The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-31
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.
Tho American Express Company viii re-estab-
fish an Office at Brazil with the opening of the
Chicago C Great Southern road to that point
The L. d. s. S. road earned in the three weeks
ending March % 1928 725 43. an increase of
-. G4l03 over earnings corresponding period
dss5
NJ. r. Spellman, superintendent of the Shell
Beach road, formerly on the L, d. & S. road,
a. seriously i'll. He has recently had two severe
hemorrhages from the lungs.
Oscar Vanderbilt, whose veracty will not be
questioned, says George Mckenzie. Of Chicago,
ps behind the ticKet-scalping ONCE recently
opened under the name OF Sisson q Co.
George Wakefield, of the Wakefield e. Haynes
yellowstone Park Stage Company, was in South
Bend, last week. purchasing carriages and
stages for the park tourist business this season.
The Rolling Company hold their regular
quarterly meeting on Tuesday next when it is
expected some definite action looking to the
starring up Of one or both of the mills viii be
taken
s. Superintendent Woodland of the L., N, A 81
c. system is in the city. He will remain over
to-day. Mr. Woodland is exhibiting large execu-
tive ability in Strengthening out the affairs OF
this road.
The American Electric Locomotive Headlight
Company will hold their annual meeting in this
City April 20, when measures will be taken to
Sntroduce their light, which is now thought to
1e perfect in every respect.
A great deal Of railroad projecting is going on.
Railroad building would soon be overdone il
One-haif the projected roads were built Steel
rails are selling for $35, and may advance before
4hs end of the year to $685. it is stated.
The Vandalia is taking all freights for Western
nsnA fhxva ipto I.ani "
Gspted, and making as good time as via St
Louis. the Illinois Midland and Wabash running
Bt rs express freight via Decatur, Hannibal and
81 Joe.
The Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis g. Omaha
road announces the following appointments:
Oliver r. Briggs, general agent, with Office at
Omaha and r. B. Whitney, assistant general
freight agent, with Office at Minneapolis. Both
appointments will date from April l.
Vim. r. McKeen, president OF the Vandalia;
James McCrea, general manager of the Pennsyl-
wpnia lines west Of Pittsburg, and Gaylord
Beach, general manager of the Bee-line are to
De In the city to. morrow. The object OF their
visit is to locate the new union depot
Commissioner l.. d. Richardson is still busy
endsavoring to straighten out the snarls of the
North and South Lumber Association. VIM
Orr will be in Chicago April 8, when a date will
be agreed upon for holding a meeting of the
North and South Lines Lumber Association.
Fully 1900 carloads of lumber have been
shipped from California since the low rates have
prevailed. Ten Union Pacific cars have arrived
at Indianapolis in the last few days, and red
cedar shingles are now selling in this market at
~ per thousand and Michigan pine at $3.50.
The former much the more durable
The Co-bin party now claims proxies for 3d.
DO0 shares of preferred stock of the Cleveland 81
Canton, to be used in changing the management
IN May A majority is about 81, 900 shares
Within the past few days the common stock has
declined in quotations from 81 to 81. 1t is un-
occasionally Mr.. Corbin's policy to make the G.
Is G. part of the l., B. & w. system.
A meeting has been called for to-day at the
Burnet House, Cincinnati, of representatives
of roads interested in carrying freights from
Cincinnati. Louisville. Jeffersonville, New Al
bany, Evansville and Cairo to points in Middle
now under consideration. 1t is expected that the
meeting will continue in session at least two
days.
Ata meeting of the trunk line freight com
nnittee held March 90, it was agreed that ship
Nnts of flour in sacks for export shall not be
lbs the following provision of the easJ-bound
classification is stamped written on the bill of
lading: Entirely at owners risk of all damage
excepting that occasioned by cars being
eTssksd.'
- A representative of the wooden-wheel hand
ear is in the city exhibiting one of these cars
The l., B. g. w. and the |. q V. will test them.
Whe points claimed are the lightness of the car
and its durability 1t would be a grand thing
for President Mackey to introduce them on his
lines, where he is said to have man to q Sec
ficn, IS one man can take them off or place them
On the track.
The Chicago Tnter-Ocean says: There is con-
siderable activity and hustle just now about the
offices of the Central Traffic Association, which
have already proven too small for comfortable
work. Active preparations are being made for
putting the east-bound passenger rates into
effect Thursday, although the commissioner has
not yet decided the vexatious question or differ
entials. The subject of arbitrating the question
OF percentage to be allowed the lines of the
Chicago pool is now under consideration.
Commissioner Blanchard has called a meeting
OF the Central Traffic Association in Chicago
"Wednesday, April Ia. when the representatives
OF the different lines will meet the arbitrator,
and present their arguments in detail. Mr.. Rid
die will attend with a view Of disposing of the
subject as speedily as possible. On Thursday,
April Is. general meeting of all the lines in the
Central Traffic Association will be held when re-
ports will be received from the pools at Cncin-
natl, Louisville, Indianapolis, st. Louis and
Peoria
There are no grounds for the impression that
She opening of the Chicago & Great Southern
road TO Brazil and the block coal mines of Clay
Gounty will be damaging to the L. FL. e L The
forme- is direct north and south line, while the
IT. r. & is a direct east and west line and its
T. I'll 81 l.. division reaches into territory not
reached by the G. 81 @. s., and further, the G. 6
-. a. VIII dcSac uoc ttto L. h GO L. bFdckS TO
reach the various mines, and President MeKeen,
Receiver Kimbal1 says. is acting very honorably
Ia affording them facilities so to do
The L., n A & G. people ask connections to
necept Michigan City weights on lumber; but to
q 80 - becoming expensive business. For in
stance, yesterday the L.. N. A & G. turued over
10 the c., H. & d. a carload of lumber billed at
q, 300 pounds. The c., Fl. & d. people thought
Che car was overloaded weighed it, and the car
proved to have Al, 900 pounds on. Why the L.,
n. A. & c. wishes to haul 600 pounds of lumber
Tor nothing or ask connections so to do is mys-
kery. Certainly the lumber rate from Michigan
Cisy TO indianapolis is low enough at the present
nmo to require shippers to pay for actual weight
BARRED
The statement that A. M. Billings, of Chicago