The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



Manager Mcdonald, Of the Havana s. Western,
spent the Sabbath in the city. He reports his
road still to be doing an excellent business
II. r. Dering assistant general passenger
agant of the Pennsylvania lines west OF Pitts
burg is expected home from Florida tomorrow.
The earnings of the c., l.. ST. L. s. c.. the
shird week in April were $47,2496 So Increase
over earnings corresponding week, 1855,
$40 &c.
J. III. Hannaford, for several years general
freight agent of the Northern Pacific, has been
made general traffic manager. The position
comprises the duties OF both freight and passen-
ger agent
The annual report of the Pennsylvania rail
road system shows the company has an aggre-
gate of 7268 miles of railroad and IL 400 miles
of track. 1904 miles of third and IS miles of
fourth track.
The FIVE Western roads last week brought into
this station 3,267 loaded cars, against 3. l91 in
the week ending April IL. and against 3.007 the
corresponding week in 1885, and against 1901
the corresponding week in 1884
The young man, Murray Keller, It is stated,
formerly the general passenger agent of the
Menon line, was indicted by the Louisville grand
jnry for being spectator at prize fight at Mill
Greek, Ky. G. p. Atmore, general passenger
agent of the L. q N. railway, was also in-
[icted.
Vandalia engineer Henry Davy and his amiable
wife, Friday night last celebrated the twentieth
anniversary OF their marriage at their residence
An Terre Haute. The Gazette says: Some
SEVENTY five or one hundred of their friends
made them surprise call, bringing some hand
seine presents and materials for good supper.
Il has been calculated that when 81 railway
fare is paid Is of it goes to the stockhold-
ess 20 cents to the bondholders and 20 cents
8owards paying the cost of operating the road.
being chiefly distributed among workingmen.
Ihis is general computation, which does not
apply to every road, but is the average for all
<ho roads In the coutry.
W. IT. Brown, who for many years was resi-
dent of indianapolis, and who for four years
past has been agent of the American Express at
TeTre Haute. has been in bad health for several
weeks. 1t was discovered that there was an alb
Beess under the right lung and on Tuesday even
kng last 1t was opened and tube inserted For
time he was in acritcal condition, but he rallied,
Mnd Is now improving.
In railroad circles the impression prevails that
President Mackey. of the E. 81 r. H.. the Il. e.
L and the p, o. e. e. roads, has done wisely in
appointing George Grammar his traffic manager.
w ID. Ewing general superintendent, and Il. Q.
Hopkins general passenger ard freight agent
The name of the Peoria, Decatur 81 Evansville
read will not be changed. 1t will be known
hereafter as the p. d. g. r., operated by the
Evansville G. Terre Haute Railroad Company.
At the meeting of the passenger department.
Of the Central Traffic Association, to be held at
Cincinnati to-day. the rates from western COM
petitive points to the seaboard will be con-
eidered. The meeting is called for the purpose
of revising the present tariff, which is the
stored rates of the old pool They have been
adopted by the present association only temper
ariiy until new and revised rates be agreed
upon. The general passenger agents will work
on the superstition that the association will be
permant organization, and that the tariff which
1t adopts should be nearly correct as possible.
Below is shown the east bound cor movement
over the five leading lines in the week ending
April "a, as compared with the week ending on the
1Tth, and as compared with the number of loaded