The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


turned yesterday.
The c., l.. St L. & G. earned the first week of
December $48 1924 Increase over earnings
corresponding week. 1885, $19624
NJ Doherty, commissioner Of the indianapolis
east bound pool, goes to Chicago at noon to-day.
He expects to be absent most of the week.
Belt road engines last week handled /, 79l car
loads of live stock, against l. SAP the correspond
ing week 1883; increase this year. 242 cars.
A. A. Talmage, general manager of the Wa
bash system, has been called to New York for
conference with the reorganization committee
There were transferred over the Belt road last
week ii ,426 cars, against 926 the correspond,
ing week last year; increase this year, l,oOU
cars.
The five Western lines brought into this sta
tion last week 1859 loaded cars, against 3O3 in
the week ending Dec. 4, and against ), 934 the
corresponding week, 1885.
j. E. Dawson, formerly assistant superintend-
ent of the Grand Trunk railroad, is to be APP
pointed general agent of the Union Pacific rail-
road at d salary of $1,000 year.
The five leading Eastern roads forwarded from
this point last week 1874 loaded cars, against
3,709 in the week ending Dec. 4, and against
3.6ll the corresponding week. 1885.
The Indianapolis 81 ST. Louis road, eastern
division, earned in November, Sill, 673; the
western or Terre Haute & Alton, $78 $685. In
crease of both divisions over earnings OF the
corresponding period 1885, 1864.
is general manager, earned in November $685.
98l, az increase over earnings corresponding
month last year of $Il, 107. The increase of
earnings of this road the eleven months of this
year was $49, 968
The rumor that the first-mortgaee bondholders
of the Lake Erie q Western are not to permit
the road to be sold at foreclosure sale has SCI
afoat anew the rumor that the road viii be in
the hands of parties who will favor the appoint
nent of h. ID. Waldron general manager of the
property.
Jesse T. Wright, superintendent of the New
Albany forge works, has patented fish bar for
railroads that is destined TO come into general
use. Some OF these fish bars have been tested
on the j., NJ. 81 | road. and after several
months use are pronounced all that is claimed
for them.
The New Albany Ledger snys: 1.-THE Kanawha
freight dispatch line, of the Chesapeake 81 Ohio
railroad, has made contract with the Kentucky
and Indiana Bridge Company for the passage
over the bridge of fifty daily. This will add
two hundred dollars per day TO the receipts of
the bridge company"
The parties who have hold Of the new road to
the Southwest, to be known as the Indianapolis
st. Louis 81 Western road, have secured an
option for thirty days on 500 acres of coal land
IN southwestern Indiana. Their road, when
built, will run through the heart of the lands
the company propose To purchase.
The impression prevails that within the next
sixty days the lease of the ST. Louis Alton 81
Terre Haute road will be so modified as to re-
duce the rental paid by the Bee line 80 per cent
Even the good times with railroads is demon
stratlng the fact that no road can pay the pres
emit rental and not constantly have an annual
deficit.
The local freight agents are acting very hand
somely in the matter OF shipping freights more
especially holiday goods. promptly. The depots
are receiving freights at later hours than ordi-
narily, and the agents are doing all in their
power to expedite business, which, out bound
was never heavier than this year, especially in
December.
Mr.. Morris Mcdonald ST., president OF the
Cannelton, Tell City & Gentryvllle railroad, is
IN Perry and Spencer counties looking after the
interests OF this important local line. l. is al
most certain that work on the road will be COM
menced early the coming spring This road con-
meets With the Airline at or near Gentryville,
Spencer county.
Five years ago the Pennsylvania lines consid-
cred 200 Kegs of nails carload. Now they are
hauling 600 kegs for carload Co. 900 pounds
and building cars which will carry 1000
kegs of nails for carload; or, in othor WORDS
they are building some new cars of 100 tons
capacity. These cars are forty feet long and
have three sets OF trucks under them.
Saturday was field day with the L, D. & S.
proad, which brought in 122 loaded cars the
heaviest inbound movement it is stated. In any
DAY In the history of the road. Unloading the
cars laden with grain into theireleyator is work
ing nicely, as 1t gives them their cars to
udnul0 tu6lr local business In. Last week this
road brought into this station 534 loaded cars.
The patent spark arrester invented by Master
Mechanic Barnes, of the Wabash, is attracting
considerable attention in the railroad world Il
Is said that II will save the Wabash $75, 900 of
coal bills this year, while all trains make sched-
ule time, and are as heavy any road in the
country. stock company with half million
capital will be formed to further introduce it.
Legislation does not always regulate rates in
favor of the shipper. To illustrate in the Mackey
system of roads out of Evansville rates on the
Peoria, Decatur and Evansville division are reg
ulated by the laws of Illinois, while those of the
Evansville & Terre Haute division are left TO the
management to regulate, and to-day the rates
between stations In Illinois are higher than E.
y q H., which lies in Indiana.
The Indianapolis Joint Rate Association gives
notice that, taking effect Jan. /, 1887, all rail-
roads at Indianapolis will refuse to sign any
shipping bills except those containing the condi.
tions OF the uniform bill of lading of the Middle
and Western States Freight Association. and
those that have said conditions printed on the
face ana that old forms of dray tickets or bills
OF ladlng Will Under no circumstances be accept
ed
Commissioner Vining, Of the so-called tri
partite pool having little to do, now that the
pool is in chaotic state, is writing a book
When he accepted the commissionership of this
association the roads in it guaranteed him SIS 900
per annum for six years, providing the pool re-
manned intact and If IL went to pieces he is to be
paid by the roads which formed the association
$500 per annum during the six years the agree
ment with him covers So on the whole Mr..
Vining is we'll provided for for the time being.
Geo. I'll. Daniels, commissioner of the passen-
ger department of the Central Traffic Associa
ton, has issued the following notice under date
of Dec. IL: In accordance with a request to that
effect meeting of the general passenger and
ticket agents of all lines in the territory of the
late Central Passenger Committee is herebv
called at the Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago for
Thursday, Dec. l6 1886, at 10 A. NJ, to consider
the feasibility of putting the agreement of the
proposed interior passenger committee into eff
feet Jan. l. 1887
The parties interested financially in the Lake
Eric d Western road, who would have lost all
the money they had invested in the road NAV
thank the court that it ordered the road sold in
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