The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
Local Notes.

The new Yandalia engine, No. 179, last even
ing hauled the "cyclone' express from Plain
field to the Belt road crossing, eight miles, in
eight minutes
The bagvagemen at the Union Depot in Feb
ruary handled 3l,So4 pieces of baggage. CT
this number 8,127 were checked out from Indi-
annapolis proper
Prominent citizens of Michigan City ere urging
the vandalia people to build piece OF road
which will give them connection with the T., II.
& L. division of the Vandalia.
In the month of February there were 20,s06
cars transferred over the Belt road, against 81
s43 the corresponding month last year, a de-
crease this year of l,O37 cars.
superintendent Higgins, of the Bee Line tele-
graph system. remarks that the cutting down Of
the salary of certain operators was only in the
waT of adjustment of salaries of operators.
The Wabash management will at once com
meHce laying new steel between Wabash and
Lagro. Between these points is where they have
had so much trouble with broken rails the past
winter.
& Chicago road have commenced fencing their
line. In times past this company has paid more
for killing cattle than any other five railroad
companies operating in the State.
Earnings Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific railroad
for the third week of February, 1883, show an
increase of about $40, 900 over time in 1882,
Notwithstanding the unfayoranle weather to
railroad operations during that week.
Superintendent Turner. of the Indianapolis g.
Fibcennes road, states that the repairs the
bridge over White river will be so far advanced
by Monday next that trains can pass over IL.
The stocEyard passenger Will then resume max
ing regular trips.
Citizens of Lafayette have already commenced
proddlng Colonel Bennett Young, the presi-
dent of the Louisville, New A bany & Chicago
road on the question of building shops at that
point, and next week he has promised to visit
Lafayette to talk the matter over
SuperiDtendents of the Eastern lines out of
lndianapOlis last evening were notified that the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne u Chicago and the Co
lumbus, Hooking Valley & Toledo roads
again prepared to receive all classes of business,
the damages from the flood having been re-
paired
fast.frelght line is negotiating to reach Indian
spolis, Cincinnati and st. Louis over the Bee
Line system. Several Boston and New York
shipments over this line have already been re-
eeived at indianapolis, on which the rate was
slightly cut
For couple of years past lumber men have
been claiming, and righIfully, TOO, that the east
bound rate on lumber should be made the same
as on graiu. The matter has been laid before
the executive committee OF the Trunk Line
poo, and the Journal has good authority for
stating that said committee will report favor
Der
President Ingalls, of the Cincinnati Tudianan:
oils, St. Louis & Chicago road, has Instructed
Roadmaster McQnistOn to commence on the work
OF completing their new yard east of the Belt
road by the 10th of this month. Already six
miles OF sidetrack laid and handsomely
Rrhueu up, ana eight miles additional to be
laid this spring. The c., l., st. l.. & c. will then
nave at this point one Of the most extensive and
best arranged yards, and, with other sidetrack
IN the old yards, will have gtwenty-six miles of
slIetraok at Indianapolis
w. c. Irwin engineer of bridges on the Bee
Line system, Is in the city, and last evening
stated that next week he would advertise for
some SOC feet of new iron bridges on the Indi-
enapolis d. st. Louis division. New bridges are
20 he built across the Eel river at Fern, White
LICK at Avon, over the Emharrass river, and
J 90 feet span is to be added to the bridge over
the Wabash river at Terre Haute. On this
division $50, 900 is to be expended in replacing
piling, on which bridges rest, with stone abut-
lnenIs. On the Indianapolis division of the Bee
line bridges of 100 feet span each are to be built
across streams at Yorktown, Muncle and Win
chester.
An observing railroad man last evening re-
marked that the railroad maaagements could
quite sconsstently bring the charge that the
Board OF Trade was disseminating against the
railroads centering here As the railroad com
nl1itee of thai body was composed of q dealer
IN saddiery ware, one in timers supplies, a
third IN paints ana Oils, fourth man OF leisure
who boasts ofnever having been east OF Cleve-
land On a railroad, an elevator proprietor, and
but two railroad men, namely II. B. Smith and
Harvey Wetsell, while the committees on pro-
duce, on flour Inspection grain, and on lum-
her, and in fact all interests represented or the
Board OF Trade are made up of men engaged
only in the respective branches of trade He
accounts for this state of affairs on the theory
that committees on every interest except rail
roads are expected to work for their own inter-
ests, while the railroad committees mission is to
work against the interests of the railroads.