The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-21

The five Western roads, last week, brought
into this station 1885 loaded cars
The Vandalia, last week brought into Indian
apolis 259 carloads Of live stock, and 62S car
loads of block coal.
The Chicago, st. Lous & Pittsburg, last week.
forwarded from this point $50 carloads of live
stock; the Bee, 1872 car loads.
The Chicago St Louis & Pittsburg road seems
to have been a looker-on last week, forwarding
only l,097 loaded cars, $40 less than the Decline
The Cincinnati, indianapolis, st. Louis &
Chicago road, last week forwarded from Gin
einnat S2l and delivered at Cincinnati 92l loaded
cars.
The Cleveland, Columbus Cincinnati & In
dianapolis road earned the first week of January
$50 500 which was So, 466 less than the earnings
in the corresponding week. 1888.
The brotherhood of Locomotive Firenen give
their tenth annual ball, at Lyra Hall, on Wed
attendance, and pleasant time is anticipated.
The Indiana, Bloomington & Western manage
ment have decided to put in forty miles of steel
rail on the Ohio division The entire line from
Saldusky to Springfield o.. will then be laid
with steel rails weighing sixty pounds to the
yard. " 'Aie
The indianapolis & St Louis people are keen
ing their track pretty warm for winter time. SO
heaVy IS business with them. Last week thav
brought into indianapolis 1850 cars: Forwarded
West from this point ], 713. Eastward COY yve,a
loaded; westward but ,040 were loaded
The Chicago st. Louis &c Pittsburg company
last las Week received from the Grant Locomotive
Works three consol engines: average ,yeight
empty, fhty-onc tons. The engines are MIN
bered 80, 347 and 49, and are to be p1lt in sony
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The Bee-line last week. forwarded Fast from,
this point l,6l6 loaded cars and tlairtN,-fnrr
emptles. which is the heaviest movement Of
freight over the road for many months So
gratifying is it that one road is dono a oood
BUSINESS we give below the number of cars for
%arded daily, commencing with Jan. H. Satur-
day 22l Sunday, pa; Monday. 2G2: Tuesday
10 Wednesday, 24s Thursday 222; Friday
US total 900, from which thirty-four empty
cars forwarded is to be deducted making M |
east-bound movement Of loaded I GIG cars WV
Some of the directors of the Louisville. New AL |
bany q chicago road strongly favor building a |
road from indianapolis to Cincinnati as near an
airline as practicable One of the directors at the
meeting last week favored such a stem He ssid
only one hundred miles need be built. which
would make it the shortest line between CHICAGO
and Cincinnati. The road by reaching Cinci6
nati, would connect with southeastern systems
and %ith the great trunk lines. In case it is de-
eided TO extend to Cincinnati the value Of tIa !
property, he said, in his opinion would he At
least trebled GU
The general manager Of the Wabash road is
TO issue an order for the dismissal of all minors
running on the road or otherwise enpaeed ia
dangerous places. The effect of this dismissal
VIII be rather severe, as nearly hundred and
fifty boys viii be discharged from the road
Some months ago young man, running on fbe
st. Louis division of the Wabash was severeIv
injured IN an accident. He was under twentv
one years OF age, and his parents sued the com
pany for damages. Last week the case was de- t
,ided against the railroad, and big money yer
Dict was given. "
Time has demonstrated that it was an tlnwiso
move on the part of the railroad companies IN
stop the sale of tickets at the outside Offices Y
ScaiPers are now the most prosperous business d
men IN the city The local passenger agents mi 1
heir heads together to get around the ruling Of
ne, Union Railway Company, and six of the r
eadlng roads are reported to be selling their a
ickets through scalpers, some of the agents Is
how1ng no hesitancy in sending parties to scaip "
rs to purchase tickets, with the assurance that a
hey viii get satisfactory rates The l., T. & w C
oes about the matter more respectfully, selling e
My from their general ticket agents Office. If Is
now fourteen months since these Offices yvare t.
iosed and the business they did has practically {
zen turned over to the ticket scalpers. The &c
utside Offices which are known as information
ureaus, with one or two exceptions. give little
FORMATION, except as TO the location of the
aDers' Offices - ''N m