The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-09
Local Notes.

Passenger men report travel improving Since
the holidays it has been remarkably light.
With the completion of the Vandalia extern
sion three roads cross each other at Plymouth
50 near that one signal man answers for the
three.
The Wabash company has just received the
last 100 of 800 coal ears recently built expressly
to haul coal from the Red Rock mines, Oar
mouth Iowa.
The Vandalia has extended its telegraph wires
to Plymouth Ind. and opened an office there
Their crossing is so near the depot of the p, Fit
w. Il c. road at that point that it is probable
arrangements will be made to use it until
spring, when the Nandalia people will build a
depot of their own.
The same parties who are working up project
to build a road from Toledo to Indianapolis have
now organized company to build road from
Plymouth, Ind, to Toledo. Ii they completed
the first-named enterprise before tackling anOth-
en- our people would believe that their schemes
were something better than railroads on paper.
The surveying party on the Burlington, La
fayette & Western railway, in charge of j. j.
Cottingham, reached Kolomo ON Monday night.
The line runs from Kokomo to Veedersburg
through Clay and Erwin townships, and through
Burlington TO Lafayette. Should this road be
built Lafayette viii have connection with the
Pennsylvania lines.
During the year 1888 out of a membership of
nearly 700, there were but seven deaths
in the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton Mutual
Benefit Association. In each case the deceased
members were married men, and the association
paid to their widows $500 each, this being the
sum fixed by the association to pay to the legal
heirs of deceased members.
The Office that has been neatly fitted up at the
Union Depot for the Pullman Car Company, is
proving quite a convenience to the travelling pub
lie. The Wagner company have signifed their
intention to place their tickets sale at this of
fee. Mr.. Elliott, who has been appointed agent,
is much of gentleman, and shows willingness
to answer questions asked him that will be read
lily appreciated
The Indiana, Bloomington & Western manage
ment. it seems, will not entirely abandon the
running of pay-car over the line. notwith-
standing they have abolished the Office of pay
master Some of the lads in the auditors de-
partment will make the rounds, going over the
St. Louis division to-day the Peoria division on
Thursday, middle division on Friday, and Ohio
division ON Saturday.
The first act, almost of President Young's adj
Ininistration on the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago road, says the New Albany Ledger, was
to have all the passenger, baggage, and express
urday's fire as well as that by the fire which
burned the train at the Blue river bridge is fully
covered by insurance. The friends of the road
will be glad to learn this.
NJ. E. Ingalls,, president of the c., l. st. L.
and G. system, and party, came up from Gin
einnati. yesterday, in one of the elegant new
passenger coaches just turned out of their shops
at Cincinnati. This coach, which is numbered
20, is the equal in every respect to Pullmans
the modern conveniences are introduced in its
construction. The windows are large heating
and ventflating apparatus well arranged-n
fact it is a model coach.