The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-28

Tho Indiana, Bloomington & Western people
have dropped the price for berth in their
sleeping coaches run between Columbus and In
dianapolis to 81.
The general passenger agents meet at Cincin-
natl on Friday to agree rates to San Fran
cisco to parties who desire to witness the
kKniGhts Templar grand conclave.
A decision in the question at issue between the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Indianapolis and the
Union Railway Company is expected by the at
ter1eys in the case the early part of next week.
An official of the Indianapolis & ST. Louis road
says that within eighteen months that road will
have one of the smoothest, solidest and best
tracks crossing the State of Illinois, This is say
ing good deal
Tho earnings of the Indiana, Bloomington &
lWestern for the third week in March were S70,-
iS48. %, an increase of S2O,3262I over earnings
for the corresponding week of 1882. In this
statement earnings of the Ohio Southern are NOT
1ncluded.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul cut off the
eommission-paying TO Indianapolis seapers,
and the Chicago & Northwestern has come into
the field, or at least one scaper on Monday sold
nine tickets to ST. Paul over that route at So
per head cut,
If friend Townsend, general ticket and pas
senger agent of the Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific.
expects to hold his own in this section. he must
place live travelling passenger agent in the
Southeastern district. Competitors are doing
some lively work in the Southeastern field.
Friends of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
G
stock ranges so low. The road is doing good
bushes at good rates, and there certainly is bet
ter reasons for an advance of its stock than for
the advance in some stocks as quoted of late.
Tho general passenger agents of Ohio, Indi
ana. Illinois and Michigan roads meet to-day in
Teled0 10 attempt to restore West-bound rates
out of Cleveland, Sandusky and Toledo. The old
bunch of Lake Erie & Western tickets which the
scalpers got hold of couple of years ago are
at the bottom of the trouble.
Freight men are somewhat exercised over a
hat ha 1xa & had out
the rate on grain and provision from Chicago to
the seabnard cents per 100 pounds against the
all-raH routes. The business is SAID to leave
Chicago over the Louisville, New Albany Il Chi
cago and strikes the Chesapeake Ohio at Louis
vile.
Notwithstanding the sickly condition of the
Indianapolis division of the Yardmasters Mu-
tual Benefit Association, Secretary Sanger states
that the organization, as whole, is in a very
pr0RperOus way. During the present year 223
members have been added, aud there are now
divisions of the association in twenty-six States
four Territories, and the Canadas,
1t is stated officially that work will be com
menced on the new Pittsburg, Cincinnati & ST.
Louis shops, just east of the Deaf ana Damb
Asylum. within the next 80 days. The buildings,
which will be 10 in number, win be built of brick,
resting on stone foundations, and will be COW
cred with slate roof. The main shops will be
cOmmOdiOus, light and convenient, and OF neat
style of architecture.
Passenger men report a brisk emigration
Westward, and 1t is now thought that for some
weeks TO come it will be the heaviest ever known
from points. far East even the New England
States. However, a larger per cent. come from
Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. Indianians,
well, IN large numbers, are moving further
West. Agents at Liverpool write that from the
present outlook it is evident that the emigration
from Great Britain will exceed anything ever
known In that country, Dakota being the great
objective point. While southern Dakota will
catch the principal flow, northern Iowa and
Minnesota will receive their usual proportion;
TO southern Dakota one agent estimates the emil
grafton will be nearly, If not quite, 100000.
1ndianians, many of them, however, are striking
Yor Washington Territory and Manitoba.