The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-05

som, jr.; aud r. D. Marshall The first four
named represent the ee-line. and the others
the c., Fl. & D. interest in the road.
The Decline in 1887 billed from Indiananolis
east 5, 450 carloads OF live stock in months as
follows: January. 604: February, $780, March,
406; April BAG; May. 400: June, Ala; July COL:
August 416; September. 80; October. $685. No
vember. sic; December. 543.
Shipments of dressed meats from Kansas Citv
and from St Louis east last year were double
as heavy as in 1886. while the shipments of grain
from those points show large decrease. The
Indianapolis 81 st. Louis has taken 60 DER cent
more dressed beef out of ST. Louis the last year
than in any former year.
1t is stated that the Terre Haute & Peoria
road, formerly the Illinois Midland. is earning
enough to pay fixed charges and operating ex-
penses. Their passenger trains are az fine in
every respect as any running into Terre Haute,
and their freight business is excellent, and has
been for five months past.
A bill has been introduced before the Legis-
1ature OF Ohio to make two cents per mile the
passenger rate ON all roads in that State the
same rate which prevails in New York It is
thought the bill will meet with but little
position on the part of the railroads, many
officials believing the increase in travel would
more than Offset the reduction in rates.
The interest of Bullock 6 Mercer. the con-
tract ors. of New York, in the proposed Vim
cennes & New Albany railway has been trans
ferred to a wealthy English corporation that ID
just completing large railway enterprise in
Oregon. Mr. McMullen, attorney for this COM
pany, was IN Vincennes a few days ago and
gin as soon as the weather permitted.
Within few days the Pennsylvacia Company
Will have on their road purely English locomo-
tive, built in Manchester, England. 1t will be
or the same build of the best passenger locomo-
tives running on the London & North western
road and a good deal of interest is felt among
railroad men as to it's performance compared
with the best tyne of passenger engines built by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The kanawha Despatch, which is sending
west-oound business over the Chesapeake & Ohio
and the G.. l., St. L. & c. between New York and
the Northwest, is quite disturbing element
just now with the fast-freieht lines. Seventeen
carloads of freight, shipped from New York on
day morning, making as good time any of the
trunk lines pretend make between New York
and St. Paul From Chicago the freight was
forwarded over the Minnesota & Southwestern.
1t is stated that had the same rules for running
trains now In force on the Pennsylvania lines
and on the c.. l. St. L. & G., been in force on
the Cincinnati Southern, the recent serious acct
dent would not have occurred. Under the rules
alluded to the engineer must read his train order
to his fireman. the conductor to the engineer,
and also TO his baggagemaster and brakeman,
and in turn the engineer must read his order to
the conductor. Under such preca ution it v ould
seem impossible for mistake in reading train
orders to occur as on the Cincinnati Southern.
President Farlow and Vice-president Pierce,
of the c., S. & @. road, which it is proposed to
consolidate with the l.. B. & W., have, for q
couple Of days past, been looking over the l., B.
& w. proper, both the Eastern and Peoria divis-
ions returning last night from the West. These
officials expressed themselves we'll pleased
with the physical condition OF the l., B. & W.
Peoria divison), AMI admit that great improve
ment has been made to the middle and Sandus-
steel rails have been laid and 200 900 cross-ties,
and the bridges thoroughly rebuilt They ex-
pressed disappointment that the freight move
ment was so light, on account of the drought Of
last summer,