The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-22
AFFAIRS OF TIE RAILWAYS
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
Albert S. White assistant general freight
agent of the Decline, is to be in the city to-day
Live stock traffic continues disappointing in
volume. The vandalia last week brought in but
lao carloads, the l. & St L. 126, and receipts
by other lines were proportionately light
Russell Elliott has taken hold as auditor of
the Cincinnati & Eastern road, and Receiver
Goats speaks in complimentary terms of the re-
forms and economies he is bringing about
The indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road
earned in the first fourteen days of this month.
$iS,5l3.33 against 3d. 92o 20 for the correspond
ing two weeks in 1885. Increase this year. ST.
567.6o
The G., a. & road seems to be in clover.
handling last week at, this point 727 loaded cars
which certainly is a good exhibit for road
which has no specially friendly connections west
of here.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois road earned
during the second week in February $32, 700.
against 81, 300 the corresponding week of 1885,
increase this year Sis, 400 Last year, in the cor
responding week, the road had a snow blockade
TO c0nteEd with.
Colonel John Scott, late president and general
manager Of the Queen & Crescent route. re-
turned, Saturday. from Europe. and there is
good authority for saying that high official po-
eition awaits him on the Louisville g Nashville,
should he choose to accept it.
The Ave western roads last week brought into
this station 5000 loaded cars against 5,029 in the
week ending Feb Is, aud against 3, 206 cor
responding week 1885. In the week ending Feb.
20 There were ]. 129 less cars brought In than in
the week preceding, while there was 694 more
Brought in than in the corresponding week 1885,
Sealper Motherspaugh is to occupy the room
On South Illinois street which the c.. l. ST. l.. &
C. vacate March l. There will then be Ave scalp
Ing Offices in full blast here. and with six local
ticket Offices besides, where rates are quite COM
monty cut below scalpers' figures, all the pool
commission in the country cannot prevent q de-
moralization in rates.
L. d. Richardson, commissioner of the Chi
cago and Ohio River pool, requests general
freight agents of the roads in the pool to be
present at meeting Of general freight agents,
10 be held at his Office, Chicago, Wednesday,
Feb. "a. 1886. at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to arrange
matters relative to the sixth pool" which will
go into effect March !, 1886, and other important
matters pertaining to the freight traffic Of the
Chicago and Ohio River pool.
c. K. Lord general passenger agent of the
Baltimore & Ohio. on Saturday said to the rail-
road editor of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
that there is every prospect OF the roads COM
ing to understanding on east-bound passenger
! business. The Chicago meeting indicated This.
and Il can now be done under the Central Traffic
Association. look for a complete arrangement
Unsatisfactory to every bodv" Remarks of such
tainly favorable omen
Said one of the best balanced railroad men in
this city, when speaking Of the troublesome
times with the great roads Of this country: Ii
only the railroads themselves suffered in such
contests there would be little to say against their
indulging themselves to their hearts content:
but it is impossible to demoralize one great in
terest without causing injury to Others and there
Is possibility that the war may counterbalance
the influences now at work promising full
restoration of prosperity to the country.
Superintendent Watts of the Chicago division
OF the c.. st. L. & p. recently attended meet
ing at Chicago. called by the Citizens Assccia-
ton of that city, for the purpose of comforting in
regard to the adoption OF some means for the
protection OF life and to lessen the number of
accidents occurring each year at all railroad
crossings Mr.. Watts favors system Ut via
ducts over all railroads He claims that more
accidents occur from slow running than when
trains pass rapidly. People avoid fast trains,
but think they can get ahead of slow ones
The Beeine forwarded East last week 981
loaded cars, against !. 076 in the week ending
Feb. 49, and against 1.302 the corresponding
week in 1885. The c., st. L. & P. 652, against
632 the preceding week. and against 1.090 the
corresponding week in 1885, The l., B. 81 W.
999, against oil the preceding week, and against
S32 the corresponding week in 1885, The c. II.
e l. 513 against AL the preceding week, and
against 1914 the corresponding week in 1885. 1t
will be noticed that the l., B. & w. and the c.,
III. g. /. both show slight increase in number of
cars forwarded last week over the preceding
week, and very handsome increase over the
corresponding week in 1885.