The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


The Vandalia line last week, brought into In
dianapolis CIT carloads of block coal and 25l car
loads of live stock.
VIM. e. Thurber, commercial agent OF the
Now York, st. Louis & Chicago road spent the
Sabbath with friends in this city.
Mr. John Scully, jr., has been appointed agent
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Company at Pittsburg, to take effect March l.
John Talbot chief clerk in vandalia Car Ac-
cOuntant H. G.. Sleights office, has been APP
pointed agent at Kansas City of one of the fast
freight lines.
A B. Southland traffic manager of the L., N.
a & G. system, is already reaching out after
the lumber traffic of Michigan City in way
which worries competitors.
Buffet cars have been put on the Vandalia
might trains, on which lunch can be secured at
reasonable rates. They are not intended to in
iterfere with the hotel cars.
In one of the outside local passenger Offices,
on Saturday last were to be seen the cards Of
zone of the leading Indianapolis ticket scalpers.
In another was scalping AK displayed
The five Western roads last week brought into
indianapolis g. 404 loaded cars, follows: l., B,
& W, Peoria division, $685. st. Louis division,
So C., l., St l.. & c., 6l9 Vandalia, l,O44; l. 81
St L., 1854.
A rumor to the effect that the Chicago &
Northwestern road and the Wabash, St Louis d
Pacific are to withdraw from the Western Trunk
line Association is exciting considerable inter-
est in railroad circles
The Bee-line last week, forwarded east from
this point ], 1884, the Chicago st. Louis & Pitts
burg l,097 loaded cars. The corresponding week
of 1888 the Bee-line forwarded 391, the G., st.
L. & P. ], 24l loaded cars.
The Wabash main line for thirty days past
has been doing big business An official of the
road states that the earnings of the system the
first fourteen days of February were $132, 600
ahead of the corresponding week of 1883.
Tho west bound business of the Continental
line, which for several days has been coming
west over the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianap-
Oils road, was, Saturday, turned back to the
Ohio q Mississippi road, which is again in shape
TO handle freightS.
president Hoxie, of the Wabash, st. Louis
& Pacific it is stated, will hereafter give his
tire attention to the executive affairs of the
company, the details of the management of the
operating and traffic departments being attended
10 by Messrs. Talmage and Olds.
An old passenger, man remarked last night
points west of the Missouri river more demora-
LIKED than at the present time-even more so
than in the palmiest days of j, S. Lazarus. once
a passenger agent in this city. The aim OF the
local passenger agents of two roads seems to be
to undersell the ticket scalpers
There are now in service on the indianapolis
division of the Chicago, st. Louis g. Pittsburg
road ten freight locomotives recently built at
the Altoona shops of classes D and d. These en-
giRes are performing well, hauling over the
heaviest grades twenty to thirty loaded
cars. They rest on three pairs of driving wheels,
with four wheeled truck in front, and weigh,
empty, rs, 900 pounds
Below is given the daily eastbound movement
of loaded cars over the INDIANAPOLIS & St Louis
and the Decline in the week. dating from Feb, 16,
rs follows: /. & st. L., 10th, 237; 18th, 1902;
18th, pa; 10TH $780, Goth, 156; 21st, 248 22d 1873.
In the days corresponding with the above, the
Bee-iine forwarded 2l0, 1877, ISL 1S9, 1913, 154,
zee 1t will be noticed that the ]. & st. L.
brought in but seventy one more cars than the
Bee-line forwarded
Traffic Increasing Over indianapolis Roads.
The train records show handsome increase
in car movement last week, over that of the
week ending Feb 16, and the improvement was
largely in the latter part of the week. Indian
apolis roads are all again in good shape to handle
freights and a marked increase in traffic is
looked for the coming week, and most freight
men are expecting a good business for a few
weeks to come. There is good order demand
from interior Pennsylvania, New York and the
New England points, which is a favorable omen.
and better export business is anticipated.
West bound the tonnage is heavier
than at the corresponding period in
1888, and as better rates are maintained the reve
nue. from this source is highly satisfactory. AS
foods have seriously interfered with business
over the north and south roads naturally
handsome improvement will follow with the re-
opening of the roads for traffic. A brisk move
Inent of grain and provisions to Southern and
Southeastern commercial centers is in prospect.
Live stock shipments are again quite heavy,
with the roads that handle the bulk of this bust
ness. In local business there is a considerable
improvement, yet bad country roads are check
upon this class of traffic. Below is given the
number of cars received and forwarded at this
point in the week ending Feb. 49, as compared
with that of the week preceding.