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

The directors of the Belt road held their regu-
Jar monthly meeting yesterday, but transacted
no business of importance TO the public.
The Indianapolis & Vincennes Railroad Com
.pany again have under contemplation the ex-
tending of track from their main line to the
hotel at the stockynrds.
In the month of March there were loaded at
the VandaIia city freight depot for local points
on the line 632 cars. Seldom is their local bust
ness, out bound, heavier than last month.
Since February Is there have been distributed
ON the eastern division of the Cincinnati Indian
apolis, ST. Louis & Chicago road 3,047 carloads
of gravel, 2.249 carloads OF which were dlstri9-
nted in March.
The cash freight receipts of the indianapolis
station of the Vandalia Line for March were
Sl03, 10, an increase of $4,000 over Febru-
larry receipts, and of S23,60U3 80 over cash re-
ceipts IN March, 1852.
One of the sralpers, yesterday, when speakin g
of the opening of the outside ticket offices, re-
marked that 1t would Doubtless be severe blow
TO them 1.-THE scalpprs), as the business OF March
paid bin between 500 and $500.
Tho monster passenger engines which the Gin
eiunati, Indiauap polls, ST. Louis d Chicago com
spany received last week from the Schenectady
ICar-works are being run on freight trains, linn
herring them up. They are numbered ~ and 73.
One of the attorneys of the Union Railway
Company, in the case of the c.. II. IL l., states
that unless the case can be advanced on the STU
preme Court docket it will likely be some two
will be reached.
The indianapolis car-wOrks said TO have
paid IL per cent. last year, Notwithstanding the
disadvantages they had TO contend wIth the
eary part of tho year. Being new works. it was
quite difficult to get sufficient supply Of certain
articles used in car construction.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad
management are urging property hOlders, be-
tween Han iltnn and Cincinnati, to encourage
people to build along the line Ivy selling ground
lat more reasonable figures General Manager
FWaifa increased
Suburban travel ON their part.
Parties who, n few years ago. used to travel
over the C., G. d 1. {. road between Richmond
and LOganspOrt, rode in fear, when travelling
over this piece of road, in such wretched con-
dtiOn the track. Since Superintendent
Miller took control of this division the roadbed
has bern practically rehuilt, aud IT. Is one
of the best pieces If track in the State, and the
division over which lost time by express trains
is made up.
indianapolis has twcnty-six furniture manu-
factories and the largest number of lounge man
ufaetOries, 1t is stared, of any C0int in the
country, and all are shippers, and it would
Doubtless he "A cnnd idea for tho freight men to
give their demands Tor lower rates more atten-
tion, and one manufacturer saws they propose
to bu8 in the freight mems ears until their
goods carried at lower rates, demand
Which some freight men say is reasonable.
North Vernon, Ind, is assuming considerable
Importance as a railroad center. The Ohio &
mississippi has four representatives located
there, the JPffPrsnnville, Madison IL Tnd.anapO.
lis three, the Cincinnati, indianapolis, 81. Lnuls
ger men not only fight with words, but. Occa-
slonaiiy come TO blows. A few days since II j.,
NJ. e. man nailed mp offensive poster u
Union depot telegraph pole, and an O. & NJ. man
tore it down. This brought on fight, and for a
time matters looked squally.
The Journal, of Lafayette, soiloquzes as fol-
lows: "Whatever hope Lafayette may have in
securing the car shops of the Louisville,
New Albany e. Chicago may as well silently and
cheerfully as possible disappear. The puwers
that he in the rail way corporation have set their
heads on Mnnon. and that point will be the point
for looaiion." An official of the i , N. A. q C..
remarked yesterday To the railroad reporter of
the Indianapolis Journal that President Young
looked at the matter in Il business way Mlonnn
was the junction point of the L., n. A. & c. main
line AMI of the Chicago d indianapolis air line,
operated ny them, ana therefore no favored
Monon for the location OF the new shops.
As the statement is IN circulation that General
T. A. Morris donated the grounds on which the
Union Depot st nds TO the Uuinu Railway Com
pany, IL is but inst the latter state that the
ground on Inch The depot stands was purchased
of James Blake in $50. The Union Railway Com
pany paying him 50 900 in cash for il. Mr. Jack
eon states hat the only ground donated TO The
Union Railway Company WIS by Austin Morris,
who gave The strip Of ground needed to lay n
track on to connect The Madison d Indianu polls
tracks with the square on which the Union Depot
stands. The right of way through the city pur-
chased, and at price which at that time was
considered exUrbiGant for it. Mr.. Blake, in con-
veying the property. made no conditions as to
the purposes for which the ground should be
used.