The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11

On the Indianapolis & ST. Louis division of the
Bee-line system there have been the entire sea-
son 16O stonemasons and 432 carpenters en-
ployed in putting in stone work and rebuilding
bridges and trestes.
Paymaster Allen, of the Indiana, Bloomington
d Western, paid yesterday on the ST Louis di-
vision, pays to-day on the Peoria division, to-
morrow on the Ohio division, Thursday on the
ONO Southern, Friday on the middle division.
An officer of the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago road yesterday stated that every loco
motive on their road was now In service, so
heavy was traffic. and twenty additional en-
gines he stated could he used TO advantage AS
it is they are hiring more engineers and train
crews and running their engines day and night.
The Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburg people yes
terday began levelng the old Wallace grocery
building, on the point of Virginia avenue and
Delaware street. to the ground. The company
propose in the next few months to erect build
ing in its place to be used for offices and build.
ing which Will be credit TO that part OF the
city.
The last few days there have been heavy ship
ments of provisions from Indianapolis TO Louis
vile and other Southern Cities By the by, the
JeffersOnville, Madison indianapolis manage
ment is attempting to do DO It's switching
service here with TOO few engines, and shippers
are scOlding over the great delay In placing cars
for loading.
The Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburg company
will this week receive from the locomotive shops
at Altoona two new engines, mOgul build. They
will he put in service on the west end of the In
dianapOlis division. so pushed has this ROAD been
for power for a few day past that engines are
turned round promptly on arrival and sent out
with new crew.
So heavy are the fast mail trains over the Chi
cago, St. Louis 81 Pittsburg that it is again pro-
posed to run them In two sections that schedule
time may he made. While travel was never heav-
Ter, there now three United States mail cars
and four express hauleGfon each of these
trains an additional mail car through from New
York to st. Louis and an express having been re-
Gently added.
Master Mechanic Lape yesterday turned out of
the Bee-line shops, at BrightwoOd, engine No.
1876, rebuilt with all modern improvement Is,
straight smOKestack, extension boiler, steel fire.
box, etc The BrightwoOd shops, under their
present management are credited with turning
out more and better work than any shops on the
Bee-line system, in proportion to the number of
men employed.
The Indianapolis & ST. Louis management have
Just completed two water tanks al Nation of
10000 gallons capacity each The tanks are
sixteen feet high and twenty-four feet in diam
eter, and are elevated twenty EIGHT feet to give
them fire pressure. line of hose is attached
to each tank, and IN of fire any part or their
extensive shops at that point can be reached by
two large streams of water
Conductor Wise, of the Vandalia, says that the
order compelling all passengers to purchase
tickets before entering the cars is working like
a charm. Agents and patrons of the road are
becoming educated up to the practice, and 1t ID