The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-23
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

George Frey. ticket scaper, has gone to Browns
vile, Mo-. to spend the holidays.
JJ. Fletcher, general freight agent of the Cairo,
vincennes & Chicago road, is in the city official
business
Rail and Rudder'' is the name of a New York
publication in the interest of trade transportation.
and travel
Tho Ohio Falls car-works are building ten fine pa
senger coaches for the Louisville. Evansville & St
Louis road.
A. J. Moorshead has been appointed general freight
and passenger agent of the St. Louis 81 Chicago road,
vice A. o. Tumy, resigned.
President Depew's success the New York Cen
trail road is winning him many compliments, both IN
railroad and business circles
Superintendent Woodland. of the L.. n A. &c Q. sys-
tenn, has been called to Kansas City by the serious
and probable fatal illness of his father.
The Cairo Vincennes & Chicago road earned, the
second week in December $l3 ooo; increase over
earnings corresponding week, 1850 OF $5,455.
it Is announced that A. Il. Hopkins, formerly the
vice president of the Wabash, will be appointed gen.
era manager of the New York &c New England road
The earnings of the Wabash for the second week in
December it is stated, will show increase over the
earnings of the corresponding week in 1883 OF ~
poo
Tie Louisville Evansville & ST. Louis Airline has
added to its equipment .he last fifteen days SIX first
class passenger engines and two heavy freight en-
gines.
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton road earned
the second week of December 500 O0O-an increase
over earnings the corresponding week In 1850 OF
$21SS.
Five years ago the highest encomiun bestowed upon
railroad property that the main line was laid
with City pound steel rails. Now no railroad can at
ford TO bay an iron rail-
". n. Barton of the Continental Fast freight line
1T Terre Haute, will leave the first the year for
Eos Angeles CAL where he will in the future reside
The Office win probably be abolished at Terre Haute
On next Sunday the Baltimore s. Ohio railroad win
begin its through freight service between New
York and Baltimore by way of its own line to Pbila
delphia and the Reading and New Jersey Central to
New York
notwithstanding the advance in eastbound rates,
there has not yet been any percepble decrease IN
the orders for One general freight agent stated
yesterday that he could load their lines 1000 ears
could he furnish them
Paymaster Crawford, of the Vandalia is out on the
line paying for November service President Mckeen
Instructed him to make his monthly round few days
sooner this month. that the employees should have
Sheir money for Christmas purchases.
The Adams Express Company yesterday occupied
their room on Meridian street, in the building the
company recently purchased from William II. English
for the first time 1t is very convenient for this COM
pany in handling their holiday business.
Holiday traffic with the express companies
never better than this year. At the American Ex-
press Companys Office yesterday, alone, ,334 pack
ages billed out from Indianapolis proper, and
business with the other companies proportion
ately good
The l., B. & w. earned the first week in December
1852. 1856, decrease. as compared with the earnings
of the corresponding week in 1888, of $40 900. The
koad has earned since Jan. So 334 2O6 an increase
over the earnings for the corresponding period in
1885 of $175, SAG.
The earnings of the Cleveland Columbus. Cincin-
natl Indianapolis road for the eleven months ending
Nov. 80 were as follows
Gross 81 036.617 $4,3s6617 100000
Expenses. 2,144,O13 2,54401 400 200