The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-16

The Toledo & Indianapolis railroad was opened,
Saturday, for regular trains, between Toledo and
Findlay.
There were delivered last week at Cincinnati
off of the C., l., st. l. &. q. main line $50 loaded
cars; forwarded from that point l,193 loaded
cars.
The Chicago, 81. Louis & Pittsburg road for
waded East from this point last week LOOP, the
Bee Line 9zl, and the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western 525 loaded cars.
Last week go cars were handled on the Rush
ville Greenshurg & Vernon division of the c..
l., st. L. & c.; OF that number AL were loaded.
The business of this division is greatly surpris-
ing the management of the c. L., 81. L. d c., so
much does 1t exceed their expectations
The five Western roads brought into Indianap-
oils last week 3,618 loaded cars, as follows: l..
B. & W. st. Louis division, 145; Peoria division,
dala, lap. Coal traffic helped the Vandalia
ont, this road hri ging in $50 carloads of block
coal and 155 carloads of stock.
The matter of reOpeniDg the outside ticket
Offices by common consent has been postponed
until the officials Of the Union Rail way Company
can GET together and take Il survey of the situa-
tion, which will he within the next ten days,
and If opened at all, official of the Union
Railway Company says, it will be on May L.
Under the ninety-nine-year lease OF the Wa
bash to the Iron Mountain Railroad Company
the Wabash company is to receive the net earn
Ings and the Iron Mountain is obligated TO make
up any deficiencies. The deficiency last year by
This obligation is preferred claim to he paid
next after the bonds. The Wabash is also TO be
kept IN repair.
There Is an unusually large per cent, OF the cars
moving that are empty. Last week of the
A,460 cisrs received and forwarded at this point
over both divisions Of the c., l., st. l. & c., l.
279 were empty cars; of the 1850 handled on
the Vandaha 729 were empty; of the 2,6S7 re-
ceived and forwarded over the Indiana, Bloom
1ngton & Western Uhree divisionsl 573 were
empty. While the prOpOrt ion on other lines was
hardly in the ratio, 1t was larger than
usual.
The Chica 90 & Alton management seem quite
determined TO make their route popular. They
are now running two palace reclining chair cars
In all through trans hoUh ways. day Rnd night,
between Chicago ana Kansas City, Chicago and
st. Louis, and st. Louis and Kansas City, and
there is no extra charge for seats in these cars.
The Indiana, Bloomington & Western is working
with this road between Bloomington and Kansas
City, and tile Nandalia between st. Louis and
Kansas City.
Shippers on the line of the Ohio & Mississippi
road complaining that the management do
but little to foster their local traffic. and are ar
bitrary in their rates, unless the business is for
the benefit of Cincinnati. The efforts of the gem
era freight agent said to be directed chiefly
in working for through business, local business
being secondary. Business men at towns on the
road allege that their slow growth is largely due
TO the lack of interest of the o. e. NJ. manage
snent in their prosperity.
J. W. Marsee, NJ. D., local surgeon of the Chi
cago, st. Louis & Pittshurg road. yesterday
afternoon delivered his second lecture before
the employees of this road, $50 or more of V nom
were attendance, and quite sprlnkling of EN-
p:oyes OF other roads. Yesterday his special
subject was how to treat a person when injured
TO prevent loss of blood, he show
ing where bandages should be placed
ostOp the effuston of blood from any artery or
vein. The Doctor talks very plainly to the boys,
using no words which they cannot unders and,
and the lectures are highly interesting and IN.
structive. Each engine and cabOose the c.,
st. l.. & P. road is being supplied with tin box
in which there is one roll OF rubber compress, a
package of absorbent cotton, six rolls of ban
dages and one pyramid of pins. On the cover of
each box directions of how to Use Them IN case
of al accident are distinctly printed