The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-27


The Cincinnati Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chi
cago Company has been instructed by the L., N.
A. & c. people to turn all empty cars now in
their yard here fast as they arrive and are
unloaded. over to the Chicago & Indianapolis Air
Line.
So much of bore have the drummers for oil
and varnish houses become that one of the pur-
chasing agents at this point hangs up large
placard reading: ''The oil and varnish we now
use suit us hoth in quality and price, and we
have no acquisitions to make"
The South Shore line which operates east from
here OVER the L., B. g. W, is making It warm for
competitors Last week the line forwarded
3l7 loaded cars east, and the Midland line
which is an l., b. IL W. line as well, is seooping
IN good deal of business the last few days.
The soalpers are again luck. The limit
on West-bound tickets. via St Louis to Kansas
CITY has heen made two days, while the limit to
Kansas CITY via Chicago has been cut down to
one day, as7o ner cent. of the Kansas City travel
goes West via St. Louis. OF course it works ia
Vorably to the scalpers
1t is suggested that were the Tndiananoiis rate
sheet compiled at Indianapolis instead of Louis
Viue, 1t might he more correct. As the secretary
who eompes it receives 1877. so per month and
IL reQuires only u day or two of each month to re-
wise II, 1t would seem that some indianapolis pas
senger man could he induced to do the work
The net income Of the Wabash, 81. Louis & Pa
citic for 1882, fell S5S3,02 below the sum re-
qnired for interest, rentals, taxes and othe-
nual charges. This deficit is only about half as
large rs II was in the previous year, but is dis
couragtng AL the same, because net earnings
were over 81 100000 better than in that year
superintendent Andrews. of the Wabash, st.
Louis Pacific, reports that of the 5S4 engines
in the possession of the cOmpany, only 23S are
reported as being in really firstclass condition,
while 1872 are 'ln fair order hut NAV require
sneht tepa a III are running, nut needing
REPAIRS" SO are undergoing repairs and 26 wait
ing to go into shops.
The frequent changes in the West-bOund
Classification, as issued from Commissioner
Iinl F4t1i lao rdh 3alt
there is considerable merriment. Most of the
general freight agents have assigned man
specially to keep posted in the matter, and be-
fore rate Ia given this clerk is questioned as to
whether there has been any change in elassifioa-
ton within the last few minutes.
Some of the most experienced railway man
ayers express the opinion that some of the lead
ing railways of the country are leasing too many
cars; that it would he better for the companies
TO own their cars. There is roo much RELYING on
foreign equipment. The Wabash. IN 1882, paid
for hire of foreign 1921 ,000 In 1881 they
paid but $4,000. which Indicates that with
them the use of foreign cars ts decreasing.
The fine passenger engines numbers 17S and
$50, recently received from the Pittshurg Loco
motive-wOrks by the Naudalia company, have
now got fairly limhered mp and making
excellent record for speed. They are such pow
erful, p0nderous 'fellows" that they haul eight
or nine cars over the road with perfect ease.
The boilers are tiftY-two inches In diameter, and
ample steam is made to rise the grades at any
required speed.
If friend Lowell. general passenger agent of
the CDlcngo, Burlington " quincy road, pro-
poses TO make their route TO the East and Sonth-
east via the L., 3. & w. aud c., Fl. & ID. popular,
he must move his passenger trains looming east
ward more hriskly, Three times ont of six of
late these trains have come into Peoria late.
This holds the l., B, q W. back so it reaches In
dianapolis TOO late to make connection, and then
thirty or possibly fifty passengers raise a howl.
One of the great "hobbles" with President In
gals. of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis
& Chicago system, is that trains shall arrive at
terminal points promptly on time, thus never
missing connections, and his trainmen under
stand this. Ii is stated that for the six conseeu-
tive days of week before last the word time
not erased on the train bulletin at the Union De-
pot, the five through trains from Cincinnati, and
the four through trains from Chicago and Kan
kakee, arriving at the Union Depot right on the
schedule time. To do this, it was necessary for
train No TO make tho run from Greensburg to
the Belt road, forry-five miles. in fiftYtwo min
uJes, three-minute stop at Shelbyville to come
out.
James McCrea, president of the Union Rail
way & Belt Road Company, Yesterday made his
first thorough inspection of the Belt road spend
ing several hours on the trip. He was accom-
panied by Superintendents Whltcomb, of the
Union railway; Miller and McKenna, of the p,
O. & st. l.. lines Sherwood, of the c., T., St. l.. &
c. EVAN, of tine Bee Line, N K. Elliott, of the
Vandalia and Chief Engineer Becker, of the P,
e. d st. H., and Civil Engineer Wlncate, of the
Union Railway Company. Mr.. McCrea ex-
presses himself as rather pleased with the pro-
he had been led to believe heretofore. A num-
Der of improvements were decided upon besides
the proposed extension of the Belt-road to con-
with Wabash