The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-25

suit some months ago for 33l3 Der cent of the
gross earnings of thelrOrton of t:le road leased
TO theiI. B. & W., between Springfield and Day
ton, which is operated by the Bee Line Company
in carrying out d lease of the c., 3. & c., OF this
piece of road to the former The T., 2. & W.
! ss, all lines Of the the c. s. C. at
but took the ground that the C., S. g. G. was en-
titled TO only 33 q per cent. OF the rental the L,
B. 81 W. received from the Rec Line for ths pOr-
ton of the road, and the sustains the l., B.
& Win the suit. The question was very intri-
GATE one me, and involved large sum of money,
banks, attorney of the l., B. & W, yesterday re-
ceived from Ohio several complimentary tele,
grams upon his ability in managing the case and
It's termination IN favor THE l., b. " W.
IN EARNEST THIS TINE.
It really looks as if Colonel Pattison was get
ting upon his feet with mis- project to build the
Evansville, Seymour & Bellsfontaine road. He
states that the surveys along the entire line
have been completed, and subsidies sufficient to
insure the completion Of the line lying between
Salem and Jasper, Ind. have been voted Work
on this portion of the road will be begun as soon
as the weather will permit, and pushed with
vigor until it is completed The company has a
contract with the L. E. & st. L. Railroad Com
pauy, which will enable it to run trains from
Evansville to Salem. connecting at the latter
place with the l.. N A. & c. Railroad, thus
making another route to Louisville and the
I1dSO- 1ne line between Evansville anu Jdspor
Will not be completed next season. The nrst
forty-tive miles of road between Jasper and
Saleml will be built and paid for before any
PONDS OF the road are placed on tho market. Inc
managers are paying as they go, and nave
already expended over $4,000 In surveys and
other preliminaries, The fact Is that the Colonel
has been talking 30 long about building the road
that the people along the line have fears that
the present renewal of the enterprise Will end IN
talk.
BUSINESS THROUGH THE GREAT BORE.
In the year 1882 63,578 east-bound and Ca
036 west-bound freight cars were hauled through
the Hoosac tunnel, making total of 127 ,608.
or these 81, 1915 OF the east-bond and 36,653 of
the west-bodnd cars were loaded. A total of l2,-
300 trains has passed through tho tunnel during
the year. Of which 1900 were passenger and
5, OF freight, making average of forty-one
trains day. A total OF 117,496 eastbound and
of 110,654 west-bound passengers were carried
over tho road during the year. and 1,043, $50
tons OF freight were moved. 1t is a troublesome af
fair to keep in running order. A gang Of miners
care for the roof and sides of the tunnel and two
gangs work on the track in the tunnel and one
mile from the purtals'On either side. Under this
arrangement no stones have fallen on the track
during the past year, nor in the five years pre-
ceding. The amount of loose rock found Is grad
ually diminishing, but this system OF inspection
will have to be CONTINUED many years to Insure
safety. On account of smoke In the tunnel fits
dlfhcult to arrange any signal except that which
will make noise, and for this reason none but
train is now allowed to enter until tho one pre-
cedlng it on the same track has passed out, and
no train Is allowed Oh either track while there Is
passenger train in the tunnel.