The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-23
General News.

General news
massachusetts railroads, in 1882, paid &c.
ESQ. 900 of dividends.
Regular trains win be put on between San
Francisco and New Orleans about Feb. 1. the
schedule and timetables being now in the hands
of the printers.
The committee on stocks has ordered that Chi
oago, ST. Louis & New Orleans stock be omitted
i from the list; all bnt 226 shares have been e1-
changed for Illinois Central stock.
The American railways propose to limit each
passengeT's luggage to 100 pounds. In
nifty pounds for each passenger must be paid
for.
A new large passenger engine was put in serv-
Ice on the New York Il New Haven road last
week. numbered 107, which Is doing some very
fast running with heavy trains, making a mile
a minute with perfect ease.
As against the theory that capitalists are get
ting tired OF furnishing funds for railroad
building, 1T is claimed that an Amsterdam syn
dioate Is willing to take soc, O00,0 900 OF Canadian
Pacific stock, with an option OF another $780,
100000.
1t really looks as if q road was to be built from
Lauisvilie to Shawneetown, first class in it's con
struction- The Louisville, ST. Louis d Texas
railway oompany, which proposes to build 1t,
closed with the agents of A. Bessemer's steel rail
niannfaotory, a contract for $4,000 tons of first
class steel rails for the road, it is stated.
Reporters on Boston papers are still eonsolid-
s'ing the Boston Il Lowell with some other New
England road. Last month 1t was to be consol-
inatou VIII TIE Boston ~ Maine, hnu last week
the consolidation scheme dwindled down to the
consolidation of the B. & L. with a short road
known as the Boston, Winthrop & Point
Shirley.
MOUNT soME OTHER HOBBY"
So many Of the members of the Legislature of
Minnesota are introducing bills for the regulation
of freight rates that ON Saturday last one OF the
members called a halt. Five railroad bills came
into the House, three OF them proposing 10 regu-
late the carrying of freight and passengers, the
fourth covering simply the subject of passenger
tariff, and the fifth simply making corporations
responsible for the negligence of their EMPLOY es
for injury TO co-emDloyes.
STEEL RAILS FAKE THE PRECEDENCE.
The day tor operating iron rail mills to much
profit has evidently passed by, but few railroad
men favoring placing iron rails in main tracks.
while steel rail mills of modern build in the
Middle States are working full time, or nearly SO.
on contracts taken at $40 per ton, or about that
ngure. Most OF the railroads have given out
orders for the full stock OF steel rails required
Tor the early spring, and the orders which are
coming IN are for small lots, say from 500 TO TO-
OOO tons. The Baltimore Il Ohio road has been
in the market lately for q considerable lot, The
condition of the trade generally has greatly i'm.
proved. The comparatively low figures at which
they oan be bought will induce the companies to
replace iron with steel, and to build branches
and extensions. Over 25e,0oo tons of iron rails
were manufactured In this country last year, and
it Is probable that steel rails will be offered this
year instead. A large quantity OF steel rails
WIZ" atsu "itct iroIu imported blooms. nut this
caunot be continued at the present low prices for
American rails, rolling mill people say.
EXCEPTIONS TAKEN.
Some party, who was apparently ashamed or
possibly forgot to sign his name, writes an
anonymous letter 10 @. f. Henderson, general
manager OF the Indiana, Bloomington & Western
road. taking exceptions to the remarks of Mr..
Henderson, which were published in the Journal
on Friday last, regarding the shortcomings of
indianapolis merchants in the way of furnish
ing railroad supplies mt prices for which they
can We purchased IN other markets.. The anony-