The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-07
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

ingS Tor August Will show an increase Of about
100000
j. H. Veitch, travelling freight agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul, is in the city
prospecting for business.
President McKeen. of the andaia, and his
general officers to-day make an inspection trip
over the t., Fl. & L. division.
There is no longer question as to the G., l.,
st L.. & G. taking its position in 1887 as 6,per-
cent -per-annum diyidend-payin road.
o. A. Tibbets formerly master of transporta-
ton on the c., St L. G. p, now on the Atchison,
Topeka e. Santa Fe, is in the city visiting old
time friends.
East-bouud rates. at number of junction
points such as Connersviile, Cambridge City and
Muncie. were yesterday advanced one-half cent
per 100 pounds
Mr. James Franklin, formerly of the Internal
Revenue Department. has a responsible position
in the Office of General Agent Latta of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
Col Joseph Hill, general superintendent, and
n. K. Elliott superintendent of transportation.
of the Vandaa, were in the city yesterday look
ing matters over.
Austin Corbin, president Of the l., B. & W.,
las fully recovered his health, and has com
menced strengthening out the financial snarls
which are troubling the company.
George Blanchard, commissioner of the Cen
trail Traffic Association, spent the Sabbath with
friends in Richmond and yesterday stopped
couple Of hours in Indianapolis. and then left for
Chicago.
The Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association, of
the United States, indianapolis division. No. 81,
announces Its first grand ball at Lyra Hall
Sept 30 big time is anticipated and large
attendance.
H. B. Hammond, receiver of the l., D. & S.,
as expected West this week It is understood
that while he is West definite action will
be taken regarding the extension of the road,
certainly as far as Sprinfeld Ill.
The Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley road is
within few weeks of completion Philadelphia
will have a new through line. and though it has
been considered merely feeder" to the Penn
sylvania, untold possibilities lie along it.
The heavy freight engines the c.. l.. st. L. &
G. recently received from the Schenectady loco
motive works have been placed on the western
division, and are doing excellent service, hauling
thirty five loaded cars over this division on
schedule time, with ease, up the sharpest grades
The mere talk that there has been light frost
In the North has caused the Southern passenger
agents to come to the front Herman Holmes,
travelling passenger agent of the Louisville &
Nashville. was in this section yesterday, spread
ing literature showing up the winter pleasure
resorts reached by the L. g N.
1t will be gratifying news to the patient cit-
Zens of Palestine the c., H. g l. road to
learn that the material with which to build
pot burned nearly two years ago, has been con-
tracted for-to be delivered at onee--it being the
intention of the company to get the depot COM
pleted this fall.
They tell pleasing story of Sam Sloan, Lacka-
wanna's curious old president The old man
was once badly bothered by his general passen-
ger agent with points which the pool people were
considering He stood it for time, and then
impatiently exclaimed, "Dim it. HOW'LL, If you
bother me again about that plagued business I'll
take every train off the roadl"
1t is some two months since General Man
sger Waite and SUPERINTENDENT Nelson have
even made trip over the c., FL. & l. division of
the c., II. 81 D. system. The neglect of this di-
vision is not that they do not highly value it.
The secret is that the division officials handle the
affairs of the company with 30 much ability that
1t does not call for the attention of the highest
officials on the system.
Over the signature Of A. A. Talmage, general
-manayer Of the Wabash system. is being placed
in the company's coaches the following notices
passengers are cautioned to beware of gamblers
and swindlers who undertake to ply their voca
tion on our trains If you notice any such, call
the attention OK conductors, who will cause them
to be arrested put off the trains in accordance
with the laws of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio"
President McRea, of the Union Railway Com
pany will call the presidents and general
managers of the roads composing the Union
Railway Company together about the 18th, to
confer about the new Union Depot. It is be-
lieved that by that time the property the com
pany must have will be in their full control, and
that the improvement can be put under contract
without further delay.
The Vandalia people feel quite confident that
the committee appointed to readjust the per-
centages in the east bound pool out of ST. Louis
will increase the Vandalia's. 1t is hardly ex-
pected that they will be increased to the per-
centage the road will earn if let loose from the
pool tie. and at tariff rates, but General Freight
Agent Hubbard feels that half loaf added to
their per cents. is better than increase at ALL
In commenting the unfavorable average of
the L., N. A. & G. in pool earnings an official
states the average passenger rate is cut down by
the large number of theatrical troupes this road
has carried. While carried at agreed tariff rates
the fare is so much below the regular fare that
1t tells unfavOrably in the pool reports, yet it
shows that the L., N. A. & c.. is more than
earning its allotted percentage in the pool when
this class of traffic is included.
The liberalty with which the Wabash people
are improving the old Indianapolis, Peru e. Chi
cago under the direction of Trustee Scott, con-
firms the belief that the property between In
dianapolis and Peru ia to be continued under the
control of the Wabash interest, whatever it NAV
be. Some sixty miles of this track is in excellent
shape, probably never before as good as it is now
ali steel and thlckly cross-tied, and is said to
ride as smoothly as the best Western lines.
The irrepressihle Mr.. Gowen claims that the
decision or Judge McKinnon in the Phlladepha
q Reading case brings him nearer the consum-
NATION of his plans than at any time since uego-
tiations with the reconstruction trustees were
begun. On the other hand people identified
with the Bultt- Welsh syndicate say this ends
Mr.. Governs case, and at the argument in Phia-
delphia on the first Monday in October there will
practically be no defense, and Reading will be or
dered to pay the defaulted general morte age
bonds within ninety days. Failing this, a de-
cree of foreclosure and sale will be made.
In the month of August 3.39S trains arrived
and departed at the Union Depot. Of this num-
Der 3, l32 were regular trains, ZIG camp-meetng
trains 20 special trains and 80 picnic or excur-
sion trains. The train records show that in
proportion to the number of trains run the Bee
hire and l. 81 St L. were late in arriving the
feWest times. The Vandalia comes next The
Big -Four did not make as good record as
usual Freight through the month was heavy,
and passenger trains were delayed by two or