The Indianapolis journal., 1883-10-02

The directors Of the Belt road hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting to-day.
General passenger agents report immigration
westward much more limited thus far this year
than last In 1892 in September, travel of this
class west so per cent. heavier.
Train No. 2 on the j., NJ. & 1. road, on Friday
last ran from Indianapolis to Louisville in three
hours and eight minutes, made ten stops at sta
tions and railroad crossings, and handled AL
passengers.
The Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis
road, last week. carried 1892 passen gers.
Friday was the field day of the week; 6,455 pas
sengers were handled, 1,742 brought into
Indianapolis on two trains.
Johnny BruntOn, engineer on the Bee-line,
who has been theFOad since S53, has re-
signed, and will take charge of the railroad
mems 6Oarding-hOuse at Brightwood and it will
be made a pleasant home for railroad men.
The Chicago, St. Louis e. Pittsburg is, this
week, running excursions from points on its
lines to Cincinnati at a One-cent-per-nile rate.
The same rate is to be given TO excursion parties
to Louisville after the Cincinnati exposition
closes.
No. 8, on the Bee-line, on Sunday night, ran
from Union to Indianapolis, eighty-four miles,
in 1O7 minutes, and made five stops at railroad
crossings and stations. At sew | points IL
speed of a mile in ffty-seven SEQ, was at
tained
In the fight now going on between he north
and south roads as is usually the case, the
sleepingcar companies take the cream. Be-
tween the northern and southern termlnl they
are running nightly eight to ten coaches, and
every berth occupied.
In the month OF September the Cincinnati, In
dianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago road handled
Der, 4,541 were forwarded west over the g., l.,
St. L. N G., and 4,272 were delivered at Gin
cinnau off of the main line.
The quarterly report of George W Cobb sec
retary of the Indianapolis Railroad Christian
Association, shows that 1913 railroad men visited
the rooms. Mr.. Cobb made seventyfour visits
TO sick and injured persons, offices, ETC., dis
trinuted sos books and magazines.
In the month of September, 80, IS9 cars were
transferred over the Belt road against 24,9S9
for the corresponding month in 1882; increase
this year, 7,192 cars. Last month 9S9 loaded
cars were delivered to or hauled from manufac-
turing establishments on the Belt road.
Between $40 P. NJ. yesterday and IL o'clock
midnight five passenger trains can't in over the
Bee-line and went west over the indianapolis &
st. Louis road. The FIVE trains we're made up of
fOrty-seven coaches. eight of them sleeping
coaches, three chair cars, and one dining
The Woodruff Sleeping-car Company has just
received from the Wilmington, Del, works
two magnificent coaches, one of which passed
through Indianapolis Saturday last from
Louisville, north, with party of pleasure-seek-
ers. The coaches are TO run between Cincinnati
and Grand Rapids regularly. They are seventy
two feet long, twelve sections, two dining-r0oms
and smoking-roOm, and in their construction
all the convenlences Of the Pullman ana the
Wagner coaches are combined.
The extension of the Lake Erie & Western
road to Peoria is again being agitated. Presi-
dent Columbus K. Cummings in IA converse ton,
is reported to have said that he feels the neces-
sity now more than ever before of his road be-
ing extended from BlOOmingJo Illinois, to
Peoria, distance of forty-tive miles. The Lake
Erie & Western would then come in direct com
petition with the Indiana, Bloomington Il West
ern, and there would be a lively fight for busi-
ness at the points where the two would come in
competition.
II. NJ. Bronson, of the T., B. & W.. who at
tended the trunk line passenger pool meeting,
last week, has returned with much more faith
in passenger agents living up to agreements,
and he is firm friend of pools. He thinks
pools tend TO create confidence among passenger
men, and there evidently n disposition TO
live up to agreements now, which is something
that prior to pooling agreements but few passen-
ger agents attempted TO do. Mr.. Bronson is also
pleased with the treatment the l., b. & w. re-
ceived at the meeting, there being desire to
give the system he represented fair show. The
l., B. q W. is now allowed differential rate over
the New York Central. asWell as the Erie and Z.
& o. roads, which is quitS&1 advantage.