The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-02
Personal, Local and state MOI


Owing to the light demand for coal ct most
of the mines in this State about one half of the
switching engines and train crews will come off
to-day
rates on all classes of freights carried over the
leading Western roads have been reduced 47.6
per cent
The Peru Sentinel says that negotiations are
pending which will probably result in the trains
of the Detroit & Eel River road again running
into Peru.
There were transferred over the Belt road last
month 4S.078 cars against AZ. 942 in March, 1887,
H. 1873 in 1886. 81 059 in 1885, 80, 63l in 1884.
%, 306 in 1888, and %, 821 in March, 1882
Although many of the important roads are
showing considerable falling off, the belief pre-
walls that before the year closes, unless the
strike troubles become more serious the earn
1ngs will compare favorahly with those OF 1887.
Earnings of the lines Of the Pennsylvania
Company west of Pittsburg begin to drop of
sharply. For the two months ending March /,
they show deficiency of $63 019 being loss.
as COMPARED with the same period, 1887, of
s22I.445.
The weaker lines wanted the New York Cen
trial and the Pennsylvania lines TO advance the
rates on their limited trains to give margin of
So on Chicago tickets. This will likely result
In allowing the weaker lines about an $1S rate on
the frst-elass business.
In the month of March there were received
and forwarded at Indianapolis total of 3D.
D50 cars, Of which number "a 948 were loaded
cars, against total of 100 $40 in 1887, 3D.
1856 81 $50 loaded cars were handled at Indian
Apolis.
The Central Missouri Railroad Company, in
which q number of New York CAPITALISTS in
terested, has been reorRanized, and there is said
60 be probability that the company will soon
begin the building OF a road from ST. Louis to
Kansas City. 1t Is really the Old Bee-line extern
sion revived.
Said a veteran engineer, Saturday: ''The en-
gineers and irsmen on the j., NJ. 81 l., of whom
we hear so much about their striking are the
laat m nm ha w mn sh0 r1ld
take such step. They have the most even
runs, tho best hours and make the best pay of
any men on the system"
The Woodruff Sleeping-car Company have
sent seven more OF their coaches to the shops
of the Indiana polls, Decatur & Western road to
be rebuilt Several of them of the old
more modern style. Those which have been
trebullt these shops are spoken OF as being
equal to the best Pullnans in the service.
( J. j. Tnsaer yesterday retired from the posi-
llioE OF superintendent of the eastern division
kof the Chicago. St Louis & Pietsburg road to
ESke the position on the Pittsburg, ST.
Louis g Chicago road. On Saturday, accom-
lthis division he went over the line and through
the shops. Mr.. Bennett bids fair to be va1ua-
BILE man for the road in this position.
Leslie Farmer general passenger agent of the
Erie road, objects TO an item which appeared in
the Journal of the 9th of last month He says
@rom the reading OF it would infer that their
business is carried largely at low rates, when
pays as much per capita any Of the trunk
Zines and their through business in the last two
years has doubled in volume.
Said q railroad Official Saturday: ''well the
interstate law has been in operation for one
year. and the experience does not at all warrant
the belief that the act has helped the railroads.
and shippers have been no better pleased if as
well-suited. Certainly. Indianapolis grain deal
era have not. rs il has really killed their bust
ness making it no more of grain center than
Jimtowu,' on the l., B. IL W."
Messengers of the United States Express
Company will, within short time, begin TO run
over the Jersey Central road. The express COM
pany has obtained q contract for I'VE years, by
which 10 secures control of all the express bus
tneBs or th@ road, except the through business
between New York and PHILADELPHIA for which
the Adams and the Baltimore g. Ohio express
companies have contracts. The United States
Express Company, however, operates the B. &
o. express lines
The Atlas engine-works are building a power
full and rather novel locomotive with which to
do their switching between the shops and the
Belt road. The engine, which weighs about
twenty tons, rests on two pair of drivers, and in
its construction several new features have been
introduced which greatly simplify the handling
OF the engine and at the same time increase its
power above he ordinary build. By the bye,
these works have made so much of q success in
the manufacture of stationery engines that they
are seriously considering enlarging their works
for the building of locomotives on an extensive
scale.
From articles which have appeared in the
press. one would think that the feeling between
the conductors and the engineers over the strike
troubles was very bitter, but this 10 the
ease. It Is the shop who feel the soress
They say that prior to the Inauguration of the
Strikes, and the threats that they would become
general, the shops we're working full handed and
full time. general repairs were going on briskly,
and new locomotives and being built in
large numbers. But with the strike troubles
the forces in the shops have been reduced SO per
cent. Those who retained in many cases
are not making more than eight hours a day.
and there is great fear that the worst has not
Jet been reached.
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