The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-19
Local Notes.

The Erie & North Shore line will open for bust
ness at Chicago Aug. 1, gaming entrance over
the Wabash and the Baltimore & Ohio roads.
II is expected that 100 or more will go from
this sectiont to San Francisco with the Knights
Templars. Parties of over twenty-five are given
a reduced rate-$125 for the round trip.
The directors of the Cincinnati, Washington
& Baltimore road passed through the city last
night en- route for Chicago, travelling in a
special car over the Cincinnati, Indianapolis
st. Louis IL Chicago road
Judge Harlan has Informed the parties inter
ested that the final hearing of the Illinois Mid
land Railroad foreclosure case will be had on
Tuesday August z, 1883, before him in the
U. s. Circuit court room In Boston.
The Toledo Cincinnati & st. Louis is negotiat-
ing with the indianapolis Rolling-mill Company
for several hundred tons OF forty pounds tothe-
yard rails, to be used in frightening side tracks
on the road and at terminal points.
Now 1t is stated that arrangements are bein q
made for the Great Eastern line TO reopen for
business at this point, ana that the Lackawanna
line is as well, coming in here, both lines opera
ting over the Wabash and Grand Trunk to Buff
fao. Get few more fast-freight lines in here,
and there Will not be carload per day for all
lines if equally divided up.
The agent of one Of the fast-freight lines, at
this point. was yesterday comparing his last
weeks business with that of 1875 and 1876 at
the corresponding period. and he found that
while last week he forwarded an average OF fifty
cars per day, in these years he averaged 200 TO
! for over 500 cars. and two days for 400 cars.
Superintendent Macleod of the Louisville
New Albany & Chicago road, issues circular
to the effect that A. ID. Madeira, who occupied
position on that road up to June 10, has been
making applications for passes for himself aud
Others, written upon the letterheads of that
company, which he has no right to use. The
company warns all other roads against granting
him any passes.
The popularity of the uptown Union rail way
ticket office is evidenced by the large sale of
tickets. The last thirty days fully 20 per
cent. of the tickets sold TO INDIANAPOLIS parties,
who go to pleasure resorts or take extended
trips, have been purchased at the up town office.
Here the agents have time to give infOrma ton
as regards route and the hustle at the Union
depot ia avoided.
In the twelve months ending July l, the In
diana, Bloomington az Western management
interest bonds, operating expenses,
kept the equipments in good repair, the track
of the several divisions, also, and have ex-
pended 100000 of said earning in completing
the partially finished middle division, and all
improv ements in the way of sde-tracks station
houses etc, now being made are paid for out of
the current earnings.
The Bee Line. Indianapolis & st. Louis and
Cincinnati, Hamilton Il indianapolis local agents
have hit upon an excellent plan for the transfer
of freight az this point In less than carload lots.
Each company daily sets car in the depot int o
which Is put all freights to be transferred be-
tween the respective lines, and where such
fret gifts are not contracted through, "A reasonable
transfer charge is added, the transfer charge
goes into the treasury of the company, not into
the pockets Of the agents Near the close of the
day these cars switched from depot to
the other and the freight checked over to be tor
warded to destination.