The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-16
Local Notes.

A change in the local ticket agent of the O.
cinnati, indianapolis, st. Louis & Ch5c@go road
is a matter of the near future. it is stated.
Under the new order of things passenger
trains are first-class on the Chicago st. Louis
& Pittsburg, livestock trains second-class,
through freight trains third-class, and local
freight trains fourth-elass Passenger and live
stock trains in all cases have the preference of
right of way against the through and local
freight trains.
OF the floating liabilities of the indianapolis,
Decatur & Springfield Railroad Company, which
amounted to some $4,000, with the exception of
creditors holding some 81, 500, all have accepted
the proposition of the company to pay fifty cents
the dollar. Claims which are being contested
before the courts were not included in the 50,
600 Of liabilities.
Twenty-Five miles additional of steel rails
weighing siXty-seven pounds to the yard, are TO be
laid on the eastern division of the c., L., St. L.
d g., this year. The track from point five
miles cut of Cincinnati to GreensbuIg, Ind,
Will then be laid with this heavy rail. The fifty
sixpound- -the-yard. steel rail taken up on
this division will be laid on the branches
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago people
will take no aggressive steps at Indianapolis in
the way of appointing passenger agent and
opening outside Office until after the annual
election, Murray Keller, the general passenger
agent states. 1t is stated that should Colonel
doubtless viii be, there will be a general reor-
ganization in oil departments.
The young man at the head of the passenger
department of the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago road Is again creating disturbance in
the Chicago and Ohio river pool. While he has
been charging that his competitors were cutting
rates, it is alleged that under such cover he
has been Strengthening passenger rates on South
ern travel regardless of all pooling agreements.
Manager Richardson has the matter in hand.
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on the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road
reports that the output of their mines in 1883
was 3,280 carloads of coal. which is certainly
anexcellent showing FOR mines which have not
been practically opened for more than eighteen
months The Indiana, Bloomington & Western
has used considerable OF this coal for their loco
motion, and it is gradually gaining friends on
the Chicago market.
Two mogul engines were transferred
from the Columbus to the Indian
apols division yesterday. If this boom
in business with the Beeline continues many
days the report that rates are firm with them
on the old basis, 20 cents per 100 pounds
from Chicago TO New York may be accepted as
true. 1t is likely, however, they are simply for
warling business loaded last week, before the
order for reduction of rates was issued.
The old l1lmor is revived that at the next
meeting OF the Union Railway Company definite
steps will be taken to close all outside offices
Little stock need be taken in the rumor, as it
hardly viii be done before the new union depot
is built. Possibly the roads which are selling
tickets outside of the Union railway office will
selling tickets, and they may as well, if
the statement that it costs forty cents ON the
dollar for tickets sold is true. That is more ex-
pensive than paying commissions.
The plan introduced on the Vandalia line
some three months ago, which requires passen-
gers to purchase tickets in all eases before en-
tering the cars, is working admirably Receipts
from that department have not increased, and
the management did not suppose they would
1t was not adopted as a check on their condue-
tors. but TO prevent people getting onto the
wrong train, or taking trains which did not stop
at the station they ticketed to. In these re
spects the plan is grand success.
The live stock traffic over the Vandalia and the
Chicago, St Louis d Pittsburg roads has become
so important feature of their business that
they now propose to further increase the speed
On twenty-siX miles per hour, which would
really mean thirty miles per hour when running
Superintendent Hill and Miller say that their
track is in such condition and stock cars of so
substantial build that it is as safe now to run
their trains thirty miles per hour as it was ff-
teen miles per hour five years ago.
The Blutfton & Loganspolt Railroad Com
pany was incorporated under State laws yester
day. The proposed line is to run from the State line
in Adams county to Logansport. passing through
the counties of Wells, Huntington Wabash
about eighty-fve miles. The capital stock is
& led at $1,000 and the directors are C. B.
Knowlton, j. T. Stevens A n. Dukes Frank
Calvert. E. T. Sturgis, j. w. Tribolet, J. j.
Todd G. Z. Gardiner L. E. Davenport E.
IT, Montgomery, L. A. Williamson, and Vim.
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