The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-12
Local Notes.

CCA 49,
The Terre Haute q indianapolis road, in the
twenty-four hours ending at 8 p. NJ, yesterday,
brought into indianapolis 1873 carloads of block
coal.
The meeting which was to be held here yester-
day, in the interests of the New Albany Il In
dianapolis road, has been postponed until next
month.
Chief Engineer Becker, of the Pennsylvania
lines. has been instructed to make general re
pairs 20 the old J., NJ. & l. city freight depot, re-
gardless of compromises.
The Nickel plate fast-freight line. which went
into operation Jan. l, reaching Indianapolis over
the Decline, has practically shut out the half
dozen or more roads which conveyed Niekelplate
business prior to the first of theyear. Practically,
the field is left to the Nickel plate fast-freight
line and the Traders Dispatch.
Nightly the Indianapolis & st. Louis road has
had, for some time past. 1l5 men employed as
traek-walkers. Since the severe winter weather
set IN there have been but seven broken rails on
the entire road. and in each case the breakages
we're discovered by the track walkers, and, had
they not been discovered in good time. in three
cases the results might have been serious.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton company
yesterday made purchase of extensive grounds
at Hamilton. o, on which to erect commodious
shops, in which several hundred men win be
employed. The shops will have a capacity
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eOmotives and cars, but for the building of 10
conlotives and cars needed On the road, as well.
The Indiana, Bloomington & Western people
have not as yet realized any handsome returns
from their leasing the Indianapolis, Decatur &
Springfield road. In fact, il has been min and
tuck to make the earnings of the road pay its
operating expenses and the rentals. Until the
road is extended to some more important rail
road Point than Decatur little Improvement may
be expected.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis has
six fast-freight lines doing east-bound business
over it from this section, namely, the Traders
Dispatch, the Erie & North Shore, the Great
Western Dispatch, the Canada Southern, the
National Dispatch, and the Continental line.
This array of fast-freight lines and their re-
spective agents, should ensure them good bust
ness when there Is any property moving.
The management of the Indianapolis & st.
Louis road, on their trip this week, decided to
complete the bridge over the Wabash river at
Terre Haute as recommended by W. G. Irwin,
engineer of bridges on the Decline. Iron spans
will take place of the wooden portion yet remain
ing of the old structure. Measurements were
taken for the remaining spans, and work will be
commenced as soon as the weather will permit.
A draw is to be put in between the round pier
and the next one east, thus putting an end to the
talk about an attempt of the Decline company
to condemn the upper Wabash for navigable pur-
poses.
The Chicago. ST. Louis & Pittsburg manage
ment have been troubled, for some months past.
by thieving gangs on the Chicago division. and
at last Superintendent Watts has succeeded in
ferreting out who the thieves were, and has
located them at State Line, Ill. That town is
the western terminus of the State Line division
of the Panhandle, and all of the trainmen and
trains of that division lay over there between
runs. The four watchmen seem to have been
the leaders. Their raids were directed especially
against the lbins, and SO bold did they be
come. and so reckless of consequences. that they
employed a t~eamster to haul whole wagonloads
of the sblack diamonds to their homes. Upon
being confronted with charges of their guilt, sew
eral of the men confessed and begged that they
be not prosecuted. Mr.. Watts dismissed them
from the company's employ.