The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-10
Personal. Local and state Notes.

The passenger conductors on the Cincinnati
Hamilton & Indianapolis road now run 1920
miles a month of thirty days
Report has 10 that Allen Msnvil general man.
managership OF the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern road.
The semi-annual meeting of the National As
ISOLATION OF General Passenger and Ticket
Agents will be held in Saratoga. y. Y, com
msncing with Tuesday Sept. Is.
Wv. McCracken has been elected president
Of the Louisville. st. Louis & Texas road, vice
Col J. c. Fawcett resigned. The latter was
then elected vicspresidsrt Of the company.
j. d. Abrams has been appointed general
agent of the Commercial Express fast-freight
line at New York vice F. W. Richardson, re-
eigned. The agency Of this line at Toledo and
Quincy, ILL.,, has been closed.
General Manager Hsnderson's report shows
that in August the Ohio Southern road earned
SOL 1893. incresse of 81, 1877 over August earn
ings 1887. The outlook for the coal roads is now
very bright, ell are showing increased earnings
this year.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chi
cago road 10 now hauling passenger aud freight
cars Of the largest pattern over their lines. For
not be used on the road, now they are sent over
the North Bend cutoff and there will be no
more trouble on that score.
Decline stock is bearing hard upon the sixties
and will likely get there this week. But few
weeks ago it was below the forties. When liv-
to say when Decline was below forty it
is always a good purchase and invariably this
has proved to be correct statement
John Riley Saturday last appointed
trainmaster Of the Cincinnati, Indianepolis, st.
Louis 81 Chicago road. a newly -created position.
The promotion was certainly deserved, as for
years past Mr.. Riley has had much to do with
the handling Of trains tho road. aud is in ev
cry way competent to fill the position 20 which
he Ia promoted.
L, d. Richardson, general supern tendent OF
the weighing aud inspection bureau connected
with the Central Traffic Association, boots the
idea of dsbanding the association. Even if it
fails to preserve rates, which it certainly does,
tho weighing and inspection bureaus over the
country covered by the Central Traffic Associa-
ton great sources of benefit TO the roads
and constantly increasing ia usefulness.
It is thought that Col. Harry Crawford will
experience but little trouble in bringing the
Indiana Midland out Of the financial mre
when the crop begins to move and tho
road begins TO reap some benefit from its coal
traffic The most unfortunate thing about the
outlook for the road is the fact that it is short of
equipments and every road is now SO busy that
they have but little to spare TO help weak lines.
Poor's Manual of Railroads for 1888 is out
This is the twenty-frst volume. and is the most
complete vet published. For years the publish
usefulness of the work was greatly impaired,
but the last FIVE years 1t has become a standard
publication. and is full Of interesting statistics,
and the information conveyed In the of
each road is valuable to those interested In rail-
road matters
The eveuness with which loaded cars arc mov-
ing is one of the favorable features OF the bust
ness with the railroads. The Bee-line last week
for instance, brought from the East ,093
loaded cars, forwarded east, LAS loaded cars.
The Vandalia brought in from the West 939
loaded cars, forwarded West 905 loaded cars. and
much the same proportion is noticeable with most
of the other roads. When cars are loaded both
ways il is then that earnings foot up hand
somely.
The people on the line of the Indianapolis &
Vincennes road are very much tried it is so
their business on There hundreds OF car
loaGs If .rain 10 Come to market and the coal
operators are getting just about ono half the
cars they wanr. If the Pennsylvania people
will once give his division OF their great sys-
ten .a;r show "a to cars it will not be difcnlt
for the roaf earn operating expenses and
interest on me enormous bonded debt hanging
over it
George Blanchard. chairman of the Central
Traffic Association, TO resign his high salaried
position. They say he has done we'll and better
than most men would at the head Of such a
ouarrelsome lot of fellows. He has much more
turbulent elements 10 control than has Commits
sioner Fink, 60 many more roads there In
the association. His salary 10 SIS, 600 per an
mum, and man Of his ability can command