The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-14
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal. Local and state Notes.
The c., l., ST. L. & C. end the c., H. g. l. are
arranging to carry 1000 passengers to Cincin-
rati on the 81 round-trp rate.
Lewis Baker has been appointed agent OF the
White line. at this point, the appointment to
take effect on the 18th, tomorrow
Freight agents here have received from the
c., b. & @ their tariff, published in neat and
convenient form, and in its way it il new de-
pArture, so condensed isl
vice-president Waite, Superintendent Neil
son, and General Passenger Agent Rockwell, OF
the c., II. & d.. are this week inspecting the
lines. They yesterday passed ovor tho C., Il. u
I. division.
W. W. Finley has been appointed general
freight agent of the Denver, Fort Worth 81 Gulf
road, vice Geo. A. Ssnderson, resigned. Mr..
Sanderson WAS formerly general freight az cent OF
the l., ID. e. s. road.
The Bee-line and the Ohio, indiana 81 West
ern roads yesterday fell into line with an Is l.
cent rate on grain and its products, Indianapolis
to New York, and other Eastern points the usual
proportion OF through rata
Vim. II. Vanderbilt. superintendent Of the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore q Western road, is
spending few days with friends in this city.
He reports the business on their line limited
only by cars which can be commanded
George ". Ristine. general manager Of the
Erie lines. who has been in California for some
be gave to line agents was that they meet the
rates OF other lines on east-bound business.
Shippers are not pleased that q break in rates
on grain east-bound has been made. They
state that prices had just adjusted themselves
TO the rates, and there was some show for their
making little money, but this reduction has
upset ali their calculations.
". g. Collins has been appointed assistant
general superintendent Of the Chicago Mil
| waukee & St Paul road, with headquarters at
Minneapolis He fills the place made vacant by
| the resignation of c. W. Case to accept po-
sision on the Manitoba road.
Good authority says that for the present the
plan OF consolidating the two divisions OF the
Bee-ne as now operated between st. Loais and
Gallon under one superintendent has been
dropped. tho party who was offered the po-
sition having declined to accept il.
special meeting Of the presidents and gen.
ernl managers OF the roads omposiug the Union
Railway Company has been called for Sept. 10.
One OF the questions to be settled is that Of the
construction of the viaducs AS matters now
look. the enterprise will be abandoned.
Complaint is made that although the Indian
apolis, Decatur q Western road sdvertises to
run free chair cars some Of their porters arc in
the habit of collecting 25 cents from passengers
whom they suppose TO be green about travelling
usually taking ladies for their subjects.
w. r. Hill, who has been appointed division
freight agent of the Bee-line. with headquarters
at Indianapolis, was At his post yester6ay for tho
frat time. He will doubtless make good man
for the position. as he is well posted in freight
matters and genial fellow who will be apt TO
| catch well with shippers in this section.
An official Of the Pennsylvania fines says that
| the Pennsylvania Company has simply met, in
reducing east-bound rates, the cuts Of a ma
iority Of the roads carrying east-bound business
| They make the rate open. he says, while the
Vanderbilt and Erie and the Baltimore G. Ohio
| cut rates in a roundabout manner. expecting
that they would not be caught at it.
General Passenger Agent Edwards. of the
Cincinnati Southern, yesterday notified the pas
senger agents of the c.. l.. st. l.. & c. aud the
c.. II. & at this point that the Queen City and
| Crescent route had put q sleepiog-coach 20
| run nightly between Cincinnati and Knoxville.
largely for the purpose OF accommodating the
| travel from this section South via Cincinnati.
The Northwestern, the Southwestern and the
Western railway GENERAL freight az ents have
agreed to restore rates TO the tariff Of Dec. 20,
1887 on the 23d Of this month. and as the three
| freight associations in the West have been con-
| soldated into one, there is good prospect that
| for time rates which will leave something 20
the road hauling tho freights will be main
tanned
The Toledo, St Louis & Kansas City has its
| track converted into standard gauge to Charles
| ton, H. having Just widened the fifty miles be-
| tween Eugene Ind, and that point. This gives
| the company 800 miles of standard gauge tract,
extending from Toledo O., to Charleston, Ill,
| leaving 132 miles of arrow-gague track only be-
| tween Toledo, their eastern terminus, and ST
| Louis, their western terminus.
The roads doing business out of Peoria still
adhere TO the rate east-bound, based on % cents
| Chicago TO New York. The Chicago e Alton pso-
| pie telegraphsd General Freight Agent Wood, Of
the Ohio, Indiana & Western. that they desired
to adhere to tariff rates, and the Illinois Central
telegraphed that they proposed to adhere To tar
| it, Similar kilograms were sent 20 Traffic Man
| sger Parker, of the Lake Erie & Western.
There is a good deal of interest shown iu the
| Northern Pacific election next week, as the
| English stockholders are making desperate
effort TO control OF the property and elect
president of thsir own choosing, but 1t 10 hardly
l probable that they will accomplish what they
| have set out to do. The belief now prevails
| that President Harris viii be made chairman Of
the directory. and vice-presidsns Cakes will be
advanced to the position of president.
| 1t is quite evident that tho indianapolis
| lines are to carrv passengers and freights for
| several weeks to come At below tariff rates. All
lines cutting freight rates on eastoound
business and shading them on west-bound
| freiehts, and in nearly all directions out Of In
| Indianapolis the local ticket agents are naming
| the rates, reducing them when they choose TO,
without consultation with the general manager
or even their general passenger agent,
This month three to Ave hundred fewer cars
| per week of live stock are passing through here
east than last year. Frank Reynolds, live stock
| agent OF the Pennsylvania lnes, assgns as a
| reason that we are now feeling the effect Of the
short crops last year. There are no fat cattle in
| Indiana or Illinois be forwarded to Eastern mar
ketr A large per cent of the meats furnished
| TO Eastern markets is in the form OF dressed
| meats, and are the carcasses of Texas cattle
brought mp through the Indian territory.
A day or two ago q sensational rumor was
| set afoat 20 the effect that the East Tennessee.
| Georgia e. Virginia road was to secure control
| Of the Kentucky Central and shut the Chesa-
| peAke s. Ohio out of Cincinnati. ANY person ac-
| quainted with NJ Z. Ingalls,, president of the
| c., l., ST. l.. a. G., and also of the e. g. o.. well
| knows that Mr.. Ingalls, Is never caught nap
ping. 1t Was months ago arranged tor the
Kentucky Central road to become q connecting
link of the @. 81 O. aud the c., l., ST L. s. c.. to