The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-07
Local Notes.

The Vandala has even 100 engines and
only six are now in the shops for repairs, and
these for only sli ght repairs
The directors Of the Belt road and stockyards
held their regular monthly meeting yesterday.
Auditing of accounts and a general chat about
the affairs OF the company covers what was
done.
The Vandala people are building a round
house at Logansport with thirteen stalls, and
will, in the early spring, erect shops at that
point, one of the buildings to be 100x60 feet, q
second 6Ox5O feet.
The switchmen at East St. Louis will hardly
take part In strike again. SiXty-three of the
number have been indicted for Intimidation and
conspiracy, and are under bonds of from $500 to
$1,000 and 80 per cent of the strikers now
hunting jobs.
The friends of the Terre Haute Belt road meet
this week to take some action regarding the
building of the road. They are still determined
to build it, as the location of several important
manufactures at Terre Haute is SAID to depend
on the construction of this road.
The Great Western Despatch, on Nov l. com.
menced forwarding its business from Evans
Vile over the Evansville Terre Heute TO
TeFre Haute over the Terre Haute a. LOgans-
port division of the Vandaiia to Marshand then
east over the Chicago ~ Atlantic and the Erie to
the seabOard.
General Freight Agent Hubbard, of the Van
dalla, states that business with them never
heavier than this year in October and Novem-
per- and that in spite of the strike of the switch
men at st. Louis, and of the coal miners in Clay
county last month, their earnings for October
will show an increase over those of the CORE
spending month 1882.
Roadmasters, without exception, of Indianan-
oils roads state that:never before were rOad-beds
in better shape to go into the winter. On dt-
visions where there has been no special work
done all bad places have been improved. and
tracks are solid and smooth, bitches well cleaned
and everything done possible to make the track
safe should the winter be an open one.
The earnings of the Indiana, BloOming ton g.
Western road for October were $270,941 O6, an
increase of 1884 81 over the earnings of the
corresponding month of 1882. All things con-
sdered. this is a very favorable EXHIBIT. In Oc-
tober, 1882, the earnings were the largest of
any month in the year. Shipments of grain off
the Peoria division were immense, while this
year they have been light beyond precedent
The officers of the Bee-line, yesterday, when
en- route west were visited at GreeHoastle by
Rdpath, DaggetJ and DarDell, their mission be-
ing to seeif President DevereuX would, for. the L
q st. l.. road, vote for per cent. tax in that
township in favor of the DePauw University at
Gfeencastle. President DevereuX treat ed the
party very handsomely and promised he would
give the matter an early consideration.
Engine No. 637, built at the Decline shops,
BrightwOod, made it's first trip yesterday, haul
ing the train carrying the officers of the road
through to 81. Louis. THE engine is very sym
metrical in build, straight smoke-stack, extern
sion boiler, air-brakes on the drivers, and all the
modern improvements. President Devereux, of
the Decline system, cOmpllmented Master Me-
chanic Lape for the general success he had made
in building tirst-class engines at the Brlghtwood
shops