The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-25
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


George Smith. Western manager of the Mer-
shants' Dispatch, is in the city for day or two,
prospecting for business
It is stated that company is to be organic ed
ut Bedford, Ind, to construct branch road, ten
miles in length, from that town to the 0. 81 M
railroad
General Passenger Agent Shattuc, of the Ohio
IL Mississippi road, is said to be mending his
fences. preparatory to superintendent Bent
reaching the passenger department. with his re-
form policy
The rental suit of the Union Railroad Com
pany VS. the c.. H. & D., which was set for hear
Ing Feb 26, has been postponed until Monday,
March /, Judge Ayres being unable to reach the
case before that date
Harry francisco the right bower of Superin-
tendent Bent, on tae Ohio & Mississippi road, is
said to be on the line of the L., N. A. s. G. offer
ing jobs on the o. g. M. road to some of the best
men on the L., N. A. g. G..
The passenger engines of the O.. l., 81. L. &
C., with but two exceptions, are now equipped
with what Is known as the steam boat whistle,
which does not disturb the slumbers OF passen-
gers OF their night trains.
w. r. Woodland, superintendent Of the L., N
A. 81 G., who was billed to be here yesterday to
settle the question of by what route they will
reach the Union tracks, was detained at home by
che serious illness of his daughter.
Commissioner George r. Blanchard has called
q meeting of the Peoria committee, to be held at
his Office, In Chicago, on Tuesday March 2 At
that time it is expected that the new east-bound
pool out of Peoria will be fully organized.
Joint Agent Moore on Tuesday removed his
office and that of the Chicago committee of east
bound traffic to the fifth floor of the Home Insur-
Rnce Company Building Chicago The Office of
Commissioner Blanchard, as we'll, is to be in
this building.
East-bound business over Chicago lines has
improved handsomely of late, while with Indi-
annapolis roads it has fallen off, and the Chicago
papers now have no more to say regarding the
inroads on Chicago business which the south
ern lines were making.
w. D. Ewing, general superintendent Of the
Evansville & Terre Haute road, was in the city
yesterday. Regarding the brakemens strike on
that road he said they could have worried the
boys good deal, but there was not enough at
stake to make IL an object so to do.
The presidents and general managers Of sew
eral OF the Chicago roads are in New York city
for the purpose of deciding upon the arbitration
of the percentages. and to hear the report of the
Chicago q Atlantic road, which is expected to
put in an appearance for the first time.
Simon Sterne, of New York, who has been
quite prominent in the efforts making to
etraighten out the transportation problem, is to
be in the city to-day Mr. Sterne comes West
"a one of the committee of the bondholders of
ceiver Hammond.
The hotel cars Celtic" and "Brevoortr which
are run between st. Louis and New York have
recently been through the Pullman shops, and
have been placed on the line again. So thorough
have been the repairs that the coaches are now as
elegant and convenient as Pullman hotel cars of
more recent build.
The impression prevails in railroad circles that
she Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley road will
again como under the control Of the Pennsylvania
Company and on more favorable terms than
when they controlled the property before
should they again secure control, it is thought
they would make it much more important di-
vision of the system than formerly.
General Passenger Agent Snow, of the Chicago
u Atlantic, has declined in his interview with
Commissioners Daniels to withdraw his order
books from Columbus, to make any conces-
sions at all to the Central Passenger committee.
1t now remains for the Central Passenger com
mittee to demonstrate what it can do by way of
retaliation in Withdrawing Chicago e. Atlantic
tickets from sale at their ticket Offices.
The new rolling stock which the vandalia con-
tracted for few months ego is beginning to ar
rive. The first of FIVE locomotives ordered from
the Pittsburg works was received this week, and
is numbered 1S4. They this week also received
two new day coaches built by the Pullman Car
Company for their regular passenger service.
They are each provided with both gentlemen's
and ladies' toilet-room and are very elegant in
eyery respect.
The Vandalia is experiencing boom in pas
seneer business. The train out Tuesday noon
from indianapolis carried, as shown by the con-
ductoR's report, 2l5 through passengers, and the
yesterday noon train carried 1872. The midnight
train west, as we'll, is nightly heavily laden with
passengers. The l., B. g. W. trains west as
we'll over the Peoria division, 60 out we'll filled
with passengers. It begins to look like olden
fimes at the Union Depot, travel is now becom
ing so heavy.
General Passenger Agent Charlton, of the
Chicago u Alton, If reports true, is not
pleased that the Journal spoke Of it as a surprise
that his name should be the first on the list of
general passenger agents to sign the agreement
of the Southwestern Traffic Association. No
harm was certainly intended, and most any rail
road man would understand why such was the
case the Chicago e Alton being the first in the
alphabet of the roads which entered into the
agreement
The Pullman Car Company has a feeble strike
60 contend with. There are now in the freight
car shops at Pullman number of Chicago, Mil
.waukee 81 St Paul cars. for building which
the men are paid $40. At one time they received
$40 for this class of work, and cow they have de-
manded $3.50. For some Burlington cars they
ask that the price Of So so be increased to $40 so
The company declines to grant the demands of
She men, and so about sixty Of them have gone
out on strike
There is considerable growing over the quail
sty OF the food furnished on the Pullman hotel
h.
In times past these cars have been noted for the
sxeelient meals they prepared but of late it is
stated by persons who travel frequently over the
Line the service has been much less satisfactory.
This gentle hint will doubtless cause General
Superintendent Brown to look into the matter
as the Pullman company cannot afford to suffer
through negligence of such character. The
fact that the supplies for these cars are now pur-
chased in New York instead of St. Louis may
IN large measure, account for the grounds of
complaint
The Wabash people have been having some
4rouSie with parties who ship in their refriger-
ator cars as to who shall pay for the numerous
bills presented for ice. Consequently the freight
department has adopted the following rules,
which will be of interest to the large shippers of
poultry at this point: On shipments of property
destined to seaboard or Eastern points, and
which is subject to official classification of east
bound freight Rule 10 of said classification must
be observed viz: Railroad companies NAV
Furnish Ice for property of fifth or higher class
when loaded in refrigerator or o+har oars "a