The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


The Erie fast-freight lines are out of the mar
ket for business for the time being, owing to the
strike on the n. Y, 2. e. o. road.
Samuel o. Pickens, attorney of the Indianap
oils & Vincennes Railroad Company. will, next
week. remove from Spencer, Ind, to this city.
Hamilton, o., business men are much elated
that both the Pennsylvania and Bee-line people
are tobuild into Hamilton if they go no further.
The Lafayette division of the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Brakemen are making extensive ar
rancements for their bali at Red Mems Hall
Lafayette, this evening.
e. C. Carver, the oldest passenger conductor
on the Wabash road, died at his home in Toledo,
and was buried there on Sunday. de had been
In California several months for il-health.
Chicago is still quite grain center. On Mon
day the Western roads brought in $50 car-loads
of corn, and. but for the scarcity of cars, the
seceipts would have been fully 30 per cent
Aeavier.
Harry Wright, who for several years has had
entire charge OF the pumps and pumping sta
tious the l., B. & W. railroad, has resigned
and taken the superintendency Of the steel
pulley works
officials of the trunk-line coal roads estimate
that 10000 tons of coal are stoiens every year
from cars in transit The thefts of coal al
one station on Pennsylvania road amount tc
about thirty tons every night
1n0re Is SAID TO De -FOUR QlTerenb parties VINO
will be In the Held purchasers Of the Indianapo
lis, Peru 81 Chicago road The low sum which
che court says must be paid in cash is likely to
make the bidding quite spirited.
Noblesville, Ind, is to at once have a new
depot. Manager Scott has already let the con-
tract. The present structure was built in the
childhood days of David Macy. when he frs,
took hold of the Indianapolis 81 Peru road.
The l., B. & ". in the month of September
earned 1928, 1863, an increase over earnings in
corresponding week. 1885. of 902 The Lake
Erie 81 Western earned 1923 $40, increase So, S04;
the Wabash, 81. 20l. 1885, an increase of $62, 497.
AS result of the visit of the PENNSYLVANIA in
Apecton party to the Indianapolis shops, they
will put up two or three more large buildings
with the coming OF the early spring, increasing
Sheir capacity to turn out work about 80 per
cent.
1t is stated that a number of ore cars have
been built at the Allegheny shops of the Penn
sylvania Company with the enormous capacity
Of forty tons. They are divided into ten com
partments each capable of holding 5000 pounds
Ct ore.
81. B. Hammond and several directors of the
T., D. & s. left New York for the West last
4ieht As guests of Mr.. Hammond, Rev. DIR.
Kirkwood, Rev. DR.. Taylor and Benjamin E..
Bates. of New York, accompany the official
party
Commencing with Sunday morning. the train
east over the c., l.. ST. L. 81 c. which now leaves
Nj.
press train, hauling the solid train between ST.
Louis and Cincinnati. The through Chicago
train will leave half hour earlier-at A. NJ
The Michigan Central has made an arrange
ment with the Grand Trunk to run its trains
over the London g. Port Stanley road to London.
Ont. This will do away with the necessity of
building the London e. Southwestern road and
gave the $50, 900 bonus voted by citizens of Lon
don
= Henry c. Barlow. traffic manager of the Mex
Jean Central railway, whose headquarters have
deem in Chicago for two years past. has forward
I'd his resignation, to take effect Nov. 10. The
Office Is to be removed to the City of Mexico. and
commercial agent will be appointed to repre-
sent the company at this point
There is said to be some uneasiness again
among the local switchmen. Delegates from
Chicago have recently visited the members OF
the Feeently-oreanized association, and it is be-
lieved that this means trouble is brewing. AS
yet but forty of the local switchmen, which
number some 225, have joined the organization.
Engine 339, on the eastern division Of the @. /,
st. Il. 81 p, and 32l the western division,
hauled the fast mail train from ColumsNs to In
dianapolis, 1873 miles. on Monday night in four
hours and ten minutes. AS this train is obliged
to stop at sixteen countyseats and railroad cross
ings it will be seen that the run above reported
was one that is seldom exceeded in this country.
The latest story is that Austin Corbin is to be
elected director of the Western Union, and
this means peace with the B. q O., with which
company he is supposed to have peaceful rela-
tons. The Boetoa Herald says: ''Mr. Corbin
may be made director if Mr.. Gould has any
use for him, but Mr. Gould does not need Cor
bin to help him make peace with the B. & O.
when he wants it"
Now that the Vanialia and c.. l.. st. T. &, G.
are to put on solid trains between st. Louis and
Cincinnati, it behooves Assistant General Pas
Senger Agent Chesborough TO put his local pas
genger agents to work with more earnestness as
In times past it ia said, this business has
not been so thoroughly worked as it should be
where there is mpetitor like the Ohio & Mis-
Hissipp to work against.
To read the remarks made to the reporters of
thu Boston papers by parties interested in the
C., 5. u &. road, one would think that the G.. 5.
81 @. was to gather in the l.. B. e. W. and make
a general turning over of things There is this
about 1t, If G. E. Henderson should he left out in
the cold, which he certainly will be if the c. S. 81
g. ever does get control of the l., B 81 W.,
President Corbiu. who we'll knows his ability as
a railroad man, can take care of him on the Phil
adelphia q Reading
g. B. Sprggs. general freight agent of the
Nickel plate road, has sert the following notice
to agents and committees: "Onr interchange
business with the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day
ton railroad will. on and from Nov. l. 1886 be
done at Lepsic Junction, instead of at Leipsic,
as heretofore, q. N. Hicks. agent All freight
for delivery to the Cincinnati Hamilton & Day
Con railroad should he billed 20 or via Leipsic
junction. and freight handed this company by
Pie Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad will
DO way-billed from or via Leipsic Junction"
The Chicago Inter Ocean Says The Pullman
Palace-car Company has been in receipt of many
and varied requests for reduction of its rates.
Parties making these requests have invariably
called attention to the prosperity of the COM
pany, the wealth of it's stockholders the value
Of the dividends and the fact that when the
present rates were made all other prices were
much higher than there is any reason for them
to be now. and that while other companies re-
duce rates the Pullman COMPANY never did. An
official of the company said yesterday that not.
withstanding the demands made, the company
saw no reason for making any reduction.
The Vandalia management is still pushing inn
provements on the main. line. At Clear Creek
for considerable distance either side, the
grade is being raised several points. and a good