The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-29

The Vandalla last week brought into In
dianapOlis 593 carloads OF block GOAL and 1913
carloads of livestock.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chi
cago road last week delivered at Cincinnati so2
loaded cars; forwarded from hat point 863 loaded
cars.
The earnings of the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western system (Ohio Southern exceptedl for
the third week in January were S62, 062 81: IN
crease over the corresponding week in 1882,
G5,014.1S
The stand which the roads running out of Chi
cago have taken against the arbitrary action of
the Chicago Board OF Trade is matter over
which there is much favorable comment in the
railroad circles OF indianapolis.
The management OF the Indianapolis, Bloom.
tngton q western system are negotiating for
steel rails suthclent to relay all the old track
the Ohio division. The greater part of the pres
emit track on this division laid years ago by
the c., g. & c. company, and is badly worn.
The three Jefferaonville Madison & Indianap-
Oils engines recently transferred to the Chicago
division OF OF the p G. & ST. l.. to help Super
tntendent Watt out, were yesterday transferred
TO the indianapolis division to help Superin-
tendent Miller handle the business on his diyi5-
ion.
The five western roads last week brought into
this station 1886 loaded cars, follows: Indi-
ana, Bloomington & Western, st Louis division,
3T2; Peoria division, 615; Cincinnati, Indianapo-
lis, ST. Louis IL Chicago 6l5; indianapolis & ST.
u Louis, LOSS; Vandala, l,246-which ia q falling
or y IS GERS az compared With the plumber re-
ceived in the week ending Jan 20.
IRAN men appreciate fully the more moderate
weather. Some of the oldest men on indianapolis
lines say that the recent cold snap affected the
movement of trains to greater extent than in
any former year, ana travel, well,
seriously affected for two or three DAYS:
1t was so light as to not pay the actual cost of
moving the trains on some of the roads Through
travel fell on fully as large per cent. local
business
It il stated that there is a possibility that the
Chicago Indianapolis Airline people will make
ARRANGEMENTS TO do their freight business In the
Cincinnati, HSmilton & Indianapolis depot in
steNd Of the Wabash depot, as the O., II. & l. is
10 be their Cincinnati connection. The question
will he settled this week. 1t has been a surprise
In railroad circles thot the G. & I. Airline people
for moment entertained the idea of coming
into the CITY over the Wabash track, as the
former IS a direct competitor at many points of
the Wabash system.
j. II. Wilson, general superintendent OF the
Indiana, Bloomington & Western system, by
circular announces that Fl. c. SprHgue has re-
signed his position as superin tendent of tele-
graph OF that road. His duties will be distrb-
ufed as follows; Agents and operators on the
Ohio and MIDDLE divisions will be under the di-
rect supervision of ID. r. Ennis, superintendent;
and agents amt operators Peoria and st.
Louis divisions under the supervision of the
general superintendent. All time slips hereto
fore sent to Mr.. Sprague will be sent to the gen
eral superintendent.
Conductors on the indianapolis g. Vineennes
road have received instructions to issue no more
receipts for cash fares collected, whether they
are demanded by the passenger or not. 1t some
times happens that parties who are fully en-
Titled to free transportation find they have mis-
laid their passes, but by paying the cash fare
and taking the conductors receipt the matter is
easily adjusted through the general passenger
department. This new rule makes it impossible
to secure the return of cash fare paid, and places
the conductors in an unpleasant position,
they are the most censured.
The citizens OF New Albany are in high glee
over visit or Col. Horace Scott to their city,
his conversation leading them TO believe that ne
was there looking for terminal facilities for the
talked of OHIO river road. 10 answer to the
question put TO him az to the probability of the
early building of the Ohio River railroad, Col.
Scott said: 81 do not care to talk about the
matter-that ls, have no particulars TO give the
public in relation TO the enterprise. I will say,
however, that the OHIO River railroad lacks O
good deal of being q dead project The friends
OF the road will hear something that will
certainly please them"
The Bee Line last weak forwarded from this
point 1.ll6, the Pitt sburg, Cincinnati & st.
Louis ,207 loaded cars. In west-bound traffic
these lines show the handsomest increase. The
west-bound movement in seven days was as
follows: