The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-10
Local Notes.

The monster new Mcqueen passenger engine
now being limbered up on the O., l., St. L. d. Co.
Yesterday hauled thirty loaded cars thirty-six
miles in one hour and ten minutes, and would
t,asiIy have hauled ten more, it is stated.
A large force of men and two construction
trains were set at work yesterday graveling the
new yards of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St
Louis e. Chicago road, in the eastern part of tho
CITY, and arranging for connection with inc
Belt road.
The travelling pnb1ic are greatly inconve-
nienced through the Indiana, bloomington
& Western having closed its ticket office at
,Craw fordsvilte Junction, as trains of competing
Zines do not run at convenient hours tc accom-
MEDIATE travel to and from Indianapolis.
p A. Hewitt auditor of the Bee Line system,
will to-day. commence paying of the debts of
the late receiver of the Indianapolis & ST. Louis
road. Parties who hold supplies bills incurred
before the road went into the hands OF receiver
are kicking vigorously that their claims are not
paid.
The freightcar mileage on the Cincinnati, In
6ionapolis, st. Louis q Chicago main line in the
month of March was the largest of any month in
the history of the road, the total movement be-
ing 1866. 1926 miles During the month there
were handled the main line 20,495 loaded
and 1852 empty cars: total, 2S,947 cars. In
taa month cars of 108 foreign roads and twenty
eight fast -freight lines and private companies
were handled.
President Ingalls, is pressing the Bloomfield
& Bedford Railroad Company to extend their
road TO Columbus, Ind. and make the Cincin-
its Columbus, Vernon Greensburg branch,
their Cincinnati connection If they will adopt
such programme, he promises to aid them ma
teriay in the enterprise, and really the parties
owning the b. e. B. have the matter under favor
able consideration.
While the policy of E. A Ford. general passen-
ger agent Of the lines controlled by the Pennsyl-
wanna company, to pay no commission, is doubt
less correct in principle, 1t is proving an expen-
sve policy these lines. They thereby are
losing business which rightfuy belongs to them.
Both tine Bee Line and the l., B. e. ". are reap
ing large benefit from this policy, and the gener-
e advertising policy of the last named lines is,
as well, working largely in their favor.
Officials of the Indiana, Bloomington & West
ern road were, yeste rday, with the chief en-
gineers of the ST. Louis extension, examining
the map of the route as now laid out, and the one
Thought to be the most feasible, win be but six
miles longer from Indianapolis to st. Louis than
will he lighter An official of the road states that
prospects are good that the building of this ex-
tension will be commenced within the next
ninety days.
Several of the new rails with steel head and
iron web, which were manufactured last week
lat the indianapolis rolling-mill, have been
lplaced in the Union tracks to be tested along
side of Thompson's best steel rails, and at a
point where a steel rail shows marked wear in
six weeks, so heavy is traffic over IL. The re-
suit VIII be watched with interest, as the COM
position of the rail is such that should the test
prove satisfactory it will revolutonize the manu-
factura steel rails.