The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The committees of the Indianapolis ana Cln-
cinnati passenger pools meet at Cincinnati, to-
day, to talk ever rate matters
All local ticket Offices under the Spencer
House, and tcket-scalpers, as well, were re-
moved each one door further south yesterday.
Mackeys roads 1.-THE Peoria. Decatur & Evans
vlile) earnings for three weeks in October in
creased 1858. The Terre Haute g. Evansville
Tor the same time increased $5,174
Local travel has increased quite handsomely
the last few DAYS, but through business contin-
ues light. the effect of the low excursions given
within the last few months still being apparent.
G H. Brgg who for some time past, has
represented the freight department of the Gin
cclnnati, Wabash & Michigan at this point, on
NOV retlres from the service of this company.
a.. johnson has been appointed train-dis-
patcher of the Kentucky e Indiana Bridge Com
pany Mr.. johnson has been the chief operator
or the L., n. A. G. Airline at Indianapolis, and
Is very genial and competent man.
The Louisville New Albany & Chicago road
earned In the second week of October $4,000,
an increase over the earnings of the correspond
ing week of 1886 of $s.424. An increase of earn
ings this year of 1856, 852 is shown.
The New York, Lake Erie & Western is in
the market for coo more box-cars fifty ton ca
pacity, thirty-four feet in length. and to be
equipped with the Wagner door The Indian
apolis car works will be among the bidders for
the work
The Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago road earned
the third week in October $8300 an increase
over corresponding week. 1885, of S6,496 This
road is now turning over to the Indianapolis d
| Nlncennes road good deal OF cotton for ship
ment east.
The present leading counsel Of the Atchison,
Topeka q Santa Fe Railroad Company is Hon.
George ". MeCrary, formerly Judge of the Cir
cult Court of the United States and known to
"a oCn If k6a ot~I in
| the country
j. r. Barnes, superintendent of motive power
OF the Wabash system, gives notice that T. d.
Tyrrel will take charge of the shops at Moberly,
on the western DIVISION Nov. /. under the title
OF acting master mechanic, Master Mechanic
d. X Lape being absent sick leave.
The statements of the trunk lines must here
after be compared with the period of last year
that experienced the full benefit of the advanced
rates made. as a consequence of the Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania agreement, and it is hardly prob
able that marked increases will be shown.
Negotiations in progress with the author
tiles of London, Ont, and General Manager Fl.
B. Ledyard of the Michigan Central, for secur
ing connection at London with the Canada
Southern division. The Central will erect a
handsome new depot there and the timetable of
the new line will be issued Nov. next.
The manseement of the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad Company is primarily vested
in board of directors, who as stockholders, own
| about one-ffteenth part of the whole capital
stock and they never owned more of the stock
than they do to-day, it is stated, which is the
best evidence that they 1.-THE directors) have con-
fidence in the future of the road.
With the completion of the Indiana and Ken.
tucky bridge, over the Ohio river at New Al
bany, the president of the bridge company,
Col. Bennett Young, seems to have weakened on
his observance of the Sabbath, in the matter
of running trains, and on Sunday the business
bridpa and elevated ic m IN
by the equipments to carry passengers which
can be commanded
A lawyer interested in the Indianapolis, Peru
d Chicago foreclosure sale remarked yesterday
that be had understood that the Pennsylvania
Company would be bidder for the portion of
the road lying between Indianapolis and Peru.
This portion of the road would be valuable ac
QUESTION for the Pennsylvania Company, and
unless they do secure it at no distant day, they
will be obliged to build road from indianapolis
to Logansport
The Cincinnati Enquirer of yesterday SAYS that
a representative of the Ives party, which
purchased the G., H. & d. road. was yesterday
to visit indianapolis to confer with c. W. Fair
banks regarding the purchase of tho Dayton 81
Ironton road. Mr. Fairbanks last evening
stated that no person had been to see him about
the matter, and he, notwithstanding the rumors
to the contrary, had no reason to believe that
they wanted the rosd.
The Decline inspection party reached this
city last evening on their way to Cleveland
Coming over the ]. & st. H., yesterday some
fast running was done. Between Versailles
and St Mary's. eight and three tenths miles, was
covered in minutes and 81 seconds. One mile
was run in 81 seconds There were four cars in
the train. and the rails were bad for fast running.
All things considered, it is no eXaggeration to
say that seldom has there been as fast running
done in this country
The directors of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company have appointed a new second vice.
president FOR the Pacific coast, to reside at Ia
coma. Adna Anderson the present en- gineer in
chief of the company. has been selected. Two
special committees have also been appointed
-one to endeavor to secure an adjustment Of
the disputed accounts between the Northern Pa
cifc and Oregon & Transcontinental company,
and one upon the relations between the North
ern Pacific and the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton Company
The New York Star, in speaking of the recent
Locomotive engineers gathering, has the follow
iEg: civilian Gould represents Division Is. of
the New York Central. He has been thirty
three years in the service of the company, and is
as steady going as an eight-dav clock During
his long career he has never lost a days time.
He was once thrown out of his cab while run
ming at forty miles an hour, but was around at
the depot bright and early the next day to re-
sumo work. He now pilots the Chicago express
between Syracuse and Buffalo"
TheL., N. A. G. O. and the c., H. & T. have
again postponed the date of putting on through
solid trains between Cincinnati and Chicago
Neither will the running time Of the c., H. & I.
trains be shortened, as proposed, on the 3lst,
Nov. IA being the date now fixed upon. 1t is
rather amusing that while the c., H. & ]. pro-
pose to shorten the running time of their ex-
press trains between Indianapolis and Cincin-
natl thirty minutes, the c., l., st. L. & G. will
on the next change lengthen their time between
the points named above ten minutes, as a pre-
caurionary measure to be in force during the
winter months.
The Boston Herald says. concerning tho c.,
S. & c.: Mr.. j. r. Maxwell, of New York. is
the director chosen the annual meeting.
1t is supposed that the proposed Issue of So 000,
600 general consols, to take up old issues,
voted bv the shareholders. The old bonds
amount to So 100000 and the new issue would
leave balance in the treasury. Whether the
new issue will be used or Indiana, Blooming ton
& Western consols he substituted for Sandusky
consols after consolidation, cannot be learned.
1t is understood that the consolidated preferred
stock to be exchanged for Sandusky common
will bear per cent dividend.
Within the last few days considerable CORE
spondence has passed between Commissioner
Daniels, of the passenger department of the
Central Traffic Association, and G. X. Lord, of
the Baltimore q Ohio road. This company was
not represented at the recent meeting of passen-
ger men in Chicago, while it was very important