The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-03
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


signed. -. :. ch;,,, ,.ora,
- ,snersl agent of the Erie Dispatch. mid
,,.;.ion. which division includes the Nickel
P s+o,;.o ia given by the Minneapolis e. St
- .,.a that r. H. Ripley is appointed assist
neral freight agent of the company. vice
whitmore, resigned to accept service with
C1.ora, Ticksf Agent Donough of the Union
-. states that the sales of tickets at the
,oe. month were fully SIC, 900 ahead of those
- ,,nst last year, and handsomely ahead of the
s,los in any month of this year.
g;,oo the movement of this years crop began,
- to date, 4, 147 cars were inspected by the
S..n,polis inspector. This statement by no
80 represents the total shipments Of grain
q .hs last sixty days from this point
rhoI D. & s. road earned in August $4S,-
All n and increase over the earnings the CORE
eI LV3; month 1885. of 49, 258 3d. This is GER
sspimlv gratifying exhibit as the comparison is
1 IAN. 7Vifb one of the best months business that
&aT D. g S. did last year.
The freight receipts of the O.. l.. St L. e G.
.ths indianapolis station, in August. exceeded
o. 49, IF the corresponding month last year
y SS0 aad it is stated that there is not station
- che BIG Four system that will not show quite
handsome increase in business in August this
<sar over that of last year.
Thu c.. f. & !. is doing q heavy excursion
ar.;uess Yesterday the Mercantile Association
e Hamilton, O., some 600 persons, arrived in
sbis city, loading ten coaches. An hour later
Sina coaches came In over the Wabash laden
18th excursionists en- route for the Soldiers
Home. DAYTON, via the c., Il. 81 d.
The Kansas g. Colorado railroad the new road
srbich was built by the McCracken brothers, for
snerly Of Fort Wayne, has been opened The road
s. already completed for a distance of thirty
miles. The time schedule shows that W. V.
NcCracken is the general manager, and Alfred
langley the superintendent of the new railroad
svstem. Mr. j. K McCracken unites in his per-
son the Offices of president and purchasing
agent
General Superintendent P. P Wright, of the
Lake Shore road. Sept l issued the following
circular; "Mr T. ]. Charlesworth is appointed
superintendent of the Michigan division, with
headquarters at Toledo, O.. vice j. E. Curtis, re-
Sgned. Mr.. G. H. Worcester is appointed su-
perintsndent Of the Detroit division, with head
quarters at Detroit, Mich, vice Mr. T. j. Charles
worth, transferred; these appointments taking
kfect on this date. "
VIM. S. Baldwin, general passenger agent of
4he L., n. A. & c., was in the city yesterday,
prospecting for business. He feels much elated
6ver tbs excellent passenger business the Air
line division is doing and he claims the business
Is carried at full tariff rates, in spite of the
mors to the contrary. BY the by, he reports
General Freight Agent McDoel as much i'm
proved in health and able to look after the du-
ties of his position, although not we'll man.
The efforts of the trunk line pool managers to
please the dry goods men in the matter of west
bound rates do not seem to be appreciated by
Western dry goods jobbers, they are already
dissatisfied with the new rate, based on 90 cents
per 100 pounds, New York to Chicago. Form
ery Western jobbers we're able to make special
rates with the railroads and so enjoyed an ad-
vantage over their customers; now retail house
is favored with I. A. rate equally low with
shat Of heavy shipper.
There is good authority for stating that as
soon as the branch of the Terre Haute & Indian
Apols read now in process of construction be-
swesn Brazil and Saline City, on the Evansville
& Indianapolis road, is completed, President
Dlackey proposes to open another through line to
Chicago, in connection with the Chicago 81 Indi-
ana Block-coal road. This will give President
lsckey three lines out of Evansville. namely.
he P, D. & E., the E. & T.. H., and tho Evans
via rontss Msrs 9 shv to
man than D. j. Mackey it would be said that he
getting too many irons in the fire.
COL Horace Scott and other parties who
we're fortunate enough to get hold Of the West
nghouse Air brake Com pany's stock when first
.ssued are reaping grand results in financial
%ay We notice that the company will hold
meeting on the 7th prox., to ratify the increase
10 the capital stock to 49, 600 900 It is expected
ne company will De able to pay 20 per cent
dividends regularly on this amount, as hereto
lore it has paid 100 per cent. on the present
SoVO'WO, while the great increase in its business
IN the way of fitting IN freight trains will proba-
oy Justify still higher rate. The old stock is
steadily enhancing in value. having sold this
week In small way at $50, and its friends say
1t will go to 400
mas taken the Chicago papers long time to
Eeach the conclusion that there are other com
msrolaI centers which have some advantage over
Omcago IN certain kinds of business. The Chi
Sago Times of Wednesday says: 'The tempest
~ teapot on the cutting OF provision rates out
u Chicago to Memphis and Southeastern points
ess ABOUT subsidized. and the agreement of the
Interested roads, whereby the rate is made fifteen
ES menus per hundred pounds, is being adhered to.
Aae ructlon has had one effect, aud that to call
sss'snuon to the fact that, far as the Southern
oaseS are concerned Chicago cannot compete
WIN Kansas City for the supply of either coarse
sam or packing house products, and must yield
Eonn
Inc rumor having been current that the Bee
Gus was cutting east-bound rates out of Terre
Snaute General Freight Agent Hill, of the Bee
Tgs, took the matter up and detailed J. O. Van
Hlnkie to go to Terre Haute and investigate,
IGAu report what agent had In any manner devil
Ss1sd from tariff rates, and he would discharge
Wsge Offending party without any ceremony Mr..
van Wrinkles investigation showed that in the
tasS ven days but one carload of freight had
s gssn shipped from that point their line, and
S SSV 1t was bil.ed out on full rates and went
S ~I1ueh to destination without any tampering
%nn the way bill The most amusing feature
:, Inc case is the fact that the line agent who
guI 'he rumor in circulation received heavy
s sun of freight which the Bee-line bid,
b Tu carried 1t at cut rate of cents per one
hundred pounds
e.. ~ commenting on the handsome earnings of
ave-. 'unK lines last month, and the prospect of
larger earnings railroad officials of a con-
6s's;oVe type say that it is one of the best in
p ooi nus that could be had that among the
r.. mes Will be avoided In view of the fact
rsto. 'u 10 roads are now receiving remunerative
ana tnat the fall business has fairly started
erobI promises to be unusually heavy, the i'm
fprtt;ao'i'ty Of the Pennsylvania causing the dis
lst;n1h OF the trunk-line pool and the democrat
last ,,u Of rates would seem to be clear During
rail- .t the low rates which prevailed mate
Iti,, reduced the revenues of the company, and