The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-28

A train OF fifteen cars loaded with race horses,
sulkies, etc, came in yesterday from Crawfords
Vile, over the Indiana, Bloomington & Western
road.
The Wabash system proper earned in the third
week OF May $264,4S9 IL, which was a decrease
OF 81 1881 as compared with the correspond
ing week IN 1882
train run over the Chicago IL indianapolis Air
line viii leave their depot on Alabama street at
A. Nj. instead of 6:45 A. M, as heretofore.
The interchange OF freight traffic between the
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis IL Chicago
road, and the Chicago Il Rock Island, last week
at Seneca, reached 134 loaded and 81 empty
cars.
Last week 45S cars were moved over the Rush
Vile, Greensburg IL Vernon division of the Big
Four, BAL of which were loaded. The lumber
trafhG over this division is increasing hand
somely.
special train over the Chicago & IndlanspO-
lis Air-llBe on Friday last from Frankfort
per hOur That portion OF the roadbed Is in eX-
cellent shape.
The Wabash people yesterday took possession
OF their new depot on Alabama street and COM
lnehclng With TINS morning will receive all their
trelghts there. the old depot Is to be torn down
at once aud the space it occupies covered with
tracks.
Road Master McQuiston, of the Cincinnati, In
dlanap0ls IL Chicago road says the understand
ing now Ia that the Big Four will transfer their
through business over the Belt road commenc-
ing with June l. HI at least will have the inter
change track In readiness by that date.
The five Western roads, last week, brought into
Indianapolis 1881 loaded cars, follows: In
uiana, Bloomington d Western, St Louis di-
vision, 1893; Peru division. $50; Cincinnati, In-
dianapos. ST Louis & Chicago $50; Indianapo-
lis ~ st. Louis. 1872; Vandalia, 800
A freight train OF three sections loaded with
live stock, made the run from Chicago to Brad
ford, over the Chicago st. Louis IL Pittsburg
road on Friday, in twelve hours The lively time
the stock trains are making over this road Is
making Il an exceedingly popular one with ship
pers.
AS the Vandalia is the only road showing a
marked increase in business in the week ending
May 25, we give the movement of the week as
SHOWN by tue Official train records: East, 920
loaded and 547 empty cars; west 94l loaded and
542 empty cars. making Il total OF 1851 loaded
and LOSE empty cars received aud forwarded at
| In Annapolis. OF the east-bound cars, 1928 were
| loaded with coal and lac with live stock.
| j. n. Mccullough. vice-president of the Penn
| sylvania company, says he now is more inter
ested in crops than in new union depot at In
dianapolis. He states that he has travelled quite
extensively over their various lines the last two
weeks, and he estimates that there will be about
90 per cent of winter-w neat crop, but thinks
| the dehcieny will partially be made up through
the Increased acreage OF spring wheat sOwn this
| year.
superintendent Miller is beautifyiug the
grounds ut stations, on the indianapolis dlvIs-
ion of the Chicago, ST. Louis d Pittsburg road, at
| very limited cost, by nsing a simple device.
which has been named the "Klchmond Sod
| cutter" IL is a neat machine, light draft,
strong, and easily managed, and can be so op-
Grated as TO shape lawns in any. desired form.
This machine is meeting with high endorsement
| among railway men ana others. 1t enables one
to beautity station grounds, parks and lawns at
small cost.
An official of the Wabash system says that
| hereafter the Indianapolis division is to he
| treated less shabbily. Passenger trains are to
| be run to accommo date the business, not the
convenience OF the road. Frank Palmer, district
passenger agent, is TO see that their trains are
| properly advertised and that the travelling pub
| lie is accommodated as far as possible, and j NJ
| Osborn, commercial agent, proposes to have n
chat with indianapolis shippers and see that
any discrimination against Indianapolis business
! interests is remedied.