The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-12

have full charge OF the operating department. of
the Erie system. commencing Oct /.
Personal. Local and state Notes.
Irregularities in freight rates from New York
to Missouririver points are again reported.
The Bee-lins is reaching its old-tme proper
lions In freight traffic, sending East from here
eleven to thirteen trains daily.
The Lake Erie & Western road earned in the
first week of September, $50. l25. Co. being an In
crease over the earnings or the corresponding
week IN 1887 OF So 1872 o.
It is stated by officials at the Union railway
station that more coaches of foreign roads have
passed through the depot in the lass three days
Than was ever known in the history OF the sta
stion.
Will Leeds, who has for some months past
been acting as engineer OK maintena nee of way
of the Little Miami division of the Pennsylvania
lines has been appointed to the position perma-
nently.
n B. Stone general manager OF the c., B. &
O. who has been of q six weeks vacation, 10
he is to retire from the management Of the
property.
Several Of the heavy passenger engines on the
j., II. & road have been transferred, temper
ariy to the Indianapolis division Of the c., St
j.. & P. road to help out on the Grand Army ex-
cursion business.
Complaint ia made that the Bee-line is not
running sufficient number Of coaches on its
vest-bound trains to accommodate the business.
Frequently persons have to stand up for long
distances for want or seats.
The railroad companies are experiencing q
good deal of trouble from fires along their lines
the dry weather Of the past few weeks causing
the tall grass in pastures adjacent 10 the tracks
10 catch fire easily from locomotive sparks.
An Indianapolis merchant, on Saturday last,
purcba sed for 50 the return portion OF q ticket
reading from Denver to New York and return
for s., and on reaching here yesterday he sold
IL TO a party going TO Denver at the same fig.
ure. So.
An emierant is now carried from New York
20 Chicago for 90 cents. while q frst-class pas
ssnger must pay $50 The roads west OF Chi
,cago insist on their full proportion of tariff
rates. which leaves but 90 cents for the roads
east or Chicago.
In The month of August, 1888, there were
handled at the city freight depots or the Penn
,sylvsnia lines 26529. s27 pounds OF freight rep
resenting 2, I57 cars, against % 060 91S pounds,
representing 2,721 cars in the corresponding
month OF 1887
The Pennsylvania adhered to its 1 cent per
mile rate, and had all the q. A R. business
they could possibly handle. borrowing cars from
every road which lend them. On Monday this
line hauled into Columbus from the West
twentyeight special trains.
On Sunday next the ticket, telegraph Offices.
etc. of the Union Railway Company will be re-
moved from their present quarters into the new
station, and on Monday il will be opened TO the
public, although there is still considerable to do
In the way of finishing touches.
j. @. Van Wrinkle, district freight agent of the
Bee-line, has been appointed superinteudent of
abe i ST La, TO succeed II. w. Burrows, who
has taken the same position on the Chicago IL
Atlantic. W. r. Hill succeeds Mr. Van Wrinkle.
These appointments take effect to day.
The earnings of thu express CO muanies in this
month for years. There was large movement
or fruit and general merchandise and the
money carrying business, with the uncertainty
OF the mails, Is steadily and rapidly increasing.
By slip Of the pencil James Reed was yes
terGay morning made general travelling passen-
ger agent OF the C., b. & Q. road, when it
should have been the Union Pacific road but as
both roads are doing an excellent passenger
business the same remarks will apply to the
Union Pacific.
The indications are that the Ohio, Indiana &c
Western will make unusually large earnings
this month. They would be much larger If cars
could be commanded to move their business
along the lines and from connections. They
ihave power to do 80 per cent more business
than they are nor doing.
1t is quite evident that E. B. Thomas has q
good deal OF influence with the parties owning
and controlling the Erie. y. Y, p. & o. and the
Chicago & Atlantic road. as it is stated that it
was through his influence that T. ". Burrows.
superintendent Of the Indianapolis g. ST. Louis
road. was appointed general superintendent of
the Chicago 81 Atlantic road.
The general manager of the London & South
Western road. in making his monthly report,
which showed a considerable decrease In earu-
ines, remarked 1.-THE mistake of ono engine
runner who forgot for few minutes that he
was running on the wrong track caused per
eeptible decrease in the net earnings, the dam
age done amounting TO S24. 000."
Passenger rates are likely to be demoralized
FOR the next sixty days, as the limit tickets
sold to the Grand Army Of the Republic excsr-
sonists does not expire until Nov. J. Thou
sands OF people purchased them who were not
members or the organization but will remain
East. selling the return portion of their tickets
TO Western and Northwestern points.
The cas- c bodnd lines out of Chicago last week
forwarded 47,646 tons OF freight The two
Pennsylvania lines carried 30.4 per cent, and
the three Vanderbuilt lines 20. per cent. The
c., st. l.. & p, for the first time in many months
headed the list, it carrying 2. go tons of the
dressed meats out OF q total of 1863 tonss and
l,227 tons Of wheat out of total of 2. CAB tons
An observing freight yesterday said that
1t would be wise for the Indianapolis roads
which do an east and west-bound business TO be
preparing move their promised heavy fall
aud early winter traffic by securing all the cars
that they can command. The corn crop In the
Northwest is, comparatively speaking light,
which means that the corn crop OF Kansas. Mis-
souri,, Illinois ard Indiana will be moved to
market sctively. the supplies for the Eastern
aud export market viii be largely drawn from
the States above named.
Il. D
NJ. FELTON, as first vice-president of the Erie ex-
cites good deal of comment in Western rail
road circles, as both gentlemen are well known
IN this section, having been connected with In
aianapolis roads Matters have been moving
Glong so smoothly with the Erie, and its earn
ings are showing up so handsomely, that it was
thought the present management could not be
improved upon 1t Is stated, however. that
English stock and bond-holders think that Mr.
FELTON, runs business on too broad scale,
economy being secondary In his management
The elevator owned by the Indian apolis, De-
<atur and Western road s proving of great sd-
vantage to the road, as it is really worth a
thousand cars TO them. Their cars are allowed
90 20 no further than this elevator with east
bound business, ana those which come in from
the West day are returned to be loaded
again the next day, and 80 on from day to day.
The o., l., St l. & G. is as well, greatly profit
ing through the ''Big Four" elevator at Cincin-
Bati 1t Is kept full all the time when the grain
movement Is as heavy as now. A railroad off.
cial yesterday remarked that every gran-carry-
lug road should have an elevator at its eastern
terminus to carry them over the busy months
which occur annually.
The Railroad Brakemen's Journal gives An
account of the unusually large number OF brake
mon killed last month when coupling cars and
then adds: lit is distressing to know that a
terrible wholesale butchery and no effort made
to apply the remedy. Brakemen are cheaper
than bumper and when unusually largo