The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-14

Thomas McGill, general northern agent of the
Georgia associated traffic lines is in the city.
Since Nov. the Ohio, Indiana & Western
road, formerly the l., B. & W., has handled on
it's road 4.200 fewer carloads OF corn than in
the corresponding period 1886 and 1887.
The purchasing agent of the Indianapolis
works. since Jan. l, has bought for delivery in
the next ninety days over 1900. 600 feet of pine
lumber and ], 500, 600 feet of hardwood lumber
The car in which Gen J. IL Devereaux trav-
eled over the Bee-line when president of the
company, yesterday was taken into the shoLs
At Brightwood to be converted into a model pay
Passenger earnings Of Indiana roads for Feb
nary will show an increase over those of the
corresponding period, 1887 while freight earn
ines with nearly every road in the State will
show decrease.
Josephus Colett. who is one Of the directors
Of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road, says that
the talk of the consolidation of the @. q e. l.
with the Chicago, Milwaukee g. St Paul road
has no foundation.
III. Fl. Porter, president of the Chicago & In
diana Coal road and the Chicago g. Eastern Hi
nois with half dozen other railroad men, yes
tsrday went to New Mexico on a pleasure and
business trip combined.
President Ingalls,, of the Cincinnati. Indian
apolis, St. Louis g Chicago road, was the first
tive Indiana roads, now FIVE roads have
them in service and are pleased with their per-
Torrance
Yesterday at the Brightwood shops two fifty
new throughout Those built at the Bright
wood shops in 1886 have proved superior to
those built at any of the locomotive works for
this company.
place special agents at important towns and
cities of Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, to work
up boom for northern California. Special in
ducements are TO be offered to parties who will
visit that section.
So much trouble was experienced last year IN
naming rates for picnic parties, Sunday school
excursions, ETC., that all the roads centering
here have agreed, the coming spring and sum-
mer, to abolish, entirely, coach rates. and sell
tickets at very low rates per capita
E. e. Hooper. who represents the freight de-
partment OF the Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois road.
Is in the citR In commenting on the growth of
freight traffic on the Chicago g. Eastern Illinois
road he states that the increase in tonnage of
lumber has been fully remarkable as that of
shipment of coal. In both classes of freight the
increase has been fully 100 per cent. in the last
eighteen months.
The attorneys on the side of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton e. Dayton Railroad Company in the
rental suit with the Union Railway Company
before Judge Ayers have asked for a change of
venue An official of one of the proprietary
lines says that unless they settle this
rental question, the c., II. &5 D. will some fine
morning be informed that their room in the
Union Depot and on the Union tracks is better
than their company, and then the c., H. 3D.
will soon learn what the facilities they enjoy at
Indianapolis are worth to them.
The falling off in earnings of the Indianapolis.
Decatur 81 Western road the last few months
has been in the nature of a surprise to those
who do not know under what difficulties the
road has labored. It's competitive business for
ak months past of q through character has
exceeded that of the corresponding period in
former years. IL is in local traffic that the
road has suffered. The station at Dana is a
fair example of what business has been done at
a majority of the stations on the road In
Decem Der. 1886. and January, 1887. from
this station were shipped 260 carloads
Of corn; in December. 1887, and jan
nary, 1888 but two carloads were
shipped. This road depends largely on
agriculture to furnish il business; hence the
great necessity of extending the road west TO
some good manufacturing towns or large cities
which will furnish 1t business when the grain
through the territory where the grain crop
failure last year also show decreased earnings.
The Peoria. Decatur a. Evansville is one. In
the months of December, 1856, and January.
600 carloads of corn: this year, in the CORE
spending months. it hauled but four carloads.
Miscellaneous Items.
The Alabama law, passed a few months ago.
requiring locomotive engineers to be licensed
has been upheld by the United States supreme
Court
A road to be known as the Kansas CITY. Wat
klns q Gulf road is projected with a capital Of
S5,0OoOOo The road will be $50 miles in length
and open new line from Kansas to tidewater.
The Union Pacific, this week, commences a
survey Tor road from Milford to Barstow,
which Will give IL connection with the Cali
fornia Southern az Barsfow IL is really an ex-
tension of the Utah Southern into southern Cal
ifornia.
The latest regarding tho South Penn road
indicates that It is not out of the woods
move. The question of the rights OF
the Pennsylvsnie road, where the company pro- |