The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-22
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


loads % live stock against AGO corresponding
week 1885 Increase this year, 3O5 cars.
through Pullman sleeper for Memphis,
Tenn. has been placed on Little Miami train
No. 7. leaving Columbus, o., at $50 p. b., and
runs via Louisville
TIE general agent of the Wabash having re-
turned from the East, doubtless shipping ffeights
for points west of the river, via Peru, at cut
gates, will be resumed.
The l., d. & S. inspection party on Saturday
had very pleasant time. President Hammond
gave them good dinner at Tuscola which point
they reached about noon.
The five Western lines last week brought into
CHS station ABB loaded cars. against 4.042 the
corresponding week of 1885, and against 3,SO6
the corresponding week Of 1884
General agent Morris, of the l.. B. & W., has
Been in Pittsburc for ten days past, fitting up.a
very handsome Office ard this morning a full
line of tickegs will be put sale at that point.
Last week was banner week with the Van
falia. the road bringing into Indianapolis LIB
loaded cars. OF this number 263 were live stock
1.-THE heaviest weeks movement of live stock
this year
The Indianapolis car works will this week
ship 100 box-cars to the Union Pacfc road
The works commence this morning on con-
tract to build 500 coal cars for the Chicago &
Indiana coal road.
The Muskegon. Grand Rapids e. Indiana Rail-
Poad Company will complete their road between
Grand' Rapids and MusKecon, Mich, and open
She same for business Dec. l. This is one or
bhe Pennsylvania Company's interests.
The claim of the Cincinnati, Sandusky &
cleveland railroad against the Indiana, Bloom
IL dad
by the court is to be settled in first mortgage
bonds of the new consolidated company.
The employees in the Pittsburg, Cincinnati &
St Louis wards at Dennison o. have had their
wages raised-ths day men from 81 60. to 81. so,
and tho night men from $l75 to ST. so. This
Rction was voluntary the part of the road.
The English capitalists who assumed control
of the Ohio & Mississippi road at the recent
election, have determined upon some changes in
Its relation with other companies, which will
make it more independent and increase its
traffic.
Superintendent Nelson. of the c., FL. & d.
Jines, has asked all the agents at terminal points
aud at junction points to meet him at his Office
pne day this week to consider the interests of the
company and acquaint each other with the best
methods of increasing their business.
The five Eastern lines forwarded from this
point in the week ending the Goth 3, 997 loaded
cars, against 1852 the corresponding week of
1885, and against 3, J62 the corresponding week
of 1884 There were 237 fewer loaded cars for
-war6ed cast last week than In the week ending
on Nov. IL.
The livestock business of the Chicago roads
has been materially interrupted by the strike of
the butchers at the packing houses, which dl-
verted some stock to other points, and induced
the holding back of large numbers of hogs and
cattle until the strike over shippers be-
came convinced that they must seek other mar
kets
John N. Abbott, general passenger agent of
the Erie, has been offered the position of COM
missioner of the Southwestern Passenger Asso-
citation at salary of $lG,0O0 per year Should
Mr. Abbott leave the Erie, III. w. Fuller general
passenger agent of the Chesapeake Ohio,
would probably it is stated, succeed Mr.. Abbott
on the Erie.
1t is stated officially that the gauge of the
DAYTON & Ironton road will be changed TO stand
ard so that trains can be run over it by the last
Of the year. The management announce that
they will at once become competitors for tho
coal traffic from Ohio mines to Indiana points.
Heretofore this road has had no coal traffic
worthy of note over its lines.
The Central Traffic Association has adopted a
recommendation to the trunk lines that East
bound freight rates be advanced for Dec. to
the basis of 30 cents on grain, Chicago to New
York We make mention of this, as an impress
sion exists among shippers that the advance has
been recommended by the trunk lines but not
acted upon by the traffic associations.
The presidents of the trunk lines will proba-
bly, meet on Friday, the Goth inst. Commissioner
Fink is canvassing the situation, and the presi-
dents of the most important companies have
signifed their Willingness to be present. 1t is
also stated that the officials of tho warning ex-
press companies have promised to restore rates.
and that new agreements will be the result of
the conference.
An ugly wreck was caused last week on the j.
u. g. /. road by farmer turning his horses on
to the company's right.of-way to feed His
horses were killed. but the damage to the farmer
was not one-twentieth what it was to the railroad
company. Why shouldn't the latter try, through
the courts. to make the man who turned the
horses onto the companys right-of-way pay the
damages the road suffers.
The bluest passenger men in the country are
those on Southern roads. Florida travel or to
any other part of the South, has not been so
tinentnl lines were before carrying so
heavy Pacifc-coast business, the low rates
seemingly catching all classes of people who can
raise money enough to take advantage of the
low round-trip rates offered.
The American Locomotive Electric Head light
Company, which was organized with such a
flourish of trumpets couple of years ago, with
a capital of $6,000.0 600, is experiencing rough
sailing, or at least the little stockholders claim
that they have practically been frozen out It
seems to be great pity that valuable an in
vention should be prevented from coming into
pse through the petty squabblings of the stock
holders
The Cincinnati Enquirer of yesterday says
the division freight agency of the Beeline has
been offered to Brent Arnold, of the Louisville
~ Nashville road. Mr.. Arnold is now general
agent of the L. & N. at Cincinnati This NAV
be true but the Journal has it from what would
seem good authority that the position is to be filled
by promotion of some one now in the service of
the Beellne. Certainly there is good timber to
select from.
The free chair-car mania is spreading and H.
hcations are that the pleasures and advantages
1he chair cars were put on to afford are to be
tT:fed away by the general passenger agents
who seem to be unaware of the fact that ninety
Ave out of every one hundred passengers who
travel in chair cars are more than willing to nav
fair sum of money for the exemption from the
FAbhle and the insurance of seat which the
ehar.car fare afforded. The fact is that it
only means that the are to become worn
and unclsanly. and in a short time will have lost
the very ohiact they mt ON for