The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-05


The Union Railway Company will hold its
&nnual meeting tomorrow.
In the month of February, 66,o75 cars were
received and forwarded at this point; of that
number 56,O15 we're loaded cars.
Wagner sleeping coaches have taken the place
OF Pullman cars on the Wabash road between
indianapolis and Detroit and Indianapolis and
Michigan City.
Efforts have been renewed looking to the con-
lsolidation of the Wabash with the Hannibal &
st. Joe road. Knowing ones say prospects are
now good that the scheme viii be carried
through
Friends of the Cleveland. Columbus, Cincin-
naii & indianapolis road look for a boom in the
stock after the annual meeting, as the character
of the management and future policy of opera
ting the road Will he more discernible.
livestock traffic over the Cincinnati. Indian
Hphlis. st Lons e. Chicago road for couple OF
months past has been an important feature Of
thrir business. Last week III carloads OF stock
were shipped from points on their line to the
Indanapolis, Cincinnati and Chicago markets.
Tue five western roads last week brought into
this station AL loaded ears as follows: l., b &
W. ST. LOnis division. 299 Peoria division, 797;
G., l.. 81. L, & G., S37 Vaudalia, 1919; | & st.
L., l,329. This il an increase of LAP over the
nuu Der OF loaded cars brought in the week pre-
ceding.
Some twenty passengers on the fast line west
over the p. C. & ST L. and Vandalia, Saturday,
were quite fortunate. The cooking apparatus on
the hotel car out of order that dinner
eonld not be served the coach; n cnnse-
qnence, the entire party took dinner at the Union
depot restaurant, got good. square meal ana
Mt about onehalt the cost of a dinner on a hotel
car.
The agent of one of the leading theatrical
irOupes of this country remarked to "a Journal
representative that they would be willing to nay
better rates TO the railroad companies for trans
portation, but they had to, IN some manner. off
set rae Gead-head seats they had to furnish local
passenger agents. He stated that one Indian
apnlis passenger agent recently occupied eleven
seals for three continuous nights with himself
and friends, choosing the most desirable seats i'll
the house.
AN IMPORTANT RAILROAD CONTRACT.
There is authoritative information to the effect
that the papers are ready for signature by which
the Erie, through lease, will secure control of
the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road. BY
the terms Of the lease of the New York, Penn
sylvanla & OHIO to the Erie, the latter company
agrees TO paw the former 80 per cent of the
gross earnings up to $4,000, 900, and 80 per
cent. above that sum. 1t further agrees to send
the New York, PENNSYLVANIA & OHIO 65 per
cent of all its west-bound business aud so per
cent. of all east-bnund business also to lend any
money the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio may
This is one of the most important railroad con-
tracts that has been made FOR long while.
FREIGHT BUSINESS.
The train records show a large increase In the
movement of cars over Indianapolis lines in the
week ending March 3, as compared with that Of
the week preceding. This is largely due TO the
coming forward of freights which were delayed
by the floods of the preceding two weeks, which
most severely effected the Indianapolis g. St.
Louis and the Cincinnati. Indianapolis, st. Louis
& Chicago roads Freight men, however, speak
Of business as improving. East-bound tonnage
being heavier than early in February last, and
west-bound business heavier than usual at this
season of the year. Increased shipments of
lumber begin to swell the earnings of the north
and south lines, and from an unusually large
movement of live stock for this season of the
year, several of the roads are deriving a hand
some revenue Local business is again quite
satisfactory and steadily improving from day to
day. Below is given the number of cars re-
ceived and forwarded at this point in tie week
ending March 3, at II NJ, as compared WITH that
OF the week preceding: