The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
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1887. 1856. 1883.
Name of Road.
Local and State Notes.

The new Cumberland division of the Psnnsyl-
vania lines is to be further extended to the coal
and iron mines of West Virginia
The Pittsburg & Western has awarded the
contract to build two hundred coal cars of 500
pounds capacity to the Ohio Falls car-works. at
Jeffersonville.
O. p Anderson. for years travelling passenger
agent of the l.. b. d W., has been appointed
general agent of the company, with headquarters
1T Peoria, ILL.,
Stuart R. Knott, il is stated, is to be made
general traffic manager of the Louisville d Nash
vile road. For some years past he has been as
nstant TO the president
In the suit for damages brought by Wilson 81
Boyd against the l., D. & s. Railroad Company
where discrimination was alleged the demurrer
having been overruled. an answer from the de-
fendant is expected this week.
The Niagara Falls Shortlne people refuse to
accept the arbitration of Commissioner Daniels,
and meeting is to be held in Chicago to-day to
attempt to settle the questions which are max
ing the trouble between the Short-line ana lis
competitors
E. p. Whitcomb, general passenger agent of
the Detroit e. Cleveland Steamboat Company,
Is not allowed to pay commissions, so he re-
sending each box Of fine Henry Clay cigars on
New Years.
The freight agents yesterday held their regular
monthly meeting. Little was accomplished, as
but few of the roads were represented.
special meeting has been called for Friday next,
when matters of importance regarding rates will
some up for consideration.
An important meeting of general passenger
agents of the trunk lines and the roads in he
Central Traffic Association is to be held in New
York today. The Generalization of Pacific
coast rates is to como up, among other things.
for consideration. 1t is expected the sessions
will be OF two or three days duration.
Two of the Indianapolis roads are in the mar
ket for new passenger coaches, and find it quite
difficult to place orders for early delivery, SO
crowded are the works that build this class of
anuinr ants haH yvh oh hniid
cars are again filling up with ORDERS many of
them having enough work to keep them
busy until well along in the spring.
Under the new schedule train No. / on the
j., NJ. e. /. road is the fastest scheduled train
run in Indiana. It's running time from Jeffer
soDville to Indianapolis. ITO miles. is two hours
and fifty minutes. time taken for making
stops at stations and railroad crossings to be
deducted.
The Union railway station is now under cover,
and yesterday the carpenters commenced laying
the floors, and work on the interior of the build
Ing Is now to be pushed. Contractor Routler
will, in day two, commence placing the
sheathing the roof Of the portion of the sheds
now erected, preparatory to covering them with
tin roofing
The purchase Of the l., d. & 5. road by the
Mackey syndicate still hangs FIRE, judging from
kilograms received here yesterday. An attor-
ney interested in the case says that the trouble
in closing mp the deal is probably but temporary
but the Mackey party will not secure control of
the property at SO early date as they had pre-
dicted.
The London Daily News advises holders of
the stock and bonds of the c., c., c. e /. road
iBee-ineJ to hold on to them, sooner or later
it is to become one of the best and soundest div
idend roads in America the News adds that
investors in America Of shrewd perception are
quietly picking the stock up at the absurdly low
price Of 80 to 90 cents on the dollar.
Col Horace Scott was in the city yesterday.
He states that the people on the line of the Lin
coin, Tell City e. Cannelton road, just com pleted
territory railroad facilities, which heretofore
has had none. Companies have already been
and they soon expect to place the market the
best coal 20 be found in this State.
President Ingalls,. of the c.. l., ST. L. & c., be-
gins the year in excellent spirits. The
are all paid. and it has got more money in the
treasury and out call than Mr.. Ingalls, ex-
pected to have the LIST day of January. The
earnings of the road for December reached the
most saneuine expectations, and President
Ingalls, says he looks for good business through
1888
The Journal has good authority for stating
that the parties controlling the Toledo, St.
Louis q Kansas City road are getting their
financial matters into better shape-payiug off
she men, and have made arrangements to get
money to widen the gauge between Frankfort.
Ind, and St Louis, as soon as the weather
becomes such to make it possible to push the
work. Meantime they will be in the market for
additional equipments.
The recent changes in rates made by the
roads in the Central Traffic Association and by
The trunk lines have thrown local rates out of
gear, and il will take some days figuring to
make the local conform to the through rates
and avoid the penalties of the interstate law.
The trainers of the law acted more wisely than
they knew when they adopted the long-and
short-haul clause. 1t has become a great moral
persuader for the stability of rates.
General Manager MeCrea. of the Pennsylvania
lines. has issued his orders to what is to be
5one this year in adding equipments to the lines.
One hundred and nine new locomotives to
be built, fifty-four for the southwestern lines,
which includes those centering at Indianapolis,
and htty-fve for the northwest lines Those
Tor the southwestern lines consist of fourteen
Glass 20. thirteen class M" and twenty-five
class IS" Class IS" is the consolidated stand
ard freight engine.
In the year 1887 there were handled At the city
freight depots of the Pennsylvania lines 2S0-
AZ, 9o1 POUNDS OF freight representing 81, 16S
ears, against 25l, S00.3 88 pounds of freight in
1886, representing rs, 500 cars; increase in num-
Der of pounds of freight handled in the year
1887 over that of 1856. 26,5T2, 500 pounds; in
crease in number Of carloads of freight ham
died, 1859 cars Last years business was the
largest in the history OF the Pennsylvania lines
30 far as the INDIANAPOLIS station is concerned.
Said one of the largest shippers of indianapolis.
yesterday: The interstate law is proving a
benefit to the man ufacturers of this city" He
thought that were a vote taken, ninety-fve out
of every hundred shippers would say let the
law alone: while in certain cases it had been a
damage TO the business man, IN most cases it
was benefit He was now getting as low rates
as he did prior to its passage his shipments,
and was satisfied that his neighbor getting
no advantage over him in matters and,
what was better there had been less fiuctuation
In rates since April than at any time since he
had been il business. What changes had been
made, nine times out of ten, had been in the way
o. adjustment aud invariably the rate had been
made more just and fair to the manufacturers
He said he could cite hundred cases where he
had been directly benefited by the changes
made. He added that, so far as he could learn.
she manufacturers and merchants of Indian
Apolis were getting their business carried at
lower rates than prior to the passage of the
interstate law.
The year 1887 was very prosperous with
The outside ticket offices. The annual report of
John Martin. of the c., l., ST. l.. g. C. will show
that the receipts from sales of tickets last year
were $24. GA in excess OF those of 1885, and the
sales Of tickets for this road at the Union Depot
IT the same time show increase. which is
evidence that the increase at the outside Office
was a healthy The pts from sales of
tickets the Penneylvanis and Vandalia line