The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02

longer be dispensed with with safety in any
thickly settled portion of this country. OF what
value Is signal from locomotive hauling
train one-fourth of mile in fifteen seconds2
Safety-gates seem 10 be the only practical pre-
ventive of accidents in these days of high speed
on railroads.
AS OTHERS SEE U.s.
The New Orleans Pieayune says: There is
considerable bad blood showing itself among
the different railroads centering at Indianapo-
lis about Union depot privileges. The Pennsyl-
vania railroad holds the controlling stock in the
Union Railway Company, and all lines not sha r
ing in ownership have to pay the Union Railway
Company fixed rental for use of track privi-
leges. The Pennsylvania company have the call
on business both east and west via Indianapolis,
and the weaker lines are talking of building
new union depot Ihey argue that ne" 9epot
would weaken their enemy, beside adding
strength to their side"
AN ITEM FOR UNDERTAKES.
For the information of those who contemplate
shipping dead bodies to any point by rail, it is
well to state that an unlimited firstclass ticket
must be provided before the baggagemas:e r
will permit a corpse to ride with him in his car
And even this privilege will not be allowed I'M
less friend procures a ticket and takes passage
at the same time for the entire trip TO be in at
tendance in case of any trouble arising between
the corpse and baggase-maSter; otherwise the
corpse would have TO go by express and be pro
vlded with two hrst-claSs tickets, one going to
the conductor of the train, and the other to the
express company.
STILL AT THE FRONT.
The Pennsylvania railway interests begin the
year with flying colOrs the earnings for January
exceeding the expectations of the most sanguine
friends of the property. The monthly report of
this company is never deferred to bull or bear the
stock. Their books are always open to the in
spectiOu of the stockholders, and under the
Messler system, by which their account are kept,
/ a ba
made annual reports In speaking Of the
earnings of this system in January the Phlladel-
| phia Press, under the heading "Pennsylvania 5
road opens the year nobly with the largest earn
| ings ever known before during winter month.
! The gain over the previous January was $685.
| 036, or 1853 per cent. This is much larger
| gain than the average for the month of other
roads, and 1T is accompanied by comparative
actual increase of S159, PA, this was only 3
| per cent so that the net earnings showed the
handsome gain of S396,792, or 81 per cent.
| These are not only the largest net earnings ever
\ known for January, but the largest for any
winter month. The gain In rates Is shown
net earnings is very nearly large
| as in 1881 and go per cent. greater than last
| year. The Western lines show a profit of $l74,-
| 9Sl, which is gain of $132,233 as compared
| with the previous January, but still less than
for the first month of 1881. The folio wing table
shows the comparative figures for three years
| past
1881. 1892, 1888.
Gross earn'gs So, ls9, 215 So, 373,321 $9929,357
Operating
penses 90. 1,9s2,354 2,29s,o55 2,458 300
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