The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-12

Paymaster Irwin, Of the J., NJ. & T., yesterday
paid on the main line for September service.
The Erie & Pacific Dispatch is still out of the
market The Y, P. 81 o. is relieving tie
blockade at Urbana at the rate of 100 cars per
day.
Paymaster Sullivan, of the c., l., st. L. & c.,
pays on the Eastern division to-day for septem-
Der service. and on the Western division to-
morrow.
The Chicago & Indianapolis Airline people
will in a few days shorten thr running time he
tween Indianapolis and Chicago thirty minutes,
making the schedule time seven hours.
The dusty season being over the c., st L. & P
and the j., M. q l. have resumed running their
paror Cars at the rear end of the train instead
of next to the baggage car.
The Western Union Telegraph COMPANY will
in few days begin the erection OF new wire
between indianapolis and Chicago, on the line
of the Chicago u Indianapolis Airline,
The business men of Huntington. Ind, last
possible. the Fort Wayne Il Indianapolis Rail-
road Company TO make Huntington point on
the projected road.
One of the attorneys interested in the Illinois
intimated that he would give his decision in the
question at issue, and order the sale of the road
at foreclosure sale before the close OF the present
month.
The ticket scapers at this point now have on
their war paint One of the local passenger
agents has adopted the scalpers tactics. and is
purchasing tickets at full fare at the Union de-
pot, then giving the purchaser rebate draft to
collect at some Western peint
The attempt to do the business of the Wabash
and the Chicago & Airline in the Wabash freight
depot, and on a mile and one-half of track IN the
yard, Is fiat failure, and seriously delaying
business. The company which has the most
money should, without delay, establish yards
near the northern limits OF the city and relieve
the central yards.
Second-class tickets are being cold to Western
points every day at Indianapolis by two roads,
it is stated, giving the holder of the ticket the
privilege of riding in a chair car free on such
tickets; consequently the passenger who pays
firstclass rates and fifty cents per day to ride
in chair Car is no better off than the party VIII
travels on a second-class ticket
Indianapolis now has seventeen telegraph
wires to Chicago, eleven to st. Louis, ten to Lou
isvlle and twenty to Cincinnati. All are direct
lines and in the statement the local wires of the
railroad companies not included. Superiu-
tandent WallIck states that in ten minutes he
could organize three or four additional lines be-
tween the points named, to be worked by cir
cuitous routes.
One of the officials of the Chicago & Indian
apolis Airline states that they expect to perfect
arran gements with the Cincinnati Hamilton &
Indianapolis management by which through
coaches will be put between Cincinnati q
Chicago by November l. The present connec-
tiOn of the noon trains would give twenty-five
minutes for dinner. The midnight connection
will not be so close unless one of the roads
changes time.
The Chicago Times says: considerable dis
satisfaction has grown out of the decision to
Indianapolis. Officials at this end very natural
~ want to retain it in their midst, and they will
bring strong pressure to bear upon the meet
ing of general managers at Indianapolis.
Commissioner Richardson is badly broken
up the decision to tote him and his office
down to the H0oser capital, and he has entered
a formal protest against it. He said yesterday
that he was almost the point of reeigning
when the matter was decided. He had lived in
Chicago for nearly twenty years, and his home
was established here"
While probably it would not have been wise
policy for the City Council 10 limit the number
OF cars to eight to he hauled over the Union
tracks in one train, 1t would be an excellent idea
to pass an ordinance requiring railroad cOnpa-
mics to equip all switch engines with steam blow
backs, thus Kidding the city of a serious annoy
ance, and one which has caused many an acct
dent by frightening horses and, well, weak
nerved people. The c., l., ST. L. & c., the Bee
line and the |. & st. J.. engines are equipped
with steam blow backs and there is no noise
from the passing off of che surplus steam. The
cost of the improvement is so small as to afford
no excuse to its general adoption.