The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-22

The Vandalia last week brought into this sta
ton 205 carloads of live stock and 493 car
loads of block coal.
The Bee Line last week forwarded east from
this point 1,173 loaded cars, the Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati * st. Louis 1,243.
The Missouri Millers' Association has accepted
the offer of The Bee Line people to transport
them free FROM st. Louis to Cleveland.
Engineers on the Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific
main line who run the express trains make
$3.50 per day, aud are on the foOtboard nine
hourS.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, ST. Louis & Chi
e3go road last week delivered at Cincinnati $50
loaded cars, and forwarded from that point 797
loaded cars.
The earnings of the Wabash lines the second
week in January increased S26,32T over those of
the corresponding week, 1882. 1t is reported
that the lease Of the ST.. Joe to the Quincy 81
Wabash will he effected in a few days, the
papers being now in course of reparation.
The Pennsylvania Company are sending West
over TIE P, c.. & st. l. some model new grain and
merchandise cars. They are thirty-four feet in
length, 40, 00O-p0upd capacity very substantially
builf: the center of the car Is supported by four
iron trusses. The only fault of the cars Is that
the olu-fashion man killing car bumpers are used
in their construction.
TIL five Western roads brought into Indianap-
oils during the week ending Jan. 90, 4,001
loaded cars, as follows: Vandalia, 1929; In
dianaDolis & St Louis, 1,1S7; Cincinnati, Indian
apoiis, st. Louis q Chicago, 637; Indiana, BLOOM
mgton q Western, Peoria division, 631: St. Louis
division, 324; against 3,S47 the preceding week.
Increase the last week, 1914 cars.
The management of the Chicago & Northwest
ern road have adopted the theory recently sug-
gested in the Journal that railroads should not
be converted Into "kindergartens." An order
has been issued TO discharge all its employees
in its running departments under twenty-one
years OF age, in order TO secure efficiency and
prevent accidents from heedlessness.
From Secretary Cobb, of the INDIANAPOLIS
Railroad Mems Christian Association, ia learned
that the workers in the Young Mems Association
are greatly pleased that the railroad corpora
tions show their appreciation Of the practical
work of the Y. NJ. G. A. by contributing over
$4,000 a year to its support, and this year,
it is thought, the contribution will reach
$4,000.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton company
will receive to-day from the Paterson LOe0mO-
fireworks two more Cons0l engines. They
weigh the same as those in use GU the Indiana,
Bloomington & Western, which are doing such
satisfactory service, YET they are OF "A slightly
changed pattern, resting on five pairs of driving
wheels in snch q manner as TO make them ap.
pear less clumsy.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis &
Chicago company are using coke on several of
their locomotives as an experiment. Tins far
1t has proved an expensive one, having cost one
third more than coal. Evidently, the proper
pattern of hre-bOX to burn coke economically has
not yet been invented. Trials of coke on the
Pennsylvania road thus far has shown it to be
more expensive than coal. We're coke to come
into general Use on passenger engines. the trav-
cling public would appreciate 1t, as there is no
offensive smoke coming from its use.