The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-18
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


son. Topeka s. Santa Fe road.
Col William Shaw was among the persons named
in the meeting of the general passenger agents at Chi
cago for the position Of arbitrator.
Cotton-shippers have the roads bound up, it is
stated that they will be obliged to carry out their
contracts whether cotton rates advanced or not
K. II. Wade. general superintendent of the Wabash
system will pass through here at to-day over the
Pennsylvania and Vandala lines en- route home from
New York.
John Lawes. of the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul
road is at Washington for the purpose OF securing
the right of way for that company through the Sioux
Indian reservation.
President Watrous of the New York, New Haven
& Ha tford railroad tells New Haven reporter that
ne Is poor resign. Perhaps the ROAD would De
willing TO pension him.
General Manager Clark of the Missouri Pacific sys-
tenn. is quoted saying in New York day or two
important packing point as Chicago now is.
Commissioners Fink gives notice that the 9th of
this month rates eastbound ninth and tenthclass
freights viii be advanced 5 cents per 1OO-pounds,
Chicago to New York, and from other points in the
usual proportion
The Beechcreek road yesterday declared per
cent. dividend. This shows that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company did well to take the road although
its earnings may stimulate the fight to prevent Penn
sylvania from keeping it.
Director Stevenson, who is now division supern-
tendent of the New York, New Haven e. Hartford, is
New England although decisive action has not yet
been taken in this matter.
d. r. Vance, who has been agent for the vandaa
at Rockville, died from consumption Thursday
last He has been off duty for the past three months
and went to California seeking health He
menced to rapidly decline soon as ne got back.
The West Shore is fast disposing of its heavy loco
motives. This is following out the New York Central
plan of running but four-wheel connected en-
zines the road. Meantime the Indiana roads are
purchasing consol engines by the dozen this year.
IT, IL e H.,
week in November, SIG 200; increase of 5000
Dver earnings the corresponding week. 1850 This
road has earned since JAM l. Sfo4,3lZ; an increase
earnings of the corresponding eleven months of
1885 of $lS, 1884,
Commissioner Doherty, of the Indianapolis east
bound pool says without question, rates grain and
30 cents, Chicago to New York grain and its
produces and TO 80 cents per I00pounds provisions,
and all articles under its class.
o. S. Winans present local freight agent at Chi
cago of the Wabash road will take the place of assist
ant general freight agent made vacant by the resigna
ton of G. s. Wellington. The latter goes to Kansas
City. about Jan. l. to assume the duties of commits
sioner of the interstate traffic pool
The freight traffic over the indianapolis vincennes
road last week the heaviest in the history of the
road In the week ending Dec IL tie road brought
into indianapolis SIP loaded and forwarded 104;
Gotal 6l6 cars On Saturday there were brought in
154 loaded cars it being the banner day in the history
of the road
Sharp competition is making the Union Pacific peo-
pie big hearted The company has determined to
make for the holiday rate of fair for the
round trip between all stations This is something
new in the history of railroading of this company and
2t much to the credit of the company which has In
PRODUCED it.
rhe Railroad Gazette reports the construction of
461 miles OF new railroad making total OF 6,5IZ
Snies thus far reported in 1886 against 639 miles
Et the corresponding date in 1888, 1925 miles in
1884 5946 miles in 1883, 9,648 miles in 1882,
1901 miles in 1881 and S36 miles in 1890 This
statement covers main track only.
Were of the features of the interstate
bill to make it compulsory that consignees should
load within twenty four hours after they put
In position to be unloaded pay what is worth
to road per day, it would meet with more favor,
tany on the part of the general freight agents who
are greatly troubled to get to fill orders.
When asked recently if the $50 first. class rate from
Montreal to San Francisco over the Canadian Pacific
was to be permanent Traffic Manager Olds said to
Western railroad man that the Canadian Pacific
line; that like all lines it could not expect 20
make money at once and that the object of the com.
pany to get people to go and the road and
the scenery along the line whether any money
-xfade by urging them or nots
b. B. Adams. ir.. agent of the Boston g. Albany
railroad, Westfeld leaves for New York Jan. to
cept the assistant edtorship of the Railroad Gazette
: AR. Adapss of family which have given the
Bosto- Albany long and faithful service for many
years. His father was formerly agent at East Brook
field and Palmer, while uncle is the agent at West
Brookfeld md another uncle was for nearly
of years agent at East Brookheld
Said a FIRE ght agent Yesterday: "The party who
pnder the name of Grain, carded the Journal, must
have been very ignorant of what is going on or it
must have been written by of the line agents. who
wants to up dirty work he is doing, for it
IL open secret that grain loaded in of of
the lines is worth liz cent per bushe than in
cars of competing lines" Said the agent: I'VE have
hat full of kilograms confirming this statement"
The latest dressed.beef traffic scheme is the con-
structon of refrigerator boats to from Duluth
Buffalo, and to escape Chicago and its army of mid
dlemen- Whether the boats are to be constructed
as to be able pass through the Erie canal if the
came should be enlarged and deepened is not stated.
It is quite certain that no such boats could pass
csarrhf ha0 al &c aVAf Nn hot Tho
scheme looks if it might work largely in the inter-
est of the New York Central if carried out
The percentages in the eastbound pool out of st.
Louis seem settled than before the recent
arbitration which awarded the Vandaa 25 per cent.
Tie Ohio & Mississippi refuse to allow any increase
u the Vandaa's per cent. although for year past
1t has been obliged to pay several Thousand dol
lars monthly to up per cents and this in face of
the fact that for six months past, it is stated the
company has made effort through its outside
tracing agents to secure business out of ST. Louis.
II quite probable that with the beginning of the
year the practice of closing the city freight depots at
shippers should encourage the agents to carry out
khs plan. Two years ago the agents agreed that no
freight should be received on any day after p M,
but finding this impracticabe, they changed the hour
to NJ, but this rule is not strictly adhered
As the roads have acted very honorably In this mat
Ter it behooves the merchants to aid the clerks and
platform in this move to close the depots at P.
N. on Saturday.
Minnesota has the promise Of profting greatly
through its Railroad Commission, which has just
made its first report 1t is stated that the board has
performed much of the labor of legislative commit
tee, with better facilities and opportunities for
eul and mature work than any committee of sixty
day Legislature could possibly have The board has
not been content merely to make general suggestions
1t has worked out carefully drawn bills embodyng its
ideas. These bills all the specific topics of
railroad and grain legislation about which there can
De any desire to legislate.
The telegraph has made Lucius futile traffic man.
oyer of the passenger department of the Erie road
then traffic manager of the passenger department of
the Union Pacific. and Mr. Tuttle himself comes
TO the front and says that the 1st of January he
takes the position of traffic manager of the passenger
department of the Canadian Pacific road The i'm.
portance of his position is shown from the fact
that the service of the Canadian Pacific viii cover
about IL 900 miles on land and Mr.. Tuttle's
long experience in the railroad business guarantee
Of the successful performance of his duties.
Charles S. Fee, general passenger agent of the
Northern Pacific. gives notice that Jan. his line