The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-01
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Weohsu sgSteH, was IN tne City yesterday Aor O
short time.
John r. Elder, president of the Shell Beach
road, left for New Orleans last evening. The
health of NJ. r. Spelman. superintendent, is
such that Mr.. Elder will arrange to give him a
few weeks rest
n 4. ingalls,, president of the c.. l., st. L. g.
C.. returned from the East yesterday. Possibly
he win be in the city to-day to meet with the
executive committee of the Union Railway Com
pany, of which he ia a member.
Train No. L. over the c., l.. ST. l. 81 G., the
fast day express south from Chicago, was marked
on the train board yesterday an hour late. This
IS the only time this train was late in March, and
the second time this year, which is a remarks
Bile record for three winter months.
2 Commissioners Blanchard, of the Central Traf-
fe Association has asked the committees of the
him in Cincinnati, Friday of this week, to con-
fer regarding percentages. Mr.. Blanchard
seems determined TO have this question settled
without any dillx-dallying.+
Superintendent Woodland Of the L., N, A. g.
C. besides being railroad man of large ability
Ss an expert at a telegraphic instrument He is
said TO have an instrument at the head of bis
bed and when he gets anxious listens to what
passes over the wires and il necessary has
something to say about matters himself even In
the still hours of night.
W. f. Drummer, chief clerk of the Nickel
paats general passenger Office, Cleveland. O., has
resigned his position, to take effect April To- He
has accepted a similar position with General Pas
Denger Agent Chesbroogh, Of the Vandalia line,
and will remove to St Louis in about two weeks.
WE. Drummer has been connected with the Nick
el-plate passenger department since its organi-
zakiOn in the fall of 1882
The representatives of the Comstock syndi-
oate, which built not only the Frankfort d Ko-
kvno road but forty-four miles additional east
from Kokomo to Warren, which is now part of
the T., 9. 81 st. L. System. are making it lively
for the towns and individuals that voted or sub
wsxibed aid to the enterprise Several suits will
aoxbtless be brought. The IT,, G. g. St L. peo-
pie have no interest In the collection OF these
Subsidies.
The engineers Of the Boston & Albany road
hare for long time been uneasy under rules
which have resulted in suspensions at the pleas
urs Of the officials. and, of course, with loss of
pay Recently committee of their number had
nm interview with President Bliss, at the United
States Hotel, in Boston, and presented to him
several grievances which are the outcome of the
rigid system of discipline now prevailing with
tho management The result of this interview
has been very pleasing to the employees Of the
company.
Certain papers have been rather severe on c.
C. r. Bent that since he accepted the superin-
aandsncy of the Ohio & Mississippi road he has
dropped out so many old men. A railroad man
who is well informed regarding the affairs of the
ID d. says he has done only what any official
'yoCii have done under like circumstances. He
found himself surrounded by disloyal men and
dropped them out to give place to men who
woald ba loyal, and he was satisfied that the
mad had been benefited already by the seeming
" numerous changes.
The anciilary foreclosure suits begun at To-
1enO and Chicago by tie Farmers Loan and
Trust Company, at the instigation of the Erie
cOmpAny, against the Chicago e Atlantic road,
express the unrelaxed determination of the Erie
management to wrest the Chicago u Atlantic
from the grasp of President Jewett The do
cision of Judge Gresham in the application for
receiver is now expected daily. At the hearing
In Chicago it was expected that the briefs would
be filed with him within a week, but three weeks
eiapsed before they were presented, and this
hes delayed the result.
Passenger agents of the Pennsylvania lines at
al Western railroad centers were instructed by
y A. Ford, general passenger agent, to restore
Eakas to all Eastern points. OF late the Penn
Byivania people have been INDUCING in cutting
east bound rat,S giving as reason for so doing
that they were meeting rates made by their com
petitOrs- A. j. Smith, general passenger agent
Of the Bee-lise, and H. NJ. Bronson. general
passenger agent of the l., r. 81 W., yesterday
sent out similar notices. The steps the Lake
Erie q Western. the Hooking Valley, the Chicago
IS Atlantic will take in the matter now become
0g considerable interest
xnittea of the Union Railway Company to-day is
over, it would be well for General Manager Nc
Cres, Of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg and General Manager Malott, of the Union
Railway Company, to confer regarding the run
ming Of the long trains Of the j., M. e. l. and
the l. e. v. over the Union tracks instead of the
Belt road. 1t is now nearly two years since it
was given out that all trains of this character
wDnld be handled on the Belt road, thus relieving
Chs Union tracks, yet their long trains continue
20 blockade streets. It is useless to abuse the
G., III, q l. a leasing line, for doing just what
tho proprietary lines do.
April has come and all that can be said re-
garding the transcontnental rate war is that it
Meanwhile travel has been but little heavier to
&he Pacific slope than in the days Of high rates.
Yet Governor Stanford made speech in
cent meeting of the transcontnental pool. taking
ground that permanent low rates to California
would be good investment for the railroads
and for that State. He said California could
support Is, 0Oo0OO people as easily as 10000
and he thought il the railroads had made the
rate $50 and SO years ago they would be better
OF to-day. Mr.. Adams, president OF the Union
Pacific, agreed with that position. if the roads
would make bold cut, such as would lead to
Increased travel
is appears from after statements that It was
the Wabash, not the L., n. A e. c.. that turned
. sar-load of lumber over to the c., 81, q l. un-
dorbilled 1000 pounds. This will not be 30
%nASM "a u surprise, yet IL ouOuiu leau tic IL Az.
A o C. people to investigate the matter The
twc roads jointly employ man at Michigan City
% weigh cars, and if competent for the position.
why should a car be billed from Michigan City
under actual weight General Agent Brecount,
q the L., N. A & c., owes it TO his own road
and TO their connection at indianapolis to thor
Dughly investigate this matter. The more so
Tor the reason that connection are feeling some
what sore that the L., N. A. 81 @. objects to
having its cars weighed by the Indianapolis
Weighing Association.
Hon. Amos Townsend, one OF the Decline di
xectors, said, Tuesday, to a reporter of the
Cleveland Leader, that there would be- no meet
tng Of the c., G.. q & |. directors until Mr.. Cor
uelius Vanderbilt had returned from Europe,
whieh would probably be between April Is and
April s. He said there had been no discussion
oe the vacant presidency by the directors col
lecsixalx and he could Give no In tim ations Of