The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.

TtFSOnHi. Local ana Stot6 Not0e.
The Locomotive Engineer says that the engineer is
the brain OF the locomotive. lie does the thinking
and she does the work.
General Freight Agents Parsons. Of the L. z. & ST.
Louis. and Robert Geiger. of the j., NJ. & 1. road, are
in the city on official business.
Joseph Wood. general superintendent Of trauspor-
tation Of all the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg. viii be In the city to-day.
General Manager Carson and General Superintend
emit Woodard, of the L., N. A. & C., are expected here
to-day 70 attend TO some matters Of Importance.
One Of the Western lines yesterday dropped the
rate from indianapolis to Kansas City 10 S10.35. and
it is expected other roads viii take similar action
to-day.
The increased demand for cars BY the leadinc roads
leads TO the conclusion that the managements OF these
roads look Tor an unprecedentedly heavy fall and
winter traffic.
The c.. II. & ID. locomotives which were run on the
Richmond division prior to the Pennsylvania assum-
ing control Of il. have been transferred to the c., II.
81. division of the O., II. e. ID. road.
1t is stated that at the meeting Of the Central Trafc
Association, 70 be held In Chicago tomorrow. a de-
ternined effort will be made TO induce Chairman
Blanchard TO withdraw his resignation.
During the three days in which the 81 rate nre.
vailed between indianapolis and Cincinnati the c., l..
ST. l.. & c. read sold 4. Az tickets, of which number
Z.64S were sold at the Union Station. and / Tag at
the uptown Office.
The Lake Erie & Western road, in the first week
OF September. allowed a gain In earnings over the
corresponding week of last year OF 80. 942. and now
the report OF earnings in the second week shows an
increase of 81 234.
The Pennsylvania people show a disposition To
make a drive At the Decline at every point. The
former has dropped the rate on bran, Chicago to
Cleveland, 2 cents Der hundred pounds. and from
this territory in the same proportion.
Chairman Daniels, Of The passenger depsrtment Of
the Central Traffic Association, gives notice thai ex
cursion rates will be given to persons who wish to at
tend the Friends yearly meeting at Richmond. Ind.
Tickets may be sold from Sept. 22 to Oct. 6. good TO
return 20 Oct. ..
There is q rumor to the effect that the opposition
party to the Dexter syndicate which now controls the
Cincinnati, Hamilton 81 Dayton has secured enough
stock to name the directors and officers, and that in
the near future Mr.. Dexter will be asked to retire
from the presidency.
The Baltimore s. Ohio has notified its Western
agents that it will not participate in any east bound
rate which is less than on a 25 cents per 100 pounds
basis. Chicago to New York. Neither will the c.. /.
St l.. & Z. participate in a less rate. Both roads
have more business at full tariff rates than they can
furnish cars for.
One of the class ''N'' engines on the c., St l.. & p.
road last Friday night hauled the fast mail train.
No. z, three consecutive miles at an average speed OF
a mile in forty-nine Seconds. General Superintendent
sliner, II. l.. Miller, division superintendent and
engineer Hatch. engineer of maintenance of way were
on the train and timedit.
The general passenger agent Of one of the roads
which is carrying passengers from indianapolis to St.
Louis and return at Rs, telegraphed his agent to see
that the Journal does not give out the impression
1hah "A hSAhO IN v anua1l6 ana the
I.& st. l.. If the round-trip rate is only So when the
two roads are on good terms. what would il drop to
If they shout chance to lock hornsl
There is much complaint that the express com.
panies refuse TO deliver packages outside of a mile
limit. In other cities they take packages or freight
out three and sometimes four miles from Their of.
foes, but here the companies show q disposition "a
ignore the wishes of their patrons. Ten years ago
such methods of doing business might do here. but
with the growth Of the city the companies have not
kept pace.
The Pennsylvania Company is this 5ear CONTINUING
the premium coal plan" The allowance of coal nee
essary for an engine is placed at q certain number OF
pounds per car per mile. If an engineer and fireman
Eli the requirements of the running schedule with 4
less amount they are paid half the value of the Goa
saved. If they exceed the allowance they are no,
charged with the excess. but their conduct of an en-
CINE is examined with q view toward improvement.
The first mortgage bondholiers are not making NJ
quick work of forcing General McNulta from the re-
ownership of the Wabash as they had planned for.
The officials of the Wabash road are prompt at refut.
ing many of the charges. The latter in substance
says that Mr.. McSulta's displacement would work
injury to the entire system. He is claimed to have
exercised the greatest prudence in the management
of the road. The equipment of the Wabash under
Mr.. McNulta has been improved until it is now equal
to that of almost any Western road. New shops and
machine works have been established, and the road
bed has been improved to allow of making taste,
time by the Wabash than many of its competitor.
can make.