The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-16
RAILWAY NEWS.
Rumors Concerning the E. and T. a.
and O. and E. l. statistics OF Roll
ing Stock IN Great Britain.

The Indianapolis Passenger Agents Asso-
citation says that the ''crossrosd" agent
must 60.
Work on the 1 3. and W. Yards west OF
the river j. progressing rapidly. and they win
be completed next week.
HA R1bidge. for years Auditor OF the c.
and z. T. has been appointed Secretary and
Auditor OF tnat company.
Parlor car 10. % has been placed In the
vandalia shops for general overhauiing.
TIE car, when turnsd cut, VIII be placed on
the fast express between Indianapolis aud 81.
Louis.
The Bee Line folk, in order to compete
successfully with the Pennsylvania Com
pany for through passenger business, must
Pot on fast tIEir 5 between 81. Louis a8d Nes
York, aud this IL is understood they will do
within the next month.
The railroad system OF Japan is Masking
progress. II has attained length OF 225
miles, and is increasing steadily. It's devel-
opment is due mainly 10 the enterprise OF
the Government. which sees the Importance
of a railroad system Tor strsgstic as we'll as
commercial reasons. The system is being
mainly built by the Government with jan
anese capital. a so O00, 900 loan, at per
u.
japanese themselves. This is largely ex-
planned by the fact that japanese business
men babifually use bat small portion
pefhsps 30 per cent-of their disposaole
capital IN active business, 80 that they have
a large reserve available for investment in
this way. The business results of the rail
road management lave thus far been satis-
fsctory.
Statistics CT rolling stock in Great Britain
fhof has mr. inr Cd Wi
anything like the rspidity with which it has
increased here, even on roads that have not
increased their mileage. From 1873 to 1888
the number of locomotives in Great Britain
increased 81 per cent, while the increase in
mileage was 10 per cent. On the New York
Central in the same time the increase WAS -
per cent, withsut increase in mileage. The
number of passeE ger cars increased 81 per
cent. in England, but only - per cent. per
mile of ROAD; the number increased only
per cent ON the New York Central. The in
cFesss in freight cars in Eneland was 81 per
cent. tbs per cent. per mia OF road; on the
New YORK Central the increase was 50 per
cent. The freight car stock in this country
increased very nearly 100 per cent from 1880
to 1884 and though the increase in mileage
meanwhile YVES nearly 10 per cent, there
was still al enormous iBcresse in tins stock
per mile OF road.
MzcAcJ1 VI iIo gnu l.. H.
accompanied by an engineer, walked oyer
the proposed line connecting Washington
and Wofthing.on last week. On Tuesday an
election was held in Washington for the
purpose OF asnertaining the amount of tax
the county should levy for the construction
of the road. 1t is said that the c. aud z. L.
and f. and 7. II. will eventually become
part OF the L. and N, and form one great
north and south system. 1t is also thought
that the @. and Z. l. people are DESTROYS OF
securing control of the Z. and T. II. From
this 1t is reasoned that President Meckey is
pushing the construction OF the second route
from Evansville to Terre Haute, in order to
have competing line If ths supposed in
tention of the G. and Z /. should
msterislizs. The only thing that seems
certainty, however, is that the connecting
link OF read OF the straight line and
Terre Hsute and Houtheastern is to be built
TIE building of this line will be watched
with great interest, it will open no an ex.
tepsive coal field into which considerable
capital will undoubtedly had its way in u
short time.