The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-08
Local Notes.

A scarcity of coal-cars is interfering somewhat
with the movement of block coal over the T. II.
& l. road.
Plans have been prepared for extensive i'm
provements to the depot of the indianapolis g.
st. Louis company at Terre Haute.
A railroad man who rode over the Chicago &
INDIANAPOLIS Airline this week says IL the COM
pany wonld expend about $15, 900 in Gravelin g
the r0ad-bed. 1t would be an excellent one.
The Cincinnati, indianapolis, ST. Louis &
Chicago company is raising tho grade at Law
rPncehurg, where the road crOssfs the Ohio g.
Mississippi, four feet for considerable dis
tance.
day, present each train man on the road with a
new SUIT. that being the date fixed upon for con-
ductOra, bagg%gtm en-, Orakemen and porters to
first appear in uniform.
The Wabash people announce that a new line
of fourteen sleeping-cars for San Francisco will
be put on Jan. l, composed of seven new and
elegant Pullman ears and seven new and ele9an t
Central Pacific ears, the cars TO run through be-
tween st. Louis and the Pacific coast.
Last month 5,467 carloads of coal were ship
ned from hlock-c"al mines In Clay county; l.
SAL carloads OF this GOAL were taken by Indian
apOlis dealers and manufacturers. The remain
der went to railroads which use this coal, and
to northern manufacturing cities and towns.
Paymaster Allen, of the Indiana. BlGomng tOu
& Western system, to-day pays the shops al this
point. Monday he pays on the St. Louis division;
Tuesday on the Peoria division, Wednesday on
sion, Friday on the ONO Spur hern, Saturday on
the Cleveland, Columbus &c Hooking Valley di-
vision.
The snit of tho Cincinnati, Hamilton & DAYTON
Company the Union Railway COMPANY,
which was carried to the Indiana Supreme
Court, Attorney Marshall of the C., Fl. d. D..
saya. has been practically shelved. rs the c., Fl.
81 d. will doubtless BECOME member OF the
Union Rail way Company under the reorganiza-
tiOn scheme,
The Chicago, ST. Louis & Plttsburg road yes
terday received from Athrns, o., ~ turn-tabe
sixty feet in length, which is to he put in at the
new shops in the eastern part OF the city. The
table is superior in it's construction any in this
part OF the country, differing from the Green
leaf table in its being Strengthened by trusses
above instead of by u wrought-lrOn plate below.
Presldent Jones' of the Indianapolis steel rail
mill says that the company have ahnut come t0
"a decision to expeud 100000 more In the
erection of buildings. converters, etc, in which
to manufacture their own blooms With this
Improvement completed and the advantages
their new mill possesses, the Indianapolis mill
could manufacture rails at price to compete
favOraby with the best mills in the country.
The express companies already. in their
business, feeling the approach OF the holidays.
Officials of the express companies state that this
has been unusually prosperous year with
, them, in fact their net earnings will font I'M
largely in excess of any former year, This he
superintendent Sloane to please the employees 10y
notifying them that their paw wnud he ad-
vauced New Years. In business circles express
companies stand below par in the salary cues
ton when the responsibilities placed upon their
men are considered,