The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-31

bOIl tue NhDudlld anu Iuo InulaldbOIiS U 81.
Louis are hauling wheat to millers at Terre
Hante and other points on their lines which was
grown in Missouri and Kansas.
Fast-freisht lines report orders for cars coming
in frcm Western points more freely than for
weeks, and as one line agent puts it, there are
premonitory symptoms of a handsome increase
IN business this week,
The Indianapolis rollln g-mill has closed a con
tract to furnish some light iron rails at S37 per
ton. President Jones says there is no money In
that price TO tho company, yet 1t keeps their
men busy and out of mischief.
The St. Louis, Iron Mountain lease, which was
to do so much for Wabash earnings, does not
for the half year have been not more than $780,
600 Larger than for the first half of 1882.
1t is reported that the Lake Erie & Western
people have succeeded in borrowing 100000,
OF which $9l 900 will be used in paying the in
terest which falls due to-day. The rest will be
used to relay the track with steel rails, purchase
Sc Eeral coaches, and put tho road in frst-ciass
condition.
There seems good grounds for the belief that
the Indianapolis, Eel River & Southwestern road
will be built, However, i5 Is stated that the con-
tracts for its construction have not yet been let,
although Thursday of last week was set as the
day when the name Of the successful bidder
would be announced.
Colonel Horace Scott Ia in the city. He states
that the force on the Greensburg, Hope & Column
bus road is to he greatly increased this week,
and 1t Ia the intention TO have trains running
into Columbus. Ind. by Nov. l. The road ID tie
be built first class in every respect, and fully
completed before regular trains are run over it.
The Chicago g. Indian polls Airline yesterday
had sixty-eight loaded cars on their line to go
north. One station, Westfield, loaded TWEEN
ty-fOnr cars yesterday. and from Indianapo-
lis eighteen loaded cars were taken out on the
first train, The amount OF local business this di-
vision Is doing Is highly gratifying to the man
agement,
Freight men are at their wits end to under
stand why west-0suud business is so light, the
bottom seeming TO have fallen out. The breaks
OF the last three OF four days have been remark
able, as prior to Thursday last west-bound
freights seldom have been heavier In July than
this year. The belief. however, Is that the light
movement Is but temporary.
NJ. A. Downing, president of the st. Louis,
Creve Ceur G. st. Charles road. reports that an
engineer corps is busy locating the line for both
OF their proposed extensions, which are to be
pushed to completion this fall. The people of
st. Louis are speaking in very complimentary
terms of the improvement already to this prop
erty since the Indianapolis parties sco0ped IL in.
A general passenger agent who attended the
pool meeting in New York last week says that
Vice-cOmmissioner Pierson dOes not intend to
make any change in the rates of fare between
New York and the West, but such restrictions
will be made as will limit Passengers to the GLASS
Of accommodations for which their tickets call,
80 that persons buying sec0nd-claSs tickets can
not use hrst-class cars.
1t is quietly limited that the Indianapolis s.
Sullivan coal road enterprise has been dropped,
the projectors coming TO the conclusion that one
road (the indianapolis, Eel River and Southwest
erUl IN this direction, in addition to those al
ready built, was about ALI a territory thirty miles
in width could well support. since the meeting
On the 1lth the friends of the enterprise have
been as dumb as oysters.
The earnings of the Indiana, Bloomfagton &
Western Railway Company for the week ending
July %, 1888. were $35,637.S2: 1889, 49,
9S8. 60; increase this wear. S5,649. %. From
January l TO July %. 1885, 81, 538, 466. IL;
1882, 81 ,2S7,5l6.93; increase, $250,949.19. In
the above statement the Ohio Southern division
is not included. This division, however, earned
S7.193. an increase of 81 .US6 over earnings for
corresponding week of 1882.
NJ. M. Green, chairman OF the Middle States
Association, has called a special meeting OF the
membership at Columbus, O., to-day, TO settle
questions as regards rates. D.. T. Disney, for
some two months, has bren engaged in harmon
izing and adjusting rates TO all points reached by
the roads In the association, which IL made up
of the Bee.line, the Cincinnati. Hamilton e.
Dayton, the Indiana, Bloomington e Western.
the Hooking Valley, the Ohio Central and the
Baltimore d Ohio roads.
G.. w. Fairbanks, attorney for the Indians,
Bloomington IL Western Railroad Company, for
several weeks past has been engaged IN settling
up matters which have been IN litigation so long
as TO become chronic almost. Within the last
sixty days some thirty suits which were of
enough Importance to ba annoying to the man
asement, have been adjusted satisfactorily Co all
parties, and with a number OF other cases no
Is making excellent progress, and it IL the pur-
pose OF the management to clear their files of
all rubbish of this character, which often gives
more trouble to railroad companies than mucn
mora important matters which are in litigation.