The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-28
Local Notes.

The Indianapolis rOlling-mill yesterday COM
menced the making of 500 tons of rails ffty-six
pounds to the yard, for the Greensburg, Hope &
Columbus road
There is a large movement of perishable
freight at the present time. and passenger train
schedule time is often made by freight trains in
moving this class of freight
Sunday last one of the eOnsOl engines on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton. & Indianapolis road
hauled frty-ninc cars tifty-seven of them loaded,
from Glenwood, just this side of Conne-sville to
Indianapolis.
Vim. r. McKeen is now one of the most popu-
lar men in the northern part of the State. The
manner that the Vandalia has been pushed
north ward and the fact that it is to be extended
to South Bend, the line having been decided
upon, pleases the business men OF that parU of
the State greatly.
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Indianapolis is
dividing its west-bound business after reaching
this point as nearly equally as possible between
the Vandalia, the Indianapolis g. st, Louis and
the Indiana Bloomington & Western. This
counting the friendship of the three is increasing
their east-bound business in return.
The Martinsville Gazette asks; "Whab has
become of Colonel TuelPs railroad, that was go
ing to be built so fast from Clay City to Martins
vtlei Can the indianapolis Journal tell us
whether the gallant Colonel is dead, do he
only sleepetha" When last seen in Indianapolis
the Colonel was enroute to New York, to see
what disposition he could make of the bonds to
raise funds to build the road.
| six men. all residents of Cleveland, own the
stock of the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan
road, and there is not a dollar of bonded debt
resting on the road. This would be a good road
for Jay Gould to scOOpin By the by, there is re-
ally good reason for the belief that the road will
be built TO Rusnvllle instead of Shelbyville and
then be run in the interest of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton Il indianapolis road.
Rolling-mlll men are still rather blue The
railroads are buying less iron, ana they are not
| pushing new mileage as they did a few years
ago. Bur the loss of trade growing out of that
is only temporary. The shift and spread of pop
uation is still going on and with rapidity, and
in very brief time this will make more railroad
mileage necessary and there will be revival of
all the industries dependent activity in rail
way construction.
The Indiana, Bloomington & Western, on the
west side. is attempting to handle six or seven
miles of cars on three miles Of side track,
and the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Indianapolis
three miles of ears on one and onehalf miles of
side track. If General Managers Henderson and
Waite would extend their system of yard tracks
at this point it would greatly expedite business
cut down their yard expenses, and enable other
| roads to do business at the elevators.
superintendent Evan, of the Bee.ine had
before him yesterday the train men who were
in the collision Saturday, and after in
vestigatiOn, discharged Everly, the engineer
and Smith, conductor, of train No IA Both an
fortunately forgot an order given them, hence
the collision. 1t is but just to the discharged
men, however, to say that they had had but
eight hours rest in the last fOrty-eight hours
prIer TO the accident, and were really worn out
with overwork.