The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

1t was very quiet times in railroad circles yes
terday. The city freight depots were all closed.
and only freight trains run to carry perishable
goods and live stock.
The Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St Louis road is
to be called to an account for violating the State
quarantine laws of Ohio, by bringing into that
State cattle which had not been properly quar-
antined.
H. c. Wicker, traffic manager of the Chicago
& Northwestern road, is to be in the city to-day
on matters connected with arbitrating the per
CENTS. in the indianapolis east-bound pool Mr.
Wicker, in this case, is the sole arbitrator.
Henry T. Gallop. general freight agent of the
Boston IL Albany railroad, has been promoted to
the general superntendency, vacated by Edward
Gallup and Assistant General Freight Agent
Henry B. Chaplin has been made general freight
agent
The l., B. & w. road earned the second week
in November, $58, 448 Increase over earnings
corresponding week last year, $l0,676 From
Jan. to Nov. IA the increase of earnings this
year over corresponding period of 1885 has been
$211, 885.
For some weeks past the c., FL. & l. road has
been earning from 81, 900 to So, 900 more per
week than in the corresponding weeks of 1885.
In fact never in the history of the road have the
earnings been 80 large, and an increase is shown
OolH ia its ArelRub du0 passenger earnings
The management of the Decline have given
orders that the entire passenger equipment of
the system shall go through the shops during the
winter months and be repainted, upholstered
and renovated generally The force of the shops
is to be increased sufficiently to carry out this
order.
Cincinnati papers of yesterday confirm the
statement Of the Journal Monday last that
Sam I. Mclaughlin would be made general
manager of the Continental line, vice G. S. Saw
yer. deceased. This appointment takes effect at
once Mr. Mclaughlin is wide-awake freight
man, and will undoubtedly fill the bill.
A railroad man. who has'just returned from
the South, says there has beer section of the
country in which railroad enterprise has changed
and is changing so much in this year of grace
In business and almost astonishing growth of
Few industries in the section are having their
natural effect upon the railroads.
One of the busiest places in or about the city
is the Indianapolis car works. The pay rolls
show that over six hundred men are at work in
the various departments ard the company have
work sufficient to Keep them busy three months
already under contract. President Miliard is
pushing things tc fill his contracts per agree
ment He is at the works at $50 A. NJ. and stays
until thew shut down at night.
The railroads which have a good coal traffic in
addition to a good commercial business, passing
through a productive country, are the prosper
Gus ones. The 7. II. g. l. is an excellent exam
pie of this statement The road has some forty
miles of side or branch track leading to the coal
mines in Clay county, and for years past Presi-
dent Mckeen has done all in his power TO en-
courage operators, and the results have been
highly satisfactory.
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