The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-30
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

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ardson. commissioner of the Chicago and Ohio
River pool.
A number of the engineers who have recently
been dropped on the L., N. A. & c. road have
been employed by c. G. f. Bent, superintendent
OF the o. 81 Nj.
a. NJ Bronson, general passenger agent of the
J., b. 81 W.. is in New York discussing the dlf-
ferential rate question with Vice-commissioner
Person of the trunk lines
Peru. Ind. is to have a belt road, which will
not only connect all its railroad tracks, but will
bring all the leading manufacturers on to the
line, giving them switching facilities
New Jersey has 9l00 miles Of road to every
square mile of territory, greater proportion
than that of any other State. Massachusetts
comes next, with a mile of road to every a 25
square miles
The first section of the fast night express over
the Vandalia night or two ago made the run
from Indianapolis to st. Louis in six hours and
four minutes. The last forty-fve miles was run
in forty eight minutes.
The fifth division of the Railway Postal
Service, under Superintendent Burt, comprises
Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and Tennessee. Under
his supervision $50 railway postal clerks, 1872
of whom run into Indianapolis
The stockholders of the L., N. A. & G. hold
their annual meeting at the Office of the COM
pany, New York, March TO- There are
thirteen directors to elect No important change
in the present directory is looked for
1t is stated that the entire receipts from sales
of tickets at number of outside Offices the
present month will not pay the agents salaries,
rental and fuel. The fact is that. not for years
has travel been as light in any month as in JAN
uary 1886.
Last reports were that there are nineteen car
loads of Missouri Pacific excursionists at Los
Angeles, awaiting the repair of the Southern
Pacific road, so badly damaged by washouts. A
Of
being well cared for
Engineers Western roads are paid on an av
erage so cents per hour, basng this statement
the average time schedule. On New England
lines, engineers are paid about one-sixth less
than on Western roads. or a trifie over so cents
per hour for the time they are on duty.
While the foreclosure sale of the Danvlle,
Olney d Ohio River road was postponed until
Feb. 10 at the request of certain creditors the
Indianapolis Rolling-mil Company being one Of
ne number, those best posted are of the opin-
ion every claimant will be cut out except
debts made by the receiver
Some one has confidence in the future of the
Decline, Cleveland. Columbus, Cincinnati
e. Indianapolis consolidated sevens of 1914,
selling at l2o, pay d per cent; and consolidated
SKIES of 1894, selling at 101a, pay 81 per cent.
Internationally. the property is more valuable
to-day than at any time in its history.
President Joy, of the Wabash, is of the opin-
ION that the outlook for railroad building in the
West was never better than He believes
that the condition of the money market and the
faith of foreign capitalists in American securi-
ties have been SO strengthened that lines which
have been projected years ago may now be ex-
pected to have more material existence
John c. Gault general manager of the Cincin-
natl Southern road, has advised connecting lines
that his road will not honor any requests for
trip passes from them unless said requests are
signed by either the president, general manager
or general superintendent of the line making
the requests, and asks other lines to enforce the
same rule In treating requests coming from his
road.
An official circular issued by Freight Traffic
Manager Valiant of the Erie, states that FL B.
chamberlain, chief clerk of the freight-claim
office, has been appointed freightclaim agent,
with Office at New York, taking effect JAM &c.
Hereafter all claims that have heretofore been
sent to General Freight Agent Cochran of the
Nypano, at Cleveland, are to be directed to Mr..
chamberlain.
Indianapolis roads, notwithstanding the I'M
usually severe winter weather of six weeks past,
have experienced no trouble from broken rails.
On the l. & St. l.. division of the Bee-line. 260
miles. there have been but two broken rails on
the c., l., St L. & c., eastern division, none;
on the western division, but one. The j.. III. 81
I and c., St. L. & P. and the Vandalia have
been equally exempt
Traffic Manager Lazarus. Of the l.. D. 6 S.,
says the allegation that he is cutting east bound
rates is without foundation. He yesterday re-
ceived telegram from the Illinois Central peo-
pie to the effect that after thorough investiga-
sion they exonerated him from the charge of a
deviation from tariff rates. So positive have
been Receiver Hammond's instructions in this
matter that 1t does seem hardly probable that
MIR. Lazarus would cut rates
The December statement of the business of
the Pennsylvania lines gives q much better APP
pearance to the traffic for the year 1885 than had
been hoped for, and demonstrates that the de-
.erease in net earnings for the year has been
only per cent. of the capital stock. certain
proportion of this decrease is chargeable to the
1eased roads, and will therefore make the
mual reportsof the company present a still better
appearance when it is published.
The Chicago roads will now have something
else to worry them. The Illinois Central road
has made another move looking to it's establish
Bment as a trunk line to the seaboard, in connec-
1ion with the Chesapeake 81 Ohio and Big Four.
Application has been made to the Secretary of
the Treasury to permit the Illinois Central to
file bonds for $3.50, 000 with view to making its
dine common carrier OF imported merchandise
sent in bond from the port of debarkation-
Newport News, probably.
The new weighing association begins business
IN earnest Monday next. After that date cars
loaded at elevators or for delivery at elevators,
and cars loaded with coal must be weighed upon
the demand Of the inspector of weights. All
other cars loaded with freight in or outbound
must be weighed, except flour, apples and other
All cars in transit through Indianapolis
must be weighed upon arrival. except those
coming from St Louis, Peoria, Louisville and
Cincinnati
A Chicago anti-pool paper says ssThere is
nothing so detestable legislative nagging at
railroads, but the enactment of general laws pro-
hibiting the formation OF gigantic and op-
pressive pools between rival transportation lines
would be for the public good Allowed to de
vel0p to its fullest extent, the pooling system
become
dacious than any that has yet taken root in
American soil. What is desired, and what the
laws should require and sternly enforce, is open
and free competition. between the lines of rail-
roads for business"
Shipments of grain to Baltimore are still large
from this direction. The number of foreign
steamers chartered for grain during December,
january and February at the port of Baltimore