The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-18
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


The present equipment of the Bee-line proper
sc l66 locomotives 119 passenger cars OF all
classes, and 5.22l freight cars.
In the year 1885 there were ballasted with
gravel seventy-seven miles the Bee-line sys-
ys3em sc cost of 1895. SO per mile.
Chief Engineer Charles Latimer. of the n. T.,
4. u O. railroad, resigned his position March L,
and 1t was accepted yesterday with regret NJ
Iasimer has been with the road since 1873
The l., d. g. S. has withdrawn from the local
weighing association. Of the fifteen roads run
ming into Indianapolis the l., D. % . would Dc
Che most benefited of either by weighing every
carload of freight and collecting tariff rates
thereon.
The superintendent of the northern division
of the Grand Trunk has issued an order that
hereafter all Chinese going ever the road will be
passed through In bond, and that conductors
viii be held responsible for their going through.
none being allowed to step off on Canadian soil
At recent meeting of the central passenger
Dommittee it was demonstrated that the roads
parties thereto paid out in commissions on for
: sign business average of 20 per cent. Of the
total receipts from that source of revenue which,
by the way. is about 80 per cent. of the passen-
ger business
Commissioners j. w. Midgley has been asked
by the board of control Of the associated roads
Of Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama to assume
4he position of arbitrator for the next three
months. The gentleman has not signiied his
acceptance, as there are heavy demands upon his
zine in other directions.
Now the rumor comes that it is the Lacka-
wanna people who are to gather in the G i, FL. g.
ID. lines. Every days rumors make 1t more
and more apparent that it is mere guess work
on the part of enterprising newspaper men.
That the g., FL. & D. would be valuable acqui-
sitiOn to the Pennsylvania people. no one will
question.
Louis road to the Quigley syndicate is curiosity
OF legal literature, covering about fifty pages,
closely written. The work of recognizing the
company progresses slowly and cautiously, and
at is hardly probable that matters will shape up
40 such an extent that much will be done this
year in improving the property.
General Manager FL. L. Morrill,, of the Boston,
Ho0sae Tunnel 81 Western Railroad, will retire
April l, and may return West, where ne was
formerly well known His successor will proba-
bly, be G. A. Cooms, superintendent Of the Knox
% Lincoln railroad, in Maine. The Boston, Hoosac
Tunnel 81 Western road will this year. for the
4rst time, show some profit for the bondholders
George NJ. Bogue, arbitrator Of the North
western Traffic Association, and acting in the
Same capacity in various other directions, it is
understood will tender his resignation at the next
meetine. The gentleman has made an excellent,
and to the railroad companies most satisfacto
~, record and the loss of his services will be
GREETED. He leaves this position to engage in
commercial pursuits.
II. r. johnson. general agent Of the Cincin-
natl. Van Vert & Michigan road, and his wife
we're on the train wrecked on the Cincinnati
Southern road on Saturday night last. They
were en- route to Florida A letter from Jack
sonyille, received yesterday, states that both
suffering from injuries they received. The sleep
ing-car which they were riding was thrown
from the track A number of other passengers
IN the coach, as WELL were more or less bruised
The Chicago Burlington & Quincy is unable
TO take any more California freight out of ST.
Louis, as the arbitrary rate of So a carload
charged by the owners of the bridge across the
river at that point will not permit of reduction
70 meet the rates made by other lines W. M.
Raub general agent for the Denver 81 Rio
sGrande which formerly worked with the Bur
1ington to St Louis, has made arrang ments
with the Wabash whereby through shipments
Gan be made.
The latest rumor about the great railway com
binations is to the effect that the $15 900 900 of
additional stock authorized at the late meeting
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, is to
raise funds for the purpose of buying con-
-4roiJipg interest in the Reading road The re-
port is entirely in harmony with the refusal of
fhe officers of the Pennsylvania railroad to say
what the new issue of stock was for as we'll as
with President Roberts's theory that the only
way TO prevent decay is to conduct constant
schemes of conquest
The management of the Vandalia system are
maklng extensive improvements on the L. II. %
IA division. in the way of cutting down grades
AT Rockville Ind, over one mile Of new road is
IN process Of construction. When the work is
completed the grade at that point will be cut
down forty feet to the mile, the trains going
>round instead of over the hill Before the sum-
mEr is ended the grades on the entire line will
be so reduced that an ordinary engine can haul
4hirty to thirty-fve loaded cars over the road.
~ The transcontinental affairs involve so many
diverse interests that casual glance would in
d;cate that it will be impossible to produce set
element in less than thirty days, under the most
Favorable circumstance There can be little
doubt that all other transcontinental differences
will melt away after the Southern Pacific and
Atehison officials bury the Ratchet The Rail
road Gazette says Of the transcontnental war"
shat its origin seems to have been childish
assistance on unimportant particulars, not very
Ereditable to men conducting an important bust
ness
n man to pay freight goods to California than
ft is to seek the proper officers to secure a re-
bate, and as for passenger rates, the man who
would climb one pair of stairs seeking pass be-
fore he would buy ticket must be too poor to
move, and viii, undoubtedly. become county
charge. There has never been time when gen.
era passenger agents were SO free from applica-
ATOMS for passes. and while their companies may
suffer, they fully appreciate the rest by which
&hey can recruit their strength for the rush when
khe war is over
j. w. Carpenter, first vce-president of the
American Electric Locomotive Head-ligh Com
paDy, spent yesterday in the city. Mr.. Carpen-
ter is very enthusiastic over the outlook for it's
hight which he claims is now perfect The
company is shaping up its affairs to fur
nish roads with the light and the engine neces-
sary to operate it at $40 year per locomotive
the headlight company guaranteeing its success
fua working. Next week some of the engines on
4hs Lutte Miami division of the Pennsylvania
lines VIII be equipped with tie light, and if it
performs as expected other divisions on the sys-
tenn will be provided with it.
? The executive committee of the Union Rail
way Company are still studying the new Union
Depot location. Probably action will be taken
20 day, which will settle this question which is
I now attracting so much attention. Property
owners South Meridian street, who have
taken pains to examine the plans and speci-
Gcations OF the proposed vaduct over the Union
tracks on Meridian street. are becoming favor
able to making such improvement The via