The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-20

former weeks 705 loaded cars was the largest
number reached. This road bids fair to be Q
profitable line to the Pennsylvania company n
industries along the line are encouraged.
Daniel Kenyon. the Oldest engineer on the
Erie. has been made a ticket collector at the
Pavonia ferry-house in Jersey City. he IL sixty
six years old, and was an engineer since 1S47.
He was OF slight build when he got his first en-
CINE. Several years ago he began to grow fat,
and recently reached and passed the three-hun-
dred-pound mark.
The livestock movement is the liehtest that
1t has been in many months, Belt-road engines
last week handling but 7l3 carloads, against
$50 the corresponding week 1887. This, in part.
can be accounted for in the advance Of rates
east on dressed meats and live stock. During
the ruling of the low rates shipments were
heavy for July and August
The silliest rate wars are being carried on be-
tween the general passenger agents Of the
Vandalia and the Indianapolis & ST. Louis
road. There is a feeling that if the gentle
men are determined to have a passenger
rate war. they should roll up their sleeves and
wade in and have it cover their whole lines, and
not make such piece-meal work of it.
There is some anxiety among the persons
holding some of the less important Official posi-
tons On the C., H. G. ID. system over rumoreS
changes as q result of the c., II. & d. dropping
their Richmond division. 1t is said, however.
that no changes will be made on the c., Fl. L
division, SO economically and proftably 10 this
division now operated by its present force.
The Atlanta Constitution says that Sol Haas.
traffic manager of the Richmond & Dauville.
has resigned to accept a similar position on the
Chesapeake & Ohio and the c., /, st. L. & c.
road. The statement may be true so far as the
c. e o is concerned, but not as regards the Big
Four, which has all the officers il needs, and
very competent ones, too, as their monthly
earnings show.
The indianapolis, Decatur & Western psouie
are hoping to make arrangements with the Wa
bash by which they can keep on their fast
Kansas City train leaving here at 3:51 p. ". The
Chicago & Alton people say that il the Wabash
does this they will run a fast train from Bloom
ington to Kansas City,, 80 that the Ohio, Indiana
& Western car continue their afternoon fast
train out of here.
A freieht-rate war on east-bound business out
of Peoria Is imminent Competitors of the Lake
Erie d Western allege that the latter is cutting
rates on east bound business out of there. One
of the competitors claims to have proof that six
shippers In Peoria and that immediate territory
have been favored in rates. They GO further
and state that the trunk lines decline to refuse
certain cars from them loaded with Peoria stuff,
as ir is not carried at fnll rates. 1t is said that
the visit of Geo. Cochran, assistant general
freight agent of the n. Y. p. & o. and Erie to
this city last week was TO see what could be done
to induce the L. E. & w. to maintain rates on
east-bound business. The Pennsylvania people
allege that the L. Z. & W. is not carrying the
business they are taking out OF here az tariff
rates. On the other hand, both General Man
ager Bradbury and Traffic Manager Parker state
with positlveness that they are carrying the
business out OF Peoria aud our OF Indianapolis at
tariff rates.