The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-23
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud LOCAL.


TENDER $4,000 more than in the corresponding
week 1885.
The G.. Fl. & D. people have this year been
doing big work in the way of putting in new
bridges. Within the last ninety days l,2OC feet
OF new bridges have been placed in position.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the West
lAehouse Air-brake Company, of PIttshure, Pa
the capital stock was increased from $6OO,0OO to
SO, 900, 900. The new stock is to be divided
among the present holders in proportion to their
holdings.
General Manager Moore, of the Midland road,
has gone TO Minnesota to rid himself OF chills
and fever. Track laying on this road is now
being pushed east from Lebanon as well as
westward from the crossing of the L., N. A. d
c. Airline.
The passenger earnings of the Vandalia line
are footing up very handsomely as well as the
freight earnings The passenger earnings for
September promise to exceed those or the cor
, responding month 1885. fully $1,000 per week or
$4,000 for the mouth.
General Manager Henderson, of the Chicago
81 Ohio River road, formerly the D., q. 81 o. r.
road, is expanding all surplus money in improv-
ing the road-b Among other improvements
10 akine is the construction of some eight hun
dred feet of bridges and trestles
The Pennsylvania people have caught on to
the idea that it would be a big advertising card
for the road to light the Horseshoe Bend by cleo
Sricity, and looking to such an improvement
Inmates of the cost are now being made The
company could hardly do a better thing than this
80 draw travel.
w. z. Wiles, general bookkeeper of the l., B.
S W., and L. McKernan, assistant bookkeeper
IN the offices of the l., B. g. w. road, rendered
their designations, both having been with the
road for some years Their places will be filled.
1t is stated. by promoting some of the boys from
the kindergarten"
veteran passenger conductor says one OF the
amusing things that he notices is the way pas
Bengers talk and act when train stops at every
station Singular as it may seem, he says the
most vigorous kickers are the very men who
would raise howl were not the trains to stop
at the town where they resided.
President ingalls, says that notwithstanding
che handsome earnings the G.. l.. st L. IL @. is
showing, il would be increased 50, 600 to sc, 900 a
week had the road ]. 900 more to handle the
business offered scarcity of cars seems to be
the general complaint, hence the great necessity
that consignees unload cars promptly
The Pennsylvania Company have been expend
Ing good deal of money of late on the Cam
bridge City division of the j.. NJ. & l. road The
track is said to now compare favorably with
large portion of the excellent track on the c., St
L. g. P. A large mileage of new steel has been
put in within the last few months and number
of bridges rebuilt
N. Sweeney. purchasing agent of the Rich
rnond q Allegheny road has resigned, and &C
cepted the position of manager of transportation
on the Mobile 81 Ohio road, with headquarters
In New Orleans. Mr.. Sweeney is young man OF
considerable executive ability. and his friends
will be pleased to learn of his promotion. He
commenced railroad service on the g., L St l..
g. O. road.
The e., l., st. L. & G. people have adopted
the Wharton switch for their main line Some
sixty have already been put in position. These
switches cost $40, against $26 for the ordinary
stub or split switch, vet the Big Four manage
ment are confident that the highest priced
switch in the long run is the cheapest as the
Wharton switch leaves the main track unbroken,
making it as safe to run trains at high speed
over the switches as on any portion OF the track.
The Wabash is way ahead OF its per cents in
the east-bound pool. and Commissioner Donerty
has ordered the road to turn over some Of its
business to the Bee-line to even up per centages
as 1t has been alleged that the road was getting
this business by cutting rates The truthfulness
OF the charge can now be established, as divert
ing the business to another road will test the
question whether the Wabash is carrying this
business at full tariff rates, which they claim to
have done.
In railroad, in pool and in business circles the
opinion prevails that. with the exception of the
Bee-line, all roads doing an east-bound business
out of here have. through thu fast-freight lines
working their roads. been cutting rates
moro or less for the last two months. That there
Las been a reform in the matter within the last
faw days seems to be the general impression.
This may be for the reason that the roads have
so few cars to handle the heavy traffic of local
character now moving.
1t is understood at the next meeting of the
presidents and general managers Of the Union
Railway Company there will be an election of Off
GERS. Under the rules of the organization, James
McCrea, who has filed the position with so
much ability. must stand to one side, and an
official of some other road be elected president,
and d. E. ingalls, is named as the coming man
for the presidency of the company. This rule
was adopted some years ago as being likely to
tend to harmonious action. Mr.. McCreR sue
ceeded VIM. r. McKeen.
It is stated that President Gowen and the
counsel for the Philadelphia & Reading syndi-
cate have carefully examined the law affecting
the case and say that s'if Mr.. -Corbin registers
himself as a voter in Philadelphia and pays
personal tax he will be recognized a citizen of
the State and can fill the Office" The New York
Tribune says: This is rather startling for no
one believes for moment that Mr.. Corbiu pro-
poses to give up his citizenship in New York or
his residence in this city. Unless he does that
he will certainly be ineligible if any one chooses
60 raise the question"
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: 1.-THE an
nouncement that E. P. Wilson would sue
coed Mrs. r. S. Hair as general passenger agent
Of the Northwestern road causes considerable
comment among those who did not know the
reason for the acceptance of the one and the
tirement of the other. OF course, tie subject
most discussed was the name Of the successor to
Mr. Wilson. The name of James Charlton
has been mentioned for the commissionershp of
the three Western passenger associations, but
Mr. Charlton says that he will not leave his pres
emit position, not for three times his present
salary"
President ingalls, says that there is some shaw
ing Of rates going on, but it is by no means car
ried 10 such an extent as year ago. and every
day the situation is growing better He says
the rate-eutting roads are beginning TO see the
folly of working for tonnage regardless of rev.
enue and are gradually wheeling into line as
maintaining roads. This statement is sub
stantiated by the increase of earnings the roads
are showing. There have been many Septembers
when a larger tonnage moving than this
year, yet the earnings when the movement was
so heavy did not show up so handsomely as at
the present time.
There is good authority for saying that Eugene
Zimmerman, president of the Cincinnati Ham