The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Union railway people VIII nolo q meetlng mere
on Monday next.
O. w. Lamport. superintendent of the Cincin-
natl, Wabash & Michigan, spent yesterday in
the city on official business.
The Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago road earned,
the third week in December. SIS. GA; increase
over earnings corresponding week of 1885,
So, GOA.
f. L. Rand has been appointed contracting
agent of the Grand Rapids 81 Indiana road, with
headquarters at Grand Rapids, vice II. D.. Van
Asmus, resigned.
The Railway Age. in its issue of this week,
will print q statement showing that during 1886
over eight thousand miles of new railroad track
has been laid in the United States.
Rumor has it that Judge Cooley. the new re-
ceiver of the Wabash, will appoint George
Stevens general manager. He could not select a
better for the position if there i to be a change.
The managers of the new steel mills, which
will start up here in a few weeks, are assured by
roads near by that they will keep them busy for
some months On new rails for their respective
roads.
A State convention Of locomotive engineers
will be held at Harrisburg on January l to con-
slider the demands Of the men on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad. Grand Chief Arthur is to be
present
Sc plain has it become that the Wabash was
cutting east-bound rates out of indianapolis
th9t Nv IL blldb tlO pOOl uA0HOG ~ AOSOA4
of their tonnage. For some days past this has
been the case.
Division % of the Brotherhood of Engineers
give their annual ball, at Dowling's Hall, Terre
Haute, on New Years eve. Members of the
Indianapolis division have been invited to at
tend, and a number will do so.
The Illinois Central is one of the best railroads
in the West, and it's stock is rated among tho
choice investments OF its class. Some call it the
Boston e. Albany of the West, which is paying
the property a high compliment
The understanding now is that the ticket Office
of the Cincinnati. Wabash & Michigan near the
Union Depot will be removed to the room of the
c., FL. Sc D., corner of Kentucky avenue and
Illinois street, within a few days.
General Manager George B. Sherman, Of the
Red line, gives notice that the Office of that or
ganization at Denver will be discontinued on
and after Jan. 1, 1887, for the reason that for
some time past the Office has been a non-paying
one.
The directors of the Lake Shore railroad have
declared a dividend of 2 per cent. The directors
of the Michigan Central also declared a dividend
of 2 per cent. The directors of the Canada
Southern railroad have declared a dividend of II
per cent.
Dave Jackson, who for twelve years past has
sold tickets at Cincinnati for the Baltimore q
Ohio, to-day r~etiFes. This makes the ninth vet
eran servant of the b. & O. who has been dropped
in the last few months from the passenger de-
partment
j. Blickensderfer. chief engineer of the Union
Pacific, has been appointed TO the position Of
consulting engineer, a newly-created position.
and F. E. Bogue, formerly of the Northern Pa
cifc, has been appointed TO al the vacant posi-
ton as chief engineer.
Col Bennett Young says there is nothing in
the rumor that he has been to New York to as
sist in the sale of the Louisville, New Albany q
Chicago road to the Chesapeake & Ohio people,
but he thinks such a programme will be carried
out in the near future.
The receipts from passenger business this
year have fallen with most roads considerably
below those of 1884 While there have been
more passengers carried there has been too much
low-rate excursion business Of a local character
as we'll as to pleasure resorts.
While the electric light may not pay to use in
small establishments its use, besides giving bet
ter light, at the Union Depot is q great saving to
the company. Al the Union Depot there are
of lighting the depot is not quito half the amount
it cost to light it with gas.
The c., l., st. T.. &C will have to pay over
to the Indianapolis east-bound pool a handsome
sum to even up per cents. this month. The
allotted Der cent In the pool is 6 per cent, and
the road has carried this month 16 per cent.
The tonnage was largely of an export character
and was carried at full rates.
During the eleven months ending Nov. 80 the
ave leading railroads entering New York re-
ceived 70. 1859. 910 bushels of grain, against. 49,
385, Alb bushels In the same time in 1885. The
Lackawanna gained nearly 4,00O, 900 bushels,
while the West Shore, Erie. New York Central
and Pennsylvania lost 16. 500, 900 bushels.
The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati e. In.
dianapolis railroad directors. at their meeting
yesterday, elected Stevenson Burke president.
Mr.. Burke has been acting as manager of the
road since the death of President Devereux.
The statement of business for the year shows a
surplus over all charges of $l05, 900, against O
deficit of 1868, 900 last year.
Economy is being pushed to extremes on the
Reading Railroad when five trains are sent out
within q few hours without lights. as was the
case ON Monday night on the Lehigh g. Susque-
hanna division. One engineer, who did not like
the idea Of running his locomotive without a
headlight, bought some oil himself. Perhaps
the next stroke of economy will be to attempt to
run the trains without locomotives, by substi-
tuting mule pewer.
The journal has the best of authority for
stating that the veteran rnilroader, Norman
Beckley, will be continued as general manager
of the Cincinnati, Wabash 81 Michigan. The
c., III. IL ID. people, who now control the prop
erty, are mora than satisfied with his methods
of doing business, and are glad to retain him in
their service, and. further, there is no question
as to the road being extended from Anderson
to Rushville. The running arrangements of the
c., w. & M. with the Bee-line are, as we'll, to
be continued as heretofore.
Judging from the tone Of the remarks of East.
ern financial papers, until quite recently the In
~terstate commerce bill was regarded as a big bear
card. Now the bulls are inclined to look upon
the Reagan measure In a more philosophical
light. They say that it may turn out to be the
best legislation the country can have. The only
Objectionable feature. they see to the bill is the
appointment OF five commissioners. Let this be
modified so as to put the control under the man
agement of experienced and recognized leading
railroad authorities. and then the interstate bill,
they say, will become a very popular measure.
Commissioner Daniels, of the passenger de-
partmept Of the Central Traffic Association, has
called a meeting of the general passenger agents
in the territory covered by the Central Pas
senger-rate Committee at the Burnet House,
Cincinnati, Jan. 4, at 10 o'clock. The next
regular meeting of the Central Traffic Associ-
alton will be- held at the Burnet House, Cincin-
natl, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1887, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, and the commissioners states in his call for
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