The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20

The Erie fast-freight lines were 400 cars short
Of filing their orders on Saturday last in this
section.
The Indianapolis Bridge Company on satur-
day shipped a wrought iron Greenleaf turntable
to the Natchez, Columbia & jackson road.
The Cleveland rolling-min last week delivered
1000 tons OF rails to the indianapolis & st. Louis
road, making 5000 tons delivered this year.
The Sunday Acton eamp-meeting trains, of
which a large number were run yesterday, are
aptly named on the train sheets the gospel
trains"
Since the 1st of this month 100 men have been
discharged from shops OF the Bee-line at differ
emit points. 30 far as possible, young men with
out families were discharged.
The fact that it is thirteen years since there
has been a frOnt-end collision on the Cincinnati.
indianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago road is highly
complimentary to the train dispatchers and
train men,
Nearly 10, OoO cars were transferred over the
Belt road last week. the largest transfer of any
week in the history OF the road. More roads,
however, are using the Belt road than in any
corresponding period since the road was opened
for business.
this station 1856 cars, as follows: Indiana,
Bloomington & Western, st. Louis division, 3O5;
Peoria division, $50; Cincinnati. Indianapolis.
st. Louis d Chicago, Sl4; Indianapolis q st.
Louis, 1,2S6; Vandalta, 1881. Increase over
number brought in during the week ending Au-
gust IL, 5T2 cars.
the NUMBER OF cars bJhUut1R on Slu0 JrdCKS
has been largely reduced in the last two weeks
in fact, some lines are short of cars. while
others still have a surplus. just now the Erie
& Pacific Dispatch ana the Traders Dispatch are
doing good business out of indianapolis proper.
Agents of other lines are feeling a little sore
over the matter, and allege that rates are being
cut, but when pressed, such agents are unable
to furnish satisfactory proof.
There was a lull in livestock traffic out of In
dianapOlis, eastward, last week. the move
ment for three weeks preceding having been the
heaviest over the Decline and Chicago, st.
Louis & PitIsburg roads, in the history OF the
roads. These old lines are now meeting with
some sharp competition, the Cincinnati. Hamil-
ton & Indianapolis and the Indiana, Blooming
ton & Western, each having wide-awake repre-
sentatives in the field TO work up business.
The movement of trains on the indianapolis &
st. Louis road was considerably lnterfered with
on Saturday by a troublesome, though not
| serious wreck near Hadley. The first section of
train No. Is was slowing up to take a side track
when the second section ran into the oabooso.
which had just got on to the trestle work near
Hadley. The engine and oaboose we're both
thrown from the track, but did not drop off the
trestle. though it was q tedious work to replace
them upon the track, as IL was necessary to put
up s%caffolds, etc.
The Decline last week forwarded east from
this point 1920 loaded cars, the Chicago, st.
Louis & Pittsbur2 l,3S6, the Indiana, Blooming
ton Il Western SOB; total handled by the roads
3,409. The corresponding week last year the
Decline forwarded Lag, The c., ST. l.. & P,
1.412, the l.. B. & W., 20S; total forwarded by
thethree lines 8. O62 cars, being a gain of SAT cars
for the present year. The east-bouud mo We
ment, however, ranges about the same as last
year. IL should be borne in mind that the
Wabash is not taking SO much business out of
Indianapolis as last year, while the Cincinnati,
hamilton & Indianapolis is doing more, although
hardly enough to offset the decrease with the
Wabash.