The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-20
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


The report that the Boston q Lowell railroad
has been leased by the Central Vermont is Off
cially denied
Frank Elimaker has been appointed superin-
4sndent Of the Belvidere- Delaware division of
4he Pennsylvania lines
There has been handsome increase in travel
She last week. On some roads being heavier than
at any time for some months. holiday travel ex-
ceDted.
J. III. Steiner, who represents the Erie Dis
patch at Memphis, Tenn. and who has been
North several days. returned to his headauar-
ters yesterday.
A number Of general baggage agents ware in
The city yesterday, en- route to Cincinnati to at
tend the annual meeting, which convenes In that
city at p N. to-day, at the Grand Hotel.
The new ten wheel engines the Vandalia COM
pany have contracted for will be put in service
on the T. II. 81 /. division. 1t is expected these
engines will haul thirty-two to thirty five loaded
cars over the road with ease.
Thus far the relation between the Erie and
C., H. 81 d., as regards freight traffic, is I'M
changed, and the impression now Is that the
Erie Dispatch will continue to operate over the
C., e. & d. system the Great Western Dis
patch division.
About twenty passenger agents of the Central
district held an adjourned meeting at Cincinnati
yesterday, for the purpose of arranging pool
After great deal of discussion the meeting adj
iourned until to-day, without having accom-
plished anything.
The wisdom of the management Of the Cincin-
natl. Wabash 81 Michigan road in esta blist.ing in
DEPENDENT Offices at Indianapolis is already quite
apparent in the increase in traffic, and the
representatives Of the road have yet hardly got
down to business.
The stockholders of the Vernon Greensburg
& Rushvie road yesterday held their annual
10 1oln Al hoou InE
who organized with M. E. ingalls, as president;
Col. Horace Scott, vice-president; X. +. Osborn,
secretary and treasurer
The Santa Fe road gives notice that Mr. W.
H. Williams has been promoted to the position
of contracting agent of this company in place Of
Mr. Williamson Dunn, who has been appointed
general agent of the California Southern Rail-
road Company at Los Angeles. Cal.
T. B. Gowen says he would have no trouble in
raising the money to complete the South Penn
sylvania road. The most serious undertaking,
he says would be to have the stock so dlstrib-
nted that majority of it could not be turned
over to the interests of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company.
Receiver Thomas, of the Champaign & Ha-
vana road, speaks in very complimentary terms
of the manner NJ. A. Mcdonald has handled the
property since he took the position of general
manager The freight traffic has increased $50
per cent and the passenger business has,
well, shown livery handsome Improvement, yet
economically.
The stockholders of the Columbus, Hope 6
Greensburg road yesterday held their
annual election Several changes were
made in the board of directors, which now
consists of H. E. Ingalls,, Col Horace Scott, j.
ID. Lyle, B, b. Jones. c. Ewing w. H. Eiken
and Geo. Swhartzhoff. The directors elected as
officers M. E. Ingalls, president; Col. Horace
Scott, vice president; E. f. Osborn, secretary
and treasurer.
According to the Financial Chronicle sixtyone
railroads of the United States earned $242 634.
1872 in 1884 and $242 l81 545 in 1885, the loss for
last year being 1852 937 This shows remark.
ably small difference between the two years, but
there was an increase in mileage in 1885, which
amounted to or per cent, and the business
of the railroads was correspondingly less salts
factory The year 1886 will probably show
handsome gain over 1855.
The Middle and Western Freight Association
meet at Cleveland to-day to consider the ques-
lion of granting shippers l,000-mile tickets at 2
rents mile. At the last regular meeting of the
association, in Pttsburg. Dec. IL, it was agreed
upon, but some roads have since not taken sat
isfactory action upon the question: and it is held
highly important at the present time that there
be perfect unanimity of action. Incidental to
this object other business will be transacted.
The g.. L. st. L. g. 9. Railway Company and
the coal men doing business over their line have
suffered severe losses by parties stealing coal
from their cars. They have employed watch
men to get the names and numbers of the cars,
and have succeeded in getting evidence against
forty or fifty persons who are stealing from
them. The first case was tried in Lafayette yes
ferday, and the officials of the road propose to
push the matter until they put stop to these
fhieving operations.
Walter Il. Cox, claim attorney of the c.. l.
st. L. & G. road. states that in the year 1885
some fifty suits were brought claims in Cir
cult Courts for sums above SIS, 900, and in but
four cases they were called to defend were ver-
diets given against the road. and three of these
cases, on points Of law, have been carried to the
Supreme Court. and the fourth will be unless
compromised soon. Mr.. Cox was able to COM
promise of the suits brought at small
sum-one of $4,000 for 500. He says it was
hard year for lawyers and many of the cases
were trumped up and where the lawyers them
selves knew there was no ground for claim.
Fl. R. Duval, receiver and general manager of
the Florida Railway and Navigation Company,
returned to Florida last evening. Mr.. Duval
expresses the opinion that there is a good come
out to this road Old iron, on ITO miles of the
system. is being replaced with steel rails weigh
ing sixty pounds to the yard These rails were
contracted for with the Cambria steel mills
prior TO the advance and are delivered on the
road at d cost OF 81 per ton, Quite per cent of
which cost the iron rails taken up will pay
Receiver Duval has as WE'LL contracted for
sixteen frst-class Rogers locomotives, six of
which have recently been delivered. And
Blaine Bros, former indianapolis men. who are
now interested in car works at Palatka, Fla,
are building several hundred cars for the road,
and Mr.. Duval believes that the business Of the
road will justify further expenditure on liberal
scale.
Chicago paper announces that the Corbin
syndicate, which controls the L., B. s. W., has
obtained control of majority of the stock of the
& C, II. d D. and will at once consolidate the two
lines The paper then adds 1.-THE l., B. & W.
is one of the best corn-carryng roads in the
West and with a Cincinnati terminus it can
make advantageous traffic arrangements with
the Chesapeake & Ohio, the Baltimore & Ohio.
and the Pennsylvania roads. The l., B. 6 W.,
properly managed, may grow into great sys-
tenn" By the time President Corbin reaches
New York on his return from his Western trip
the Chicago and Cincinnati papers will have him
controlling longer railway mileage than does
President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania lines.
Mr. Corbin, however, says the l., B. g. w, with
ita nresent rnilaaca and ha Ione. Island rnads