The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-06


In the month of March there we're handled at
the Union Depot 1886 pieces OF baggage. of
this number $500 pieces were checked out.
The Chicago & Indianapolis Air Line COM
mence this morning to receive freight at the
new Wabash freight depot, at the head OF East
Maryland street.
Passenger men are in excellent spirits. Travel
Is heavy. both local and through the only draw
back Is that rates are shaky to Northwestern
points and Kansas City
The Bee Line people have recently been treat
ing the Hoosao Tunnel Line more cleverly. and
IA a result there has been quite handsome in
Grease in their business from this section.
Wabash common stock was selling in Septem-
her last at IA; yesterday at 29lo points. Wa
bash preferred was selling in September at 707s;
yesterday at 1919 points, decline of 24'3
pOints
The receipts from excess baggage at the Union
Depot in the the quarter ending March 81 were
S3l56. in months as follows: January, $685. 90;
February, 81 ,2o4 10; March, 81 099 20. In the
corresponding three months Of 1882, were
$2.956.45.
Commissioner Fink has now called q halt on
the Yandalia, in its livestock traffic out OF East
St fonis. the Vandalia being 400 carlo ads
ahead in IT'S rer cent. Only last week he called
halt on dead freights, the Vandalia being away
ahead in Its per cent.
j. II. Devereux. president of the Bee Line
sysirm, who had Just returned from New York.
Wednesday evening remarked to the railroad
poets OF the eRst-bound pool were never better,
and that there ls an increasing confidence i'll its
stability In the East.
The PIttshurg, Cincinnati & St. Louis manage
meut have under contemplation the erection of
very handsome building for railroad ana fast
freight line offices on the fiatiron of ground
which they own at the junction of Virginia
avenue ana Delaware street, north Of the new
transfer depot now going up,
All officers of the Chicago, ST. Louis & Pitts
burg road which is composed ofthe lines former
ny Gli0lVn Cnlutuhnz & Ind ion
Central road, are reeelvn g supplies in the of
waybiiis. etc, lettered tine first named and 1t Is
stated thar the name of p, G. Il ST. L., as
well as the C., c. & l. c., to be dropped IN all
business transactions OF the divisions cOmpos-
ing tho q. st, l.. q p property.
The stockholders Of the Cincinnati Richmond
& Fort Wayne road held their annual meeting
yesterday, and elected William Parry president,
W. o. Hugart vice-president and c. G. Binkley
secretary ana treasurer. The old board of dl-
rectOrs reelected with the exception of
Arthur McKeen, deceased, whose place was
flied by the election of c. c. Bentley. The road
Is operated by the Grand Rapids Indiana
company.
The Pennsylvania people have struck q sn ag
in the matter of abandoing the JeffersOnville,
Madison d. indianapolis freight depot and tear
,ng it Gown ms contemplated There Is "A provis-
ion In the deed made by Nicholas McCarty TO the
Madison Il indianapolis Railroad Company SINH
lar co the provision in the deed of VIM. Sheets to
the Terre Hante Indianapolis Railroad Com
pany, to the effect that the ground shall be used
only far depot purposes. Whether it shall he q
passenger or freight depot is not designated in
either case
The Cincinnati Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chi
cago Railroad Company has heen taking account
of their equipments the first day of April, and
the statement shows that the company has
3,l65 freight cars belonging to the road and
employed only in carrying local business, and
has 37o cars as their quota in lines operating
over the road, as follows: Michigan Lumber
Transportation Company, 175 Great Western
Despatch. so; Union Line. So White Line. 80;
khDawa Luc, 80. The cars run on the Kanawa
Line are hoist cars, and run between Chicago
and Richmond over the Kentucky Central and
Chesapeake & Ohio.