The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-13
Local Notes.

The movement over the Belt road is quite sat
isTactory. Superintendent WhitcOmb reports
that the transfers this week have aversged 900
cars per day.
The Wabash mana cement has purchased the
rolling stock of a defuuct narrow-guage road in
Kansas for use on u narrow suage branch of the
Wabash in Iowa.
III the year 1882 there were $4,000 carloads
of coal loaded in the Brazil district in round
numbers, Is, 762 of which were loaded by the
Watson Coal and Mining Company.
The agents of the Nckel-plate road at Fos-
toria. Fort Wayne and Bellevue have been no.
titled that their designations would be accepted.
1t is stated that officers and agents all along
the line are anxious lest their heads will soon
tumble into the basket.
The coming report of the Wabash, it is said,
will show conspicuous success on the part OF the
management IN the operation OF that gigantic
Ing debt, but also to leave a surplus after the
payment of fixed charges.
The passenger earnings OF the Cincinnati,
Hamilton indianapolis road for December
1882, were nearly $4,000 in excess of the earn
1nEs the corresponding month of 1881. BY in
creasing the number of trains their local traffic
has increased handsomely.
The steady advance in the stock of the St.
Louis, Alton & TerTe Haute, and well of the
Indiana. Bloomington & Western, and the large
sales reported, eXcites considerable comment.
The oome-Out of both properties is looked upon
as being exceedingly favorable.
1t is said that the 81 200, 900 of per cent.
collateral trust bonds authorized by the Louis
vile, New Albany & Chicago railroad of a
slnking-tund character, retirable after one year
and maturing in ten years, and that they will be
taken up by insiders and then offered to the pub
lie
The officers OF the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western System yesterday commenced the in
apecton OF the several divisions, yesterday pass
Ing over the Peoria division, to-day over the ST,
LOals division, Monday next over the middle di-
vision, Tuesday over the Ohio or Sandusky di-
vision, Wednesday next over the Ohio Southern
division.
President Ingalls, OF the c., l., st. l.. & c.,
states that with three weeks OF good weather
they will have their track and yards in shape to
commence doing their through business over
the Belt road, and the Union Railway Company
Will, In the early spring, ASH all leasing lines to
move all their through business over the Belt to
relieve the Union tracks,
Since the present management took control of
the Bee Line system it is stated sixteen veteran
officials, who had been with the road IA score or
more years during its prosperity and adversely,
have been removed. Among the number named
are Flint, Ford, Shoemaker, Williams, Mcclure,
McAlpiue, Attrldge, Elliott, King and Gale.
OF the old tried list Blee ana Beach only remain.
Younger men have stepped into their places, a
few by promotion.
Train men on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & st,
Louis system have for couple of weeks mast
been on the anxious seat, as they have been
called upon by the several division superintend
ents to come onto the green carpet ami show
their knowledge of the new signal service which
goes into effect Monday next. Each man has
ninety questions to answer, and If he misses one
he is given more time TO post himself. Occasion
ally one is examined who is so thick-headed that
he is rejected.
Up to the this time the indianapolis. Decatur
& Springfield road, now the st. Louis division of
the Indiana, BlOOmin gtOn & Western road, has
not been profitable interest TO them, the first
seven months of 1882 not paying operating ex-
penses, ana the rental. which Is $2OO,OOO per
year; but the last five months the earnings paid
operating expenses and rental, and there was a
surplus of several thousand dollars, which par
TALLY made up the losses of the early part of the