The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
The c., II. 81 d. people will widen the gauge of the
Dayton & lronton road ON the I'd of next month.
VIM. r. McKeen, president of the Vandalia, was in
the city yesterday, and was closeted with the Cover
nor for a couple of hours.
Lou Albin, passenger conductor on the Evansville
g Terre Haute road, has resigned and will engage in
mercantile pursuits in Evansville.
A. F.. Burroughs has been appointed master of
transportation of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
road. Mr.. Burroughs is a son of George Burroughs, of
Lafayette, and is we'll known in northern Indiana.
Philadelphia Press: The Reading strike can scarce
ly prove serious unless the new management needless
ly provokes q contest with its men by carrying its pol
ley OF economy to the point of underpaying and over
working its employees.
The officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
are very chirpy in talking about the prospects of the
road, and, unless some unforeseen fatality should
happen, the earnings of the line during the coming
year will be made upon a largely increased tonnage.
1t is stated life is becoming a burden to the proprie-
tors OF railroad eating-houses, hotels and restaurants
in New York State because expert agents of the Dairy
mems Association are liable to drop in at any minute
and cause their arrest for using oleomargarine as but
ter.
The friends of J. K. Lape, formerly master-me-
chanic of the Decline, will be pleased to hear that on
Christmas eve the employees of the western division,
W.. st. L. & P. machinery department., presented him
with a handsome diamond ring and Mrs. Lape an ele-
gait silver full dinner service.
r. B. Cable. who is to become the new superintend-
emit of the Philadelphia division of the Reading rail
road. is an old and experienced railroad man, who has
long stood at the front of his profession, having been
has been spent with the Erie railway.
George w. Stevens, superintendent of the eastern
division of the Wabash. on Monday evening. with his
versary of their marriage at their home in Logans-
, sport. The genial and popular couple were the recipi-
ents of numerous presents from friends in that city
and other points, where they are well known.
10. III. Scott trustaa of the hnndholdars of tha Tn.
dianapolis. Peru g. Chicago road, was in the city yes
terday. He is to be general manager of the property
on its cutting loose from the Wabash, which will be
accomplished on the LIST of the coming month. Mr..
Scott will be in the city again on Monday next. when
he will make known who are to be his subordinate
officials.
At a meeting Of the Middle and Western States
Association, held at Cincinnati, there was a decided
opposition to the adoption Of the new form Of bin of
stamped across their face, will undoubtedly be
adopted. and as soon as the indianapolis committee
can be called together the same rule will imm ediately
be adopted here.
The Colorado Midland road, which has been in the
market for 500 box cars, 4O, 600 pounds capacity,
and to be equipped with the Wagner car-door, yester-
day awarded $50 of the cars to the Barney & Smith
car works, Dayton. o., and $50 to the st. Charles C r
works; and the indianapolis car works get the other
200, providing they will construct them as soon as the
company wants them.
Receivers John s. Kennedy and Joseph s. Harris,
of the Jersey Central railroad, have issued a cir
cuar stating that they would assume control of the
| rOau Jan. IL. II IOllOW1DG nave D6en appointed TO
positions on the road: s. M. Williams. secretary to
the receivers; J. w. Watson. treasurer for the receiv-
ers; T. II. Wyckof, general freight agent; Fl. P. Bald
win, general passenger agent.
An adjourned meeting of the Chicago rate commit
tee of the Middle and Western States Freight Asso-
citation was held at Commissioner l.. D. Richardson's
revised, and a number of changes were made to take
effect Monday, Jan. 3. Some of these changes are
reductions and others advances. Similar changes will
be made IN the freight rates between st. Louis and
Cincinnati.
John f.. Miller. general superintendent of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg, was in the city yes.
terday on official business. The road is short of
power over the entire Southwestern system, but the
trouble will soon be remedied, as General Manager
McCrea has made arrangements for the building of
forty five locomotives, thirty for freight service aud
july i, 1857.
At the meeting of the Middle and Western States
Freight Association, held at Cincinnati, the following
was adopted: Resolved, That it is the sense of this
committee that printed or agreed tariffs in effect
Jan. l, 1887 be absolutely maintained on all traffic
in Middle and Western States territory, and that the
secretary ascertain from each road member of the as.
ISOLATION whether they will agree to enforce the same
from the date named, and report results to each
road"
Thus far it has been unfortunate for the Northern
roads that the Southern roads were converted into
standard-gauge roads. as of the cars of Northern roads
which have been sent South most of them are still
there in local service. One Indianarolis road has GOO
cars in the South, and most of them have been there
for from forty to sixty days, and would have been
worth twenty times what the company got from them
by sending them South loaded had they been here for
the company's own service locally.
Business men are improving the quiet time in trade
in talking over the interstate commerce bill. The
measure in its present shape is so radical that it
necessarily gives rise to a great deal of uneasiness
and apprehension. 1t is so sweeping in its provis-
ions that it is difficult to say just what its effect would
be in practical application. The drift of the best in
Emancipation seems to be that, ir its general scope.
the bill would force the railroads to charge the
same rates per mile on through traffic and on local
traffic.
Robert Miller, the master car-builder of the Michi-
gan Central road, has justcompleted a pattern sixty.
thousand-pound car. Tie car measures thirtv-fve
feet outside and weighs 81, $50 pounds, about 1000
pounds more than the present pound
car. Mr.. Miller has found that stills generally break
Just over the transoms, and has therefore used double
transoms and double transomposts so as to distribute
the load. The double transom posts are capped by a
corbel under the plate and thus spread the strain over
a considerable distance.
1t is stated that the c., II. & D. people will operate
the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan foad, after Jan,
/, on the same method they do their Dayton & Iron
ton division--appoint a separate corps of officers. G..
A. Cartwright, who. a few days since, succeeded Owen
Rice, was a man Of the c.. II. g. d. companv's selee-
ton; consequently, will retain the position. Who is
to be the general superintendent is not vet made NH
lie. but it is stated that the position is open to M, M.
Mounts, formerly master of transportation of the O..
FL. q L., now master of transportation of the c.. I'll. 81
d.. main line.
The Wabash Receiverships.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 28.-Col. w. I'll, Blodgett, general
solicitor of the Wabash railway, presented to the
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