The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-31
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


The jurisdiction of the Santa Fe officials has
Western
William S Dunn has been appointed general
superintendent of the Chesapeake e. Ohio, in
place Of w. B. Ryder, resigned.
TIE Indiana, Bloomington e. Western is first
IN the field with the announcement of a Niagara
Falls excursion. at the usual fvedollar rate.
General Manager Thomas. of the Richmond &
panville system, announces the appointment OF
z. A. Darltol as superintendent of telegraph.
Notwithstanding official denias, it is believed
In some quarters that the Lake Shore road has
borrowed $25 0OO 900 to settle Eickel-plate af-
fairs
The relations between the Pennsylvania and
Reading corporations, owing to Baltimore 81
Ohio influence in the councils of the latter, are
decidedly strained.
While the roads that do the bulk of the
mountain and seashore traffic arc crowded with
business. all the other roads report an unprece-
dented amount of travel.
Mr. Robert Gibson, one of the conductors on
the Monon, goes to one of the vacant places on
the o. e. M. The L., N. A. & c. also furnishes
other talent to the o. Il NJ.
1t is believed in Terre Haute that the Adams
Express has secured a contract with the Chicago
cifc Express out of Terre Haute.
The c. B. & @. is preparing to reduce its div
ldend rate from to z per cent per annum.
That will leave the Chicago & Alton the only g.
percent dividend railroad stock in the Western
country.
John M. Eean has resigned as general super
}ntendent or the Canadian PACING railway, ana
y. A. Earring, assistant-general superintendent
of TIE Chicago. Milwaukee & ST.. Paul road. has
. been appointed TO succeed him.
By the completion of the branch of the Mis-
souri, Pacific road, running from Nevada, Mo-, to
Oheopta, Kan, which will be opened to-day for
travel, st. Louis is given Texas outlet thirty
miles shorter than it has heretofore enjoyed.
A. G.. Toomey, late chief clerk of the Bee-line
general freight Office, has been appointed traffic
manager of the new Chicago 81 St Louis rail
road, extending from Litchfeld to Springfield,
ALL This is the new Chicago & st. Louis line
Poor old Reading appears to be in the slough
of despond. Notwithstanding the increase of
business its net revenue is less than it was last
year. and the profits of the railroad operations
are eaten up by the Coal and Iron Company's
losses.
The surveying party of the Louisville, Cncin-
natl 81 Dayton railroad has reached Madison.
Ind, on the down route They say the work of
track making will begin at Mddletown next
month, and Jefferson county will doubtless vote
the s., 900 per mile asked of it.
G. p Huntington has decided it is said, to
build passenger depot in Cincinnati for
the accommodation of suburban travel to Gov
5ngton, Newport, Dayton, Bellevue and other
points. 1t will be located within three squares
of the Grand Central Union Station.
The Erie road is making large deliveries Of
flour at New York. its freight in this direction
exceeding that of all the other trunk lines. and
averaging five thousand barrels daily In grain
deliveries it is third in the list the New
York Central taking the lead and Pennsylvania
following.
~, 5on
Gus offer to run his. Cincinnati & Evansville ex
tension to that point and locate the round house
and machine shops there in consideration of $780,,
600, and he now gives the town big bluff of max
ang the road ten miles longer and terminating
at Greensburg
The war at Middlesex Pa, between the Balti-
3nore & Ohio and Nypano roads, over the eff ,rts
Of the former to lay connection with the New
Castle & Northern road has broken out again,
hpd riot is imminent When the trouble first
began, year ago, several persons were badly
injured and much property destroyed.
1t is reported from Boston that the Little Rock
& Fort Smith Railroad Company have put two
survey parties its proposed extension from
Fort Smith TO Arkansas City. The route will be
about three hundred miles and will con-
nect with the Huntington system and open a
Short line from Kansas to New Orleans.
The receiver of the Denver & Rio GraDde
Western has turned the property over to the
bondholders Its earnings are steadily increas
erty are excellent Col. D. c. Dodge will be
general manager William H. Bancroft. late re-
ceiver, superintendent, and j. Fl. Bennett,
auditor.
Mr.. w. Ell. Fisher, who has been connected
with the Journal as travelling agent for about
Ehree years, has been appointed passenger agent
ht this point for the c.. Fl. & l., to succeed Col.
William Shaw, and will enter upon the duties of
his new position to-day Mr. Fisher has had
considerable experience in railroad business and
hgent.
Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Fe Enterprises.
1t is now said that the Atchison, Topeka g.
Santa Fe road is back of the movement to fore
close on the Chicago division of the Wabash,
having secured majority of the bonds, so as to
he able to control it The property covers about
one hundred and forty miles from Chicago to
IBemsnt and is bonded at SD, GOO per mile. In
connection with the Wabash project it Is posi-
4ively stated that A NJ Billings. Chicago CAPT
tslist who has been furnishing the funds for the
construction of the st. Louis. Kansas City e.
Colorado, has been acting for the Atchison,
Topeka e. Santa Fe and that when the st. Louis
Kansas City Colorado is completed it will be
BON. BY working the two schemes together, the
Atchison secures entrance to boz st. Louis and
Chicago and gains its desired outlets for its
Western systems.
The Chicago. Kansas e Western, under which
name the Santa Fe has secured franchises to
build 2, 400 miles of road has already this year
completed about one hundred and fifty miles of
Foad and he's some three hundred and fifty
miles more ready for the track. with large addi-
tioAD contemplated in the central and southern
parts of Kansas. Now the same great company
proposes to push forward in northern and west
ern Kansas. and 1t has secured the incorpora-
4ion of the Kansas & Nebraska Railroad Compa-
ny, with capital of $40, 500, 900, for the stated
purpose of building no less than sixteen lines
one or more running across the entire breadth
of the State, and others branching north and