The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Parsonal and Local.

The earnings or the w aDaSn, Sk Louis q IA
cifc for the first week in July were: 1856, $780,,
e3S 1885, $3.50, 49S; increase, $40, 339.
John Osborn, chairman of the Middle and
Western Freight Association, has called meet
ing Of the members at Chicago, on July %.
The Bee-line is to abrogate its contract with
the Western Car Company by which it now
leases 600 cars, and will furnish its own equip
ment
Psymaster Sullivan, on the c., l., ST. L. &
c.. will to-day pay on the eastern division for
June service, and on the western division to-
morrow.
Commissioner Blanchard has asked the COM
inittees of the St Louis, the Peoria and chicago
past bound pools to meet him for conference az
This Office In Chicago, on July ~.
He Diehl, general freight agent Of the l. B.
81 w. over which the Midland line operates ont
of here, states that agent Will be appointed In
place Of Mr.. McConaha, resigned.
Arbitrators L. D. Richardson and John c.
Gauit who reopened the Cincinnati award OF
er cenrages last Saturday, will reserve their de-
cieiou until their return from Washington.
History shows no record of a set of men who
can make and break more agreements In given
time than railway managers. 1t breaks the gov
ernment record of violating Indian treaties.
Business has improved so handsomely in the
last few days that number OF the roads nave
Eran pay-rolls are again taking on old-time pro-
portions
The Lafayette car works will this week COM
plete their contract to build 700 cars for the
Chicago & Indiana coal road. The works still
havc orders which will keep them busy until
Oct l. and are receiving invitations for bids .on
new work.
The Peoria~committee of the Central Traffic
Association will meet in Peoria to-day, this be
dng the first meeting of the committee held
- fac nnrf
points as asked for by the Rock Island road;
will be considered
indianapolis e. St Louis fast train No. yes
4erday made the run from Litchfield to Pana In
forty eight minutes, q distance of forty miles.
aud made two stops, one of them for pas
sengers and the other for coal Engine No. l01,
psf Vaughan, engineer; Frank Weber, con-
ductor.
The Terre Haute Gazette says: Stewart
Barnes superb tendent of B. s. B. on the E. G.
II. f.. has accepted position with California
company. as superintendent OF buildings which
are being erected in California. near the coast.
Ale will resign his position on the E. & I. 81. on
bthe 10Th
J. v. O'Neale, treasurer OF the indianapolis,
kDecatur * Springfield road. left last evening
for Washington d. c., to confer with the Post
Office Department Better service is wanted On
the road, and the management are anxious TO
give it, but they naturally want better pay for
Sneh service.
Hi, whore east-bound freight pools have existed
but become dormant. the committee to arbitrate
per cents. have rendered their decisions. and the
sDo0l5 are in practical operation. Ii IS probable
that the per cents for Peoria roads Will be an
snoHncad early next week.
District Passenger Agent Perry of the Chicago
IL Alton. returned from Kansas City yesterday.
p3Ie reports that the c. g. A. hauled into Kansas
City. on Tuesday morning, thirty-four passenger
coaches. laden to their capacity with school
awaited them
selves of the low open rates
81 Zook. chief engineer of the Union Railway
Company and Belt road has been offered, and
will probably accept, the position of engineer of
maintainance of way on the Indianapolis e Vim
icenIes road B. w. Taylor who it under
stood, was to take this position, is to be given
,one more i'm portant on the Pennsylvania system
The ve-stock traffic of local character on
She c., l.. ST Ia Do G. has in the last three years
ldncSeaSod fully 90 per cent and to encourage
this business the management is building new
gtoch pens at alimportant stations on the line
which hod from FIVE to eight carloads of stock,
so arranged that the stock can be loaded into the
cars Will little trouble.
{. C. Waite. general manager. and Superin-
tenieut Nelson, of the c., II. & D. lines. yester-
day inspected the indianapolis division. Both
Officials speak of this division coming out of
the kinks. Earnings frocl freight and passenger
service showing up quito satisfactorily the
Hast two weeks. The maintenance of rates
gwellS earnings wonderfully.
General Passenger Agent W. B. Shattuc, of
the Ohio & Mississippi, as chairman of the COM
mittee appointed by the Central Traffic Associa-
ton to arrange for plan TO consolidate the Cen
trail Passenger Committee with the passenger
department of the Central Traffic Association,
has issued cali for a meeting of bis committee
at Chicago, Monday, July 10, the day preceding
the meeting of the association.
Commissioner G.. r. Blanchard, of the Gen.
fral Traffic Association, has received telegram
signed by President Newell of the Lake
Shore road and Vice president j. n. Nc
Cnlloueh, of the Pennsylvania Compa-
ny, asking him to put off the discussion of the
admission of the Chicago 81 Atlantic road on
freight business until about Aug. 1, and that tho
meeting De held in the East
It is stated that at the meeting of the directors
Of the Bee-line. held in New York on Wednes-
dpy. no mention whatever was made OF the CUES
tion as to the choice of successor to Mr. Dew
ereux. The following directors present:
Cornelius Vanderbilt William Bayard Cutting
Burke. James Barrett I. P. Handy and Amos
Townsend of Cleveland Vice president Burke
presided and the meeting lasted only half an
hour.
All roads operating in Nebraska have issued a
Joint circular reading as follows: ssIn accord
lance with resolution adopted at meeting of
the Nebraska Association of General Passenger
and Ticket Agents. held in Omaha. Neb, June
Al. 1856 no commission will be paid by these
lines, on tickets to points in Nebraska sold on
or after july /. 1885," This is one of the most
serious blows ticket agents have experienced. as
q large per cent. of their commissions have
come from the Nebraska roads.
w G. Arp, master mechanic of the shops of
the Pennsylvania company at this point, has
been offered the position of master mechanic of
Ethe MahoniEg division of the N Y, p. & o.
road He has its acceptance under considera-
zion. Mr. Arp has beer on the Pennsylvania
system twenty-five years, commencing as an
apprentice in the company's shops at Williams
port, Pa. he has been connected with the shops
at this point three and onehalf years, and is a
Competent and highly respected official
On Sunday next number of changes in the
.xunuiEg of trains on the L., N. A. & c. take eff.
feet. The time of the trains between Indianap-
oils and Michigan City will DO shortened forty