The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-10
Local and state Notes.

In the year 1887 the c., l.. st. L. e. c. road
handled on their private switches 15 S42 cars
of foreign roads.
The Chicago & Grand Trunk people are seri-
ously considering the building of branch Of
their line to Elkhart, Ind
In the year 1887 2S9, 128 pieces of baggag were
handled at the Union Depot or this number
103, $50 pieces were checked out from Indianapo-
lis proper
r. II. Norris for some time private secretary
to General Manager Evans. on the L. E. & St,
l.. road, has been appointed general agent of
the company, with headquarters at Evansville
Six of the roads in the Western States Pas
senger Association have withdrawn. A
meeting of the association is to be held to-mor-
row to see what can be done to harmonic mat
ters.
III. Fl. Lancaster, agent of the American Ex-
press Company at Lafayette. has been appoint
ed agent of the Merchants Dispatch. as we'll,
vice e. Il. Crawlwey. late agent of the Dispatch
at that point.
The Ohio line of the Cincinnati Jackson &
Mackinaw has been completed to Addison juno
ton. Mich, connecting the Ohio g. Michigan
division of this road, thus forming q through
line from Cincinnati to Toledo
Superintendent Watts. of the Chicago division
OF the Pennsylvani lines, has laid off several
men who were in the habit of loaing about sa-
loonH gam bling houses etc, too much to con-
form to the rules of tae company.
The Lake Erie & Western road has been
opened for ousiress sixteen years, and never has
there been PASSENGER killed on the road. In
accidents. but none seriously injured.
When the Lake Erie 81 Western gets its line
completed to Peoria it will become a powerful
competitor Of the l., B. e. W., the termini of
both being the same and both touching several
manufacturing towns and cities where they
come into competition.
AS soon az the tracks of the c. L. ST. L. G,
G road are doubled between Cincinnati and
North Bend, an improvement now in progress
President Ingalls, proposes to double the track
between Greensburg and Viewpoint. ten miles,
where their trains often scheduled TO
meet
There Ia some promise of fun between the
Wabash and the Alton roads when the Grand
ARMY encampment gathers at Springfield, Ill.
per mile for the round trip, and the Alton say
they do not propose to get left on any of this
business.
The growth of manufacturing interests on the
line OF the Belt road is shown IN the fact that in
the year 1887 the Belt road engines handled on
the switches OF manufacturing establi shments
located on the line 29.640 loaded cars, against
lOU6 In 1867, the year the Belt road was opened
for business.
The receipts from sales of tickets at the M
town Office of the c., H g. l. for 1887 show an
L., N, A. & c. in their outside Office show ao
Increase OF SIS, 1874. GA. The two combined off
set the increase of the G., l., St l.. & c. which
works in much the same territory.
Harry Crawford expects to make arrange
ments with President Mckeen, of the Vandaiia.
TO run his trains into Terre Haute over the T.
III. AZ L. division when he gets his track laid to
Rockville, Ind. Mr. Crawford will then work
his road northward from Anderson to Fort
Wayne, instead of further westward.
Tomorrow Judges Gresham and Allen will
give their decision to the validity OF the lease
OF the Vandaia road TO the Terre Haute a. Indi-
apapoiis road. Should they declare it void the
Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Company
would doubtless take the position then that it is
operated under contract covering ninety-nine
years
j. B. Eckman has decided to accept the posi-
ton offered him with the Central Traffic Asso-
citation. His title will be chief inspe ctor of
weights, all the weighing associations in the
Central Traffic Association being under his
supervision. 1t is understood tn at d. r. Bacon
will succeed Mr.. Eckman as inspector of weiehts
Tor the Indianapolis Weighing Associat ton.
BY the Lake Erie a. Western entering the
hela Tor west bound passenger traffic. the c. T.
-. L. 9. via Lafayette and the L. N A AZ
g. via Frankfort, work Kansas City
business. which they have been shut out OF
sinee the interstate law into effect the
rate via points north OF those named being
too high 10 admit Of their handling such bust
moss.
Prssiden: McCrea will one day this week meet
with the executive committee of the Union Rail-
way Company and settle some questions as re-
CARDS the future Of the Union railway station.
Among other things IL will be settled who IL TO
have the dinin g-rooms. One OF the executive
committee says that it will not 20 the man
who will pay the most for the leage. but 10 tho
party who will give the best table-ssrviee. With