The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-04

1t is stated that one of the roads which haul
| grain to Toledo is shading 6-cents-per-huDdred
| pound rate to secure business.
In the month of July g, 122 carloads of gravel
were distributed on the Indianapolis & st. Louis
road between Mattoou and Shelbyville.
| Master Mechanic Prescott of The Vandalia, is
building two switching engines for the India
| apolis yards, which will weigh forty tons each.
| The Vaudalia is building a couple of elegant
| chsirears, which are to be hauled on the 10y
clone" express between St. Louis aud Indanapo
The Chicago, st Louis & Pittsburg is this week
having another large movement OF live stock
east. Yesterday three trains, hauling sixty car
| loads, were sent out.
The Chicago St, Louis g. Pittsburg, on August
| 10, ran cheap excursion train from Indianapo-
lis aud points this side of Richmond, to the Sol
dters' Home, Dayton.
superintendent Hill. while on his recent inspec-
ton trip of the LogansPort extension of the Van
dalia, selected sites for four stations, which
neat, cozy depOts Will be built.
The stone foundations for the new Chicago,
St. Louis & Pttsburg shops, in the eastern part
of the city, being laid rapidly and the entire
work is to be pushed vigorously.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago people
attribute the handsome increase in their net
earnings thus far this year over those of last
year to an increased local traffic and amore eco
nomical management.
| Freight cars of the Delaware, Lackawanna &
| Western and of the Philadelphia are becoming
so numerous on s1de-traeks at Indianapolis as to
indicate that these roads are doing considerable
| business in this section
Frank Palmer, district passenger agent of the
Wabash, is out with an attractive poster giving
| the time the Wabash and connections make
| from indianapolis to New York, and over which
route they send party.
| Master Mechanic Arp, In charge of the Chicago,
| st. Louis q Pittsburg shops at this point, has
not yet discharged any men, and so crowded
| are these shops with work that he hopes the
| management will not disturb his force.
| The freight department of the c. L, st. L. & C.
| have gotten up in neat pamphlet form special
| freight tariff, governed by the Middle and West
| ern States classification, which will be a great
convenience TO shippers for reference
The Chicago & Indianapolis Airline gathered
up along the whole line 21o passengers for Mo-
non, on Thursday, who went to see President
Arthur while at a few local stations 302 were
picked up to attend circus at Frankfort the
same day.
| Fl. r. Dering, assistant general passenger
| agent of the Pennsylvania lines, is looking for
| an office further up town. He believes, with the
| Journal, that no lady, and seldom a gentleman,
would attempt to go to the present Office to get
1 information.
Elder s. H. Lane, agent of the International
Tract and Missionary Society of Seventh-day
| Adventists, yesterday presented the Railroad
| Christian Association with ten volumes of new
books. all choice works on religious subjects and
| history. They are valuable acquisition to the
| library, and just from the publishers.
| General freight agents supposed that when
| cars we're built with capacity TO carry 10000
|
at country stations, but it has not, seemingly A
| large per cent. of the cars arriving are loaded
| $4,000 to $4,000 pounds, and two have come in
| this week carrying $4,000 pounds nearly.
A railroad man who knows a good piece of
| track when he rides over II, came the
Peoria division of the l., B. & w. yesterday, and
| he sGates that it is one of the best tracks in
| the States of Indiana and Illinois. He rode. he
says, fifty miles on one stretch without striking
| a low joint. From DanVille to Indianapolis he
says the track could not we'll be made to ride
more smoothly or more solid.
| Engines IS, SO, 81, 3s, SO and 40 on the Gin
ctnuat, Indianapolis, 81. Louis & Chicago. Burn
| side build, have been in service this road
| engines run on the road, weigh about forty tons
| and are well proportional, There have been re-
| newals of some portions OF these engines but
large per cent of the material used In their
| struetion when built still remains.
To protect themselves against dishonest pas
senger conductors, If there are any on the Louis
VILE New Albany & Chicago system, the man
agement will hereafter enforce the rule that q
passenger shall pay ten cents extra when he
4 does not purchase a ticket before boarding the
1 train and that the conductor shall then give the
| passenger a check, which will redeem the money
II presented at any ticket office within ten days.
/ The general passenger agents of the Indian
| apos roads, at their recent meeting, agreed to
| give two cents per mile rate to all persons who
| visited indianapolis on eneampment week. from
| points within seventy-hve miles; beyond, but
| one fare for the round trip to be charged,
| The statement is now made that the L., B. g. w.
| Will run cheap excursion trains from all points
| on their system. Consequently good deal of
| i'll feeling is developing among passenger men of
| other roads.