The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-20
Personal, Local and state Notes.

Commencing with yesterday all baggage for
transcontiDental line points be checked
through to destination.
John R. Elder, president of the Shell Beach
road, who has been in New Orleans for some
time, returned home yesterday.
The Lake Erie & Western Sunday trains from
Noblesvile in here are proving paying ar
rangement, being literally patronZed.
There is said to be more empty cars now
Dtanding on side-tracks for the want of bust
hess than at any time in the last two years.
The Indianapolis roads have agreed to make
one fare for the round trip to ali persons who
eonle in TO excuses this season. There will be
but one circus show here this year.
OF forty-three theatrical troupes which hav,
some South out of Chicago since the season
commenced thirty-nne have taken the Louis
vile. New Albany e. Chicago road.
The c., H. & l. people are making improve
ments about their city freight depot costing
900. In bridging Pogue's run they are using
100000 feet of thresinch oak PLANK.
Freight agents at this point yesterday braced
up rates to meet the advance made by the A.. II.
a. :. f., st l.. a. s. F., the NJ P. and the Fit
Scott Il Gulf, all OF which advanced rates to the
old tariff.
General Passenger Agent Lee, Of the Lake
Erie & Western, has full lines of tickets pre-
pared for the opening of their Peoria extension
about April /, and is distributing them to con-
Meeting roads.
Alfred Sully has returned from his Florida
trip and saws the report is all nonsense that he
the Richmond Terminal road and its various
interests on March l.
The Lake Erie & Western has placed berths
in the Monarch sleeping cars run from SAN
dusky to Bloomington at $3.50. distance of
400 miles, and this rate will continue when their
trains run through to Peoria
The winter of 1888 will long be remembered by
railroad men for it's severity. The operating ex-
pepses Of sixty nine of the principal roads We're
In January. 1888, 76 per cent of the gross earn
inRs; in January, 1887, SO 3 per cent
D. Fl. Conklin, general manager of the Terre
AAute q Peoria road, was In the city Yesterday.
He reports business the road as being rather
light but looks for marked improvement as
soon as the country roads become solid.
Thomas L. Kimball. who succeeds IT, J. Pot
ter as general manager OF the Union Pacific, is
service IN 1859 on the Pennsylvania road and in
1871 became connected with the Union Pacific
Both the freight and passenger traffic OF the
Vandalia line continues quite satisfactory and
compares well with last year. This IS the only
Indianapolis road which will. the first half of
March, show about the same earnings as last
Fear.
To-day through mail cars are to be put on to
run between Nashville and Chicago over the
Louisville & Nashville road, the Jefferson VILE
Madison & napolis and the Chicago ST
Louis & Pittsburg. and it is said to be highly
probable that ARRANGEMENTS will be made to run
through day coaches and sleeping cars over the
same route
The reports of the Southwestern Railway
Association. made public yesterday. show that.
for the first week in March. the Chicago, Bur-
liDgton & Quincy earned only $500 through
and competitive business the South west.
The figures show how completely the road was
lied MP during the first week of the strike.
Statistics for the subsequent weeks are not yet
submitted.
Traffic on the Pennsylvania lines. so far as
passenger business is concerned, is now about
IN the excellent condition prior to the big ST rm
which blockaded it's tracks. Freight business,
however. il still behind. On Friday last. at
one time ten thousand loaded cars were tied up
by the blockade. The psrishable freiehts
MI moving by Saturday morning On Sunday
night there We're still some three thousand load
3D. cars standing on side tracks.
IL Is stated that the Pennsylvania Railroad
company will rot make any issue of capital
stock this year At par to its stockholders, has
been done Tor three years past to provide funds
Tor construction and equipment expenditures,
but will rely IN part the sale of So 600 900 of
consolidated bonds of the Western Pennsyl-
vania in its possession, duo June l. 1923 under
its guarantee Of the payment of principal and
interest
4 good deal of Interest Is shown among rail-
road the telegram stating that l. 500
men were wanted 10 60 to China 70 operate rail-
roads in that country John johnson formerly
Of the New York Central road. is the agent and
within few days will visit Western railroad