The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-24

The earnings of the Wabash system the sec
ond week in November were $391.316. an in
crease of S60,253 over the corresponding week
last year.
Travel continues disappointing to passenger
men and sharp falling off in earnings from this
department for November az compared with
that OF November 1882, is looked for.
Agents of the Commercial Express and of the
Erie and North Shore line are, at points where
! both lines are represented, climbing up onto the
anxious seat, knowing that consolidation means
that one is to be out of a job.
The White line on yesterday had not an empty
car at their command so pressed with business
We're they, and one of the officers of the Decline
states that this is the first time such has been
the case since October 1881,
The Carbon mines in Clay county upon which
the Decline and I. & st. L. depend for their
ply of coal, are flooded. and yesterday the Bee
line people purchased twenty carloads of block
coal from Indianapolis dealers.
President Ingalls,, of the c. l., st. L. & C.. II he
Is not pleased with the pool per cents. has one
consolation As set-oh the eleven bridges
crossing Tanners creek went through the big
rains OF several days past safely.
Owing to the unfavOrable weather, the official
| inspection trip over the c., Fl. & |. division of
the c., H. 81 ID. lines arranged for Yesterday,
was postponed unul Monday next. The official
party yesterday inspected The main line.
Manager Richardson, of the Chicago and Ohio
river pool. has discovered several tickets of or
of the roads in the pool IN the hands of a scaper,
and next week will bring the general passeu-
ger agent of said road onto the green carpet to
explain matters.
Freight men are in trouble over the contnu-
GUS wet weather, which prevents the new corn
drying and getting in shape to move. Last year
at this time corn was going forward brskly. Indi-
cations now are that 1t will be thirty days before
there Will be an important movement this year.
The season having arrived when there are
large shipments OF apples, potatoes and other
perishable products, which are liable to be dam
TRANSFORMATION, roads
now allow, where cars are fitted up with stoves,
one man to pass free to attend fires. No return
pass is given.
The eannon-ball train on the G., St. L. & p,
consisting OF four ears. was hauled yesterday
afternoon from KokOmo Junction to the city
limits of IndianapOlis-ffty- five miles-ln sew
enty-three minutes, the train stopping at two
railroad crossings and slowing up running
through NOblesYlle.
The rate on anthracite coal shipped west is
now a trltle below three mills per ton per mile
carried, and freight officials have about come to
the con clusion that the less they haul at such %
rate the better of are the roads. This may in
some measure account for the indifference
certain lines show in the matter of furnishing
cars
A special train yesterday hauled President
ingalls,, of the G., l., st. l., E c., and party from
Indianapolis to ST. Anne, a distance of 1870
miles, in two hours and forty minutes, with a
twelve-minute stop at Lafayette 10 be deducted.
Seldom is a faster run made in this country.
Engine No. 81 hauled the train, which consisted
OF two cars.
committee of citizens and city officers of
Alton. III, called on Capt. K. s. Hayes first
vlee-president of the Gould lines, on Thursday,
to ask that the Jerseyville branch of the Wa
bash be extended southwark from Elsan, a
point near Grafton, through Alton to Edwards
willie junction or Long Lake Mr.. Hayes prom
Used to take the matter into consideration.
The Evansville & indianapolis Straight-llne
people having trouble at Oakland City.
where their tracks erOss the Louisville. Evans
vile e. st. Louis Airline, the latter refusing to
allow their trains to cross This is done to
NyO n u
Terre Haute, who is, as well, interested in the
Straght-line. Mr. Mackey made the L., i. &
st. L. Airline people pay him 81, 500 before
their trains crossed the L, IL T. H., and tn a
former now demand an equal amount