The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-13
Local Notes.

The Bee Line siuee Friday last has not at
tempted to,do any freight businessat Cincinnati.
The fast stock train over the Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati & st. Louis last week was hauled from
Richmond to Columbus in five hours and one
ha +, not Richmond to Bradford, as a slip of the
pencil made 1t.
Train men an the Indianapolis st. Louis road
yesterday were setting their watehesby Column
bus instead ur Indianapolis time. By this time
sIrey depart from Indianapolis twelve minutes
and thirty seconds earlier than heretofore.
Ehe new freight depot Of the Wabash, at this
point. is now under roof, and as soon as the
Nfather viii admit of laying the tracks to 1t,
but short time will elapse before the company
will occupy iT. The old depot is in bad condi-
nor.
The Bee Line management is still increasing
the power on the Indianapolis & st. Louis. Last
week two tirst-class Moguls were transferred to
the ]. & st. l.. from the Columbus division of the
Bee Line, aud tive more are to be transferred
titus week.
Cincinnati merchants are sending all their
wtst-oound business out over the Cincinnati,
Hanilton & Dayton, which is creating quite "a
boom in freight traffic over the c., II. " l. divis-
ION. Three fall trains came west last evening
Oyerthis division.
Parties are at work arran ging for an excursion
Wednesday, to Aurora, Ind, over the O., l., ST.,
J.. & C. At that poiuJ there is a fine view of the
river. j. H. Martin, agent of the c., l., st. L. &
G., proposes to make the fare for the round trip
80, and on to Cincinnati by boat $3.50.
At the desk of each of the clerks in one of the
local freight offices a pacard has been promi-
nently posted, reading, "Our hours for listening
TO solicitations for benevolent purposes are l
A NJ. to l p. NJ; book agents, l p. NJ. to 3 p. NJ;
peddlers and advertising agents all day We at
tend to our own business during the night"
A surveying corpse, headed by an Indiana,
Bloomington & Western official, is again making
surveys on the north side of the city, which
would Indicate that the |. b. & W people had
Not Vet abandoned the idea of connecting their
Eistern and Western division by building cross
lois from BrightwoOd to Haughville.
Postmaster Wildman makes the statement
that in the year 1S82 the trains on the Cinein-
natl, Indianapolis, ST. Louis & Chicago which
carry the mails twhen the number of trains
which do so Ia eOnsideredl were the fewest times
late OF any road running into Indianapolis, and
IN their mail service, as well, missed connection
with other roads here the least number of times
We're the railway arrangements to make their
1000 miles shippers tickets good for any mem
Der of firm, no matter how many there be, it
~Ouid be a great accommodation to shippers
-FNs-fe certainly could ba no serious objection to
stch an arrangement, and it would encourage
travel on them, and the favor could not we'll be
abused were the name of each member Of the
firm noted on the cover of the shippers ticket
book.
Purchasing agents still huying railway
supplies to meet only present requirements.
Tilcrs are still tumbling, and while this is the
ease they are in a dilemma, they not wishing to
pay the prices of this week if they to be still
lover next week. One of the purchasing agents
Of large system remarked yesterday that
prices were TOO low, manufacturers must be
losing money. and he thought that an advance In
would be better for all parties.
Commencing with this morning, the Cineiu-
natl, indianapolis, st. Louis g. Chicago trains
which leave Indianapolis at 3:45 A. NJ. and 4:30
A NJ. will be run to Cincinnati in train over
the Cincinnati, Hamilton Il Indianapolis road,
and the 3:40P. NJ. express well Will he run
over this road. The IL A. NJ. and 6:55 P. NJ, both
accommodation trains, will be run over the c., e.,
Sc l.. d C., the former to Lawrenceburg. and
the 655 p NJ. train TO Louisville. This arrange
mont to remain i'll effect until the river goes
down.
prominent railroad official yesterday, in
speaking of the probability that A. B. Southland
would rrmain with the Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago road, remarked that the IL, N A. e.
q people could lily afford to lose his services"
When Mr.. Southard Went onto the Foad in June,
1879, the through business they were carrying
eohId be carried" he added, "in mans hat, and
Their local business was at low ebb." Mr.. South
ara first looked after the lumber traffic of the
road and in a couple of years built up an i'm
auense business. In the last three years the road
has been steadily increasing its equipments.
ewing him something TO work with, and he has
made their coal business a grand success. These
have heen the special features, yet other classes
of traffic have Increased prOpOrtionRtely. As
evidence that Mr. Southardis well thought of by
leading railroad men, ID is not improper to state
that he has recently been offered much more
prominent position of the best roads
pressing Indiana