The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.

III. w. Hubbard, general freight agent of the
Handalia, is to be in the city to-day
p. Leeds, master mechanic of the Louisville
~ Nashville, is spending dag two in the
city. he is the guest of Hugh Baird, foreman
of the l., d. & S. railroad shops
The attorneys of the Indianapolis, Peru & Chi
cago road are shaping up matters to insure an
early decree for the sale of the road between
Peru and LaPorte. A decree is expected by the
R5th of this month.
At o'clock this morning Captain J. F. Hen
messy, of the Vandaa, will be married in St
Johns Cathedral, to Miss Kate Wilson, of this
city. Mr.. Hennessy to-day begins his twentieth
year of service on the Vandalia and Terre Haute
w indianapolis road
The stock of the Ohio g. Mississippi seems to
Tie on a boom just now. 1t frequently has lit
tie rise about this time in anticipation of the an
nual meeting Last year it rose from 10 in July
TO 22f in September. In 1884 it rose from los In
July to 222 in September.
The meeting of the presidents and general
managers of the roads composing the Union
Railway Company called for to-day has been
postponed until next week, neither President
ingalls,, Of the c., l., St L. 81 O., or j. n. Nc
Culough, of the Pennsylvania lines, could be
here to-day
Chicago, as well as Indianapolis. roads are car
rying much lighter tonnage of live stock than
for many years. The dressed beef shipments
east from Chicago in seven months of 1886 were
1885 tons more than in 1885, But in the same
time the shipments of live cattle showed de-
crease equal to 25 260 tons of beef
William Stewart, general freight agent of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg; d. r. Nc
Cabe assistant general freight agent and David
Gray, general manager of the Union line, are to
be In the city to-day The party are going over
the respective divisions, taking soundings as re-
CARDS business and the prospects for fall traffic.
Rumors that the Pennsylvania lines are cut
ting rates are still afoat 1t would really seem
that with single company like the Pennsylva-
MIA receiving new every twenty minutes
during the twenty-four hours. and then not get
ting them fast enough to accommodate its traf
fc, there certainly was no excuse for rate-cut-
ting.
The general freight agents of Indianapolis
roads will hold meeting in this city to-day to
consider an advance in coal rates. For years
past the roads have been hauling GOALS more
especially anthracite Goals. at very low rates
rates which they could not possibly have carried
the traffic at were it not that it was carried in
empty cars which had to be run West
The name of the newly organized company
which is to operate the Champaign & Western
road has not yet been settled upon It is stated,
however, that there will be no change In the
management of the road, at least at present
Under the present management the road IS earn
Ing moro than operating expenses and fixed
charges, which is good evidence that the proper
~ is well handled.
Superintendent Stevenson, of the Wabash,
eastern division, E. 7. Scott trustee of the l., P.
& g., and Noah Swayne. attorney for the bond
been an inspection trip over the road The
attorneys of this division working TO
secure a de cree for an early foreclosure sale of
The portion Of the l., P. & c. lying between Indi-
annapolis and Peru
The passenger earnings of the c., l., St L. &
C. begin to show a handsome increase. A re-
view of the weekly statement shows the increase
In earnings the first week in September to have
been $6,555.49 OF this increase 81, 255. "a was
passenger earnings So 235 81 in local fretghts,
n in fpoi 70 nd q in, lima
freights. From mail and express service the
company did not receive as much as last year.
The report that President Elijah Smith will
retire from the presidency of the Central Iowa is
true provided the committee chosen to get a sue
cessor accomplishes its mission. Mr.. Smith
never wanted the Office. and stipulated when he
took it that he should give no time to it until
after 3 p. d. But he has given good deal of
time to the tangled affairs of the concern these
two years past, and that without asking q dollar
of compensation.
Railroad men whose ideas are we'll up with
the times predict that in the future the Illi
nos Central will own the Central Iowa road.
The suggestion is made that Illinois Central has
recently made a large issue of new low-priced
bonds and is in very pugnacious frame of
mind. Control of the Central Iowa would give
khe Illinois Central line from ST. Louis to St
Paul in competition with the Chicago Burling
ton q Northern.
prominent Eastern railroad gman is quoted
as saying that the Lake Shore has been taking
grain right along at 20 cents out Of Chicago and
che disproportiouately large receipts of the New
York Central would certainly give color to this
report ITO tell the TRUTH" said he, "pool or
no pool, don't believe that there will ever be
an end to the cutting of rates until John Newell
and John Mccullough are dead. One makes a
cut, and then the other swears and makes cut,
ind then the first one syears. and so it goes"
novel and ingenious device for eiectng
water from the cylinder of locomotive has re-
gently been invented by William Mckenzie, gen.
oral foreman of the New York, Pennsylvania &
Ohio railroad IN achiue-shop in Meadville. The
steam ports on either side of the locomotive are
connected with small pipe to which is at
tached an automatic valve directly back of the
saddle When the locomotive is under steam
pressure this value remains closed, and opens
The momens the pressure is shut off, thus allow
Ing every drop of water that has accumulated
In the ports to escape.
Engine 1910, on the Indianapolis, Peru &C.
Chicago road, has been equipped with one of
Barness embarrassing and understanding
engine stacks. 1t is already in use a plumber
of the Wabash main line engines and performs
admirably; No cinders are emitted from the
stack when the engine is working full stroke, and
If properly fred no smoke can be noticed as
coming from the stack. AS fuel economizer it
is said TO show a remarkable record. Mr. Barnes
who has patented the invention, offers to place
the device on the locomotives on any road If the
company will give him one half of the saving
in cost Of fuel where the spark-arrester and
smoke-consumer is used.
Under the head, IA Big Shipment" the Terrs
Haute Gazette says Walter Pennington
joint agent of the White and Midland fast
freight lines, has contracted for the largest sim
gle export shipment ever made here tits for
eighteen carloads 315 tons. of -four from W. L.
Kidder 6S Sons to a man at Antwerp. It goes
via the G. 81 e. !. in one solid train" Is there a
railroad man shipper that is foolish enough
TO believe that this shipment of flour was made
Dver that roundaboug route unless large con-
cession in rates was mades Just as long as ship
pents are made in such quantities owe. ese
circuitous routes just so long will rates b more
or less demorazed Possibly in this case, as
with one of the indianapolis lines, nepotsm had
something to do with securing the shipment
This is the latest dodge where a line agent
needs some excuse for securing business which