The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.

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A g. G. road. has been called to New York on
official business.
TIE earnings of the ST. Louis Cable G. West.
ern railway from Sept. to % were $24, 354 95
The number of passengers carried was 473,O18.
The road is owned by Indianapolis parties.
The Ohio Southern road has 5000 coal cars
hauling coal from the Jackson mines, but still
cannot supply the demand. One of the trouble
Is that consignees are using them too long for
storage.
A call for meeting of the Executive commit
tee of the Chicago and Ohio River pool will be
Issued so soon as it becomes certain when the
general meeting of the Central Traffic Associa-
tion will be held, and the same date will be fixed
There is in the yards of the l., P. & G. road at
4hfs point frog OF English pattern which has
been in the track thirty-two years. The frog is
the same on both sides, and some ten years ago
was turned over, making the frog then as good
@s new
A. E. Schraeder traffic manager of the Illinois
Midland road, was in the city yesterday He
States that there is to be no immediate change
In the management of the road. Whose hands
the property will fall into, he says, is as much
mystery as ever.
On no road in the country can the actual cost
Of switching cars onto and off of side tracks be
nearer ascertained than on the Bait road, which
charges 81 per car, under the most economical
MANAGEMENT. This barely pays the expense at
tached to the work.
In the month of September there were
handled, at the Union Depot 37.258 pieces OF
baggage. Or this number IL, 563 spieces were
checked out from Indianapolis proper. The cor
responding month last year there were "a, 648
pieces of baggage handled and 11,0l7 checked
out
When the Union Railway Company purchased
the Sherman House they expected to convert
the portion of the building which will be on the
Dast side of the new street into Offices to be oc
eupied by the express companies but this
Fangement does not suit the express agents. and
1t is likely that the programme will be changed.
John j Sproull, general agent of the Illinois
Central road, New York, thirty-one years ago
YVES appointed general agent of the company,
with Office on Broadway, New York. The
Office is still on the same street. and through all
the changes of superintendents, managers and
presidents Mr.. Sproull has been thoroughly sat
Refractory.
Commissioner L. D. Richardson, of the Ohio
River pool, has called meeting of the general
freight agents. to be held at his Office on Tues
day, Oct. IL The subjects to be considered are
Che divisions of north bound rates business
from coast points. laid table at last meet
Ing and other matters of general interest that
may be presented.
Commissioners Blanchard, of the Central Traf-
nc Association, is quoted as saying that some
action would be taken at the meeting of the Goth,
regarding the advancing of east-bound rates
with the close of navigation. He is said to ad-
NIT that rates somewhat shaky. but he be-
lieves that, with the advance there will be
general restoration of rates to tariff.
There is a prevalent feeling among railroad
men that these good times. The cost of
maintenance of way never was lower, and ex-
penditures on all accounts are at a minimum.
AT the same time the earnings are at maxi
mum. There is also much business in sight, and
no causes Of encouragement are visible to the
roads which are not overwhelmed with fictitious
fixed charges.
1t has leaked out that on Oct President
Roberts, OF the Pennsylvania road, sent tele-
gram to Commissioner Fink to the effect that
to his company was reserved such liberty for fut
action to withdraw the equities CT the
case and the interests of his company might re-
Quire'-which was equivalent TO saying that it
would withdraw whenever it considered such
policy the correct one to pursue.
It is claimed in New York that the appoint.
Tnent of Maj Frank S. Bond AS vice president OF
the Chicago Milwaukee 81 st. Paul railway
means that he will assume control of the prop
erty, President Mitchell retiring from active
duty. General Manager Roswell Miller will con-
tinue to operate the road as heretofore. In
ceptlng his new position Major Bond resigns the
presidency of the Queen & Crescent system.
It was the intention of the management of the
Chicago, Burlington & Northern road to open it's
new line from Chicago to ST Paul for passenger
sary to postpone the event until Sunday, Oct.
81. The change has been caused by the fact
that the coaches and sleeping-cars now in course
of construction, which We're to be completed this
week, will not be ready for service until the last
named date.
The Chicago Times right to the point, says in
commenting upon the attacks on Commissioner
Midgey just exactly why the war on the
Southwestern Railway Association should be
allowed to degenerate into a series of personal
subordnates it is difficult to comprehend. Ridi-
cue is an excellent weapon when judiciously
used, but in itself will have but little effect in
overturning pool"
VIM. B. McKenna master mechanic of the
two southern divisions of the Illinois Central
road, with headquarters at McCombs, is in the
city, the guest of his brother, John McKenna
master mechanic of the J., d. & S. road. Some
1900 men are employed at the company's south
ern shops They build locomotives entire at
these shops, and their own cars. The company
is now building several hundred freight cars of
O,000 pounds capacity.
Vice-president Frank Thomson, and Director
Clement S. Griscom, of the PENNSYLVANIA rail
road, arrived at New York from Europe, in the
EtrurIa, on Sunday. Mr. Thomson upon being
interviewed. said that the sole purpose of his
trip abroad was rest and recreation Mr. Girls
com utterly denied the truth of the published
reports concerning the purchase of the steamers
Alaska, Arizona and America and the rights
and franchises of the Inman line.
The general passenger agents of some of the
roads II the Chicago and Ohio river pool have
refused to pay any more fines where 1t is proven
that they have cut rates. They claim that it is
unfair for them to do when 1t is we'll known
that the a. N. A. & 9. is carrying a large per
cent of their passengers at theatrical rates or
on shippers tickets. A red-hot time is in pros
pect over the matter at the next meeting of the
passenger department of the association.
The l., d. & S. company is said to have one of
Ehe largest stationary boilers at their shops in
use. Some years ago the Grant locomotive
works built number of engines to go to Russia
and they manufactured three more boilers than
they built engines and the l., ID. & S. company
purchased one to use for their stationary engine
This boiler is thirteen feet and four inches long
and siXty-six inches in diameter the fire box is
nine feet long and the hailer contains truo i,ur,