The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-12
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local


George Darling, late general manager of the
Eglise line. is to be in the city to-day.
Julien Hills, commercial agent of the Bee
ains system. is expected in the city to-day
The c., l., St. T.. & c. the first week in Febru-
any earned s4s 600. against 81, CAT 40 correspond
mag week, 1885.
The meeting to fix per cents. of the Indianapo-
his sastbound pool. called for to-day, at Cpcin-
cnasi, has been postponed until Wednesday next.
e. B. Hammond. receiver of the l., d. & S.,
DwAo was to have been in the city yesterday,
% = ss'''ned IN New YORK 0s the Illness OF his
Ths White line, which established by
George Darling FEB. l. had been in existence
Hwenty years. the organization having been
effected Feb ], 1866.
W. r. Fairy. who for some years has been
cashier and paymaster at the Wooburn Saryen
wheel works. has accepted the position of assist
amt ticket agent at the Union Depot
H. Fletcher. treasurer and cashier of the
champaign 81 Western line, has resigned, to en-
gage in commercial pursuits in Indian apois.
Frank Sherer succeeds him on the c. 81 W.
The Pennsylvania Company has some 5000
empty cpke cars idle on sidetTacks as result
of the strike. If it continues long it will GER
fainly unfavorably affect their earnings for Feb
Fuary.
Two horse palace-cars arrived in this city last
,eFsnng, in which r. B. Conover, of Trenton N.
y, will ship thrty-six head of horses to that
point The freight on the shipment is $10S per
car, and $50 per car is added for the of the
horse palace-cars.
F. B. Papy has been appointed traffic manager
of the Florida Railway and Navigation Com
Pany. Hereafter the offices of the general su-
perintendent. general freight agent and general
passenger and ticket agent of this road will be
at Jacksonville, Fla.
Indications are that the legal fraternity will
mot fatten the bankrupting of railroads in the
year 1856 to the extent that they have in either
of the preceding years since 1873. Thus far this
year but two roads have dropped into the hands
JOf receiver against twelve roads the first six
weeks of 1885.
The Decline, on Tuesday, hauled east, from
Indianapolis proper, 900 tons of freight, and on
Wednesday 712 TONS The l., B. & W. ranks
behind. Why this is so is much Of surprise to
competing roads, the more the c., ST. l.. 81
r. has superior facilities
The l., B. & w. people will continue to furnish
equipments to operate the Danvie, Olney 81
Ohio River road until the new company is or
gRnized, which will be at an early day. 1t is
understood that the purchaser of the property
viii extend the road to Paducah, the point pro-
posed when the road was projected.
Traffic Manager Smith will represent the Wa
basA-L. p. & Cat the meeting to fix Indian
Bpolis pool per cents. Commissioner Doherty
Will recommend an award of per cent. of the
east-bound business out of indianapolis to this
1ine but it is understood that Mr. Smith will
work hard 10 secure a 10 per cent. award.
The ticket-brokers were in conference at Lou
isYie, KY, on Wednesday, The Indianapolis
s6&lpers were represented by George Frey.
Their session was secret one, and for tho pur-
pose of comforting as to what steps to take to
check the general movement against scalpers
which the leading roads of the country are max
ing
II. N. Cofinberry, trainmaster of the Detroit
b Indianapolis division of the Wabash railway,
under Superintendent Geo. Stevens, at Peru,
has received and accepted the position of assist
ant superintendent of the Western division of
the B. 81 O. railway, with headquarters at
Garrett He assumes his duties the 18th of this
month. His successor has not yet been ap-
pointed
The Chicago Inter Ocean says shippers persist
An declaring that certain railway lines are cut
p~rS7rft rates 60 the rSast. The cut is said to
So "a cents on grain, Chicago to New York.
None of the railway lines admit that such a cut
is being made. and declare that the charges are
manufactured by the shippers, who are anxious
to reduce rates. and favor some one line with
heavy shipments to give the appearance that
that line is doing considerable cutting.
Several indianapolis roads are to-day suffering
in .heir business at this point through their lack
Of power to do the switching service. When the
economical hobby came over the roads the num-
Der of switching engines and crews we're reduced
fully one-third and with the improvement in
business additional engines have not been put
on. One leading road has lost some twenty car
loads of through east-bound business in the last
forty eight hours from delay in placing the cars.
With fourteen fast-freght lines working east
bound business from this point dllatory line in
placing cars stands poor show.
The meeting of general passenger agents. which
eonvenes in Cleveland o., Feb. It, is to be an i'm
portant one. The new articles of association
nod bylaws which were prepared at the Louis
vile meeting, will be brought up for such re-
vision as may be deemed advisable, and it is
hoped that they will then be finally adopted by
al lines now members Of the committee Com.
missioner Daniels states some lines, not at pres
ent members, have signifed their intention of
becoming members at this meeting, and, in view
OF the Importance of harmonious action of all the
lines In interest, he asks a full attendance.
One of the elegant ladies' parlor-cars now run
ming free chairs between Columbus and St
Louis was on Wednesday occupied by three
dfummers, committee of two base ball men en-
route to Kansas City, theatrical party of five
carrying poodle dog, one dudish-looking young
man. two well-dressed gentlemen, and three
neatly attred ladies, who acted as if they felt
cus of place. The mistake of running free chair
cars over route of as excellent reputation as
the c., st. L. & P and Vandalia is daily becom-
ing more apparent If first-class travel is willing
TO pay for the exemption o chair-car affords,
they should have the privilege
Said an old passenger man yesterday, II look
upon indianapolis AS the worst rate cutting point
In this country The officials of the passenger
departments of Indianapolis lines will enter into
the most solemn agreements to restore and
maintain rates, and will the next day call their
sub agents around them and devise some scheme
20 get around the agreement Until the last
few years Kansas City headed the list of rate
cutting points Now they take a back seat fol
indianapolis Said this veteran passenger man
..Fhe fact is that so per cent. of the stbounc
through passenger traffic is carried at a cut rate
Of from So to S., and 80 per cent of the west
bound is carried at So TO 81 cut rate
With the organization of the Central Traffic
l Association it is understood that Thomas g
Moore is left out in the cold. he TO retire March
L As would be expected, as soon as George r.