The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-22
AFFAIRS OF THE W
Personal and Local.

" tJHlt8 TaIlIO6Q nave been Tom0Vo0 from fOrt
Ecott to Wichita.
Central Traffic Association, has gone to New
York to confer with Commissioner Fink and at
eend the trunk-line meeting there to-day.
Col r. B. Roberts, who died at Chicago on
monday, was we'll known and q lawyer of high
standing. For many years he had been the chief
COUNSEL OF the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne q Chicago
road.
II. B. Hammond. receiver of the l., D. 6 s.,
and bis subordinate officers yesterday made a
"trip over the road, which is now unquestionably
IN . better condition, physically, than at any
kins since built.
Frank B. Bowes has been appointed general
Northern passenger agent of the Illinois Central
Company in place of Thomas Dorwin, resigned
60 enter other business. Appointment to take
object May /, 1886.
Stock of the Peoria, Decatur G. Evansville
road continues to advance. The parties pur-
chasing must highly estimate the ability of D..
J. Mackey, the new president. TO lift crippled
roads out of the mire.
Mrs Fill, wife of Col. Joseph Hill, superin-
fendent of the Vandalia, continues seriously i'll,
and this has made the strike troubles at East st.
Louis the more annoying to Colonel Hill, as his
wifs greatly needs a large share of his attention.
For three weeks. N. K. Elliott. superintendent
Of transportation on the Vandalia, has been at
Esst st. Louis. For several days Mr.. Elliott
and three of his clerks were in the yards making
mp trains. and handled business like veteran
Bw~itchmen.
Thomas Noonan. general manager Of the new
Baltimore & Kankakee fast-freight line, is fit
ting up his Office IN the old Sentinel building,
and will be ready for business May L. Who will
represent the line at Chicago has not been def
nikely decided upon.
Three heavy passenger engines, same class as
$40, will next week DO placed on the Indianapo-
lis division of the c.. s.. L. & P, to haul the
heavy express trains. The engines were built in
Altoona, and are frst-class in every respect, and
weigh forty-fve tons.
The Nickel-plate has not Joined the Central
Traffic Association passenger department, and
the Nypano has not yet concluded to 60 in with
cat the Nickel-plate. The permanent settle
Hent of Cleveland rates is therefore seemingly
ms far distant as ever.
The c., l.. ST. L. & G. has purchased twelve
aeTes OF land at Greensburg for yard purposes.
An the present yards there are three miles of side
tracks, but the business of the division center
Ing at that point has increased to such an extent
that more track is necessary.
When the Wabash went into the hands of
Rseeivers Humphreys and Tut the system con-
sisted of about 8. 500 miles of road. Since that
asse quite a number of branches have with
drawn, the present number of miles operated by
ehs receivers being about 2, LOO.
President Mulkey. of the Evansville & Terre
Hnnte road. has given official notice that it has
absSsbed the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville road,
with ali its rights, properties and franchises, and
Da the retirement of President c. r. Cummin
nDd Vice-president G. l.. Bradbury, of the lat
Car line.
The Chicago, ST. Louis 6 Pittsourg shops at
&haS point are now running full handed and ten
hours. The men, so far as spoken to, Master
Mechanic Swanston says. prefer to work ten
rather than eight hours, the matter of work
ing eight hours after May l having been placed
Before them.
A.
on four times that Harry Wetsell, general agent
Of the Vandalia at this point. and wife, were
soon to sail for Europe. Harry says they will
either be compelled to go for self-protection, or
announce by hand bills that sthey are not In
ths market for Europe"
The Cleveland Leader says: THAT 1t pays to cut
rates Is exemplifed by the l., B.. & w. 1t is one
OF the stanchest rate cutters in the West. The
road in 1885 earned So, 701. 900. OF this amount
che freight traffic paid 81, 615,567; the passenger
business $973.578. or fully 40 per cent. of the
gross earnings. which is a remarkable exhibit
fora Western road"
The Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg road
has assumed the control Of the Utica & Black
River road. Ell. Nj. Brittian has been appointed
general manager at Oswego; j. f. Maynard, gen.
eral traffic manager. at Utica: T.. M. Moore, gem
eTal freight agent, at Oswego, and Theodore But
tsrheld, general passenger agent. at Oswego.
Receiver Hammond is now we'll rested from
has trip. and has looked railroad matters careful
~ over in the last two or three days. 1t might
be we'll for him now to investigate the alleged
forgery OF the name of the secretary of the l., ID.
&S. elevator on four Empire line care which
were underbilled 1000 pounds each, over the al
legged forgery. Probably there have been SINH
lar cases with other roads, but this does not JUS
tify such crooked transactions.
In the complaints appearing almost daily In
1he Chicago papers regarding North western bust
ness taking the Indianapolis route for Baltimore,
philadelphia and other seaboard points they
make no mention of Pacific coast business for
Indiana and Ohio which has been diverted to
Chicago firms by reason of the St Louis strike.
This would more than Offset any business the
C, l., St l.. 81 o., in connection with the C. &
q l., or the l., B. & W., in connection with the
CD & O., has drawn from Chicago routes.
General Manager George B. Harris, of the
Burlington & Northern road, is taking particular
pains, 1t appears, to have it understood that his
line is an exclusively st. Paul enterprise. that
wall not, and would not, under any circum-
stances, build into Minneapolis. The Minneapo-
Is Tribune says: Mr.. Harris need hardly take
% much pains to have himself written down an
ass. minneapolis does not need the Burlington
&Northern. and if Mr.. Harris chooses to assume
. hostile position, he will probably find that the
Flour city is a "bigger man" than even Mr.. Har-
ria.
Master Mechanic Prescott of the Vandalia,
believes that turn about is fair play. The men
VINO were suspended from the Van shops on
Monday, a week ago. returned to work last Mon
day morning, and as many more were laid off
this week in their stead. This arrangement is to
Keep the whole strain off of men who are laid off.
and to give all an equal amount of work. 1t is
10 be hoped that the strikes which are affecting
% many Industries will soon be settled. The
tsndalia shops would now be running full time
11d Iah handed but for the labor troubles at
East ST Louis.
An Improved Live Stock Car.
The Northern Pacific people are experiment.
Ing with a move. live stock car-one which can
he used as a double or single deck car. operating