The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-04
Local Notes.

Tn the month of May the Vandalia brought
into Indianapolis 1,0l2 carloads of block coal,
which was the lghtest movement for many
months.
The Indianapolis & St. Louis to-day put on a
seventh construction train. These trains are
hauled by Mogul engines. and, after once out OF
the Gravel-plt, haul thirty five loaded cars.
Three elegant new passenger coaches, with all
the latest improvements, including ladies' and
gentlemen'S wHshing room. were delivered to the
Bee Line last week 10y Barney, Smith & Co.
Passenger train men on the Wabash system
are out with their new uniforms, They are not
so nobby and stylish as those of the train men
on the Pennsylvania lines, yet they look more
comfortable.
The Chicago, St. LOUIS & Pttsburgs made the
round trip rate from New Castle 10 Chicago and
admission to the railway exposition, $5.95 per
head. The Fort Wayne, Cincinnati Il Louisville
and the NGkie-plHte are Ia the field Offering a
IS 30 rOund-trip rate.
The putting on of a limited express train be-
tween ST. Louis ana New York over the onto 4
Mississippi and the Erie lines definitely settles
it that the Naudalia and Pennsylvania lines will
put on the limited express which they have been
talking OF doing for several months past.
Tioket-scalper Frey. on Saturday, gathered IN
another half dozen passengers for Pittsburg.
The tickets were furnished the seaiper it Is
stated, at the outside Cincinnati. Hamilton q In
dianapOlts office, and read via Dayton and Mans
field, and the rate on them was cut 81 80,
The management of the Laokawanna fast
freight line has perfected ARRANGEMENTS by
which they will reach Indianapolis and Peoria
over the Indiana, Bloomington & Western. and
negotiations are pending through which they
expect to getinto st. Louis over the Chicago &
Alton road, leaving the l., B. g. W. at Blooming
ton.
Some seventy men were yesterday engaged in
reaying the tracks in the city yard of the
Chicago. st. Louis 81 PitisbuFg read substituting
a sixty-seveu pound TO the yard steel rail for
the sixty pound iron rails which have been down
for many years. The tracks, as WE'LL are being
relocated SO that more room Ia given for drays
and teams to get up 10 the depots.
The Ave Western roads last week brought into
indianapolis 3,34S loaded cars. follows: l.,
B. & W, st. Louis division. 236; Peoria division,
59i; C., L., 81. J.. d c., 672; l. & 81. L., 765:
vandalia, 0S1. This is a gain Of 267 cars over
| the number received iu the week ending May
26, ana ISL cars of this improvements was made
| on the Two divisions of the l., B. e. W.
| In the forty-eight hours ending al P. NJ Sat
urday, the platform men at the Cincinnati. Indi-
annapolis, St. Louis g. Chicago city freight depot
un0aded and loaded 1i6 carloads of freight or
| nve cars per DAY 10 each or the platform men.
| This road Is not botherIng much wit through
business, but their local traffic is booming, never
| being better than for three months past.
| Observing railroad mep. In speaking of the
| present weakness of railroad stocks, say that
| The market is suffering more from dnllness than
| from any condition warranting decline. The
| belief is general that the market VIII I've dull
| until June ID, and from that time an advance of
| from 10 to / D per cent, is looked for based on
favorable reports from crops. About that time
| last year rise started.
Efforts ara being made to arrange for admit
| ting railroad men TO the Chicago railway expo
sitiOn on Sunday, 50 large per cent. of railroad
men being unable to go TO Chicago ON week dB VS..
| superintendent Watts, OF the LOgansDOrt dlvis-
ion of the Chicago. st, Louis q Pittsburg, takes
| the right view of this matter. and will give his
men day to visit the exposition, and, what Ia
still better, furnish special train to carry them
| to Chicago.
Consol engines on Indianapolis roads are be-
coming quite famous One OF the COnsol engines
Onithe Cincin nati Hamilton & Indianapolis road.
on Thursday last, hauled thirty eight loaded and
three empty cars from Hamilton to Indiana 20
liz, and Yesterday ConsOl engine on the Iu-
loaded cars from era louisville 10 Indianapolis.
On both roads there are several heavy grades
between the points named.
John G.. Williams general counsel OF tho com.
pany operating the VandaIa system OF roads,
writes the Journal as follows: "'One OF the
most prominent attorneys of your city ia mis-
taken In saying that the Supreme Court OF this
State has never passed upon the question of the
liability of the owner of stock for damages
caused by a collision between the stock and q
railroad train. See Sniram va. PIttsburg, Fort
Wayne Chicago Railway Company. % Indiana,
244."
Jay Gould tells the bears on Wabash. St. Louis
& Pacific stock and securities that all stories
abOdt the Ifegality of Wabash prices, and any
attempt on the part OF himself and friends to
make all common stock. are entirely without
foundation He says his policy IL to build up the
Wabash property. All the mlsfOrtunes befell Wa
bash before he took charge of the property. He
has already greatly reduced expenses and in
creased business aud Is now managing it on a
conservative basis.