The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-16
Name of Road.
Local and state Notes

The Pennsylvania Company has ordered &c..
900 worth Of new machinery for its lndianap-
oils shops.
Saturday last the son and only child of Super
intendent Black, of the j., NJ & L road, died Of
lung troubles.
Parties on the line of the Louisville Evans
vile g. ST. Louis road establishing coke
ovens, and the industry promises to become
important one.
The citizens of Terre Haute are not disposed
to take much stock in Col. Harry Crawford's
scheme of making that city the western ter
minus OF the Indiana Midland road.
At 9 meeting of the freight agents Of the roads
centering at Cincinnati, on Saturday last, it
was voted to adopt the Indianapolis plan of
closing the freight depots at P. NJ.
A meeting OF the passenger agents of Indian
apolis lines will be held at the Bates House
Wednesday, for the purpose of thoroughly
visiDg the indianapolis rate-sheet
Last week there were transferred over the
Belt road ID 445 cars, an increase of 3.007
r compared with the corresponding week 1887
, Belt road engines handled 754 carloads OF live
stock.
M. E. Ingalls,. president of the c., l., ST. L. e.
C., had so far recovered from his recent injuries
that on Saturday last, he sat up greater por-
tion of the day, but is still unable to 60 to his
Office.
tons Of steel rails weighing sixty pounds to the
yard for the G., FL. g. ID. this week, and will
probably receive another large order from that
, company In the near future.
n E Hutchinson. general passenger agent of
the Cincinnati, Washington e. Baltimore road,
died on Saturday night, after brief illness. He
was one of the youngest general passenger
agents in the business and a very promising
railroad man.
After paying operating expenses, taxes and
deduct.ng fixed charges, the Cincinnati. Indian
apois, st. Louis & Chicago road shows a surplus
for the first five months operation in its fiscal
year of $270. 466. AZ; increase over corresponding
period in 1885, $74 68l- SO.
The new year begins auspiciously for most of
he T,.If
earnings of $50. 900 the first week. increase of
Sc 600; the Evansville g. Terre Haute $13.444.
IAN increase this year of 1904; the L., N. A. e.
T. SIS, 29S an increase of 81, 63l.
Railroad men say that yesterday was one of
the most unpleasant days for the moving of
trains In years The rail Twas bad, the weather
cold and on the northern lines there was good
late and freight trains moved slowly.
The Terre Haute delegation of the CONNER
cal Travellers Association. as a testimonial of
their appreciation of the kindness and courtesy
OF Mr.. w. u. Ewing, general manager OF the
Evansville Terre Haute, on their recent trip
+. to tho annual meeting Of the association at
knight Templar charm and emblem.
Good luck still follows the Lake Erie &, West
Brn road On Friday night last entire pas
Fenger train, except the locomotive was de-
rallied. Not passenger was hurt and $40 will
cover ali damage to equipment. The engine
broke rail passing it. the baggage car
went off on striking it and the other four coaches
The growth of traffic in REFRIGERATOR cars west
bound is remarkable OF late as that east
bound in years past. Until quite recently a
large per cent. of the cars were loaded eastward
and returned empty; now they are loaded with
fruits of all kinds. many of them from the
tropical regions novel shipment in refriger-
ator cars last week to this point was three
carloads OF cocoanuts.
Coal traffic is falling off sharply, so large a per
cent OF the coal cars standing on side-tracks
awaiting the unloading by consiguees. At
chicago, the Chicago & Indiana Coal road and
the Chicago d Eastern Illinois have over 900
loads OF block coal on their side-traeks The
OF coal OF all kinds. have ordered beyond what
they ordinarily needed It is thought that the
present cold snap will move the blockade
ihe general passenger agents of the roads
Going eastoound business out of St Louis have
finally agreed upon diferentials which seem to
rate over the Vandalia ISt Louis to New yorI,1
is TO be $3.50; vias the Bee-line SO via the
Wabash, $2l; via the Ohio g. Mississipni 600
via the Airline aud o. 81 NJ, via T,onisviIIa
and the Chesapeake & Ohio slo second-class
rates follows: Vandalia, Sl9; Decline w.
bash and Ohio g. Mississippi $ls the other
routes SlZ
To-day the Panhandle train robbers against
whom the Pennsylvania Company refused To
enter q nolle pros. will be called upon to make a
defense in the Criminal Court at Pittsburg
Only seven or eight ring-leaders remain to be
tried. In n number of the defendants
Were allowed 10 leave the city These were
principally men who made confession of their
guilt. or were young slightly contami-
mated that the company did not care to prose-
cute them. Witnesses have been summoned
from various States, and il is likely that the
trials will take full week
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