spent yesterday In
Ehe city. He states that freight rates on their
entire system are being fully maintained, and
Ethe earnings are very gratifying to the freight
Officials.
The l., B q w. people this week received
Ahe last of the ten consol engines they recently
Dcontracted for. The l., B. & W., with the ex-
Iception of the Vandalia and c., ST. L. & p, has
Ahs largest freight locomotive power of either
1of the numerous roads centering here
An official of the indianapolis Rolling mill
Company states that had not the present labor
4roubles arisen probably both their mills
would have been in operation by May l. Pro-
posed improvements would require quite large
sum of money, and the directors hesitate in
anoying in the matter.
D. r. Moffatt president of the Denver & Rio
Grande road, is now in Washington, d. c. The
reorganization of the road is now in progress,
and it is said that w. S. Jackson. husband
of the late Helen Hunt Jackson, and who has
been very efficient the receiver OF the COM
pany. will succeed Moffatt in the presidency.
The railway men of St Thomas have estab-
aished an excellent benevolent institution in that
city for the benefit of the employees of the Can
Rda Southern division, in the shape of hospital,
70 which any members who are either sick or
have been disabled by accident can be sent for
treatment and care. indianapolis greatly needs
an institution similar in character.
John B. Carson, general manager; w. X.
Woodard, general superintendent; VIM. 3. Bald
win, general passenger agent; VIM. II. McDoel,
general freight agent. and W. II. Adams. super
bntendent of transportation, of the L., N. A. q
T.. will be in the city day The object OF their
visit rs to look into the matter or securing ter
minal facilities at this point and an entrance
over their own tracks INTO the city.
The strike West is beginning to tell severely
On the passenger as well as through freight
trafic. One general passenger agent states that
the through business is fully 80 per cent. lighter
than it would have been had these labor troubles
not arisen It has practically stopped emigra-
lion. Hundreds of farmers in Indiana Ohio
hnd Pennsylvania, who had made arran gements
TO emigrate to Kansas and other Southwestern
territory dare not start with their families, SO
much uncertainty is there as to their getting
through
Matters look somewhat squally for the Indian
epolis east-bound pool. The Wabash IT,, p. s.
G refuse to turn over any freight to the c., q.
81 d. OF any other road until an old balance due
Them when the original pool expired, amounting
10 some 81, 600, it then being a money pool, is
paid over to them The other roads in the pool
are inclined to let by cones be by-gones, wipe
out and begin anew. Probably Commissioner
Doherty will straighten out the matter in due
time, as it is much for the interest of the
Wabash e., P. s. c. that rates be maintained
Rs to either Of the other roads. 1t is unfortu-
= Aate, however, for the new deal that these old
pool snags are in the way.