The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-12
AFFAIRS. OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


fast-freight line. was in the city yesterday, pros
pecting.
The T., D. & S road earned the first week in
October $40 166 So an increase over earnings cor
responding week 1885 of So 27S.2 %
The B. & O. Kankakee Dispatch yesterday
commenced to take New York business. For the
present the line is limited to package freight
Any shipper can compute what he pays per
ton per mile by dividing the amount OF his
freight bill, first by the number of tons hauled,
and that by the distance.
Indiana Bloomington s. Western advanced
three points on report that the Boston inter
est in Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland was
disposed to agree to a compromise
The c., l., St L. e. G. averaged to handle on
their system last week ,0s0 loaded care per day.
But few years ago 700 cars per day was
thought to be big work on this road
A new scalping Office is to be opened on
South Illinois street. making five at this point,
without including the outside local ofices. which
often cut deeper than scalper dares 70.
Tho district passenger agents are again hunt
ing the woods for business; since the lst of the
month it has dropped sharply. This is the re-
eult of too much low-rate excursion business.
The l., p & C. management are arranging to
increase their side-track capacity at this point,
and will put in mile or more Of side-track at
William H. McDoel. general freight agent of
the L.. N. A. & C., spent yesterday in the city
taking business soundings. He says the great
trouble with that road is to get cars to handle
the traffic offered.
George r. Blanchard, commissioner of the
Central Traffic Association, was IN the city yes
terday and last evening. and had lengthy con-
ference with several of the prominent railroad
men who were in the city
John Egan, general passenger agent of the c.,
J.. St L. & c., in the city yesterday on
official business Mr. Egan feels good over the
handsome earnings the passenger department of
the Big Four is now showing.
General Corse who has been appointed post
master at Boston, was one of the party that
engineered the ''poor old" narrow gauge Toledo,
Cincinnati 81 ST. Louis road through. from which
scheme he is said to have made big money.
f. c. Doran, of Richmond, Ind, was yester-
day appointed chief engineer of the Union rail
way company He will have entire charge of
che erection of the new Union Depot, and is said
to be man well fitted for the position.
The daughter of A. NJ. Stimson, general agent
of the c., l., ST. L. 81 c., with headquarters at
Lafayette will be married this evening to w.
NJ Simpson, of that city. NJ. E ingalls,, presi-
dent of the c., l., ST L. 81 O., and wife will at
tend the wedding.
With the taking effect of the winter time
table the Pennsylvania lines and the Vandalia
will put on through sleeping coaches between
St Louis and Washington, d. c. Going east
the train will pass Indianapolis about 4:30 a. NJ;
going west at 10 p NJ.
President Depew, of the New York Central, is
said to have remarked to President Bliss of the
Boston & Albany. that the New York and New
England consolidation could not be carried
through unless he was prepared to buy up the
q legislatures of four States.
Frank Newly, who, with Mr. Jordan, has
represented the Bee-line for some months on
South Illinois street, will retire 20 engage in
farming. Mr. Jordan will take position in the
new scalping Office to be opened by Williams 81
Smith, on South Illinois street.
Some Of the roads coming to their senses.
and have decided that one outside Office at this
point Is enough for all the business that is Sc
cured through outside Offices, and the c.. l., st.
Il. 81 G. will, next week. close their Office on
South Illinois street, and the Decline, on the
18th of the month will close their outside Office
-spn South Illinois street.
The Indianapolis & Vincennes road last week
did the heaviest freight business done in any
week in the history of the road. There seems
30 be no longer any question that the road has
passed it's darkest days and will this year pay
Its operating expenses and fixed charges not
withstanding the enormous bonded debt which.
for road of Its character it is obliged to carry.
The Railroad Gazette gives full description
and drawings of the new Class Il locomotive,
being put in by the Pennsylvania Company.
A table of comparative dimensions, weight, etc.,
of the classes and r locomotives is given. which
will be of interest to engineers and fremen of
4he Panhandle system, as 1t is likely that some
of the new locomotives will find their way out
here before long
The Chicago, Milwaukee g St Paul has
thrown bomb into the camp of the travelling
passenger agents by dropping as an economical
stroke four of the number. 1t is lntimated that
other roads have in contemplation dropping
some of their travelling agents So far the c.
M. & ST. p have dropped their general travelling
agent and district passenger agents at San Fran
cisco, Louisville and New York.
The Vandalia and c., l.. st. L. & c., on Sun
day next, put on solid trains between st. Louis
and Cincinnati. The run between the two points
each way Will be made In ten hours. This plan
OF running through trains solid has been under
contemplation for some time but never material
ICED until last evening, when Colonel Hill. N. X.
Elliott. of the Vandalia. and J. w. Sherwood. of
fhe C., l., ST. l.. 81 O., arranged the timetable.
All the car works in Indiana are now busy,
and nave contracts to furnish them with work
three to six months. President Willard, of the
indianapolis car works, thinks he will not be
obliged to shut down again for want of work
the next twelve months. Within the next ten
DAYS he will increase his force to FIVE hun
dred men. All the works are troubled to get
merchant bar-iron, which seems to be scarce in
all markets
The Terre Haute Gazette says: "The Wanda
lila has four work trains on the road at present.
all of which are kept busy. One is on the west
end between Marshall and Harrington filing up
atrestle work. and three the Logan divis-
ion near Rockville. The work the Rockville
grade is being pushed as rapidly as possible in
order to finish up before cold weather sets in. 1t
Is thought that trains will be running over the
new track within thirty days"
This month the L., N. A. & G.. with its round
about eastern line. is carrying20 per cent of the
east-bound business out of Indianapolis proper
OF course this amounts to but few cars as all the
east-bound freights are getting around the In
dianapolis pool by billing coming from points
beyond, no matter if 1t has laid in elevators at
O..
method of doing business is TO be continued it
would be just as we'll to close the pool Office at
this point
The Jeffersonville car works are building two
hundred box cars for the Louisville Evansville
& st. Louis road. This company is spending
considerable money in strengthening their