The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-01
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
The Eve western roads last week brought into
eAss station 054 loaded cars, against 800 in the
week ending Feb. 20, and against 4,947 the cor
responding week 1885.
tits stated that the executive committee has
arranged for placing the bonds the Union Rail
Way Company are to issue to raise money to
make improvements at Indianapolis, and at
rate OF interest which is very satisfactory.
Railroad men of ability and foresight express
abelief that railroad rates to the Pacific slope
win never again be up to the old figures. There
ara 800 many lines and too much compettion TO
restore the old rates, and the lines that are not
supported by "a good local traffic will grayitate
towards bankruptcy.
Several construction trains are out on the In
Gianapolis Peru e. Chicago road. and the work
Of Improving that line is progressing with aston
SshiDg rapidity General Manager Scott has
promised the people of LaPorte thathe will build
a depot this year at that point-one OF
which they need not be ashamed.
On Saturday the gossip on Wall street was to
the effect that the gentlemen who are backing
Intend TO unite the Reading, South Pennsylvania
and Corbin lines under management and
form q line from New York to the West.
OF the passenger conductors on the L.. N. A.
& G. road when the present management took
hold but three remain Some have been
dropped for dishonesty, Superintendent Woodland
states, while others were incompetent, and still
others resigned of their own free will, and are
nov employed on the Ohio & Mississippi road.
Under the rules of the Central Passenger AS
eociat1on no free chairs cars can, after March !.
be run on the roads which are members of the as
poslation Considerable interest is shown as to
what action E. A. Ford, general passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania lines west Of Pittsburg,
will take in the matter to-day. One thing is
sure, he will run free chair cars if their competi-
tors do.
The Central Traffic Association, composed of
ahSfoads east of the Mississippi connecting with
khs trunk lires, of which Mr.. George r. Blanch-
ard is commissioner, begins its existence In
earnest to-day. The business pertaining to
khase roads which has heretofore been trans
acted through Commissioner Fink's Office, will
be carried on in Chicago through the Central
Traffic Association.
The old adage shear both sides of astorv before
forming an opinion was never more applicable
than in the fight between the Indianapolis, Peru
&c Chicago and the Louisville, New Albany q
Chicago regarding terminal facilities. The L.,
n A. 81 c. people state that 1t is not for want of
funds that they have not paid the sum demand
ed by Manager Scott but on account OF the un-
business Of some of his claims
THE Erie continues to wall about the Balti-
more & Ohio passenger business. and with APP
parent reason, because the Erie, according to
she eastern trunk line pool, gets $7.57 for carry
ing passengers to Salamanca or to the Suspen-
= sion Bridge, nomlnally because it is subject to
Eurther percentages to the pool whereas the
Pennsylvania road only receives So. 30 for every
passenger carried by the Baltimore & Ohio,
which is not turned into the pool at all.
The Bee-Iine fast express No s. coming west.
which hauls the Boston and New York through
sleeping coaches, has run into the Union Depot,
indianapolis late but once this year, and the
same remark will apply to st. Louis. Often the
lake Shore delivers the coaches to them at
cleveland twenty minutes to two hours late, but
me Bee-iine makes up the lost time before lndl-
anrpolis is reached. When the distance run Is
noted and that the coaches come over three con-
meeting roads. the record is certainly remark
able one.
The Boston Advertiser says: Railroad fights,
with rate-cutting, and reorganization fights, and
al sorts of uncertainties, easily recognized,
but they produce little effect upon prices of
stocks or business generally. The fact is that
there is a widespread sentiment that the bust
ness Of the country is on the up grade, and is
bound to be better, and that the obstacles and
drawbacks. which made so much Of, are but
the cobblestoneS in the road, which make good
deal of noise and jar, but are not powerful
enough to stop the car of progress
There is still disposition shown by some of
Abe roads carrying grain East to underbill from
1900 TO 5000 pounds below actual weight, using
elevator weights on waybills and there is now q
movement on foot to require the roads taking
property from the elevators to bill such property
On elevator certificates, then If there is any
underbilling certificates the offending road
can be punished; and. if false weights are given
ia the elevator certificates, the party issuing the
certificate can be severely punished under the
act passed in 1875 by the State Legislature.
yessFan freight man remarked last evening.
xhst there were still few line agents who pre-
fsrred to work for the shippers interest in this
direction, but few months from now they would
Do weeded out.
Below is shown the ast-bound movement over
the four leading Eastern lines last week. as COM
pared with the week ending February 20, and
Che corresponding week in 1885. The statement
shows that the Bee line and C., St l.. 81 P. are
carrying lighter east-bound tonnage, while the
T.. b. g. w. increases its business:
Corresponding