The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-28
AFFAIRS OF TUE RAILWAYS.


OeOFB@ DlanSnAro, commissioner OF tne Schtfat
Traffic Association who has been in New York several
days, is to return to-day
j. H. Steiner left last night for Philadelphia. to
the duties of general agent of the Erie fast
freight lines at that point.
sis stated officially that the passenge- earnings of
the vandala this month promise to be the largest of
any month in the history Of the road.
III. w. Hubbard, general freight agent of the Van
dalia, and John Chesborough, assistant general pas
senger agent of the road are TO DO In the city
to-day.
tween Chicago and Louisville the L. ". A. 81 u peo-
pie earned $3.50 per passenger handled, the O.. st.
L. q K $50 per passenger handled
The clerks in the railroad Offices at this point are
taking steps to organize association similar to that
of the railroad clerks in New England copy Oh
their by-la and constitution has bean sent for.
Presidents McKeen of the Vandalia and ingalls,. of
the O., l.. st. l. & c.; Vicepresident Mccullough. of
the Pennsylvania lines; General Managers Beach OF
the Bee-ine and McCrea of the c. ST. L. g. P, arc in
the city to-day.
stated. to help out one of the lead g firms. Asa
consequence, Commissioner Doherty. OF the east
bound pool has ordered all roads to weigh every car
shipped by this Grm.
The auditors of the several roads whose tickets
sold at the Union Depot yesterday, per programme.
checked up General Agent Donough and found every
thing correct to a cent. 1t is ntmated that the andi
tors will this time clear of the Beltroad Offices
The earnings of the L.. N. A. & G. the second week
in September $47. ID increase the earn
ings for the corresponding week in 1885 of 1878.
The earnings of the road thus far this year show
increase of $131,784 the corresponding period
in 1885
Arrangements have been completed for weighing all
incoming west bound live stock at Chicago Indanap-
oils, Detroit, and Cincinnati commencing with yes
terday. In view of this announcement, the shippers
at Buffalo have declared their willingness to weigh
live stock there.
On the passenger business carried between Indian
apolis and Chicago in the month of August the L.. N
A & @. Airline earned $422 per PASSENGER carried
she J.. u. q W. $475 per passenger. the g.. St L. 81
p. "a. 95 per passenger, the c., l. ST. l.. IL G. $3.50
per passenger carried.
Mr.. Calf, the young man off of the Long Island
road who was to come West to be the ger eral book
keeper for the Western lines controlled by the Corbin
syndicate telegraphed that be could not come Mr..
Corbin wishing him to take an important position
the Philadelphia & Reading road.
The appraisers appointed by the court to fix the
damages TO Henry Coburn for the piece of ground
condemned by the Union Railway Company have
ported Their appraisement of the prorerty was $27
600. Mr.. Coburn is not satisfied with the appraise-
mont and will take further proceedings in the matter
The arguments in the questions at issue between
the l., B. e. W. and the c. s. & c. Railroad Compa-
MES is being heard in the United States District
Court at Cincinnati The c., s. & G. people ask the
court to restore their property to them the l. b. &
W. having broken the lease by failing to pay the rent
al when due.
Commissioner George H. Daniels, of the Central
Traffic Association has just issued special pas
Seneer tariff taking Immediate effect. This tariff
Q1HefGnGai OniCaRO
& Grand Trunk road. and also records changes
made in the Michigan Central and Canadian Pacific
route to Montreal.
The Cable road at ST. Louis in which several rndi.
anapoltans interested is proving to be bonanza.
tins foad is CARRYING average of 90 600 passengers
daily. and has already ordered more equipments to
accommodate the increasing business. The fri nds of
the property predict that the stock will be up to 200
Within tho next ninety days.
The annual meeting of the Cincinnati, Sandusky 81
Cleveland occurs on Wednesday. Oct. 20. and the
OEo cocaa from odm AAv Mr.
ace HI. Stevens the genial and popular president of
the Chicago Eastern illinois, is the candidate of the
J., B. g. w. party, and proxies in their interest are
being solicited by Maxwell s. Graves of New York.
The award of percentages prepared by arbtrators
George r. Blanchard and l.. ID. Richardson for the
haas in-Ahe Peoria committee of the Central Traffic
Association has not met with the favor expected for
At. The percentages, which have already been pub
Eshtd in these columns. are particularly unsatisfac
cory to General Manager C. +. Henderson, of the Ind
annapolis Bloomington 81 Western road.
One who keaos we'll posted on the affairs Of the In
&anapols, Peru 81 Chicago road he has informa-
sion which satisfies him that when the date of fore
closure sale is reached it will be shown tlat Scion
Humphrey and his friends hold enough of the stock
and bonds bid in the portion of the road lying be-
tween indianapolis and Peru and that they will turn
the property over to the reorganized Wabash com
pany.
The Wabash management is losing its reputation as
demonstrating road For some months past on all
sides 1t has been matter of favorable comment that
the Wabash doing we'll in this direction. but of
late they have seemingly taken step backward and
doing last enough rRtecutt1nR to AFFORD en- ex-
cuse for other roads to shade rates and unless halt
is called general Generalization of rates IS inn
minent.
The Pullman Company is rolling in wealth. The
stock of the Pullman Palace-car Company is S15
c25 600 and to pay the regular per cent dividends
thereon requires only 81, 274O 600. The interest on
nuu and the net earnings each year large
>1eave surplus nearly equal to another per cent
Che stock. This surplus now amounts to nearly 80,
100000 and is expected TO be divided either in the
form of stock * cent. bonds.
The following circular was issued yesterday by the
Chicago Burlington u Quincy road Mr. Paal Nor
ton has been appointed general gassenge' and ticket
1Eigned the appointment to take effect Oct 1. 1886"
DIR Lowell is still in the far West his condition be-
ing considered quite serious After seeking recreation
an Colorado he found it advisable TO to Monterey
CAL, where he now is. His disease has been bron-
@his but is said to be turning into another
dangerous.
disappointment of George w West as master me.
S'sanic of the New York. Pennsylvania Sc Ohio rail-
road, Mahonng division. with headquarters at Cleve.
land to succeed George W; Lowe, resigned. is an
nounced. Mr.. loves appointment to this position
took effect last August. His successor, Mr. West.
has been master mechanic of the Buffalo division of
succeeded by James Macbeth West Shore engineer.
Vests appoint ment with the New York, Pennsylvania
81 Ohio takes effect Oct l.
The talk that the chief clerk Of the ST. Louis east
r md pool can run the pool at that point the
tl.ement of Mr. Depew absurd as Mr.. Depew
As OF large executive ability and long ex peri.
ence and he finds difficult to keep the pool in partial
running order. L, G.. Cannon. late with the Trans.
continental Association would be the for comm
sioner of the st. Louis pool Mr. Cannon is highly
compwented the manner he handled the Affairs
of the transcontnental lines and would be valuable
man for the St Louis roads,
The arrangements of the leasing lines are com.
planning considerably over their limited accommoda-
lions at the Union Dspot Almost invariably the
trains of the three leasing lines which pay their rental
promptly thrown to the outside On the depct,
while the road which has given the Union Rair~sy
Company the most trouble in collecting rental track
@ge etc. Is given the best accommodations the Union
tracks and the Union Depot affords. Take the l., d.
s.: the L. n A. 81 c.: their trains seldom get inside
che depot and frequently the Wabash is crowded cut.
The grading of the extension of the Chicago Indi-
Coal railway. from Fair Oaks to La Crosse viii
be complete this month The steel has been ordered
and track laying will commence within the next week
The Importance OF this extension is shown by Che fact
aak khongh hr,t tanfx five rniles In ancth l.