The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-08
OF THE RAILWAYS.


less business than at this time last year.
The Vandalia last week brought into Indian
apolis 4S2 carloads of block coal and $50 car
lloads of livestock
The Decline last week forwarded east l,l3l
loaded cars; the c., St L. P. ,635; the c., H. 81 L.
40, and the l., B. Il W, $50
Coal cars are scarce on all railroads. Shippers
who load and unload cars promptly are gaining
favor with the railroad officials
George G. Hadley, we'll known in Indiana rail
road circles, has severed his connection with the
Ohio Central and is now interested in coal mines,
with headquarters at Toledo
The general passenger agents OF the Western
roads which restored rates last week agree to
main tain them for two years. If they MAINTAIN
them two weeks they will beat all recent records.
j. L. League, formerly of the L. e. 81 St L..
WAS, on Saturday last appointed master OF
transportation the e. & I. H., to succeed D.
H Hedden. The latter will become car-account-
ant, it is said
The L. N. A. & c. (Airline) people are well
settled in their new Offices No. 70 South Illinois
street which are as complete and attractive as
are the Offices OF much more pretentious roads
than the L., N. A. ~ q.
The five Western roads last week brought
info this station L. 252 loaded cars, as follows
L e. St L., l. 222; Vandalia, 12l2; c., l., St l..
& c., 119l; l., B. e. w. Peoria dlvisloul 3o9
lSt. Louis division 25S.
The L., N A & G. people are putting in
spur track, nearly mile in length, at Broad
Ripple to accommodate the ice business of King
an & Co., who, this week. begin the erection of
large ice houses at that point.
President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania road
held conference last week with the high Of
Rcials of the New York Central road on the rate
war. Nothing has occurred since to develop
what was accomplished at the conference.
The Wabash people have given up the idea of
abandoning Butler as division point, and have
lust completed round house, with ten engine
stalls therein, and are putting up other build
ings to better accommodate their business.
George Bender, superintendent of the Ken
lucky Central road, who spent yesterday in the
city, states that every month this year the earn
ings of the road have been ahead of those last
year. There has been heavy movement of
cattle, WHISTLES, tobacco and coal over the road
for several months past.
The superintendent of the Indianapolis roads
and local agents and yardmasters meet to-
day to further consider the proposed change in
the switching service. Superintendent Whit
comb sent out twenty-one requests to such Of
fcials that they attend the meeting of to-day.
/ 1t is expected to have the new arrangement In
working order on New Years
Mr. A. g. Palmer chief clerk of the G. & e. l.
railroad at Terre Haute, has just returned from
"a trip to Texas He saw many interesting sights
while away, and is now preparing short lecture
on the "Petrifactions or Texas, which will be
delivered soon before select audience of friends
which viii be used as illustrations to his re-
tmarks. These now on exhibition at the gen
Leral office of the c. & e. l.
G.. P Merrill, of Toledo, has just received let
tiers patent on an appliance for transferring the
weight of tenders onto the driving wheels, which
is proving big thing. The appliance is now in
use on the Flint. Pere q Marquette road. An
engine which ordinarily hauls but twenty cars
viii now haul thirty five cars readily. Mr.. Mer-
rill will, in a short time call upon the Pennsyl-
vania people and endeavor to introduce the i'm
provement on their lines west of Pittsburg
The passenger conductors on the Wabash sys-
tenn are annoyed by what is called
'cheekers" than they would be by genuine ''spot-
ters.' The conductor gives every passenger from
whom be collects fare or takes up ticket
check. The checker soon follows him, takes up the
scheek, and gives one Of his own in return, which
check differs when a cash fare is paid instead of
"a ticket, to the conductor. The conductor does
the first collecting of fares and tickets, the
checker collecting all of the conductors and his
own checks, and the conductors report must
when handed in, correspond with the checkers
report Really, the conductor is at the mercy of
the checker
freight Business Over indianapolis Roads.
The car movement of the week ending Dec. g.
compared with that of the week ending Nov. 30
makes gratifying exhibit, as any improvement
in these depressed times with railways eneour-
ages freight men in the belief that the worst is
passed. We find, comparison, that in the
week ending Dec. 6, 1884, indianapolis roads re-
ceived and forwarded 1876 more loaded cars than
in the corresponding week of 1888 and if we
mistake not it is the first week in this year that
an increased movement of loaded cars
has been shown. In the total move
ment this year an increase of l,325
cars is shown. all eastern bound iines-Bee-
liue excepted which is helping the other roads
up in their pool per eents,-showing an in
cr0aSad 0f loaded sti 10
great room for improvement in east bound bust
ness. West bound traffic is falling Off This is
quite usual, however, the year nears its close.
North and south roads are doing only fairly.
There is some grain, meat and fruit moving to
Southern markets, but Northern traffic is tight.
Local business is good with all roads the heavy
movement of coal and hogs helping out nicely;
then there is fair tonnage of miscellaneous
freights and, taken whole, local business is
averaging well with the usual December vol
nme.
Below we give the number of cars received
and forwarded at this point in the weeks ending
Nov % and Dec g.