The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-23
Local Notes.

The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chi
caeo last week forwarded from Cincinnati S38
loaded cars, and delivered at Cincinnati 1,001
loaded cars.
The Indiana, Bloomington & Western. on Sat
urday, gathered up ten full carloads of excur-
sionists on the middle division TO visit the Sol
diers' Home at Dayton, o.
The Belt-road extension is now progressing
quite brisky. About one mile and oDe-fourth Is
already graded, and the right of way, it is
thought, Will be secured without any litigation.
The five Western roads last week brought into
ana, Bloomington & Western, st. Louis division,
1874; Peoria division. 249; Cincinnati, Indiapapo-
lis, st. Louis & Chicago, $685. Yandalia, s57; In
dianapolis g. St. Louis, 976.
The agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indi-
annapolis ticket office at this point denies that he
has been selling tickets to the scapers at cut
rates, aud, in turn, the soalpers and brokers de-
ny that they have bought tickets from said
agent at cut rates, and both parties express
Willingness to make affidavit to such effect.
The Wabash company is making up for the
taking off of passenger trains on several Indiana
divisions by attaching passenger coach to
their freight trains On the morning and even
ing trains out of%Michigan City a coach is
hauled, and similar arrangements are being
made to haul coaches on freight trains of other
divisions.
An official of the Toledo, INDIANAPOLIS & ST.
Louis road has been asking some of the business
men to advance 800 to make the surveys in
Marion county for an entrance to Indianapolis,
to give the 800, but furnish additional aid pro-
vlding that the official will show that the enter
prise is a bona fide one and that the money is
ready to build the road with the securing of the
right OF way.
Col. Joseph Hill, superintendent of the Wanda
liza, on Saturday telegraphed Senator Magee, at
Logansp port, that the Terre HauJe g. Logansport
management were willing to connect their road
with the insane-asylum farm, by a switch, and
would run 1t to any point on the farm that might
be desired. The telegram stated, further, that
the company would make no charge for switch
ing, except in cases where the cars had been
carried by other roads.
The open and very complete monthly state
ments which such roads as the Cincinnati, Indi-
annapolis, st. Louis 81 Chicago, the Illinois Cen
trial. the Indiana, Bloomington 81 Western, and
a score of other Western roads making pub
lie is doing much TO bring the roads into notice
to show the ability of the mana gements and
create confidence in the railroad properties.
The demand of the age is for open management
of railroad property and frequent financial state
ments
The committee appointed by the presidents of
the north and south roads to consider plan for
the formation OF traffic association, covering
the business from the Northwest to the Ohio
river, reported plan. 1t was aoeeded to by all
but representatives of the Louisville New Al
bany Chicago road. 1t now goes to the gem
eral managers for their rejection or adoption.
The plan cOntemplates that all roads will main
tain rates, and be subject TO heavy penalties in
case OF rate cutting.
On Saturday Master Mechanic McKenna, of
the l., p. IL G. division of the Wabash system,
was appointed master mechanic of the Detroit
& Indiana polls division of the system as well,
and to-day all the men at the shops in Butler
will be transferred from that point to
Peru, Ind, and the machinery, as well, Is
to be removed to the Peru shops,
which are to be made much more i'm
portant than heretofore. Master Mechanic
Quackenbnsh is made foreman of engines OF
the Detroit division, he to remain at Butler, at
which point both freight and passenger engines
are changed. An officer of the Wabash says the
policy now is to concentrate offices Of superin-
tendents, train dispatchers and shops as well, to
reduce expenses as far as consistent.