The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09


The earnings of the Wabash railroad for the
month of March were: 1888, STATS, 95450;
1882, 81, 1913 1850; increase, S165, 1870.
Business on the Greensburg, Rushville g. Ver-
non road continues TO increase steadily. Last
week S13 cars were handled on that division of
the c., l., st. L. & c.
Master Mechanic Arp, of the Chicago, st. Louis
& Ptssburg, Saturday turned out rebuilt
switching engine which is a credit to the shops
7Ocated at this point
The Cincinnati, indianapolis, st. Louis & Chi
oagO last week delivered at Cincinnati. off of the
main line. 81 1 loaded cars; forwarded from Gin
cinnati west, 1852 loaded cars
For the week ending April 7, the Chicago, St.
Louis & Pittsburg forwarded east, from Indianap-
oils, 1902, the Bee Line 903. the Indiana, Bloom
ington Western 500 loaded cars
Last week 9l4 carloads of gravel were dis
trhuted on the indianapolis & ST. Louis road
west of Tcrre Haute, and the work is to be con
tinued at this rate until the snow flies next fall.
The movement of cars over the middle division
OF the Indiana, Bloomington & Western in the
week ending April Z, at II M, was as follows;
ward, 253 loaded, SOC empty cars.
The Crawford syndicate Saturday, filed arti-
Oles of consolidation of the Chicago & Great
Southern railway with the Chicago & Block
Goal Railroad Company, with the Secretary Of
State The capital stock of the new company is
S3,0O0.0OO.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chi
cagO and the Bee Line to-day commence run
ming their trains into the new Grand Central
depot, Cincinnati. The building, although not
hv any means completed, is SO advanced as to
admit trains.
Chrisman, ILL.,, on thu Indiana, Bloomington e.
Western road, is in bad repute as a waiting point
for trains. The agent and hOtel-keeper are said
60 I've In cahOOts and make it interesting for the
pockeibook OF any party who is Obliged to walt
there an hour or two for o train.
The fivs western roads last week brought into
Indianapolis 1920 loaded cars, as follows: l.,
b. & W. 81. Louis division, 150 Peoria division,
AIS; O., J., st. L. Il c.. GA; |. & ST. L., 79S; Van
dalia. i,192. Decrease, as compared with num-
Der received in the week ending March 81, 456
oars
Tho Chicago ST. Louis & Pacific Cailroad Com
pany have ordeted new iron bridges built at
Winamac, Mud Lake and Calumet, on the Chi
cago division. The last named is to he draw
bridge, the company being obliged 80 to con-
strurt 1t to accommodate one man who Is
''chrontcky" and cannot he bought of,
Now that the building of the Indianapolis &
Evansville Straight Line has been abandoned,
the friends of the Indianapolis. Vlncennes e.
southwestern project are much elated over the
situation, ana EXPRESS great confidence that
their road, which is receiving much encourage
ment along the proposed route, will be built.
THUS far this year the Pitrsbnrg. Fort Wayne
& Chicago road has been taking 81 per cent of
the east-bonnd business out of Chicago, the
Vanderbilt lines Al per cent, and the Chicago,
lPitisbnrg & st, Louis 1S per cent. The growth
OF traffic on the last named road the last two
years Is surprising all parties cOnversant with
the situation.
General Passenger Agent Ruggles, of the
Michigan Central who was in the ciry Saturday,
states that the five Pullman coaches which are
to constitute the line of sleeping coaches to he
run between Cincinnati and Northern Michigan,
have been ordered and will be placed on the
line as early as May Is, probably by May l.
These coaches will be hauled over the c., [, st.
J.. & O. between Cincinnati and Rushville then
north over the Fort Wayne, Louisville & Cinoin-
natl.
Arranoemanta have hann mazda for nuttino IN n
line of sleeping coaches between Indianapolis a nd
Buffalo, over the Detroit Il Indianapolis division
of the Wabash and the Canada Southern. The
the spring timetable, and will leave IndiaDapO-
lis at lI40 p NJ, connect at Detroit with the St.
Louis and ew York express, which hauls the ia
nous dining-cars. With this arrangement Pas
eenger Agent Frank Palmers happiness is COM
plete.