The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-28
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal ana Local.

In the week ending July 26, 1881 cars were
transferred over the Belt road.
Heavy shipments of steel rails from Scranton,
Pa, to the Fort Scott & Gulf road are daily
passing over the Decline and l. & ST l. roads
In the week ending Julys26 the Bee-line for
Warded east from this point l, 1876 loaded cars,
the c., St L. 6 P. 947, the c., II. 8 S42, the
L, B. &sW. 286
The Vandalia last week brought into this sta
ton 401 carloads of block coal and 80 cars OF
stock The live stock movement was the lightest
of any week this year
Assistant Chief Engineer Gibbons, of the Van
dalia, is preparing plans for a very handsome
depot at Marmont, near Lake Maxinkuckee,
which is to be erected this fall
The Wabash reorganization plan, soon to be
submitted is understood to be practically on the
basis Of the reorganization which took place in
the old Toledo Wabash q Western.
The vandalia company have contracted with
the Keystone Bridge Company, of P1ttsburg,
to build a new all-iron bridge over the Wabash
at Logansport where the old bridge went down
it is to bea splendid structure.
Dwight Hitchcock, formerly superintendentof
the Illinois Midland, writes to his old friend
President r. g. Hervey, from near Clear Water,
Neb, says the Terre Haute Gazette, that he
owns stock farm and creamery there and IS
doing well
But 645 carloads Of live stock were moved
over the Belt road last week, the lightest move
ment of any week the present year. Live stock
traffic for few weeks to come will be light but
fall business promises to be heavier than In any
former year.
Secretary Stevens, of the Indiana division of
the National Train Dispatchers Association, was
notified on Saturday that divisions had been es-
tablished at Kansas City, St Paul and Buffalo
and allswould send delegates to the national con
vention to be held in Louisville KY, Aug. 20
Chester Bliss. son of President Bliss is soon
to become assistant road master of the Boston
e Albany railroad, with headquarters at Spring
field, Mass. He has been serving an apprentice
ship in the railroad business for several years in
Pennsylvania and has lately been located at
Altoona.
The Wabash, the c., H. & L, and theL B., &
w. are an making vigorous fight for Toledo
business. All are making good time, placing
cars promptly for loading, and profess to be
maintaining rates-5a cents per 100 pounds, or
what is considered the proportion of the through
east-bound rate, % cents from Indianapolis TO
New York
Passengermen are complainingth so fewpeo-
pie from this section are taking their annual sum
mer pleasure trips The locking up of their lit
tie bank accounts seems to be the trouble 1t is
said more Indianapohtans are sitting on their
back porches, with front blinds closed, than was
ever known in the history Of our heretofore pros
porous city.
Seven express companies are now represented
by salaried officials at indianapolis namely: The
Texas Pacific the Southern Express the Wabash
Pacific the Baltimore & Ohio and Wells, Fargo
& Co. There are few, if any, points in this coun-
try to which express way-bils are not made di-
rect from Indianapolis.
Travelling fast-freight line agents are not tax
ing so cheerful a view of the situation as one
would desire They say too many of the farm
ers are arranging to store their wheat until it
be true the railroads will, in the end, be bene-
flied Especially will this be true il the property
is held until navigation closes.
The issuing of bills Of lading on o, K. of irre-
sponsible parties will lead some of the Eastern
roads into trouble if early attention is not given
to the matter. Now that there is an east bound
pool the plan adopted in the original Indianapo-
lis pool might well be again adopted This al
lowing switchmen, line agents or any railroad
man that happens to be near to o. Il. bills of
1ading is risky business
Colonel Hill, superintendent Of the Vandalia
states that the five monster passenger engines
the company has received within the last ninety
days from the Pittsburg locomotive works are
performing admirably, making excellent
record in hauling their heavy express trains
through on time. These engines not including
the tank weigh $1,000 pounds; have II by pa
inch cylinder, and a 58-inch in diameter boiler,
with ia hues therein.
Freight Business Over Indianapolis Lines.
While there is not the boom in business
which usually follows Immediately after harvest,
there is what may be termeda healthy move
.ment and one which is likely to improve from
week to week for some time to come. Thus far
the heaviest shipments of grain have been to
Toledo, and interior points, with fair move
ment to Baltimore and Philadelphia. 70 New
York the shipments have been light compare,
lively speaking 1t is quite evident that be-
fore the shipments to the seaboard reach a large
tonnage there must be an improvementin prices.
Within the last ten days westbound traffic has
Increased handsomely, and the entire month of
July the tonnage has been in excess of that of
July, 1885, in fact, this remark will apply to the
west-bound movement for six months past. A con
siderable per cent. of Western and Southwestern
business which heretofore has taken more north
ern routes is this year taking the midland lines
much better time is made. North and south
roads are having all the business they cantwell
handle, and 80 per cent of it is localin charac-
ter and yields good revenue. Local traffic is
not as heavy as at the corresponding period last
year rotten socalled banks having had an un-
favorable effect upon business. It is believed,
however, that there is to be an early improve
ment In the local movement
Below is given the number of cars received
and Forwarded at this point in the week ending
July Is, as compared with the movement Of the
week preceding:
July 49, july 90