The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-24


consigned to New England points, are COM
planning bitterly over their delay. some ship
ments having been on the road since December
last.
Superintendent Sherwood, yesterday, received
8 telegram from the Schenectady Locomotive
works, stating that Wednesday nextt two OF their
new passenger engines would be shipped, and
By the middle of April two more.
The Chicago & Indianapolis Air Line people ex-
press the opinion that between Delphi &c Indian
apolls their local business will be the heaviest on
any portion of the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago system. They do not expect much from
through business at present.
superintendent McKenna, of the Jacksonville,
Madison & indianapolis road, is making test or
the coal mined at Swiss City, on the Indianapolis
& Vincennes, for steaming purposes, against
Pittsburg coal, proposing TO use the coal winch
is the most economical to burn.
Vegetables and fruits from the Southern
States are beginning TO come forward, and the
traffic of this character promises to be immense
for a few weeks to come, rhe railroads are
making arrangements TO bring these produc-
mons north in quick time and ut reasonable
rates.
The Pittsburg, Cincinnati e. st, Louis COM
pany is now building 1900 for their
lines, which with the 1900 the Chicago, st.
Louis & Pittsburg ordered General Manager
McCrea TO contract for, will increase their
freight equipments 4,5o0. cars before next falls
crops begin to move.
The DOndhOlderS or the Columbus CINCINNATI
& Indiana Central railroad held a final meeting
at the Union Trust Company building, New
York, Thursday. The action of the Purchasing
Company in buying in the road at the recent
sale at Columbus was approved, and the meet
ing adjourned sine die.
Roadmaster McQuston, of the Cincinnati. In
danapOlis, 81. Louis & Chicago, next week com
meDces the construction of their new yards in
the eastern parJ of the city, which, when coin
pleted, will enable them to move their through
business over the Belt road, instead of blockad-
ing the Union tracks with it.
IT is understood that the Toledo & Indianapo-
is road, now in operation between Findlay and
Toledo, has been scOoped in Ivy the Baltimore &
Ohio, over which the b. d .. get into Toledo.
While this road bore the name of the Toledo g.
indianapolis, the projectors never expected to
build farther south than Union City, Ind.
The work of tearing up the tracks and rcmov-
ing the debris where the new Pttsburg, Ciuen-
natl & st. Louis freight depot is to be built was
commenced in earnest yesterday. General Man
ager MeCrea states that soon as this depot ia
completed all business of the J., NJ & T., as well
ms OF the l. g. v, VIII he done AT the p, G. e. st.
L. depots aud the old j., NJ: q l. depot will be
GOrn down and the tracks in the yards will prob
ably he used for passenger coaches to stand up
')n when not in service.
The $22, 000, 900 bonded Indebtedness which
the new Chicago, St. Louis e. Pittsburg company,
at their meeting in indianapolis, voteu to place
the roadbed equipments, will run fifty years
and bear per cent interest. These will he is
sued in exchange for old securities under the
plan of reorganization, under which reorga n Ia
tion there is S10,000,00O common stock and
SZU,OUU,OUU preferred STOCK. Inc new certlfl-
Gates will be listed on the New York Exchange
early next month
Or the entire Pennsylvania system OF rail-
ways. while their through business is not neg
lected, their local freight traffic is the most f0s-
tered. One of the strongest points in the stua-
zion of the Pennsylvania road proper. to which
attention has been often called, is its large local
traffic. The increase in freight 1914 per
cent Bnt of this increase only 1913 tons were
through freight To put it in another way, the
local freight the main line ana branches was
than the total amount OF freight, both of
through and local, in any previous year. On the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad division the gain
los per cent. in general trcights, and 26.S per
cent. IN miscellaneous freghts.
THE WAY THE SHIPPERS TALK.
The impression having gone out that Indian
apos, although having fourteen railroads, is not
a favorable point for manufacturers and other
industries to locate, the statement of several of
the leading manufacturers and managers OF i'm
portant industries will not be out OF place.
Jason Carey, manufacturer of slaves and
boxes, states that he has been in business at H.
-dianapolis eighteen years; has received and for
warded from 1000 to $500 carloads OF lumber,
stave timber etc, annually; seldom has had oc-
oasion TO complain of rates, and always found
che railroad companies inclined to treat hi IN
honorably. Whenever he thought
overloaded he informed the railroad company,
and paid the excess charge willingly, II any
demanded. He treated the roads fairly, and
They in turn treated him squarelY. Those fellows
who overloaded cars were usually the greatest
hOwiers.
The Atlas Machine-works = indianapolis
rs the best point in America to
locate mauufactory. Their company
is given lower rates here than they would get 1t
any other point by 10 To 20 per cent. Chicago
roads all in pools. indianapolis roads were
clear of pooling agreements; nearly all important
points East, West, North and South were Compel
ing points of indianapolis roads.
L. c. Atkins & CO.-They did not ship much
by carload lots, but were treated very fairly by
the roads, and given rates as low as they could
expect. On shipments of saws, a large per cent.
of their shipments were carried on local rates,
but they were able to get concessions rates
which were quite satisfactory, especially If
sher shipments were TO competing points.
Joseph Allerdice, president of the IndanapO-
lis Abattoir Company, said he was no kicker on
Boston. Since the change in Classification
which made the rate 10 cents per
100 pounds less he had made no
complaint. He thought that Indianapolis
was a good point to do business. However. husi-
ness men here we're at disadvantage in one
respect. At Chicago, ST. Louis and other inpor
tant railroad points heavy shippers were given
passes over the roads, here no favors of that
character were granted.
The Wondhurn Sarven Wheel-works' manager
states that they ship largely in all directions,
averaging four car-loads out day, and receive
from local points six or eight carloads per day
of material for wheels, ana treated very
handsomely by the railroad companies. Oc-
casionaly have n racket about rates, but have
no trouble in adjusting matters when they go
about 1t properly. They thought Indiana polls
one OF the best points in the United States for
manufacturers.
Eagle Machine-works-Bes point in the
country to ship from. Sometimes they give
rate which we think TOO high; but talk competi-
ton to them, they oon tumble to our figures.
You see, we have many ronds In here that
there competing roads to all important
points, and Indianapolis manufactures have
the advantage largely in this respect. We have
more trouhle getting cars onto orr switches to
! load and unload than from any other cause.
A. A. Barnes OF the Udel ladder and wooden
ware mandatory. states that within the last
few months the railroad companies had reduced
rates on articles they manufacture IS to 20 per
cent and they now were well satisfied, and the
roads showed a disposition to treat them hand
somely. few months ago he seriously thought
of removing this establishment TO some other
point, but after eanYassing the matter thor
oughly decided thar indianapolis, with its
numerous railroads and the rates they gave
him satisfied him, he had better remain here.
Gillett Brothers, wagon material manufacture