The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Iersonai ana Local..
The Baltimore & Ohio road will advance emf
grant rates today from Baltimore to Chicago
10 S.
George s. Marsh will to-day assume the du-
ties Of assistant general ticket agent of the
Northern Pacific
T. A. Adams, of New York city. who has
charge of the Erie freight equipments, is in the
city on official business.
The inbound business last week of the l., d.
& s reached 431 loaded cars, nearly all of which
were loaded with grain or live stock.
Bert Dasher, Feb. Is, locates in Chicago,
where he will. look after the theatrical business
of the c., L., St. L. Sc C. (Kankakee line.l
The Fort Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville
Railway Company is putting $4,000 worth of
new machinery into its car-shops at Fort
Wayne
In the seven days ending Jan. 80. roads
centering here brought in for indianapolis proper
$40 carloads of grain 531 of which were corn.
This was the banner week in the last three years.
The freight earnings of majority of the In
dianapolis roads, the last week ia January, will
foot up larger than any week for many months.
The tonnage was heavy, and rates were we'll
maintained.
a. A johnson to-day assumes the duties of as
Bistant general freight agent of the Missouri
Pacific. eMr. Johnson and Walter Nichols, dis
4riet passenger agent Of the Bee-line, commenced
railroad life together.
Business over the c., T. ST. L. & G. is begin
ming to assume olden-time proportions. Jan. "a
there were handled on the main line LAT cars, of
which number 846 were loaded. Through the
entire week the movement was heavy.
The FIVE western roads last week week brought
in 1852 loaded cars, against 1910 in the week
ending Jan. %, and against 3, 46l the correspond
ing week 1885. The increase last week over
corresponding week of 1885 was ], 161 cars
At the meeting of the representatives of the
Erie fast-freight lines, held in New York Thurs
day, it was decided that the Commercial Express
fast-freight line should continue to exist as a
separate organization. This line runs the
Chicago g. Grand Trunk, Detroit, Grand Haven
b Milwaukee, Grand Trunk railway and Erie
systems
The Bee line last week forwarded East from
week ending JAN %. and against $50 the CORE
spending week 1885; the c., st. l.. 81 p. Ala,
against 582 in the preceding week and 573 cor
responding week 1885; the T., B. &W 4S7,
against 400 in the preceding week and against
S64 corresponding week 1885, the c., Fl. 81 l. 262,
against 221 in the week ending Jan. %, and
against 2S3 corresponding week 1885.
The Terre Haute Gazette says the car works
ia that city now running light in all depart
Lents. The pudding department will be closed
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cars have been filled with the exception of fifty
cars for the E. & T. H., which are now being
built Superintendent Cox says he does not
think the works will be closed down. as there
is great deal of repair work on. hand. Several
large contracts are being negotiated for
Said Pennsylvania railroad official yesterday,
speaking of the men who objected to going into
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Mutual
Benefit Association, of the few men who did OBJ
feet, they were the very ones who would if dis
al mo- IA will aft la
'If doesn't like it, he needn't 60 into it. 1t
isn't compulsory, only for such employees enter
the service of the Pennsylvania Company after
Feb /. Old employees are not compelled to go
into it at ALL unless they see that it will be to
their interest to do So"
While the Missouri River pool appears to have
practically ceased to exist, there is still hope
that new lease of life may be obtained, as
shown by the fact that a meeting of the mem
bers has been called for to-day, the day following
the withdrawal of the St Paul from the associa-
tion 1t is intimated that some agreement will
be reached whereby war on rates will be
averted but failing this, it is alleged that the
Rock Island, Burlington & Quincy, Chicago &
Alton, Missouri Pacific, and the Wabash will
form separate agreement to protect rates be-
tween Chicago, st. Louis and southwestern Mis-
souri, river points.
- -T4amas- gep4Ssll manager of the Rich
mond & Danve system, is said to be imparting
new life in every department. of the road. Not
only is he taking steps to put the road-bed and
equipments in No. l condition, but in time
will have the entire system of uniform gauge,
and probably build some valuable extensions.
A. Campbell. engineer of the Richmond e. Dan
vile system, will soon put corps of engineers
in the field TO survey railroad from the present
terminus of the Western North Carolina rail
road, at Murphy, to Cleveland, Tenn, to con-
meet there with the East Tennessee, Virginia e.
Georgia system, and thence to Dayton, Tenn,
to connect with the Cincinnati St..hern.
Mr.. c. w. Smith, first weep. lent of the
A.chison Topeka 81 Santa Fe roau, has issued
the following notices. Mr.. D. j. Chase is APP
pointed superintendent of transportation, in
charge of the train and station SERVICE with
headquarters in general office building, Topeka,
appointment taking effect to-day. Feb. /, and
after which date superintendents of divisions
will report to the superintendent of transporta-
ton all matters pertaining to the train and sta
tion service Mr.. Chase, until further notice,
will also continue to perform the duties of super
intendent of the eastern division. AS Mr.. A. A.
Robinson recently elected second vice president,
will on and after to day give attention chiefly to
the construction department the duties of gen
eral manager will on and after this date be per-
formed by the first vice president"
Where Revenue Is Lost.
Some idea of the loss roads suffer from under
billing may be formed from statistics published