The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

week 1885,
The Wabash earnings for the fourth week of
July increased 1922, 900, and for the month in
creased 1921, 900.
According to Bradstreet's reports Of earnings
OF thirty five railways. for July, aggregate ST.,
Uso. l3l in 1886, against $l4, So, $50 in 1885.
The Ohio Southern, of which G. E. Henderson
Is general manager, earned IN the month of July,
1886 1914, 906; 1885. $25, l54; increase, SO. 852.
Col VIM Shaw on his return from his pleas
lure trip will probably take a position on the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern road.
j. W. Sherwood. superintendent of the c.. l.,
St. L. g c., who has been of on pleasure trip
some three weeks, is expected home this even
ing.
The Railroad Commissioner OF Ohio today be-
eiEs an inspection Of the portion of the l., b. q
w road lying in Ohio and Of the Ohio Southern
road.
f. T. Maybury, representing the G. r. & l.
road, was in the city on Saturday. He reports
tourist travel to Michigan resorts as very heavy
this season.
Geo. Stevens, superintendent of the eastern
division Of the Wabash, is enjoying good rest
at St Clair Springs, which are becoming quite
famous as pleasure resort.
Z. W. Sloane, division superintendent of the
American Express Company. after a few months
rest has fully recovered his health that he
has resumed his usual duties
There were transferred over the Belt road in
the month of July 1888 cars. against 30 539 the
corresponding month 1885, 90, 234 in 1884, %, l79
in 1888, a 086 in 1882 and %, GAO in 1881.
Notwithstanding the Wabash road has really
passed into the control of the purchasing com
mittee, many formalities have yet to be arranged
before the line be decided to its successor,
whoever it may be.
v. T. Malott is arranging his affairs to spend
. couple of weeks at Nantucket In a few days
be goes East attend meeting of the bond
holders of the Chicago q Atlantic road, and will
then take couple of weeks rest.
President ]. M. Quigley, of the reoreanized
Toledo, st. Louis q Kansas City has concluded
q months vacation &C Bar Harbor and returned
TO New York He expects now to take definite
action looking to an Improvement of the prop
erty.
The iremen on the Peoria, Decatur & Evans
vile and Evansville & Terre Haure have had
their wages increased Is per cent, and the
Evansville & Indianapolis the 6remen have re-
csived an advance of 33a per cent These roads
comprise the Mackey system.
There never was O time when shippers can
help the roads more by unloading promptly
than now. Nearly ali roads pressed for cars
to handle their business, both local and through.
Any cars are now worth from $40 to $l5 per day
ito the companies owning hem
~. d.
tenn of railways, is confined to the house by the
breaking of one of the tendons of his leg But
few men would fret under confinement to the
house more than Mr.. Mackey, who works usually
eighteen hours ont of the twenty four.
w. a. Fisher who Aug took the agency of
the c.. H. e. d. at this point, is already catching
on WELL and made a favorable record the first
week. Mr. Fisher is a wide-awake, genial fell
low. and General Passenger Agent Rockwell
could not nave made q better selection.
: The injunction against the Blood party in the
Cleveland & Canton railroad Is to prevent their
issuing any new securities while their tenure of
Office is as doubtful at present. The opinion
prevails East that the Corbin party will be in
full possession OF the property by Oct. l.
G. E. Henderson, receiver of the l., B. g. W.,
states that on road in this country has there
beer so large an increase in the last three years,
of rolling stock. in proportion to the mileage,
or the T., b. & w. Especially is this remark
applicable to the increase in locomotives
Last week the c., st. L. & P. forwarded from
this station 943 loaded cars, being the largest
movement in any one week in any year since
1882 This heavy movement has, usual, set
afloat rumors that the Pennsylvania people are
in some manner favoring certain shippers in
rates.
Commissioner Fink says If at all the points
where pools have been established the roads
would behave as handsomely do the roads in
the Indianapolis east-bound pool there would be
but little TO trouble the joint executive commit
even
more Ia yorabe than it now is.
The Vandalla and Pennsylvania are seriously
considering the, taking off of the five hotel cars
which have been running for twelve years past
between ST. Louis and New York. and substitut-
ing therefor FIVE new and elegant buffet cars.
Probably such step will be taken as soon as the
Pallman Car Company can build the new
coaches.
NJ E. Ingalls,, president of the O., T., ST. L. g.
o., has gone East to see what can be done to
gather in the irst-mortgage bonds, bearing
per cent interest, and refunding them at per
cent rapidly. Boston capitalists have
large holdings of these bonds, and are not in
eiined TO turn them in even on O 10 per cent. boz
nus for SO doing.
L. G. Matthews, until recently connected with
the Pullman Palace-car Company, has been
elected vice president of the Ohio Falls car
works at ,Jefersonville as well as contracting
agent. The New Albany Ledger says the car
works company is fortunate in securing the
service of Mr. Matthews. who has won the repu-
tation of being one of the most energetic and sue
aessful car contractors in the country.
The Pennsylvania Company purpose to, as fast
practicable, relay the Indianapolis division with
steel rails weighing seventy pounds to the yard.
Within ten days past ten miles of this heavy
rail has been put in between Urbana and ST.
Paris. 1t is expected that within two years this
improvement will be completed. The sixty
pound rails taken up are laid on divisions of the
system where lighter locomotives are in service
than on the Indianapolis division.
The Lafayette Courier saws Zone of the
PittsburR rolng-mills will, to-day commence
the manufacture of 1000 tons of steel rails for
the L. e. 81 w. railway, which will be ready for
delivery by the middle of next week. Six hun
dred and fifty tons OF these rails will be laid on
this division and the bal ance on the Sandusky
division. When these are laid the L. E. &s w
will be one of the best rallied roads in the Wsst
and the track will be in keeping with the other
equipments" -
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Iy. So many minor matters are presenting
themselves which delay pushing things. There
are several pieces OF property to condemn, aud
this cannot be done until court meets in Sep