The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-10
Local Notes.

The Bee-line and 1. & st. L. people have de-
decided to make an attractive display in the in
dustrial parade.
The freighU department of the Indiana. Bloom
ingtOn & Western road has recently issued or
ders that no freight will be received, billed as
"md'se" or merchandise" but must be properly
specified.
The Terre Haute Car-works are building q lot
of box cars for the Panama railway. A train of
twenty-five cars was forwarded this week to New
York, where they will be shipped to the Isthmus
of Panama.
Engines Is and SO have this week been turned
out of the c., l., ST L. & G. shops, thoroughly
rebuilt. The Big Four now has sev5nty-ive en-
gines in fine condition for service, making its
locomotive power per mile average ahead of any
other road in the State.
The engineer corps of the MeKeen syndicate
are now locating the northeSh extension be-
tween Lake M~axinkUckee and Plymouth. 1t is
proposed to have trains running between Lo-
transport and Plymouth by December l at fur
thest, anu as much sooner as practicable.
A large number of railroad men last evening
Witnessed the operations of the Pintsch system
of lighting cars, which was mentioned in yester-
days journal, and without exception they pro-
nOunced 1t a beautiful light, and expressed une
opinion that 1t will come into general use.
The official Railway Guide for August intro
duces a new feature, which is well thought OF
by passenger men. In the back part OF the Guide
the country is mapped out IN sections, and the
railroad junction points all over the United
States are so plainly designated as to make 1t
valuable for reference.
TheC O., l., ST. L. & c. gives notice to those who
wish to attend the yearly meeting at High Point,
N. c., that tickets will be sold from Indianapolis
or Rushyille, Inds at not to exceed $50 80 for
from either point on Aug. Is or -, reaching
High Point on or before Aug. 10, and will be
good returning until Sept. 25.
Stock of the st. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute
road continues TO tumble. This APPLY illustrates
the idea that the price of railroad stocks is no
criterion on which to base the value Of prop
erty. With recent improvements to rOadbed
and Increase in equipments and prospective
business for this road, at no time in its history
has it been so valuable a property. Never before
was it in so good condition physically.
The new f~orty-ton switching engines, which
Mr.. Prescott, superintendent of power of the
Vandalia lines, is building at Terre Haute, he
states, will be the best switching engines in the
West. They are nicely proportioned, have ex-
tension boilers, straight smoke-staek, spark
arrester and smoke consumer, air-brakes on
driving wheels, and nothing is left urcone to
make them the model switching engine.
There are excellent prospects that the Chicago,
st. Louis d Pittsburg, and the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton Il indianapolis roads will have a war on pas
senger rates to central ONO points. The Chi
cago, st. Louis & Pittsburg people charge that
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & indianapolis is sell
ing tickets to baseball clubs and parties OF half a
dozen or more at a one cent per mile rate, while
the agreed rate between the two roads is two
cents per mile.
On the return of NJ. E. Ingalls,, president of the
c., l., st. l.. & Q. road, from the East, the Balti-
more Il Ohio people expect to make arrange
ments for running a through sleeping coach
from indianapolis to Washington, ID. c., leav-
ing indianapolis at $40 P. NJ, reaching Wash
ington at 2:25 p. N. next day. ]. is thought a
through coach of this character would at once
make this the most popular route between the
two cities named.
Business men at Mitchell, Nashville and Nor
gantown. Ind, and at the smaller towns which
would likely be benefited by "a railroad from
Mitchell to indianapolis, are agitating the build
ing of such u road. So far as canvassed, proper
ty holders express a Willingness to aid such a
project financially, ana it is believed that every
foot of the right of way from Mitchell to Nor
gantown would be donated. 1t is said that all
that is lacking IS for some energetic man to lead
off In the enterprise.
The engineering department of the Pennsyl-
wanna company have been engaged for some
mosths past In preparing charts and a profile OF
their right of way over the several divisions.
The chart is based on 1 inch to the 800 feet of
road. except in cities or towns; here, of course,
the basis of distances differs. SO complete Is
the chart that the cornerstone OF each section or
lot Is designated. It is prepared in large book
form. Each page represents a section, and on
the page an abstract OF title is given, going back
to the original deed made by the United States
government. While 1t will be a very valuable
series of charts for reference, 1t is so neatly and
accurately prepared at to be interesting 10 ex-
anime.
The Urbana, H., division of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, at their annual election
on Tuesday, elected VIM. Webb, chief engineer;
Ward Hiesrodr, first engineers; j. L. Freeman,
second engineer; H.. +. Sharp, first assistant
engineer; James Garrett, second assistant
engineer; A. L. Bennett, third assistant engineer;
W. +. Wright. guide; R. B. Trenary, chaplain;
VIM. Webb, delegate to Grand Engineers conven-
ton. to be held in New York. in October next;
8. 1. sharp, secretary of iusuranoe department.
This division Is one of the strongest
in the Brotherhood, and is composed
of as good a class of men AS can be found any
where. Most of the membership are engineers
on the l., B. & W. system.
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