The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-11

Paymaster Irwin, of the J., NJ. 81 l., will to-day
pay on the Indianapolis division for March ser
vice.
Railroad men say the sentiment of the man.
ayers of the trunk lines is unit in favor of the
strict main tenance of rates.
In the month OF March 2,124 cars were han
died on tho Nashville, Vernon & Greensburg di-
vision of the O., l., St. L. & c., 1,546 of which
were loaded cars.
Passenger business over the Chicago & Indian
apolis AIR Line Is surprising the officials of the
road, so far ahead of their expectations is it. II
IL now only local in character.
N. X. Elliott, master of transportation of the
Vandalia, states that arrangements are being
made to put on solid trains between Cincinnati
and st. Louis with the taking effect OF the spring
time-tabe. The trains throughout will be new
equipments.
wefk on the northern extension of the Van
daiia Ling was begun in earnest on Monday last.
Ties and rails are being distributed and the work
of LAYING the track will be commenced within
3eo days At Logansport the Wabash is trying
TO delay CONNECTION with the main line which
eEfendA to where the Panhandle crosses the Eel
River railroad.
railway exposition at Chicago, railroad men over
th country becoming more interested, and
lsineers, manufa6tHteFs, dealers in railway appIi-
Rnces, inventors aud men OF scientific tendencies
was ever held as that whoh will be called out by
the great exposition.
turbed that Assistant General Freight Agent
Hobbs OF the Cincinnati, Indiana polls, st. Louis
d. Chicago road, dropped into Cofa8 day OF
two ago and cut the Toledo ratio on grain three
cents, hauling the property round through In
ldanapolis, delivering it at.this point to East
ern connection. This was competition with the
Vandalia from an unexpected quarter.
President Thomas, of the Bloomfield g. Bed
ford road, is receiving letters from Columbus.
Seymour and Madison, urging that the B. & B.
road should be extended to these respective
points, and the letters are lavish with promises
in the way of aid, providing the company will
build to either point. The tenor of the remarks
of the directors OF the road, however, favors
Columbus, where connection can be made with
the q. & V. division of the c. L., 81. L. & @.
A railroad man of large experience and close
observer. last evening remarked shat in one
place the Pennsylvania Company showed short
sighiednese, that was, that they did not have one
of taeir general officers located here who would
which come up as regards either passenger or
freight business. Practically he said, four OF
these lines terminated at indianapolis, and it
was much more proper point for all their gen
eral Offices than Columbus, o.
! Yesterday the Journal reporter dropped the
remark In the presence of an t. B. & W. official
high in authority that unless the t. B. & W.
were In earnest in their project of extending
their st. Louis division to st. Louis, they were
iunwise TO agitate the matter as such agitation
on the part of roads which now do business
out of St. Louis. This drew forth an
answer to the effect that the st. Louis extension
would be built, and arrangements are now In
progress to raise the funds to construct the
road, and the l., B. 81 W. people were, as well,
determined TO extend their Ohio Southern divis-
ion from Jackson, o., to O point on the Ohio
river. some thirty miles above Portsmouth.
Then, remarked the official, the L. B. & W. will
mot have a foot of road which it will not pay
them handsomely to operate.