The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


eral days.
Paymaster Sullivan. Of the c., l.. St L. & c.,
paid yesterday, on the eastern division for Sep
ts2ber service, and pays on the western division
to-day.
nois for the first week of October, 1886, were
ga sol, against $40 91S the same time in 1885,
an increase of So, 1888.
G. f. Henderson, receiver of the L B. 81 W.,
has gone East on the request of President Cor
bin and President Farlow, of the c., ;. q u,
leased to the l., B. & w.
D. H Nichols has been appointed superin-
tsndent Of the St Louis & San francisco roa9'
with headquarters at Springfield, Mo. L. b.
Wherry has been appointed purchasing agent
The lines in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin
that voluntarily decided to make the local pas
senger rates along their routes Scents per mile,
where q rate of 81 or over cents was formerly
charged, put their new schedules in effect yes
terday
The employees of the Western Union and of
the railroad companies sent elegant and appro-
pirate floral emblems, to be used on the occasion
OF the burial of Howard Hebberd at Columbus
yesterday But few young men have so many
warm personal friends as had the deceased.
number of engineers on the c., T., st. l.. q
C. road in the month Of September made from
$145 to S158. On this road freight engineers are
paid on the mileage basis and when business is
good their pay is handsome, and seldom is there
. time OF late years when traffic on the Big -Four
Is not heavy.
It Is to be hoped that the Union Railway Com
pany will provide a good washing-room in the
new depot-one where a traveller can wash his
hands and face without a hungry barber de-
manding ten cents il the party chances to be
granRer-like in his appearance, unused to travel
ms and the ways of greedy young men,
Neither the ST. Louis bridge nor the St Louis
Union Railway Company will now employ man
who has lived in East st. Louis, except the few
men who were loyal during the strike a few
months ago, fearing that an East st. Louis man
is still mpregnated, so to speak, with the strike
ideas that so prevalent in that part of St
Louis.
The local switchmen who are chatting under
the collar to get up q strike at this point would
do we'll to bear in mind tho fact that the twenty
seven men who, few months ago, went out on
the strike, and the following morning refused to
return when offered their positions are still
hunting steady jobs, either here at some
other point.
The traffic reports show that from what is
known as the Indianapolis district the Chicago e.
Alton, for two years past, has drawn q larger
per cent, of it's travel than from any other
district where its business originates. This
favorable exhibits is in large measure due to the
hard work its representative, A. D. Perry,
does in this section.
Said an old railroad official, yesterday, we
now scrutinize very closely every man we en-
pl0y. Ii he has ever been in strike or is in
any way tainted. fond of whisky. or gambling,
we let him severely alone He added, there
never was better time to secure good men in
railroad service, and this matter is now receiv-
ing our special attention.
The Columbus & Springfield road, forty-four
miles in length, was leased to the Sandusky,
but when the latter was leased to the Indiana,
Bloomington 81 Western a new lease TO the In
diana. Bloomington & Western was made and
the old one to the Sandusky was Cancelled. The
new arrangement with the Indiana, Blooming
ton Il Western is supposed to be as favorable to
the Columbus road as to the Sandusky.
w. M. Sage general freight agent Of the Rock
Island road, has issued the following circular to
connections: I'm consequence OF existing labor
troubles at ST. Paul and Minneapolis you are
hereby notified not to accept anyfreight of
perishablc nature destined to Minnesota trans
fer, st. Paul, Minneapolis, or points beyond.
NOn-perishabe freight may be received. but
must be receipted for subject to delay"
The railroad and warehouse commissioners of H.
Enois have amended their classification of freight
to take effect Nov. l. Among the changes made
or alright and bulky articles. In carloads the
minimum weight has been changed from "a, 900
TO 10000 pounds. In the classification the rates
on sixty articles of commerce have been lowered
and several new articles of commerce have been
added that were not in the classification of Feb.
/, last.
Tuesday next the petition of the L. n. A. e.
C. for an increase in its percentage in the Indi
annapolis east-bound pool out comes up for a hear
ing before Commissioner Blanchard Il is hardly
probable that any change In percentages will be
made, at least at present 1t is fashionable now
adays for a road which earns few tons over its
percentage in pool to ask for an increase, re-
RRrdless of the manner in which the road in
creased its tonnage.
new men as directors of the Ohio g. Mississippi
: road, namely the O. & NJ will be operated
more In the interest OF the Erie road G. c. +.
Bent will be continued superintendent, and he
will take on to the 0. & NJ. more Of the L., N. A.
q G. men to whom he (Bent) became attached
when on the L., N A 6 G.. Mr.. Bent has al
ready secured the services of eight Of the L., N.
A q &. men, and others have been awaiting the
result Of the 0. g M. election.
The excellent dinner that the PENNSYLVANIA
officials were served with at the Denison House
few evenings since, when stopping over at In
dianapolis on their inspection trip was compli-
mentary on the part of the management of the
house. But few are more simple in their mode
OF living than the very officials who were so
handsomely treated. On their inspection trips
most of their meals are taken on the train on
which they travel. and their bills of fare are
made up of plain, healthy food
The American Loan and Trust Company, of
New York. will deliver the new preferred coupon
stock of the Toledo, St Louis g. Kansas City in
exchange for the old first mortgage bonds of the
Toledo, Cincinnati & st. Louis and Toledo,
Delphos & Burlington railroads. Mr.. Quigley's
circular announcing the completion of the trust
says There is every reason to believe that the
new securities will, in very short time, have
acquired value that will enable bondholders
particularly if the right of subscription is exer-
cised to realize at least the principal of the
original investment
Judge Burke, who is now acting president of
the Bee-line, is surprising his friends by his re-
markable ability for handling affairs of i'm.
portance as they present themselves from time
to time. Especially does he adhere to the pro.
gramme of maintaining to the letter tariff rates
He attends all pool meetings, and takes a firm
stand In favor of good rates under all circum-
stances. This is not surprising when the
grand results from so doing are as manifest as
In the case of the Bee-line, which was never
making more favorable exhibit of net earnings
than at the present time
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