The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-18
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal, Local and State Notes.

Personal. Local and State Notes.
Z. 81. Porter, who represents the freight de-
partment of the c., B. & Q. in the southeast, is
spending a day or two in the city.
In the first fifteen days of October the Lake
Erie q Western shows an increase IN passenger
earnings over those of the corresponding half
month in 1887, of s. ,201.
At the close of the railway conductors con-
vention, now in session IN Kansas City, the entire
party will take a pleasure trip, going as far as
Galveston and San Antonio. Tex.
1t is not quite a year since the test OF hand
ling fifty freight cars with an air-brake was
made on several Of the Western roads, and since
then over s 5000 cars have been equipped with
this device.
1t is highly probable that the Bee-line officials.
who are to be here to-day, will see the great
need of better freight depot accommodations at
Indianapolis: and will give instructions to make
decided improvements in this direction.
When the Vandalia gets down to business IL
can handle a good many passengers In q day.
On Thursday last the road had its banner day,
handling on the system $3.50 passengers, each
averaging . distance of sixty miles travel
Railroad men are watching with interest the
testing of the improved electric locomotive head
light, now being made on the Indianapolis, De-
catur & Western road. For the past Two weeks
the light has been giving good satisfaction.
The Indianapolis, Decatur & Western road
has steered clear of all traffic associations, and
us record for maintaining rates shows thssrates
are better maintained by roads outside the as
sociations than by those which are members of
sucn organizations.
Charles Millard, president Of the Indianapolis
car-works. states that he never knew the out
look for car-builders to be brighter. Nearly all
the important roads are in the market for cars
OF some description, the inquiries being about
equal for coal and box cars.
Last week the Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern road placed an order with the Morden Frog
and Crossing Company for forty crossings. to
be put in on the western division. This is said
TO be the largest ordei ever placed by one COM
pany, except in construction work.
Cars are still scarce, and but for the heavy
west-bound movement of freights. the business
of the West would suffer. 1t il not unusual to
have cars received here in the forenoon, un-
loaded and reloaded for the East IL the after
noon, and on its way east at night.
The Erie now turns over all its freight bust
ness TO the Ohio, Indiana s. Western at Durbin,
instead of Urbana. o., and. as q consequence,
the Erie and the o., /. q W.. are making twelve
to eighteen hours better time on west bound
freights than they did under the old arrange
ment.
General Manager Beach, Of the Decline, went
west yesterday, and will to-day accompany
President Depew. Of the New York Central,
Cornelius Vanderbilt and President Laying, of
the Decline, in their trip over the Bee line sys-
tenn. The party leave 81. Louis on a special
train at ii A. NJ, and will reach Indianapolis at
6P. 81.
Securing the control of the Allegheny &
Richmond road by the Chesapeake & Ohio Com
pany was a much more important move on the
latter's part than the surface indicates. as it
cuts of the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore g.
mond business At lower rates than the c. & o.
chose 10 name.