The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-05

Central railroad and Canada Southern railway,
slip or memorandum bills must show all infor-
nation given in the way-bill itself, except the
charges. Line bills must not show any division
OF charges as between Michigan Central railroad
and Canada Seuthern.
RAILROAD BUILDING IN 1882.
The latest reports show that in the year 1892
there were 10, 1921 miles of railroad constructed
in the United States, which was an increase of
1,435 miles over mileage built in 1881, which are
the next largest and nearly equal to the total
construction for five years from 1874 to 1878.
Something was done in all the States except
Rhode Island, and in all the Territories except
Washington, and the number OF miles reported
IN each runs from 2 in Connecticut TO 953 in
Iowa. The greatest growth, of course, appears
in the Northwest, where Wisconsin, Iowa, Min
nesota, Nebraska, Idaho, Dakota and Montana
have 1891 miles; but there Is a notable increase
in the great Central States well provided with
railroads before. New York has 1872 miles, and
that state, Pennsylvania and Ohio together,
1,750: with 528 in Indiana and 3S5 in Illinois.
In the Southwest, Texas leads with S17 miles,
while Missouri has 308, Arkansas 529, and Kan
sas 217. Colorado has 500, California 2S5, and
Oregon 1913 miles. Among Southeastern States,
Georgia leads with 305 miles, while Florida has
204, Virginia 223, North Carolina 1874, and others
less than 100 miles. Massachusetts has but 5
miles, and all New England only go.
NOT WHILE BUSINESS is GOOD.
The New York papers seem quite deter
mined to stir up another war on rates between
the lines. In its issue of Jan. 2
the Graphic says: SIT is plain that it is beeom-
ing more and more difficult to maintain har-
mony among the lines of road competing for the
same points, aid that the difficulty is one that
is destined to increase until it will affect seri-
ousiy the earning power of many of the most
prominent roads in this country. Railroad
building has progressed so rapidly and so many
competing roads have been built that it is be-
coming Impossible to satisfy them all, or to
furnish them with business to enable them TO
keep up the dividends they have been pay ing.
The Illinois Central has become a sharp com
peultor for Omaha business, and announces that
1t Will continue TO be so as long as the other
Iowa lines are demoraliZing the Sioux City
rates. The Rock Island directors will undoubt-
eddy soon stir up another war of rates, which
Will break our over the position of the Min
neapolis & st. Louis road; the st. Paul Sc Duluth
road will also have to he taken care of, ana
when this Is done 1t will he about time for the
other northwestern roads to have their innings"
Should business fan off sharply, possibly the
predictions or the Graphic would eume true,
but at present all Western lines have business
enough in sight TO keep them in good humor.
BosToN's TERMINAL FACILITIES.
The city government of Boston has just pub
lished Il work showing its population, CONNER
cial Importance, manufactures, railroad and
shipping facilities. From the latter is compiled
the following tables, which will be OF interest to
shippers in this section, who have of late been
forwarding grain to this point for export in
much larger quantities than in any former year:
Areas for freight within the city: