The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Bee-line stock yesterday reached 70. The fell
lows who. few months ago, bought this stock at
81 had better now unload.
The freight car mileage on the c., l., ST. L. 81
C. in October reached 2O30.650 miles. OF this
movement II per cent. was loaded cars.
1t is stated that the Vanderbilts are large buy
ers of the Bee-line stock. n large amount OF
which has been sent over from London to be
sold
The vandaia are equipping all their old as
we'll as new cars with the Wagner car door,
which now seems to be taking the lead as car
door.
The inspection party of the c.. H. & d. lines
started Yesterday on their annual inspection
trsA On Thursday they go over the u, d. q 1.
division.
Commencing with Sunday next the Bee-lne
limited out of Indianapolis at 4'30 p NJ. will be
run via Dayton, as prior to the taking effect OF
Che spring timetable
Navigation is practically closed. Last week
over twenty thousand tons were turned over to
She railroads at Chicago which it was expected
would go forward via the lakes.
1t is stated that the relations between the
officials of the Pennsylvania railroad and Mr.
Corbin have been rendered very pleasant through
the mauipuiations OF Mr.. Pierpont Morgan
The Pullman cars just put on to run between
louisville and Chicago Ger the d.. w N l. anu
the c., St, Z. & p, very elegant In every
particular-in fact the finest run into Indian
apoiis.
Colonel Davis trustee of the northern division
of the Indianapolis, Peru q Chicago road, is IN
the city He, like Trustee Scott, thinks the
road will be bid in by this bondholders and run
as an independent line
The c., H. & l. last week took into Hamilton
G36 loaded cars nearly as many as the main
line brought in from the North. The C., Il q l.
is now doing the heaviest freight business at any
time in the history of the road.
E Fl. Waldron still clings to the belief that
he is the coming man for general manager
Of the Lake Erie & Western after it is sold and
The company rcorganized. He has been in New
York, it stated, fixing up things
Under the new order of things the round trip
tourist rate to California from Chicago, Indian
apolis, Boston, any other point on the rate
meridian will oe $50. From ST Louis it will be
BIZ and from Missouri-r.ger points $780,
Some hundred and ffty excursionists from
Cincinnati to Chicago came in yesterday over the
C.. II. & l.. and went north over the L., n. A.
IL c. 1t was understood that after the lst OF
November this low-rate excursion business was
DO end.
All the trunk lines report an extraordinary de-
mand for ears for local ;rafic They are, conse-
1uenty very sparing in their use OF equipment
for through business. The through tonnage is
heavy. but most roads find they can use every
Car they have in local traffic.
1t turns out that Cornelius Vanderbilt cannot
Become director in Erie, as a State law pre-
vents director of the New York Central being
Alse director in Erie. Gould is said to have
originally secured the passage of the law to pre-
vent the Vanderbilts going into Erie.
Judge Woods yesterday ordered postpone
ment of the sale of the Lake Erie & Western
railroad for thirty days from the day formerly
set which will make the date of sale Dec Is.
The order was granted on the strength of Pc
tltion signed By all the parties interested.
Ell. c. Wicker, traffic manager of the North
western road has just accepted the position of
arbitrator for the Indianapolis pool, the lines in
which are demanding a new award of percent
ages. Hers row the arbitrator for the Indian
Epois, the ST. Louis and the Pacific pools.
President Corbin will make himself unpopular
with Reading employees unless he takes care. He
Issued an order last week cutting off the dinners
Df the employees in the main Office in Philadel-
phia thereby stopping leak OF $25. 900 year.
and now he is looking around for other big leaks
In the month OF October the c., l., st. L. &
NandIedcaFs of 1913 foreign roads and fast
Freight lines. We question if any other road in
this country can show so large a number of cars
OF foreign lines handled last month. In fact the
Big -Four never before handled SO many on their
system.
The statement is travelling about that the con-
struetion of the Duluth South Shore 81 Atlantic
will control all the iron trade of Michigan. It
may do this, but the Chicago 81 North western
aud one of the Milwaukee lines will have some
thing to say before the paw route has monop-
oily of the business.
G. E. Fulton, travelling auditor of the Chicago
& Ohio River pool is in this city tor day or
two on official business. He Is of the opinion
that the roads in this pool are now living nearer
to tariff rates than at any time in the history of
INSTRUMENTATION, and Commissioner Richardson
Is of the same belief.
G. N. Fee. general passenger agent of the
Northern Pacific, spent yesterday n the city.
tie reports the business OF the road for months
as having been excellent The road bias carried
over 5000 people TO Yellowstone Park st $50
per head without rebates. and to other points
Of interest their travel has been heavy.
The action taken by the Northern and South
Urn roads regarding Florida rates is serious
blowto sealpers. who have in years past derived
handsome returns from scalping this class of
tickets. AS the matter now stands, q party GO
ing to Florida points gains nothing by purchas-
Eng roundtrip ticket. The rate is now cents
per mile either way.
Suit was brought yesterday in the United
States Circuit Court, district of Kansas by
Clarence II Venner, of Boston, to restrain the
Atchson. Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad COMPANY
4yom building through the Indian Territory or to
Chicago. Venner is troublesome fellow to
this company Lockwood is to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company.
Since Nov. / east bound rates have been main
tained, and the percentage of business carried
by the Bee line has gone from II to % per cent
OF the tonnage forwarded, and that of the c. ,
st. Il. q r. its full allotment, while the per
eentaee OF the L., n. A. & C. has dropped from
25to per cent. OF the tonnage, and traffic over
the G., ID. q l. has taken good deal of a tum-
BILE.
V. T. Malott has returned from New York.
where he went to attend to some matters con.
nected with railroad interests While in New
York he attended meeting Of the first mort.
gage bondholders of the Chicago & Atlantic
road, he being one of the trustees and he CON
firms tho report that the road will be sold at an
early day at foreclosure sale. A representative
of the bondholders from Amsterdam was present
at the meeting.
President King. of the Erie who is familiar
with the condition of the road and who for a
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