The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-17

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after Dec. j.
The wabash's Disadvantages.
Surprise is often expressed that the oper-
sting expenses of the Wabash lines so
largely absorb the gross earnings. A study
of the last annual report will. in large
measure, explain the reason. There are
but few roads operated under tho disad-
vantages which the Wabash is, especially
In the matter of rates. Its average freight
rate 10 only trifie over seven mills to the
mile. while the company has to haul an
average of one-third of its cars empty,
thus increasing the cost largely. The aver.
age train of twenty-five cars IS made mp OF
fifteen loads and seven empties. More than
one-third of the cars hauled over the Wa
fast-freight lines; that is to say, the road
handles 500 more foreign cars daily than it
has In use on It's own or other roads. The
Wabash loses by delays. it's report showing
one miles a day last year on
foreign roads, while the Wabash ran for
eign cars an average of forty eight miles
day. The result was that the Wabash had
to pay two-snd-one- half times as much for
foreign cars as 1t received for the use of its
own cars on foreign roads. This condition
IL aggravated By the fact that foreign cars
In number only one-third those of the Wa
bash in use upon it's own line. made
greater mileage than the two-thirds on
which the company had to pay nothing,
instead OF paying mileage to other cor
poratlons. This explains the large Item of
kl9S. 752 for hire of cars. On the ST Louis
roads the mileage of empty cars is about
one-fourth of the total on indianapolis
lines about one-fifth. Since the introduce
tion of natural gas in the Central portions
of Indiana the empty-car movement has
been considerably reduced, rs there arc so
f.. Al III
tho VandaIis. tho Sc. Louis division Of the
Big Four and the Indianapolis d Vim
sennes especially 10 this noticeable.
Doing Good Work
The monthly report of j. B. Eckman,
district inspector of the JOINT Rate and In
spection Bureau. shows the gains to the
roads during October. at Indianapolis to
have been as follows: Carload freight.
S92,S $50 pounds. S1.1O1.S9; classification
charges. S124.71; total revenue gained. el0,-
65659; revenue gained in October, 1891,
e9,37264; increase over same month In 1881,
81, 2Sl.95.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
Frank Reed, city ticket agent of the
Ionon at Chicago, 10 spendlnga day or two
with friends In this city.
j. w. Sherry hiss been appointed agent Of
ouO ookio ~ Iootoku nv OoAAOo WY, NAOo
j. J. Williams. resigned.
The Wabash officials are this week on an
inspection trip Of the entire system. There
are about twenty In the party.
Anderson is becoming quite q railroad
center. Twenty-four passenger trains ar
rive and depart there every twenty-four
hours.
the Vandalia lines, has returned from his
wedding-rrip and again settled down to
business
A new private car will this week be de-
lvered to President John Newell, of the
Lake shore, which is said to be the most
bomplete of this class ever built.
Kemp Ridgiey the newly rep
resentative of the Louisville x Nashville
road for the Indianapolis district, yester-
day came MP from Louisville to acquaint
himself with the new field.
George w. French. who for some time
has represented the Louisville e. Nashville
road at Kansas City, has been appointed
travelling freight agent of the l.. & N. with
headquarters at st. Louis.
The Ohio division of the American Rail-
way Agents Association met In Columbus
yesterday. The Ohio division now has
three hundred members, and the national
organization nearly ten thousand.
r. III. Fowler. who has represented the
Wabash in the South, with headquarters
at Louisville, has retired from that position
and taken the general agency of the New
port News & Mississippi Valley road at
Evansville. Ind.
Presidents Waite and his subordinate
officials are this week inspecting the Co.
Iumbus a. Hooking Valley road. On this
inspection trip will be decided who of
the section foremen are entitled 20 the
prizes offered for the best section.
General Passenger Agent Fisher, of the
Columbus Il Hooking Valley. alleges that
ha CINCINNATI Hamiff0n a. Davfop bas
been cutting the rate from Columbus to
Kansas City, and he has made 1880 rate
from Columbus TO Kansas City TO meet the
cut.
A very attractive sign has been placed IN
the lobby of the Empire Theater. giving
the list of prices and bearing the trade
marks of the Monon and Cincinnati. Ham,
iiton 81 Dayton roads IL is acknowled ged
the most artistic design of this character
10 the city.
A circular will be issued in day or two
appointing G. =. F. Bent general superin-
teudent Of the Ohio * Mississippi. general
manager of the Ohio " Mississippi lines.
1t 10 understood that the trainmaster of the
Ohio 81 Mississippi will succeed Mr.. Bent
as superintendent.
extra coaches on their accommodation
trains TO accommodate the people who wish
toyisit the chry santhemum exhibit in Tom
inson Hall Over two hundred were
brougnf In yesterday morning on the Pan
handle accommodation.
The Pennsylvania Company, which has
been guarding it's crossing of the Chicago
q Southeastern road at Anderson for some
time. has removed the Guards- The Chr
cago 81 Southeastern shows no disposition
to tear MP the Penney lvanin track by which
It proposes to reach the various industries
OF Anderson.
General Passenger Agent Hansen. of the
Illinois Central has submitted PROPOSE
tion to the Western Passenger Association
to the effect that . uniform hour. say p
NJ. be adopted for changing the date of
ticker stamps. so that the work of the
ticket agents IN making their daily reports
may be facilitated
The election of NJ. d. Woodford. president
Of the c.. III. * D.. "a one of the directors
of the Erie. Is thought to have more sig
pificsnce than appears on the surface
While it may not mean o consolidation o.
the Cincinnati. Hamilton a. Day ton with
the Erie lines. it doubtless means o very
strong traffic alliance.
President Brice SAYS that the Lake Fri,
& Western will close ITS calendar yea
with net earnings of about 81. 100000. Tn,
bond interest and the 5 per cent. dividend
OF the year will absorb 81 020 900 of thi.
amount. and the surplus. as In years past
will be applied to improvements to th,
property, hot increasing dividends.
John j. Hally. who for many years hal
been secretary of the Pittsburg. Fl. Wayn,
q Chicago. has gone to Fox Hill Villa
Staten island. New York, TO present to th,
family Of Henry Meyer. who for so many
years was president OF the Fort Wayne