The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Paymaster Snee will pay on the INDIANAPOLIS di-
wision Of the c., St L. & P. to-day, on the l. %
". tomorrow, and on the j.. M. & L Friday.
Train dispatchers are experiencing tough
aimes. They fret. they foam. they curse. Trains
5emoralized condition.
The track-layers on the. Chicago & Great
Southern road yesterday reached the point where
they cross the l., d. e. s. road. a short distance
west OF Montezuma. The former crosses the l.,
I'D. II s. above grade.
The T., b. g w. yesterday received two of the
new consol engines under the contract for ten of
this class of locomotives. They weigh ffty-two
tons, are homely, clumsylooking fellows, but
pull anything they are hitched TO.
The annual report Of the foremen at the G.. l..
St L. a. c. city freight depot shows that there
Wers unloa6ed, in 1855. 10. $50 cars; loaded, 1888;
freight transferred IN 3o3 cars. making q total of
a 9,066. Employed to do the work, ten platform
mon; three tally men.
e. Mattson. chief w~eighmaster under the State
Board Of Railroad and Warehouse Commission
prs Of Illinois, has resigned his Office, because, as
me says. II is q siBecure. He says he deems it
better to be an obscure farmer than a State Of
Mcial whose most onerous duty is TO draw his
salary.
Now that the roads are maintaining rates and
ehippers yet no favors in that direction, a mum
Der have this year refused the courtesy of apnu-
al DaSSeS-aSS1guiDg dS n fedSOH, LHd6 Ln6y ndu
rather purchase shippers tickets and feel under
NO obligations to either road for favors. This is
but ono of many good results which will follow
b strict maintenance OF rates.
G. B. Stats to-day takes the position of chief
clerk of Superintendent Mansfield, of the Indian
apolis & Vincennes road, vice Morris Eddy,
who to-day leaves to take a similar position
with J. J. Turner, superintendent of the c., st.
a.. 81 2. Mr. Stats comes from Richmond, Ind,
and was chief clerk Of Dir. Mansfield when he
~ 80 n Ac IN fhn ~
St L. & P.
Charles Nelson, the new superintendent of the
C., II. g. d. lines, is fast forming an acqualnt-
ance with his subordinate officials and the em-
ployes, all of whom seem favorably impressed
with his methods of doing business. Mr.. Neil
son is credited by those who know him best as
being q very strict disciplinarian. yet one who APP
preciates the service of good, faithful men in any
department of the service.
Passengers from the South began to arrive
yesterday. Southern roads are not in a cendi-
fion. so far as equipments are concerned. to con-
tend with severe cold weather, and snow and
land slides That they are not is evident from
4he fact that the first through trains from the
South over the Cincinnati Southern road, since
Friday last, reached Cincinnati yesterday morn
Ang. The roads are now all clear. however.
Complaint is made that the car wheelage re-
ecrder spends much of his time standing at the
fieket-ofice window in the ladies' room of the
Union Depot, staring at ladies who chance to be
obliged 70 wait over a few hours. The Union
Depot Is a cold, dreary place for a man to remain
outside of the waiting-rooms. but in the gentle
mems room. the telegraph Office and the baggage
rooms rousing fires can always be found when
needed.
The Belt road and Stock yard Company has
declared another 3 per cent dividend On the
business of the last six months of 1885, making
Che dividends of the year 6 per cent. and there
is a handsome surplus in the treasury. Within
twenty four hours after the dividend was de-
elzred. Treasurer Iiams had paid out the $50. 900
it amounted to in the hands Of the stockholders
who were entitled to it. But few, il any, en-
terprises in this country are better handled than
the Belt road and Stock-yards. While a handsome
Fevenue is derived to the stockholders, the physi-
cal condition of the property is fully maintained.
John Newell, president of the Lake Shore road,
in an interview with a reporter of the Pittsburg
Dispatch, said: 81 think the railroad warfare
has been permanently abandoned, and the gen.
erai meeting of the representatives of the lead
kng lines in Chicago. a few days ago, | am con-
gfneed. contributed largely to securing a fair
basis of division of the tonnage. Within the
next thirty days the different subsidiary pools
pf the East will subscribe to the agreement, and
Ahen / trust that we will hear nothing more of
rate wars for some time to come, at least. The
new basis of agreement between the trunk lines
regarding rates and the division Of tonnage will
be adhered to, and there is a good outlook for
She railroads"
It is stated that if any one should take a trip
along the line of the abandoned Pennsylvania
Goal Company's gravity railroad just now, he
would be greeted with immense bonfres at in
feryals along the route. The abandonment Of
the road left the company with 1,500 useless
coal cars on its hands. In the construction of
4hese cars many tons of iron were used This
being the only thing about the cars that could
BE utilized, the company resolved to remove it
from them. As the best and quickest way to
separate the iron from the wood work, the cars
thave been piled in great heaps along the line and
set on fire. These bonfres will consume q great
many cords of excellent fre-wood that people in
ness favored communities would be glad to have.
But the cars are burning in sight of mountains
of anthracite, and the poor man can get fuel
seasier than he can bread.
III. Z. ingalls,. president of the c.. l., ST. L. &
c. {. G. Waite, vice president of the c., FL. 81
I'D, and the presidents OF several of the Chicago
kfoads have gone to New York to complete the
work of organizing the Western Trunk Line
pool. 1t is now thought that Geo. r Blanchard
will accept the position of commissioner, and Ell.
Riddle that of arbitrator. The secrecy attend
ing the recent meetings in Chicago has been ex-
plained in a very reasonable way by President
yohn Newell, of the Lake Shore road, who was
quite free to conhde the result of the meetings
ms long as he was convinced that his statements
were not to be published. 1t was found that
neither the new commissioner nor the arbitrator
would certainly accept the positions offered
them, and on that account the presidents were
10th to impart any information that would en-
barrass them or the gentlemen chosen. or any
others to whom these positions might be offered.
IN case the first chosen should decline.
John Egan, general passenger agent of the c.,
L.St L. q O. has issued the following circular:
Until further notice. the assignment of terri
tory OF the passenger agents of this company
will be as follows, J. G. Tucker, general North
western PASSENGER agent. III Randolph street,
Chicago, Il., all lines west and northwest tribu-
fery to Chicago; G w. Norris, travelling pas
bengcr agent, III Randolph street, Chicago, III,
ei lines west and northwest Of chicago; C. S.
LaFollette. western passenger agent. Lafayette,
ind, the line of the c., l., ST. L. & G. railway
north of indianapolis. TO and including Seneca;
>. H. Martin, district passenger agent. 16
North Meridian street. indianapolis. Ind,
Che city of Indianapolis and the c., l., st. L. q
n. railway. main line and branches, east of In
Aiasapelis to and including LawrenceburG and
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