The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-02
Local Notes.


Freight traffic in June over the Louisville,
New Albany & Chicago road showed increase
of 8 per cent, it is stated, over that of June,
1882.
The Wabash company has given notice OF In =
tention to issue 2,0S7 shares of common stock
in exchange for stock of the Centerville, Moravia
q Abba road.
In the month of June, 1888, 22,774 cars were
transferred over the Belt road, against &c, 1877
the corresponding month OF 1882. Increase this
year, 1877 cars.
In the month of June there werc forwarded
from Cincinnati, over the Cincinnati, Indianap-
oils, st. Louis 81 Chicago main line. 1927 loaded
cars; delivered at Cincinnati, 8, 44O loaded cars
The Indianapolis & st. Louis company have so
far repaired the damage their track at East
ST. Louis from high water that they viii to-day
commence running over their own track into
st, Louis.
The governing committee of the New Yorl,
stock Exchange last week listed securities to
the amount of $107 1892, 900. In the list is So
100000 per cent. bonds on the Mount Vernon
branch OF the Evansville & Terre Haute road.
The car accountants at this point have re-
ceive report Of the proceedings at their re-
cent annual meeting, which is published liz
pamphlet form, Seventy-ei roads are re1re-
sented In this association, thirteen of them In
diana roads.
Master Mechanic Patterson, of the c., l., ct. L.
& O., will soon take in the engines ~. 49, "a and
rs and equip them with the extension boiler
and straight stack. With these improvements
they will be the model passenger engines on
Western rOads.
The FIVE Western roads brought into Indian
apolis last week. 2,622 loaded ears, follows:
Vandalia, 964, Cincinnati, Indianapolis & st.
Louis, 49S; l. B. & W, Peoria division, 500; st.
Louis division, l4e. This lie the highest in
bound movement OF any week for months past.
Through stock traffic is again proving quite
an important feature OF business east bound.
The Vandalia last week brought in 1877 car
loads of stock, and the movement over the Indi-
annapolis g. st. Louis was heavy, although some
what interfered with at East st. Louis by the
high waters.
Roadmaster Henry reports ,562 carloads of
gravel distributed on the Indianapolis sn6 ST.
Louis road in the month of June. July was
the time set to complete the graveling of tne
road between Terre Haute and Mattoon. This is
done, and the gravel force has pushed the work
20 a point 10 miles west of Mattoon.
One week from to-day the Wabash people pro-
nose to open their new line between Detroit and
Chicago. The line consists of the Wabash rail-
way from Detroit to Auburn Junction, 1875
miles, ana Baltimore Ohio from Auburn June
ton TO Chicago 146 miles, making the distance
from Detroit to Chicago 272 miles, or thirteen
miles shorter than any existing line,
The business OF the Chicago g. Indianapolis
Airline, which up to the present time has been
almost entirely local In character is steadily in
ereasng, each weak showing an Improvement
over the preceding one In the week ending
June 80 this road brought into INDIANAPOLIS 132
loaded ears (seven of them stock), and 10 empty
ears; forwarded 81 cars, Sc of them loaded.
Total, 226 cars. General Agent Brecount states
that increase In passenger business is even more
marked than in freight Traffic.
Colonel j. Hill, George T.. Harrington, N K
Elliott, G.. H. Prescott, C. W. Finch, w. Baker
Captain Fitch aud William Eaton officers of the
Vandalia road, on Tuesday last made an inspec-
ton trip over the Logansport division and its ex-
tension, and witnessed the laying of the last rail
which completed the extension TO Lake Maxim
kuckee. Colonel Hill, who Is excellent Judge
of track, says he doesn't remember of ever hav-
ing rode over new track that was more solid
LoganspOrt TO Lake Maxinkuckee.