The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


freight agent of the T., B. 6 w, vice F. Gregory,
resigned
J. L. Ginperling, superintendent Of the Day
ton & Ironton road, was in the city yesterday
on business
The l.. D. 4 S. road earned the first week in
July $780, 10, an increase in earnings over cor
responding week of 1885 of $l,5l3 70.
President Blackstone and yice-p president Nc
Muslin, of the Chicago & Alton road, yesterday
left Chicago for Alaska on notwithstanding ex-
petition.
The Terre Haute car works yesterday com
menced the building Of one hundred livestock
cars. Streets stable patent The cars are Tor
Northern road
The Railroad Gazette of July 10 publishes
poem written by Geo. r. Blanchard, commits
eionor of the Central Traffic Association. 1t is
qriet lengthy and well written.
Ii is stated that the Pennsylvania railroad
officials have ceased all efforts TO keep the Balti
more 4 Ohio out of New York, and are trying to
establish harmonious relations with It.
The C.. FL. & d. people claim that they have
carried IL per cent of the east bound business
from indianapolis proper, consequently they are
not satisfied with their award-93 per cent
The c., l., st. L. e. G. has contracted for $50 Of
Post & Cos. standard switch lights, the recently
improved pattern. The Switches of the main
line entire are to be equipped with this light
NJ w. Mansfield, superintendent of the Indi
annapolis & Viucennes road, returned last even
ing from Colorado, where he has been two or
three weeks for his health. He returns in fine
trim.
The Western roads yesterday took out Of here
some two hundred school m arms" at the
Topeka excursion rate. Thus far fully Ave hun
dred persons have availed themselves of these
rates.
d. NJ. Mcdonald, general manager of the
r. God fc in he oil He
reports traffic over the line as being very heavy.
The new wheat is beginning to move in large
quantities.
Walter r. Elliott of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Gulf road has been in the city for day
DE- two. Walter.is son of Russell Elliott, and
gives promise of being very competent man in
statistical work.
Hancock G. Co., heavy grain dealers, are
again in the field buying largely. AS usual,
hines which fail to get their business have begun
TO intimate that the Union line is in some man
ner giving them the inside on rates.
The Commercial Club, of Boston, through
Hon. e. W. Kinsley, has contributed valuable
library for the benefit of the employees of the
Atlantic b Pacific railroad 1t is TO be located
s.. NJ
The Passenger Agents Association of Buffalo
on the retirement OF John s. Bartlett from serv-
Ice on the Erie road, passed resolutions of regret
that he had taken such step. Mr.. Bartlett
had represented the road at Buffalo for thirty
ewo years.
Il. O. Reed has been appointed auditor of the
Toledo, St. Louis 81 Kansas City road, vice w.
III. Roadnight. resigned Mr.. Reed was form
erly in the Erie fastfreight line Offices at this
point and is very competent man for the posi-
tfion of auditor.
The Philadelphia Times says: sThe lame
duck is the Indiana. Bloomington & Western.
1t is leaking out that there were other reasons
for receiyership aside from the judgment
against the road" The stock has dropped from
BIZ to III with the greatest ease.
The c.. Fl, & D., under the new deal, has four
presidents. One of the number, when pressed
Tor the reason of this profuseness of presidents,
answered that they all wanted to obtain ANIMALS
over the leading roads of the country, and this
was the most practical way of securing such
3avors.
lion of thc l., b. d W., and the possibility of an
Rssessment the stock, New York officials of
the company say: mo steps looking to a reor-
ganization can be taken for several months, and
mono are contemplated at present The earn
kngs of the road continue to show satisfactory
Increase"
Speaking of Cornelius Vanderbilt's thoughtful
and munihcent gift of clubhouse for the en-
pioyes OF the railroads whose enter the
Grand Central Depot the Hartford Courant says
chat sit IL excellent and characteristic propo
Pition. entirely in conformity with Mr.. Wander
gbllts reputation a Christian gentleman. More
of this sort of thing means less of trouble, and
the scheme is no less wise than benevolent"
The recent movement of Trustee Swayne, of
the Indianapolis. Peru & Chicago road, in which
he asks the receivers of the Wabash, operating
the l., F. a. c., to show their hand. it is thought
will hasten the clearing up of the litigation which
now hangs so heavily over the property, and
which tends to greatly decrease its value. As
the matter now stands the traffic of the road
cannot but be more or less unfavorably affected.
1t is stated that it Is more than probable that
the Erie will make arrangements to work their
business between Dayton and Cincinnati over
the c., H. q D.. as formerly. The relations be-
tween the present management of the c., FL. &
d. and the Erie is said to be of the most friendly
character. What led 70 the transfer of the Ere's
business from the c., III. e D. was purely per-
sonal, Presidents Jewett and King being bitter
enemies.
The Erie is building 400 cars specially for
local service, and the Terre Haute e. Indianapo-
lis 800 cars for local service, equipped with the
Wagner car door. This door is valuable one in
many respects for local work as well as for
through service The door, while being so tight
and so WE'LL to the car to prevent rain,
snow and sparks. or cinders, getting inside the
car, is readily opened without any effort or the
use Of axes or crow bars.
When the pool editors of the Pittsburg
Dispatch and of the Philadelphia Record fully
comprehend the proposition of President Gable,
of the Chicago &c Rock Island road. they will go
into "conniption fits" Mr.. Cables idea is to
pool all business between the Western termini
Of the trunk lines and the Eastern termini of the
transcontinental lines. That it is a big scheme
must be admitted. 1t certainly will require
brainy men to carry the plan into successful OPP
Grafton.
Under the new pool deal. the l. !, B. Sc w, the
Bee line and G., ST. L. q p, unless more hon
Drabie than most freight men. will be apt to have
larger per cent. OF their business than he. eto-
Fore originate from points beyond INDIANAPOLIS,
as it would not be caught by the indianapolis
pool In this respect the l., b. & w, the c.,
ST. L. & F. and Bee-line have the advantage
over the G.. Ii. g d. the L.. N. A. & c. and the
Wabash roads, which will be left at the mercy of
the three first named roads,
lis 1t not strange that such fine piece of
property as the New York Il Long Branch rail
road should have a Little. president, A.