The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-20
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



hmore Sun says that the Pennsylvania railroad
Btrike outsider that way.
G. L. Nesbitwas yesterday appointed agent of
Che G., Fl. q l.. at Rushville, vice b. L. jane
son, retired E. Fl. Heron succeeds Mr. Nesbit
transferred as agent at Glendale.
The intelligence comes from the management
OF the Vandalia line, to the effect that the com
pany would pay all its balances which it owed to
The old pool which expired in May. 1880
It is stated that the Central Iowa, which, in
connection with the l., b. u W., is so democrat
sizing rates to the Northwest will on Sept l, re-
btore and maintain rates to all poin1s sney
reach.
The directors of the Atticn, Covington 81
Southern railroad have filed with the Secretary
of State document giving their consent to the
surrender and cancellation OF the roads lease to
khe Wabash system.
The c., H. 81 l., IN connection with the L., n.
A 81 c., expect on Sept i, to commence run
ming chair cars between Cincinnati and Chicago
On the day runs the c., r. 81 l. put in one coach
the L., N. A. & c. the other.
Wednesday morning about o'clock, the Van
dalia depot at St Jacobs about twenty-six miles
east of 81. Louis. was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground The wires and all the
property of the company were destroyed The
Qoss is estimated at about $500.
The Lafayette car-works have commenced the
building of 400 box for the Lackawanna fast
freight line which seems to be strengthening its
htakes ia the West, having just taken a mem
Der the Atchison Santa Fe & Topeka. working
this business over both the Wabash and the Chi
Eago 81 Alton.
Receiver Hammond, of the l., d. & s. road,
offers premium of $40 to the foreman and $50
TO each man on the section which, on the inspec-
zion trip in October, is shown 10 have the most
perfect track and roadbed on his respective sec
zion. From this on the section men will doubt
less do some good work.
The Massachusetts mill treasurer whose de-
falcation was announced Monday, made $50. 900
TO $40, 900 by operating in New York & New
England short time ago. This fact was very
well known. but, as is usually the case, an oper-
ators gains are better known than his losses,
unless crash comes and the whole matter be-
comes public
The roads which haul anthracite coal from the
mines to Buffalo have advanced rates l3 cents
per ten ton, and an advance on rates West from
Buffalo is quite probable, as general freight
agents will name the rate only from day to day.
1t must be admitted that three mills per ton per
mile the present rate, does not pay the roads
much for handling the coal
On Wednesday. ground was broken at Hoyle
ton, German village six miles west of Irving
Ton, for the construction of the new st. Gene
We've & Centralia railroad. The occasion was
made the subject of grand Jollification the de-
lighted people joining in speech making, singing,
otc. The new road is intended 20 ran from the
The Erie seems disposed to further reduce its
expenses, and Is now taking hold of the passen-
ger department. William II. HurlbePt who
represents the passenger department. of the Erie
road, is to be transferred to New York where he
will be given position in the passenger depart
ment under John n. Abbott. 1t is further
stated that George w. Ristjne, who represents
the Fries freight interests at that point will be
placed IN charge of both the freight and passen-
ger matters here.
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jeast-bound pool, has asked the c., st. L. & p. to
turn over to the Wabash and to the c., H. e. l.
each 400 tens Of freight TO even up percentages.
To say that this goes against the grain of the
IC., St L. & P. is no exaggeration, as the two
roads to which they are asked to turn over ton
mage have carried to the lake ports 900 tons of
grain. a large portion Of which would have gone
10 the seaboard had the Wabash and c., ii. & J.
maintained paying rates on the business.
A special meeting of the Burlington Lafay-
Wednesday, for the purpose of electing officers
and amending the articles of association. Near
3y All the stock issued was represented. The
following directors were elected: George Z. Tor
Wrsnce, capitalist Philadelphia T. S. Crapp
Ezra Spangler and Thomas Hnt, of Lafayette;
Carl C. Winter, Dapyille, Ill Steps have been
taken to commence the construction of the road
and push it on to success Col. G. o. Benin was
elected attorney of the company.
Commissioner Doherty, who is pretty level
headed in his ideas of pools and railroad wars
says, regarding the troubles between the Penn
sylvania and the Baltimore 81 Ohio, and the re-
1ations of the two to the trunk line pool that he
does not look for any serious results or renewal
OF the late disastrous war in rates that nearly
broke the trunk lines up He was satisfied that
now their earnings are beginning to increase so
handsomely, and the roads were so rapidly re-
covering from the effects of that war, neither
road will rush passionately into another contest.
Which report is truei One New York fnan-
cial paper says: President Little, of the
New Jersey Central railroad, when asked
for the full text OF the agreement be-
sey Central. said: 'rhere is no agreement
have never said there was and do not propose
to-" 1t is learned that the arrangement was
unanimously agreed to and referred to the at
torneys to put in shape for signature. The lat
ter journal then goes on to set forth what bene
fits the B. & 0. will derive through this agree
ment
Robert Barry. who represents the Pullman
Palace-car Company et Philadelphia, is to sever
his connection with that organization The Chi
caRo Inter Ocean says the reason for the report
ed change is that Mr.. Barry to accept the
position of general superintendent of the New
York Central Sleeping car Company, in place of
S. G.. Flagg. and that Mr.. F,agg was to be
promoted to the position of general manager
Mr.. Barry is eminently fitted for the position
with which his name has been connected He
has long been in the service of the Pullman COM
pany.
AHo 0iSNSlauu l1couef says: Inc resolution
introduced by Mr. Ford. of the Pennsylvania. at
the recent Niagara Falls meeting and adopted
Baking Cleveland out of the Central Traffic Asso.
citation passenger department for the present is
having very Gemoralizipg effect on rates at
Cleveland. Reports of rate-cutting are numer-
Ous, and if half that is said and yaliantly nam.
sained by passenger agents be true rates are get
ting into very bad shape. It is alleged that first
class tickets to New York can be purchased for
kl0.50 clean cut of So, either via the Pennsyl-
vania or the Nypano route, and while this is de-
MED at the Offices the pertinacity with which
the reports are repeated lends color to their
truth But if rates to the East are shaKy, they
IRE much worse to the West"
There is growing belief in railroad circles,
both East and West, that the time has come
when uniforms rate of two cents per mile per