The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Noach to Lincoln. Neb. which Is catching on well
with the travelling public
The Chicago 6 Alton people nave leased the
room on South Illinois street recently occupied
by the Baltimore & Ohio express.
The special train over the Little Miami road.
carrying one hundred United States infantry,
made the 120 miles from Columbus, o., to Cln-
einnati in 145 minutes.
The st. Joseph & st. Louis road which has
been conducted as branch Of the Wabash sys-
Tern, will hereafter be worked as an independent
line. Ii connects with the Wabash at Lexington,
Missouri
Norman T. Beckley, general manager of the
Cincinnati, Wabash 81 Michigan. was In the city
yesterday arranging for running their trains I'M
der the spring time-card. superintendent EVAN,
OF the Bee-line, offers to do all in his power
70 help the c., W. g. NJ in increasing its bust
ness, even If it requires additional trains.
The Indiana Train Dispatchers Association
meets at Lafayette tomorrow. Indianapolis
nate that the dispatchers were obliged to meet
on the Sabbath to transact important business.
yet they claim that other day could the
members absent themselves from business.
Members of the Central Passenger Committee
have been notified that the next regular meet
ing of this committee will DO held at Association
rooms POS La Sale street. Chicago. ILL.,, com
mencing Tuesday morning. May Is. 1886. No
tice is also given. that at the regular meeting,
June 10, 1886. motions will be submitted to alter
or amend articles of association, Nos. p, %. 70.
On the long lines of railway much depends
upon the courtesy and character of Pullman car
conductors. Mr.. W. Il. Clarke, who has charge
Of the car from Barstow, CAL, to Kansas City,
Il one of the most obliging and gentlemanly Off
Gals likely TO be met. A man of education and
extensive travel the passengers are fortunate
who fall into his care in going across the CONT
nent.
The losses Of the railroads through the labor
troubles will doubtless enforce severe economy
in all departments. Thousands less laborers
will probably be employed now than would be
employed had no disturbances and losses come,
and that will aggregate another loss of scores of
thousands of dollars to labor, while many OF the
men who have lost their places will find it next
60 impossible to obtain employment anywhere at
any price.
1t seems that the new road in which G. w.
Fairbanks and others are interested. to be built
from Dayton to Fort Wayne, is more than
paper road. The projectors yesterday purchased
ten thousand tons of steel rails. The impression
Is that this is really an extension OF the Dayton
& Ironton road, and is built TO reach markets In
northern Indiana with the coal mined on the
roads in which the builders OF the new line are
Interested.
Commissioner Daniels, of the passenger de-
partment of the Central Traffic Association, is
not allowing the tumults of the passenger men
so worry him. In tho last sixty days he has
lsained ten pounds of flesh. His private secreta-
ry, c. 0 Scul however, Is the man who does
the heavy work, and is spoken of In compliment
airy terms by the general passenger agents who
understand the volume OF business he Is called
upon to look after.
Chicago papers report that the newly-estab-
lished Wabash 81 Lehigh Valley fast-freight line
is carrying about 1000 tons weekly, which is
nearly full proportion of the whole, and the
Chicago e. Atlantic is said to have picked up
shout A, 900 tons in the last week. The Big -Four
line via Kankakee is also taking considerable
business to Newport News. and 1t is estimated
that, on the WHOLE the roads outside of the
trunk-line pool are getting away with one third
of the whole of the east bound rail shipments.
Columbus, o., is credited with having the
model coaling station for locomotives in this
country. II is connected with the new machine
shops recently built by the Pittsburg, Cincinnati
& St Louis Railroad Company, at Columbus O.,
Is operated by machinery specially designed for
the work in the Office OF Mr. Wall, superintend-
ent of motive power. It consists Of an overhead
travelling crane or ten tons capacity, which runs
on track on top c6 large trestle, "a feet high,
400 feet long, and distance between tracks 80
feet 1t is operated by steam power and works
TO perfection.
during the strike troubles says about half of the
places of the strikers have been filled by others
who were not only willing but glad to get work
as wages and hours OF labor OF which even the
strikers did not complain, and the new men, he
says will be retained in their positions. Tho
regular employees on the Texas and Missouri Pa
cifc railroads have lost 5000, 600 week for two
months. or an aggregate OF more than a million
and half. and that is lost forever. They and
their families must live on that much less dur
ing tae year 1885, even if ali could now be re-
employed but how many have lost their positions
for an indefinite period!
A meeting Of the Central Traffic Association
was held at Commissioner Blanchards Office
Thursday, to whether anything could be
done to improve the rates from Peoria. Seneca,
and other interior points In Illinois, to Buffalo.
as to stiffen up the through rates to the
board The trouble is all caused by the fact that
the rates from Peoria to Buffalo, for instance,
are so per cent. of the through rates to Boston.
This rate to Buffalo added to the local rate from
Buffalo to the seaboard, will allow lower rate
shan Is regularly quoted in the tariff sheet. The
subject was thoroughly considered but it was
found that nothing could DO done at present to
Rectify the matter.
ii. NJ. Bronson general passenger agent Of
She T., b. 6 W.. and Geo w. Smith, of the Lake
Erie q Western, returned from the Chicago
meeting yesterday, all out of sorts. Both avow
Ahat they will have more to do with the Gen.
sral Traffic Association until the roads which
they represent can be treated fairly. Mr.. Bron-
Bon says they have not q grievance which they
not willing to submit to arbitration, but
Eheir competitors who are members of the asso-
EIation will not listen to them, and threaten to
boycott both unless they wheel into line. Mr..
Bronson says their aim is to freeze out the l.,
B. d w. Kansas City line, and this they
will not do so long as he is general passenger
agent of the l., b. & w.
The employees of the Pennsylvania Company
were much elated the victory of their en-
gines. on Thursday last, in the contest with Bal
Eimore q Ohio engines. This method of railway
warfare ~ to be commended on general prnci-
pies. In the first place. it is very interesting
sight to see three consolidation locomotives on
side pulling against four moguls on the other
side. There may have been some doubt in the
minds of mechanical engineers as to the respect
tive merits of these different patterns of loco
motive power which will be set at rest by the
exhibition of superior force on the part of the
consols. Still it is worthy of remembrance that
sand is an important factor. when freely let on
the track No one was hurt and the engines all
worked nicely.
The announcement that the Bee-line people