The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-01

The programme now is for the Bee Line peo-
pie to commence operating the Terre Haute &
South Eastern road the 18th of this month
The American Express Company is is arrang-
ing to put messengers between Indianapolis
and Chicago, over the Air Line, April l, 1888.
Passenger men report travel to have increased
so per cent. during the few days the weather
has been pleasant, and trains making schedule
sine again.
There are now fourteen miles of side track Mt
Andrews, che new division point GU the Wabash,
St Louis & Pacific and ten miles additional Is to
be laid this season.
To-day the American Express Company will
put their messengers on the N1ekelplate road.
The Indiana division will be under charge of
Superintendent Z. W. Sloane.
The lumber movement has now set in briskly.
Heavy shipments are coming in from the North
ern pineries. and Southern pine is coming North
by train loads, consigned to car-works scattered
over the Middle States.
Shippers at this point who again propose to
tackle the local switching question possibly bet
ter let well enough alone. Investigation will
show that at no railroad center in this country
is similar switching service done at as low
rate.
The Bee Line management Is reducing the pay
OF its telegraph operators, cutting the salary of
sonse 80 per month. One would think that this
branch of the service now so important that
living salaries could be paid irst-class operators
at least.
Of Trade will listen to the grievance of Rate Ad-
custer Peck, who appealed from the action of
which notified him that his resignation would be
accepted.
Indianapolis roads and their connections
all in good condition again and the usual order
Of running trains resumed. AT the Uuiou depot
On the train-board through the entire day yes
terday showed all trains to ne on time, being
the best record in two weeks past.
II. c. Townsend general ticket and passenger
agent of the Wabash. ST. Louis & Pacific, has
Just issued very attractive folder adver-
ment. On the outer pages are the timetables of
n n p,1fn
plete style, while map and names of promi-
nent connections adoru the interior of the folder.
The Union Railway Detective Association was
reOrganzed yesterday, john Evan superntend-
eat OF the Bee Line, was elected president; J.
W. Sherwood, superintendent of the c. L. St. L.
l. G., j. j. Turner, Of the |. q ", and John Evan
were elected executive committee The detec-
tives employed by this association have done
good work the past year.
The Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburg Railroad
Company. which purchased the Chicago, Column
bus & Indiana Central road at the recent fore
closure sale, are pertecting their title to the
property by placing their deed on record at the
respective county seats along the several di-
visions. Hon. Conrad Baker is the only resident
director Of the new company.
d. II. Lentz, superintendent OF machinery at
the steel-rai mil, has Invented a hooking ma
chime the of which, If it ia successful, will
dispense with eighteen hookers in a mill the size
of the Indianapolis Steel-rail mill He now
putting 1t up at the mill, and experts who have
examined the device are well satisfied that it is
practical and will do the work satisfactorily.
Line system, ia IN the city. He states that as
soon the roadhed becomes fairly settled the
company propose to make the running time of
tock trains five miles faster per hour than the
present schedule time. The new stock cars of
the company are more substantial in their build
than the Old rolling stock, and 1t will DO safe TO
gun their stock trains more rapidly.
w. C. Cromer, superintendent of construction
of the Bee Line proper, is in the city, and from
him Is learned that the hydraulic interlocking
switch and signal which the company, few
months since, put in operation at Wellington, o.,
IL working to their entire satisfaction, and has
never failed to perform lite duty. Railroad Com
missioner Sabine aud twenty-five members of
the Legislature of Ohio, a few days since, visited
Wellington, witnessed its operation, and recon-
nended It's adoption at railroad crossing points
in the State.
For couple of months past the Cincinnati,
indianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago has been using
on two or three engines coke instead of coal as
Juel. month ago the Journal stated that it
was not working satisfactorily. But President
Ingalls,, to thoroughly test its steam producing
power compared with coal, experimental
with coke another month, and after careful
test decides that it is not so economical we'll
adapted to locomotives for steaming purposes
as coal and is much harder on the fremen as a
strong fire has TO be kept up constantly.
General Notes.
Commencing with to-day, the Union Pacific
win allow $50 pounds OF baggage TO u person