The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-16


The Ohio s. Mississippi has purchased ground
at New Albany. and will at once commence the
erection of q freight depot at that point.
The Chicago g. Atlantic management is neeo-
tiating with the Indianapolis Rolling-mill Com
pany for several hundred tons of steel rails.
Albert Curtis. passenger conductor the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton e. Dayton, has rendered his
resignation and goes to Grand Rapids, Mich, to
engage in business
The Indianapolis car-works have this week
shipped two trains OF thirty-fve cars each, one
train to the Atchison. Topeka 81 Santa Fe, the
other to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
Passenger agents of the roads which carry Pa
cific coast business are great deal disturbed
that one CT the lines which works in connection
with the Chicago 81 Alton cut the California rate
on eight passengers. Tuesday, $14 per capita.
l.. L. Fellows. formerly agent of the Wabash
road at Indianapolis, more recently general
Memphis, Tenn, retires OF March from that
position, the Office of general agent being abol-
ished.
There is possibly something in the rumor that
the Cairo, Vincennes s. Chicago company is
seeking to secure control of the Indianapolis &c
VincenDes road Parties who are behind the G. !,
v G. aud have ample capital have asked the
officials Of the i. e. " when il would be conve1l-
lent for them to furnish train to enable them
to inspect the property.
Twelve granger roads have been falling off in
earnings for four years past at the ratio of 81
to IS, while eighteen central Western roads,
which include four In danapolis lines, have in
creased in earnings per mile, in that time in
the ratio OF 80 to 81. The FIVE trunk lines have
increased their earnings mile in that time
at the ratio of 70 to So. and tw entyone Southern
roads have gained in the ratio of AZ to SO.
The railroad clerks who originated the move
ment of esta oishing local association are
much encouraged. Before the next meeting it
is thought that the membership will reach 200.
There are some 300 clerks in the general and To-
cal offices, all of whom eligible TO become
members. Officials of the roads encourag
fnr hn n n~lC fn he he as4<s1 =
to themselves and the roads with which they
are connected.
A freight agent. last night. remarked that
there was not pound of export business now
which violated the provisions of the interstate
law. 1t was carried at outrageously discrimnat-
ing rates. Especially was this true OF the ex-
port business going out OF Chicago. and he
thought the tine was coming when some of the
demonstrating roads would bring the matter
before the Interstate Commission.
Some of the railroad officials are already pre-
iicting bad year for railroads and lighter earn
lngs- IL should be borne in mind the year
has not gone far enough to enable any one TO
make any forecast. Winter earnings at best are
relatively of small Importance. 1t will not be
until March or April that any one can form any
idea of how even the first half of the current
year is going to turn out. while the last half OF
the year depends largely on the crop.
The monthly statement of the Central Traffic
Association shows that the Bee Line last month
carried I3and s. per cent of the livestock east
pound out of Indianapolis; the Chicago ST.
Louis O. Pittsburg. 20 per cent; the Cincinnati.
indianapolis. St Louis & Chicago, aud $40
per cent; the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Indian
snolis, and BIO per cent; the Ohio. Indiana g.
western, per cent The Lake Erie 81 Western
ried none
Railroad earnings for January are now we'll
reported, and 1t is evident that il was not a
Eooa month for raiiroading. Ont of 10I railroads
reporting MP TO GATE. thir ty-eieht exhibit lower
TOTALS than year ago. and the aggregate in
crease Is much smaller than has been shown
pi iate reaching only $799, 523. But when the
adverse factors many OF the roads had TO con-
TEND with are considered the statement is quite
satisfactory; 1t is rather a surprise that there
should be any increase shown at all on the roads
a whole.
The executive committee of the General Bag
gage Agents National Association hold meet
ing here to day for the purpose of agreeing on
some form OF excess baggage check which will
be acceptable 70 the transconfinep tai lines and
enable Eastern roads 70 check baggage through
10 Pacific points, on which there Is excess bag
gage charges. without rechscking at their con-
nections The Pennsylvania road will be repre-