The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-01
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


The L.. N A g. c. people will have in service with
Ia the next thirty days three passenger engines
and five new freight engines.
Robert Garrett, on his way home on the
Aurania, has been travelling in England, France and
the low countries, and has gained much in health.
The Baltimore & Ohio people promise their West
ern freight men that they viii have as good New
York line any of their competitors by December.
The Vandalia t is stated officially, received in Sep
&eber from sales of tickets at Indianapolis alone,
IS 600 than In the corresponding month, 1859.
1t is now thought that the Gu and Trunk will be for
given by the managers of the other Eastern lines
From Chicago for it's generous act IN carrying the
Odd fellows to Boston at low rates
Chicago papers start the that in the event of
che formation of the Western passenger pools the po
eition of commissioners will be offered to w. P. John
son. at present general passenger agent of the Lake
Shore.
Mr.. G. E. Mcpherson, lately general agent of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway, has been ap-
pointed general travelling agent, passenger depart
Aaent, of the Canadian Pacific railway, with head
quarters at Montreal
George Leathers travelling auditor of the American
Express Company. to-day takes the agency of the
company at the Union Depot and r Benjamin lie
last evening for Terre Haute to take the agency of
the company at that point
Actual experiment by the Chicago, Burlington g.
Quincy road shows that signals which all of one
color at greater distance than those which
are parti-colored. This experience is said to
spond with that of the Pennsylvania road.
The c., H. g. d. people fitting up day train
complete TO run between Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
g'he officials say it will be one of the handsomest
trains run on Western roads. The equipments
will be hauled on the fast day express trains.
The report that Revert Law, who retired yesterday
from the position of superintendent of the leased
lines of the Chicago Burlington % Quincy railroad,
was to occupy important position the Chicago,
Milwaukee g. st. Paul is denied at the Offices of that
Road.
President Depew of the New York Central says
that he saw President Garrett Of the Baltimore 81
Ohio for short time in Europe, and that gentleman
expressed himself satisfied with the trunk-line
agreement and anxious to do nothing to antagonze or
imperil it.
The Michigan Central road has engineer who reg
nlarly shaves himself on his engine. He is a young
and handsome fellow-one that likes to look nice all
the whe-and when he gets out in the country where
fhere is clear track he let's the throttle and takes
up his razor.
Charles M. Hays has been appointed assistant
general manager of the Wabash railroad system the
appointment to take effect Oct 1. Mr.. Hays has
been private secretary to Col. A. A Talmadge for
period of years extending through that gentemans
management of both the Missouri Pacific and Wabash
koads.
Commissioner Dougherty of the Indianapolis sub
pool of the Central Traffic Association tells Chicago
railroad men that all things not in satisfactory
condition at indianapolis more or less rate cutting
being INDUCED In by the competing eastbound roads.
and all efforts to brace up the lines have so far proved
futile.
The New York Central railroad has a called the
'Spotter which is sent the road at stated Pc
DDS. 1t is provided with tank of colored fluid. and
vhen the wheels pass over rough place in the track
the fluid is spilled on the spot. The track supern-
tendent who is the viewing the track, is thus
enabled to detect flaws
General Freight Agent A. Mackay of the Michigan
Central, announces that Mr.. w. L. Benham, with
title of assistant general freight agent has been APP
pointed successor to Mr.. A. Patriarche, division
Freight agent appointment to take effect Oct l. with
pfice at Bay City, Mich. Mr.. Patriarche goes to
the Flint q Pere Marquette road as general freight
agent.
George w. Frey has been called to New York to
meet number Of the ticket scalping fraternity to
confer to what is to be done to meet the recent action
of the general passenger agents. which is adverse to
the interests of the scalpers; in other words it is
conference to see what the Brokers' Association can
do to hwart the efforts of the pools to freeze out the
scalping fraternity.
If the Wabash is to give up the indianapolis Peru
b Chicago road they behaving very handsomely
In the matter of improving the road bed and the equip
ments At no time in the history of the road has the
track between Indianapolis Peru been in as good
condition at the present time and large per cent.
of the freight equipments have been rebuilt and the
passenger rolling stock is now among the best that
runs into the Union Depot
The managers of the trunk-ine pool are said to be
extremely well satisfied with the outlook for the
organization of the Philadelphia e. Reading road, be-
lieving that 1t will go far toward permanently estab
Hshing the stability of the combination. AS in any
event it will be used in part as portion of the New
York line of the Baltimore & Ohio, and will be con-
lroled by the Drexel-Morgan syndicate, the latter
road will be unable to carry any destructive policy
of hostility against the pool
General Manager Beach, of the Beeline is deter
mined to put stop to men and boys jumping onto
moving trains at way stations we'll as at terminal
points. He has instructed the division superntend-
ents have notices of warning posted at every sta
ton on the system setting out the law of the respect
I've States and the penalty attached to jumping
OFF of moving trains and giving notice that the acts
of the respective States to be enforced until the
dangerous practice Is stopped
G. H. Rockwell, general passenger agent of the c.,
Ell. & D. system. in the city yesterday. Mr. Rock
well says the business of September with the c. H. &
b. has been the heaviest of any September in MANY
Tha ain i'm will ali IN
ger earnings of fully 25 per cent last year. and
the o., H. y I. division will show increase of 80
per cent In September this year expostions. State
and county fairs and musical conventions have all
combined to help the c.. II. q D. out.
The Erie Express Company has not yet perfected
to run their messengers into InTianapo
this company touches they commence slaughtering
rates This seems to be the Eries method of making
itself known. Naturally. when the Erie went into the
express business it made good bid for it, and now
shat the Baltimore & Ohio has got into New York it
finds it more profitable to- develop the express bust
facilities, to do any large amount of heavy freight
srahic
The members Of the executive committee of the
Gncipnatt, Ssndnsky 4 Cleveland are very confident
Ehat the l. B. & w. scheme to control of their
road will be failure AS four embers of the execu
tve committee said to be drawing good salaries it
is not surprising that they take the bright side of mat
ters and predict that the l. B. g. W. will get left An
official of the L. B. & W. says before the controlling
powers let go of the Co. s. & Q. road the why
the four persons who bitterly fought aggressive
movements the part of the l., B. & w. from the
time it leased the G., S. s. @. viii be fully exposed
Agents are complaining that coal dealers are so
dilatory in unloading coal cars especially at way sta
lions. 1t is of the greatest Importance that coal
be unloaded PROMPTLY great is the demand for
and necessary is it that coal dealers at the larger
distributing points stock up ahead as without ques-
hon there is to be scarcity of coal should the winter
prove to be More especially is this true
regards anthracite Goals. 1t is stated that the
stocks of this description of coal held in Western dis
tributng points is 80 per cent less than year ago.
the strikes of the summer preventing the usual
amount of shipments.
When the Baltimore & Ohio railroad announced that
II would carry through passengers from New York to
the West by transferring them through Philadelphia in
eoaches, few people imagined that there would be
many passengers to carry. No one it was predicted;
would be willing to mako journey in this way when
through passage without changing cars was nossible