The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-03

In the month OF August the Belt road COM
pany delivered to and hauled from manufactur
ing establishments on their line All loaded cars
In the month of August 31,574 cars were
transferred over the Belt road, an increase of
1926 over the number transferred correspond
ing week 1882.
The five Western roads, last week, brought in
to tins station 4,166 loaded cars, against 4,297
in the week ending Aug. 25, and against 1884
the corresponding week, 1882.
The Indiana, BloOmin gton & Western has en-
tered the field for grand excursion to Oskaloo-
"a, Iowa, Tickets will be sold for all trains on
September and A. good for going passage
until September TO- and returning to- and in
Guiding, October TO- 1888
Oscar SEVERN has been appointed to represent
the interests of the Nickel-pl1te road at this
point, more especially TO look after the live
stock business, and ne is taking hold in a man
ner which indicates that he proposes TO make it
warm for competitors. On Saturday seventeen
cars were loaded for Buffalo via the Indiana,
Bloomington &; Western and Eickeplate.
Should the earnings of August foot up as
large the corresponding month last year.
railway managers should be satisfied, i'll
August, 1882. the earnings of nearly all Indian
apolIs lines were the largest of any nUnth i'll
their history There have been months In which
a larger tonnage was carried but the rates at
which it was carries sharply cut down the rev
enue.
The official report of the Chicago & Indanapo-
lie Airline states that there were forwarded from
Indianapolis in the month of August 436 cars,
2l5 of which we're loaded; received at this sta
tiOn go, of which number 5S4 were loaded
Total l, LOG cars. In the month OF July there
were received and forwarded at this point over
the Airline S55 cars. Increase in August, psi
cars, OF this increase PA were loaded cars.
In the week ending Sept. there we're forwarded
east over this Chicago, st. Louis e. Pittsburg 224
CARLOADS of live stock; over the Bee line I3I
carloads over the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western AZ car loads; over the Cincinnati, Ham
iton & Indianapolis. 10 carloads. The two last
named roads are new competitors in the field for
live stock, and seem to be drawing from the Bee
line, most OF the stock they carry being billed for
Buffalo.
Indianapolis should have railway club with
large membership. Cincinnati has allway
club, which is a success. The members are salts
fed with its benefits and advantages, and they
will soon number more than 200. New Orleans
too has such an organization, and there is no
reason that indianapolis should be behind in this
matter. Many practically homeless railroad
man, when laying over at Indianapolis would
then have place where he could pass few
hours pleasantly.
There would seem to he but two reasons why
Vanderbilt should want the Wabash road. One
is desire to obtain the bulk of the eastern
business which Wabash has to give. The other is
a wish to afford the Nickle-plate q line into Chica-
go, and perhaps incidentally to head off the
West Shore road. A shrewd railroad man of
the city says: 1t would be practicable for Van
derbilt TO make traffic agreement which would
be of mutual advantage, but Wabash is too I'M
wieldy road for any company to undertake to
carry,
Every day makes it more apparent that Au-
, gust and September and probably part OF No
vember or until the new crop begins to move
the railroads will have rather less to Garry
than they had "A year ago. The reason for this
is two-told. In the first place, the total of our
cotton and grain harvests is less in quantity
than had year ago, while the mileage of
our roads has increased, The singular and
somewhat obstinate course of prices, moreover,
will occasion low transportation. For it is "a
safe rule of experience that low profits earned
bv the farmer nd merchant make both nm will
ing TO pay high rates TO r freight.
The receipts from the sale of tickets at the
Union Depot, in August reached 100000, and
the receipts lat the uptown Office nearly
SOL 900, making total of Sill 900 at the two
Union Railway ticket offices. Fhe receipts of
the Union Railway Company in August, S82
were only $4,000, so that the sales of this year
exceed those of August, 1892, some $4l 900
Last year, however, there no Union Rail
way ticket office up town, but there were "A half
dozen outside ticket offices which were selling
tickets ana Strengthening rates. The general
passenger agents of ali indianapolis lines are
hoasting OF increased passenger earnings,
which is in some measure due to the fact that
rates have been better maintained.
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