The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-27
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The yandalia last week brought into tins
station 22S car loads Of live stock. and asa car
loads Of block coal
There were 1875 cars transferred over the Belt
eoad in the week ending April 25, which is the
aightest movement in any week for two months
past
There were handled on the Belt road last week
623 carloads of live stock. There has been
marked increase in livestock traffic the last ten
Gays
So much doubt exists as to whether ii. j. Jewett
or John King will control tho G., H. q ID. lines
after the second Tuesday in June that otiiciais
and agents on the c., H. d ID. lines are cimoing
mp on to the anxious seat
The Wabash people have made arrangements
with the Peninsular works to build them
several hundrsd box-cars, taking the old cars In
part pay, they using the same number and In
4tials on the new that are on the old cars.
The FIVE Western roads last week brought into
this station 8 007 loaded cars, as follows l., d.
e. s., IA; L. B. a. W.. BIG; c., l.. ST. L. 81 c.,
752; & St L., 768; Vandalia, 1907. The cor
responding week last year the same roads
brought in 9, 334 loaded cars.
The l., B. & w. people seem to be making
good headway in tho matter of securing their
share of the west bound through traffic Last
week 418 loaded cars were brought In from the
East over the middle division, while there were
but 265 loaded cars forwarded.
The seven Eastern lines last week forwarded
from this point 3r2i3 loaded cars, as follows:
j., N A. & c., Air line, 123; Wabash 1s3; G.,
II. e. l., 274 l., b. & W.. 2G5; Bee-line 1885, G.,
St L. & p, $40; c., l., st. L. 81 c., 822 The
corresponding week 1884 the same roads for
warded 3.501 loaded cars
Commencing with IL o'clock yesterday, at
noon, all trains over the Belt road double tracks
take the right hand track in opposite di-
rections. Since the road was built the reverse
has been the case trains running In opposite
directions taking the left hand tracks. The last
Is the English fashion of running trains. super
intendent Wnitcomb catches on to the
American method drumming trains.
VIC. WATSON, county treasurer. has become the
largest stakeholder in the railroad supplies manu-
factory Of Emley & Co. These works are now
manufacturing several hundred of the Palmer
ton wrecking frogs, after new and much i'm
proved pattern. The Wrecking Frog Company
8re daily receiving inquiries for the frog, and
.etters, as well, where they have been test
ed, highly recommending them. On every en-
gins run in this country Of these frogs should
beearried; much time is saved by their use.
The London papers of APRIL IL publish the
following statement of the Wabash railway for
fhe three months ending February %, 1885.
Gross earnings, 81, S64, 949; receivers certificates
1923, 480; other income. $626, 963; cash hand
December ], 1884, $1a,5T Present deficit to
balance, $l8,444. making total income, $3.50,
143 against which were the following charges
Operating expenses, ", 1885, o29 paid to other
roads, 81, 128O26 supplies. equipments, 81 Ol6,
9s7; miscellaneous. $780,, 1882; previous deficit,
$2l4,0l9
Saturday arrangements were perfected for the
putting of line of combination Pullman
cars between Columbus, o., and Peoria, ILL.,,
over the Chicago, St Louis & Pittsburg, the In
dianapolis, Decatur & Springfield and the
Peoria, Decatur d Evansville roads. Coming
east the coaches will leave Peoria nightly at Ills
p. NJ, reach Indianapolis at 4I0 A. M. and will
then be hauled on the fast Line over the c., st.
l. 81 p. to Columbus, reaching there at4:30 A. NJ.
Coming west the coaches will leave Columbus at
BIS p. NJ, reach indianapolis at 1920 p. NJ, and
Peoria at z A NJ. This arrangement does not 60
into effect, however, until May H. rs three
combined sleeping and reclining-chalr
cars are to be fitted up for this special train.
The morning train out of Indianapolis, over the
L, d. & s. road will also haul an ordinary
through passenger coach between indianapolis
End Peoria, the answering day train coming east
hauling the return coach.