The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-10

The track-ayers on the Vandalia extension
within three miles of Plymouth, Ind, ana
sag they will have the track In Plymouth by
Nov. II.
Engine No. As, one of the new Pttsburg-built
locomotives on the Vandala, hauled an express
train, on Tuesday last, thirty-slx miles In thirty
eight minutes
The Vandalia people will. to-day, complete the
second track between the Union Depot and Belt
ROAD. a double track between these points will
prove great convenience in moving trains.
The Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific, in the fourth
week of October, earned S556,3l2, an increase
of SIPS over the corresponding week in 1892.
The earnings for the month were Sl,S19, 436;
increase over October, 1882, $97.912.
The indianapolis & st. Louis people are tear
ing down the rOund-hOuse on the West side, and
are using the material in building a transfer
house on the west side With a capacity to trans
fer the freight of twenty cars at one time.
Work on the Chicago. st. Louis & Pittsburg
shops, In the eastern part OF the city, Is pro-
crossing finely. The roof is being put on one of
tie round houses, which has a capacity to house
thirty-six engines. The walls of two of the
larger shops are nearly ready for the roof. The
grounds are pleasantly located, and the shade
trees are being preserved as far as possible.
two-story building of very neat style of
architecture, has been erected at Union City by
the Bee-line people and the Young Mems Chris
tan Association jointly. The Decline people
donated the ground and will pay the salary of a
man to do missionary work. so to speak In the
building are pleasant reading-rooms. bathrooms,
etc, as well as commOdlous room in which to
hold meetings.
The Plymouth Republican says: "The Wabash
management Of the L, P. & C. is becoming more
satisfactory to employees than formerly During
the past two months they have been paid
promptly on time, two payments being made in
one mouth. enabling the company to catch up
with all arrears. The boys of course feel better.
and the Wabash will do better work than it has
been doing heretofore.
November 10, with the adoption of the stand
ard time, the train men the entire Clncin-
natl, Hamilton Il Dayton system are to appear
unlfurm8, uniform q q
Pullman style Of caps, except in color, dark
stripe on the side of the pants. All train men
who have been on the road five years will wear
one stripe on the arm. and an additional stripe
for every year of service over five years.
A Consol engine, hauling sixty of the Great
Western Dispatch cars built at the Indian apo
lis Car works, just out of the shops, over the
Peoria division of the l., B. & W, collapsed any
thing of that character which has been on
western road. This train was hauled through
to Peoria on Wednesday, and attracted much
attention 1t passed through the country
more than would train of four or five Pullman
coaches.
Superintendent Sherwood of the Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, st. Louis q Chicago road, yester-
day received the monthly statement o.
movement on the system, for October. This
statement shows that on Oct. 1. more were
handled than in any one day in the history of
the road-on the main line LOIS loaded and BAL
empty cars were handled. The milage of the
loaded cars was rs, l89 miles; of the empty cars,
1881 miles.
On the division of the Wabash, st. Louis &
Pacific road, covering 931 miles, Under super
vision Of George Stevens, the passenger engines
last month run 2943 miles with a ton of coal
the freight engines % 90 miles; of each pas
senger car per mile hauled 2.90 cents; cost of
each loaded freight car per mile 81 cents. In
the middle division the cost of freight cars per
mile is .95 cents; in the northern division, 1.2O
cents. Average of all divisions .9S cents, against
81 cents in the eastern division, of which Mr..
Stevens ia superintendent.
C. ]. Hepburn. superintendent of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton 81 Dayton lines, has Issued an
order to agents, conductors and yardmasters to
the effect that regular way bills must accom-
pany all ears, and no memorandum bills will be
made, except by special order of the general
freight agent. Freight trains must not leave
any terminal stations without having their
train made up in station order, commencing at
front end OF train with first station for which
they have cars. At stations where there is more
than one road to deliver TO, you Will have the
cars for each road together. This will apply to
trains leaving Cincinnati, Toledo, Lima, Dayton,
Richmond, Hamilton and Indianapolis The
new order takes effect Nov IL.