The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



The l.. B. & w. earned in the first week Of
October so, l03 against So, 800 the correspond
ing week 1885. Increase this year, $l4. 1888
The l.. d. & S earned in the first half of this
month $20, 093. %, an increase over earnings for
the corresponding month of 1885 of $4,3lz70.
Joseph Wade of the Decline auditors depart
ment, Cleveland, spent yesterday with old
friends in the city, and to-day goes to Nov Or
leans for few days rest
The Bes-line may be the under dog on east
pound business out of Indianapolis proper. but
1t takes the lead in carrying live stock carrying
OF late % per cent of the business.
Henry Russo. who for seventeen years past
has been chief car inspector of the passenger
equipments on the G., l., st. L. 81 G. road. has
retired from the service of the company.
VIM r. McKeen. president of the Vandalia.
Is in the city, and feels good over the heavy bus
mess the road is doing and the better earnings
As result of the better maintenance of rates.
The business of the Chicago & Indiana Block
Coal road is steadily increasing The train sheets
show that fourteen freight and passenger trains
are now running daily on the road, Sundays ex-
cepted.
John r. Elder is in New Orleans getting his
extension OF the Shell Beach road we'll under
way. He has the money to push the enterprise,
which will be valuable aid to the main line, to
completion.
The c., l., ST. l.. & G. averaged to handle on
their system last week, daily. ,154 loaded cars
One of the officials says they could have swelled
the number 200 cars per day could the cars have
been secured.
Joel Searle, division freight agent of the North
9rn Central road, headquarters Baltimore. spent
yesterday in the city. the guest of Thomas
Noonan general manager OF the B. 81 0. Kan
kak5e Dispatch.
The surgeons on the Bee-lne system hold their
annual meeting in this city to-day. They num-
Der twenty-four and meet to elect officers and
confer about matters in connection with their
branch of the railroad service
1t Is now formally announced that the new
Chicago, Burlington 81 Northern road will be
opened for passenger traffic on Oct 81. This is
Che sixth railroad completed from Chicago to st.
Paul and Minneapolis. and constitutes the direct
line from Peoria and ST. Louis, as we'll as from
Chicago.
Wednesday the Presidents and general man
ayers of the roads in the Central Traffic Associ-
alton convene at Commissioner BlancharG's
Office, In Chicago The sessions will probably
last two or three days, as matters of Importance
En- the freight and passenger departments come
APP for consideration.
Train No 2, on the c., l., St L. & c., made a
Mvey run between Indianapolis and Cincinnati
yesterday morning, hauling seven cars-two of
depot was made in two hours and ffty-six min
utes; between the city limits of the two cities,
two hours and forty -one Minutes.
The L.. N A. & G. people are testing on sew
Dral OF their freight cars the Avery automatic
coupler This coupler using the link and pin,
couples automatically, and being so devised as
to be uncoupled from the sides or tops of cars
obviates the necessity of the brakeman going
between the cars under any circumstances
Superintendent Mansfield, who by the by, is
developing the freight business of the Indianap.
oils d. Vincennes even beyond the highest expect
NJ off kLok f,,,x A.
fall of 1887 the coal traffic on the l. & " will
reach movement of 1900 tons daily. The
daily movement now is some forty cars per day.
Train No. Is on the Decline made a run on
Sunday which is worthy of record. The train,
which consisted of eight cars, left Cleveland two
hours and fifty minutes late. and arrived at In
danapolis Oh time making the run in six hours
and fifty six minutes. The distance is 1873 miles,
and the train was we'll loaded with passengers.
express and mail matter
The Chicago Inter Ocean says Commissioner
George l.. Carman has been busy man of late
For some time past he has been engaged in pre-
pairing the agreements governing no less than
thirty different freight pools, in each of which
two or more lines are interested These are all
completed now and in good working condition
Their territory is confined to Iowa, Minnesota
and Dakota
The Boston Advertiser saws: Operators who
are well informed in regard to the c., s. g. G.
think the public do not appreciate it's merits. It
is now estimated that the claim against the l.,
f. d W. for back rental will yield the Sandusky
o3 so per share; the cleaning up of the Sloan
proDerty will net 81. So making total dividend
Of So per share, or $40 per $l00 previous to the
consolidation.
With the better maintenance Of rates, the
phantom of bankruptcy which lowered about
nearly every railroad enterprise in the country
year ago. and that forced the practice of the
most rigid economy, has been replaced by the
reign OF prosperity and with it comes a demand
Tor repairs and equipment which is heavier be-
sause of the delay, and in it's track follows a
general improvement in business.
Freight agents are now working on two prob.
kems, first, how to make consignees unload cars
more promptly; second, how to stop the over
loading of cors, which is becoming quite Sc
rlous matter, not SO much that the company
hRuls the extra weight for nothing as the danger
which follows the overlooking of cars. Only
last week there were two expensive wrecks of
freight trains caused by the breaking down of
overloaded cars.
President Corbin, of the Reading Railroad
Company, has appointed as his assistant A. A.
Mcleod. general manager OF the Elmira Court
land q Northern Railroad COMPANY He il re-
garGed In railroad circles as an expert manager
and 1t is thought that he will at no distant day
succeed either the general manager or the gem
aral traffic manager of the company He will
accompany President Corbin on a tour of in
Spectlon OF the cornpany's lines this week.
The prospects of strike OF the switchmen at
this point grow less probable daily. The more
the wiser among the agitators IF strike think
the matter over the less inclined are they to ini
tiate the movement, which simply means that
every striker will be thrown out of job On
two roads it is stated that the switchmen have
given their officers to understand that in no case
will they be parties to a strike at this point and
they are said to 60 even further stating that
they will not become members of the National
Switchmen's Association until their bylaws dis
countenance strikes and they agree to settle all
questions which may arise from time to time by
arbitration.
The Bee-line representatives in the freight de-
partment at this point are prone to believe that
there Is rate cutting going in east bound bust
ness or, with direct route End excellent facili-
ties, they would be earning their per cent. in
the east-bound pool allotment. A representative
of the Bee-line. when he asks for business is
answered by the question. what can you do
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