The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-14
LOcal Notes.


The Illinois Midland is not taking through
business out of Peoria, but rates are still shaky
at that point.
Thus far Indianapolis roads have escaped acct
dents from broken rails remarkably we'll. In
fact but in two cases have their trains been
thrown the track from such cause, and in these
cases damages were light.
Three new passenger coaches have been added
recently to the equipments of the indianapolis &
St. Louis, and with the change in running time,
TO take effect March 4, diningears are to be
hauled on the through trains.
ST. Louis telegram says the Ohio g. Misss-
sippi and the indianapolis & ST. Louis roads are
cutting rates on grain to the seaboard, and Com
missioner Fink asks that the managers of the
troubles.
Freight agents at this point were last evening
notified that the Chicago d. Grand Trunk Rail-
way Company, owing to snow blOckades on their
Tor points east or Port Huron either via G. T,
Railway Company Express G. E. lines.
The Cincinnati. Indianapolis, st. Louis &
ChicigO is making DO attempts TO run freIghts
on the eastern division except to Louisville, via
Greensburg g. Vernon. All perishable freichts
they are turning over the the Cincinnai, HAM
ilton & indianapolis to be forwarded to destina-
ton.
There has been little squirt in south-bound
franc, and strange as it may seem, so eager was
cut the rate grain shipped to Nashville to 8
cents per 100 pounds from Indianapolis to
Jacksonville. The Louisville Il Nashville
Charge the full rate south of Louisville.
Now the rumor comes that the Wabash man.
agement have under consideration the abandon
ment OF Andrews as point for their main shops
before making further Investments In buildings
The men whom they can coax to stay there NJ ia
said, are sick with the chills and levers, and
those who are not thus troubled have the s'bues"
It. is very fortunate for the Cincinnati, Indian
apolis, ST. Ioufs & Chicago road that the Union
Railway Company did NOT as contemplated a
lew weeks ago, take out that "frOg" by which
the Union tracks connect with the Cincinnati
Hamilton indianapolis track over which the
C., l., st. L. & G. trains now reAohing Cncin-
natl.
The Vandalta can now boast Of having in ser
vice the heaviest ana handsomest passeuger en-
gines run on Indianapolis lines Engine No as
straight stack, air-hrakes on the driving wheels
and several other modern improvements. If ia
BALDWIN build, and model locomotive in every
respect.
The Wabash management Is still having
trouble at Detroit IN transferring their freight
so much ice is there IN the river and snow block
Ades East, Trains on all main lines of rail way
IN canada are running very irreguarly, owing
TO snow blockade Many branch roads are
closed. Passengers and mails are carried by
slelghs. Some snow-ur;fts are fifteen feet deep
Some months since President ingalls,, of the
cincinnati, Fundamentals, st. Louis & Chicago
road, ceased making public the weekly earnings
and expenses OF the road, and now makes a
monthly statement giving actual earnings and
EXPENSES, and the stockholders are much better
satlsfed After the next annual meeting the
plan This will give the 'bears" less ground to
work on.