The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-13

Inc midnight Train OF bn6 CntoagO ~ ludiaH-
apois Airline will, after Sunday next, leave the
Union Depot at 11:4O P. M, instead of IL o'clock
midnight.
Preliminary steps were taken yesterday for
the organization of a company to do all switch
ing at indianapolis except in the yards of the re-
spectve roads.
1t is now some five months since the method of
conductors checking in to auditors of conductor
accounts at term1ni was inaugurated on the c.,
st. l. q P. and L. Il V. roads, and as the conduct
ors become better acquainted with the plan they
are pleased with its operation.
The president of the Bedford & Bloomfield
road states that all rumors that they are Dego-
tiating for the purchase of the narrow gauge
road between Sullivan, Ind and Effin CHAM, ILL.,,
are without foundation. The company, how
ever, are endeavoring, through the coCrts, to
get the six and One-hah miles that belong to
them west of Bloomfield.
In the month of October there was forwarded
from Indianapolis proper over the the five roads
in the Indianapolis East-bound Freight Associa-
tion 6 065 tons of live stock, against $50 tons
in October. 1882 and f.539 tons in 1881 In
this statement shipments east over the l.. B. &
W. middle division are not included, the road not
being member OF the association.
After Monday next the day express train over
the Indiana, Bloomington & Western road. mid
die division, coming west will leave Column
bus, o.. at 10 A. NJ, and reach Indianapolis at 3
p. 81, instead of leaving at A. NJ, and reaching
Indianapolis aT p NJ. By the by Superintend-
ent Miller, of the c., st. L. & P, must move his
tor will make the run forty five minutes quicker
than the e., st. L. & p. now does.
Beginning with Monday next the west-bound
train over the Indiana BloOming ton & Western
road, Peoria division, which now leaves Indian
apOls 1880 p NJ, will not depart until p. NJ.
This will give business men an opportunity TO
reach indianapolis at L A. NJ. and remain until
P NJ. Under the present timetable they must
go out at 100 2. NJ. else remain until IL L. NJ.
This change Will he greatly appreciated by mer-
chants on the line OF the l., B IL W. and by the
business men of Indianapolis, much more
convenient are the hours OF arrival and de-
parture
Louis railroad wonld do well to look after the
iTregularity of their through mails. Westward
they are often needlessly delayed at the Union
Depot, Indianapolis, and it is stated that 1t is
done to injure the reputation of the line for
through mail service Through mails arriving
mere at IL p. NJ are often, i5 Is said, held over
and sent out over the Vandalia in the morning
when they should go ON through at n ght, reach
ing st. Louis in the morning az 1880 A. M the
same hour the Vandalia departs from Indian
apolis. The Vandalia people, however. are not
the ihssigators of this device against the 1. 81
St l..
Litigation of an important character ia prom
Used in the suit brought by the indianapolis
Ruiling-mill Company against the ST. Louis.
Fort Scott 81 Wichita Railroad Company, in
which the former asks for $4,000 for a breach
of contract. The railroad company contracted
with the rolling mill company for 10000 tons of
iron rails, portion of which were delivered and
paid for promptly, but before completing the
road the management decided to adopt steel
rails IN inc place OF iron, ana refused TO receive
the 4.772 tons which were still 20 he delivered
TO complete the contract. The roiling-mill peO-
pie allege that they had purchased IA large lot of
old rails to manufacture into new and fill their
contract, and these were left on their hands
Prices tumbled and they ont some $50, 900
by the failure of the railroad company to carry
out its part of the contract.
The attention of the railroad reporter of the
Journal was yesterday called to pretty tough
of cost of transportation, where the dray-
men AS we'll as the railroad companies got In
their work, as the expression goes. party
shipped a box from Upton, Ind, to Petersburg,
Ind, weighing 100 pounds; the freight from
Upton to Indianapolis over the Wabash was rs
cents, drayage from Wabash depot to the Indi-
annapolis & Vlncennes freight depot % cents
freight from Indianapolis to Vincennes % cents,
drayage from l. & V. depot to Ohio & Mississippi
depot at VinceDnes 25 cents, freight from Vim
cennes to Washington over the o. q NJ. % cents,
drayage at Washington TO the Evansville IL
Petersburg depot 25 cents, freight from Wash
IngJOn to Petersburg 25 cents, and to this must
he added 25 cents at each end OF the route over
which the box was shipped, making the total
cost 50 25.