The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-03
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local

Thore were handled on the Belt road IN July
kOel carloads of live stock
yNa Terre Haute 81 Indianapolis road, in July,
brought into this station l,474 carloads of block
coal
{. A. Rodney, soliciting freight agent of the
yandalia at this point, has gone East on a ten
days pleasure trip.
Charles Willard, president of the indianapolis
Car-works, left for New York last night, to be
absent a couple of weeks.
A heavy immigration west-pound is looked for
this fall, so numerous are the inquiries passen-
ger men are receiving as to rates and routes.
In the month of July "a, $50 cars were trans
ferred over the Belt road, against SO, 224 in July,
1884, %. 119 in 1888, 24,066 in 1882 and 20, 040 in
1881
The l.. b. s. ". people have com promised with
ME Whitehead. who a short time since obtained
a verdict of SIT, 500 against them. The money,
which in round numbers was $l2,OeO. was paid
30 him Saturday.
The freight agency at Sumner, Mo-, on the
Council Bluffs and Omaha division OF the Wa
bash railway. has been abolished. Notwlth-
standing the numerous stations the Wabash
people have closed of late they still have some
$500 billing points
The five Western roads last week brought into
this station 2 900 loaded cars, as follows: l., d.
&c d, EZUs L. II. q Wv, 9tJ, O. L., OL. Ia. o. VI
$40; l. g. ST. L.. 49,; Vandalia, 866. The sam
road brought in during the week ending July %,
2932 loaded cars. Decrease last week, 80 cars.
The seven Eastern lines last week forwarded
S042 loaded cars, as follows: L., N A. & c. (Air-
7inel, 90; Wabash, 1863; l., B. & W., 229; c.. Ii.
81 l., 3l5; c., St. L. & P, 507; c., l., st. L. ~ c.,
S0i; Decline. 1853. The same roads forwarded
IN the week ending July %, 1904 cars; increase
last week, 8 cars.
" For a few days past employees of the l. & st.
L.. who are in any way connected with the sig
mails, have been undergoing an examination by
Train Master Mosier, at Mattoon, for color blind
ness. Out of the number of employees examined
SIX engineers and three passenger conductors
were sent to Cleveland for a more rigid examlna-
ton.
crack military companies which participated in
the recent national encampment at Paramount
Park, has formally returned their thanks to the
citizens of Philadelphia for their courteous treat
ment of the company, and to K. II. Smith, pas
senger agent cf the N. z. & O.. division OF the
Erie road, for favors received.
kilograms received by freight men at this
point Saturday showed that the roads leading
from Chicago to the East are for once satisfied
that all rates on freight are being maintained.
They are glad that such is the case, for it shows
that rates can be maintained, although ship
ments are exceedingly light-in fact, they are
the lightest that have been recorded ia years,
even during the hot summer months, when
business is expected to be dull.
d. knight, general freight agent Of the
Wabash road, has issued the following circular
30 agents and connections: ION and after Aug.
1, 1885, the receivers of the Wabash, st. Louis
& Pacific railway will cease to operate the line
originally known as The Quincy, Missouri &
Pacific railroad extending from West Quincy,
No.. to Trenton, Mo. On and after this date
the said Quincy, Missouri & Pacific railroad will
be operated by Mr.. Amos Green and Mr.. G. II.
Bull. trustees. Quincy, III. The present freight
tariffs, special rates, and percentage divisions
issued by this railway to, from, between, or via
stations on this railway and the above named
stations will remain In force until further
Dotice."
From an official of the Indianapolis Rolling
Mil Company is learned that prospects are
frightening as regards resuming operation at
their mills. John Thomas, one of the most
cautious of the directory, is said to talk more
fayOrably regarding the matter. 1t is quite
probable that the old iron rail mill will be con-
yerted into a mill to manufacture merchant iron.
1t IS an encouraging fact in the industrial Situa-
lion that many of the manufacturing concerns
throughout the country, which have been for
some time idle, are either starting up or getting
ready to do so, while others are increasing their
working forces. The Edgar Thomson Steel
Works are now working in full, every hour of the
twenty-four, at their most economical capacity,
and any further increase in output would be at
tended with a greater proportion of expense than
of profit.
Statistics from POor's Forthcoming Manual.
In a few days Poor's Manual for 1885 will be
issued, and will present elaborate statistics of
our railways. The great public interest which
CRITTERS in the appearance of the forthcoming
yolume speaks plainly the tremendous hold
which this single industrial interest has upon a
vast number of our people. The publishers
have taken more pains than in any previous
year to secure correct statements, and railway
~SSo;aIs houa cbouy1 q 1;eooe;+;on to al Ar ,.b
Fishers in this matter. The number of passer-
gers carried on the railroads in the New Eng
land group was 76, 2S3, 100, or about nineteen
iines the combined population of the States in
elnded in that group. In the proportion of pas
Bengers to population, New England leads all
other sections of the country. The number of
miles travelled by these passengers was 1,247,-
2&,523, so that the average distince by each was
lass than seventeen miles. The average receipts
per passenger was nearly "a cents. and
The average per passenger, per mile, over 2
cshts. In the Middle States there were carried
LIB, Ol9, 967 passengers, each an average distance
OF eighteen miles, at an average charge per pas
seDger of nearly 40 cents, or per passenger
nile of 81 cents. In the South l6, 972 976 pas
sengers travelled an average of forthy six
miles each, at an average cost
per trip of 81. 20. or per mile travelled of 20 cents
The Western States show a total of 80, 500, AS
passengers. each of whose average trip of nearly
toEty MlIes cost a fraction over 81, the average
per mile being nearly p cents. At an average
of J cents per passenger mile, or ST. per trip of Sc
mles. the railroads in the Pacific group earned
81. 1884, 500 from the O,695, 6l8 passengers car
riea. In freight traffic, Pennsylvania heads the
list of States, with a total tonnage or los, 382, 655
tons, and a haulage of S,054, 20a. 108 tons one
mule Ohio and New York change places this
year, the former being second and the latter
third. with Illinois not far behind. In New Eng
land. 30, 740, 352 tons were hauled an average dis
tsncs of about 60 miles. or 1,840, asa, Ill miles in
MI, at an average rate of l6 cent per ton per mile.
IL abe Middle States the average haul of 49,
6e3905 tons was 81 miles, the total haul being
I.SS 9l2, 536 miss, at an average charge per
mile of less than one cent The average haul in
the South exceeded 14 miles, and the average
charge per ton per mile was ] cent. The total