The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


A-oODAe 81
The vandalia last week brought into this sta
ton 1894 carloads Of block COAL and ITO carloads
Of live stock
The L, b & W. people are about closing a con-
tract for 5000 tons of steel rails which will be
laid on the Peoria and Ohio divisions
The five Western roads brought into this sta
ton last week, 294 loaded cars the corresponding
week 1885, 4, 4l0 loaded cars falling off this year
Of /, I16 cars
Receiver Henderson, Of the Danville, Olney &
Ohio River road has ordered that the employees
be paid for August service on Wednesday. The
earnings Of this road are steadily increasing.
Altoner new station on the vandalia, T. H.
& L. extension, will to-day be opened for bust
ness. 1t is named in honor Of AL Toner, of Lo
gansport, who was chiefly instrumental in Sc
curing the rightof way for the extension from
Logansport to Plymouth.
The Seneca division of the c., L, ST. L. &c.
system is beginning to develop as feeder to the
Big Four Last week the interchange of traffic
at Kankakee between this division and the main
line was 734 cars, Of which number 53l were
loaded cars, or an average of los cars day.
The impression prevails that ACQUISITION i'm
eastsbound rzrtes.will be ordered this week So.
far as indianapolis is concerned twill hardly in
crease east bound shipments, but It viii place all
lines on the same basis with the two fast-frelght
AooV
ordered in rates.
The Bee-line forwarded East from this point
last week, 929 loaded cars, the c., St L. & p
> 748 the l., b. & w. 454, the c., H. q d. 337
The corresponding week, 1883, the Beesline for
warded, from this point, 1, 384 loaded cars the
c.. st. Il 81 r I3D7 the Z, B. 81 w. $685. the
c., II. &Ds 12a
There were.handled an the G., L, St L. &C.
road, in the week ending Sept s. at midnight
6, 702 cars of which 4, 937 were loaded cars. This
is record that President Ingalls,, in these de-
pressed times, can well point to with pride, and
if his assistant general freight agents are main
tanning rates, should yield handsome revenue
The annual meeting of the roadmasters of the
United Sbatesan Canada which is to. be held
IN this city, commencing tomorrow Sept.
will be an interesting one, matters pertaining
to road beds are to come up for discussion
which will bring out points which may benew
to roadmasters on Western roads, and vice
versa to roadmasters on Eastern and Southern
roads, as representatives from all parts Of the
cfuntry, it is expected. will beinsattendAnce.
The American Express Company has made
arrangements by Which they will make it de-
cidedly interesting for their competitors
through business UndeT am arrangement which
goes into effect to-day, freight which leaves
New York at 500 P. M. reaches Indianapolis at
10:45 p NJ the next evening. Louisville at 7:20
A. III. the second morning. and ST. Louistat 738,
A. M second morning enabling the American
Express Company to deliver freight at louisville
they have heretofore.
The Indiana. bloomington & Western people
have come out hat-footed to the effect that they
will not accept 10 per cent as their allotted per
cent in the indianapolis east bound freight
pool 1t.would seem useless for Commissioner
Fink to order the Beesline and c.. a. q to
even up in cash percentages until it is better UNI
derstood that his suggested per cents. will be
Fcepted The Wabash people and thee. Est.
i. e G. seem to be the only roads in the pool
which are satisfied with tire per cents. More
especially are the L, B. & w. and the g., H.. &
j. loud kiclzers.
TRAFFIC StiH Light Over indianapolis Lines.
The train records show that with majority
of the Indianapolis roads business is Light for
September Last week there were 4gS less loaded
cars handled at this point than in the, week pre-.
csding; $3.50 less than in the corresponding week,
1883, and 3s4D0 less than the corresponding
week, 1882 The failing off is entirely with east
and west roads The four direct east lines,
namely the Decline, the O., ST. +. s. r., heL,
b, e W., and c.. H. & Z last week forwarded
from indianapolis bG54 less loaded cars
than in the corresponding week 1883 The five
Western roads brought in. ,1l6 less loaded cars.
The fact is the east bound business is very fat,
while west bound the tonnage is,running slightly
ahead Of that Of last year: North and south
roads are doing an average September business,
and in the last ten days there has been marked
imppovementin local traffic.
Below is given the number of cars received
and Forwarded at this point IN the week ending
at u o'clock M, Sept 6, as compared with the
movement Of the week preceding: