The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS
Personal and Local.


service
James F. Aelar, general agent of the Union
Paeinc, is in the city for day or two prospect
lSngfor business
A gratifying feature of through traffic is the
lass that so large per cent OF the cars are
aos1ed both east and west-bound.
The l., d. g. s road earned, the first week in
1nnaary. $40 SCI "a; increase this year over cor
responding week in 1885, 81. 285.89
The next regular meeting of the auditors of
the roads interested in the Red, White, and
Midland lines, will be held at Buffalo, Feb. "A.
~. P. Rand. of Detroit, Mich, travelling pas
wnnger agent of the Chicago & Grand Trunk and
Desxoit. Grand Haven e. Milwaukee railways, is
IN the city.
Hereafter whenever the c., ST. L. & P. express,
dRs at Indianapolis at 1l:35 NJ, is late an hour
or more, the Vandalia will send out special on
regular time schedule.
Norman r. Beckley, general manager of the
cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan road, who, with
his wife, has been in California for few weeks.
Is expected home next week.
The Bee line is sending East daily twelve to
fourteen freight trains, hauling twenty-five to
1Henty-eight cars to the train. Not Tor many
months has traffic been heavier.
1t is stated that Mckenzie, of Chicago, is to
furnish the capital to open the new scalping
oafes at this point and Deand is to run the
ofhce Both are scalpers of large experience
The Wabash road announces that a freight
agsAey has been established at Jewell, o., on
the Ohio & Indiana division of this railway, with
CeBrad Moore as agent. Freight shipments for
this point may be received without requiring
prepayment in future.
The higher officials of the Pennsylvania lines
ere inquiring why it is that their tonnage out of
Indianapolis is dropping so far behind that OF
fermer years Usually when business is heavy
Hs at the present time their tonnage has COM
pared favorably with that Of the Bee-line.
President Depew, of the New York Central,
lBdulges in the prophecy that within thirty days
4Ae troubles and disputes between the Baltimore
81 Ohio and the Pennsylvania lines will be ami
eably settled. Mr.. Depew has large opportuni-
4ies for knowing what he is talking about
A Chicago paper says that shippers, with
proper efforts, can secure n 2cents- per-hundred-
pounds cut on east-bound business What
efforts could the shippers make which they have
not already made to demoralize rates would be
/. . diffcnlt question to answer.
Ashley J. Elliott car-tracer of the roads CEN
. tDTiBg hero. has prepared a revised list of the
e41e.tpaoks at this point, showing that there are
16G side-tracks with capacity of q 65S ears. and
furnishing side track facilities to lS4 manufact-
uring establishments, eoal-yards. lumber yards,
etc.
The Bee.line people are feeling somewhat sore
over the lsrge number of tickets the scalpers
nre selling from Indianapolis to Cleveland. read
ing via Columbus and Akron. o., aud they will
ask General Passenger Agent FerG how it hap
pens that the scaipers are handling these tickets
leo largely
The Chesapeake & Ohio is offered onesixth
Of the east bound business out of ST Louis il it
will come into the pool. The last thirty days
the line has been carrying SO per cent of the st.
Louis ousiness-of course, at a cut rate The
other roads have behaved very handsomely dur
6h9 the time, maintaining rates.
SO much danger is there now from broken
rails while thefrest is coming out that superin-
teDdents have instructed roadmasters to have
their track walkers exercise more than ordinary
care in looking after the condition of the tracks,
and train-men are instructed to run cautiously
and not undertake to make up lost time.
Charles Tappan, general manager of the
Eickel-plate line, on Saturday last went to New
York city TO join friends in the celebration of
his fathers birthday, on Feb. g. He has reached
his ninetieth year. and is still in excellent
health. He now resides with his son, Fred Tap
pan, president Of the Galiatin Bank, New York
city
TIE stockholders of the Scioto Valley railroad
have elected the following directors: Edward F.
Winslow. George Fl. Davis. George Watkins and
Horace Porter, of New York; w. W. Franklin,
Sf Columbus; Marcus Boggs. of Chillicothe;
George Davis, of Portsmouth; John Groyce, of
Circlevile, and Dill Wiegand, of South Bloom
field.
Commissioner Doherty returned from Cincin-
natl last night. He states that it is not settled
when the meeting will be held to fix the per
cents. of the roads in the Indianapolis east
bound poel. So much procrastination is there in
rnrganizing the pools at Western points and fix
ing the cents. that it would not be surprising
Eheuld Che whole scheme become a dead letter.
A letter has been written by President Rob
arts, of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to
Mr. j. Perrepont Morgan, which fully commits
that company to support of the harmonious
policy of ths>rew syndicate, and to a thorough
Endorsement of the principles which Mr. Morgan
and his friends seek to put into practice in the
future management of the roads to be controlled
by the syndicate.
w. s. Adams. superintendent of trains on
the L., N A. q c., has sent the following notice
to agents: 'Some of our depots and surround
Ings show a lack of care and attention that is
disgraceful You will give this matter your
orderly condition. Keep windows and floors
clean, freight house in good order, and building
and grounds neat and clean in every respect
Should the Central Passenger Committee As
ISOLATION be merged into the proposed Central
Traffic Passenger Association, there is no doubt
Z that George FL Daniels will be appointed COM
missioner. When he resigned the commission
ership of the Utah pools, it with the distinct
understanding that il the Central Passenger
Committee was merged in its traffic association
mis- election as commissioner of the latter would
be assured
James Charlton, general ticket and passenger
agent OF the Chicago & Alton, and James Oates,
travelling passenger agent. were in the city last
evening. Mr.. Charlton is not at all sangune
that the efforts of George Daniels to harmonic
the differences between the roads in this terri
cory will be of much avail, and he doubts very
much IT the agreement proposed will be entered
into at the coming meeting in Cleveland which
doubt on his part is an unfavorable omen.
The Philadelphia Press says: THE control of
the Reading by the Pennsylvania would be much
On the principle of the absorption of the West
Shore by the Central. The difference would be
that the Reading is much bigger load for the
Fennsyivania to assume. 1t is estimated that
nader the terms proposed an issue of 500, 000,-
OOU OF PENNSYLVANIA per cent bonds would be
necessary, which is double the amount issued by
sac New York Central on account Of the West
Shore"
Unfavoraole weather has not as yet unfavorably
Infected recelDtS of prain vb;nb