The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-14
Local Notes.

The Wabash people expect to doing
business in their new city freight depot on Mon
sasy, March 26.
A large per cent. of the emigration now passing
sHrougn indianapolis is moving to Nebraska,
Manitoba and Washington Territory.
At Decatur, Ill.,. tbirty-ive of the Wabash en-
plOyes who quit work because they could not get
sheir pay, have been discharged and paid off.
The Continental line, which has been looked
upon as rather an old fogy affair, is striking out
briskly for business, and is landing Boston
freights at indianapolis in six days.
The Tore Haute manufacturers Belt railway
is not a myth after al. Ten per cent. of the cap
ital has been called in and orders given the exec.
utive committee to commence at once.
Employees of the Wabash, on the Detroit & In
dianapOlis road, are again troubled at the non
appearance of the pay-ear. They, as yet, have
received no pay for labor performed in the pres
ent year.
Were each of the roads centering here to furn-
ish the Union depot ticket-ofice with a chart Of
the forms of the tickets they sell, it would do
much 70 aid the ticket agents when wanting in
formation.
The Cincinnati, indianapolis, St. Louis & Chit
cago is becoming about as valuable a connection
OF the Vandalia as the p, &. & st. L. Monday
night the former delivered to the Vandalia sixty
two passengers.
- tho III AAAAtF NllOh IN GU 1bAtlS
'road are now talking that the stock VIII go to
ear by July l, 1888. 1t is now II points, and
%Nrowding the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati &
Indianapolis stock closely.
DIR. II. Moore has been employed by the Louis
Villes New Albany & Chicago to settle disputes
as regards right of way, fencing, etc, on the
Chicago q indianapolis line. The Doctor is
specially fitted for this character of service.
President McKeen, of the vandalia lines has
increased his order for steel rails sufficiently to
not only lay the extension of the T., II. " H. di-
vision with steel, but the T. II. & L. proper, be-
tween Logansport and Terre Haute with steel
as well.
The earnings Of the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western road for the week ending March 8 were
ST. 1915 IL, an increase of S16,650.69 over those
OF the corresponding week of 1882. In this
statement the earnings OF the Ohio Southern
are not inclnded.
The contractors who are to do the grading on
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines have
this week commenced the work in earnest, and
General Manager Waite rs quite confident that
the road will he double track from Cincinnati TO
Hamilton by May l.
Indianapolis parties have bought coal mines
at Jackson, o., on the Ohio Southern division of
the l., b. q W. system. and expect to secure a
low rate on shipments west by loading returning
empty cars when west-bound business is light
and east-bound is heavy.
The Wabash, the Indiana, Bloomington Il West
erD, the Indianapolis & st. Louis and the Cinein-
matt, Indianapolis, St. Louis d. Chicago companies
have just got their telegraph wires which were
damaged by the ice and wind, some three weeks
ago, in good working order.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton IL Indianapolis COM
pany yesterday commenced housing their en-
gines in their new rOundhOuse in the eastern
part of the city. The building has the capacity
to hOuse twelve engines. A tifty-fiYe-foot Green
leaf turntable has been put In position, from
which the engines are rul into the stalls.
The Railroader speaks as follows of the Tndi.
ana, Bloomington q Western road: '"rhe Ohio
and Middle divisions, under the efficient manage
mont OF u. r. Ennis, superintendent, and w. II.
Vantassel, t~raInmaster, Ia rapidly improving.
Trains are all running on time, and traffic, both
freight and passenger. is increasing very fast.
indianapolis parties who take the Cincinnati
Southern for Florida. complain of changes
made at Macon. Ga. AS n stopping point for
meals 1t had become quite noted, ST. handsomely
Created were passengers. Under the new man
agement the accommodations are Door. the food
furnished still worse, and not half enough OF it,
Four months have passed since superintend.
ent Watts. of the LoganspOrt & Chicago division
of the p, G. & st. l.. issued orders prohibiting
employees from frequenting gambllng-rooms ana
saloons, and now the employees are thanking him
for taking so bold Il stand in the matter. IL is
said that Superintendent Stevens, of the Wabash
road. has decided to issue an order similar to
that promulgated by Mr.. Watts.
Chief Engineer Wingate, of the Union Railway
Company, has been instructed to make another
survey for the extension of the Belt road to a
connection with the Wabash and the Chicago &
Indianapolis, running the survey nearer the city,
and crossing buta few rods north of the Atlas
Machine-works BY the new survey the road 70
build would be shorter, buG damages claimed for
right OF way would doubtless be higher.