The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-18
Traffic Notes.

Belt road engines last week handled 732
carloads of live stock, against Us car
loads in the CORE spending week of 1888, an
increase this year of cars.
road last week total of II ,120 cars, against
1O,747 in the corresponding week of 1888, all
increase this year of 313 cars.
Last week AGO carloads of ice were
shipped south over the Jacksonville, Mad
ison d Indianapolis road. while the, ship,
ments over the L., n. A. * G. southwark
are also said to be large.
The heavy east-bound movement of
freight over the c.. l., st. l.. q G. has
dropped off sharply on tho eastern diyis-
ion. Of o total of 2, 42S loaded cars handled
last week, but s3s were moving eastward;
handled, ,0S9 were moving eastward.
In the month of February there were
handled on the c., l., st. l.. & G. main line
n total of 81, $50 cars, of which number p
$50 were loaded. The damage to freight
equipment. aside from ordinary wear and
tear, is officially shown to have been less
than $500 This is record of which the Of
ficers of the road feel proud.
With most of the roads the west-bOund
tonnage Is now In excess of that of the
east-b bound. The Decline last week for
warded from this point 1,00l loaded cars,
and brought in from the East but 912. The
Chicago, st. Louis * Pittsburg forwarded
700 loaded cars and brought in 713, the
west-bound movement being two cars in
excess of the east-bOund.
Personal. Local and State Notes.
The trunk lines have agreed positively
among themselves to stop the payment Of
commissions to secure business, commence
ing with April 1.
The Pennsylvania now has. daily. each
way between New York and Philadelphia,
thirteen passenger trains, ten of which are
scheduled on fast time
Nj. +. Ingalls,, president of the c., l., ST.
u. ~ U, and several Other roads, left for
New York on Saturday night. He expects
to be East but two or three days.
The general freight agents of the Western
roads meet, to-day, in Chicago, to reduce
interstate lumber rates to conform to those
made by some of the Northwestern lines
Now it is intimated that the same parties
who are carrying out the Bee-line and the
C.. l., ST. l.. x G. deal are figuring to Sc
cure control of the Queen 81 Crescent road.
The road-beds of Indiana roads are said
many years. The frost Is mostly out of the
ground, and the track is rapidly adjusting
itself.
There were but 2,O74 carloads of grain de-
livered at Chicago, last week. Indianap-
oils Western lines brought in fully as many
cars, counting the local and through ship
ments.
ID. j. Mackey is quoted as saying that,
before twelve months rolled round, he
would have a road into Indianapolis. He
does not hint by what route he proposes to
reach here.
G.. s. Blackman. formerly with the Union
Pacific, to-day takes the position of travel
ing passenger agent of the Cincinnati, Wa
bash * Michigan, with headquarters at In
dianapolis.
George Stevens, purchasing agent of the
Ohio & Mississippi road for several years
past, has resigned, to take effect April l.
de goes TO Chicago TO accept position with
Fairbanks * Co.
George L. Blaine. superintendent of the
New York. Mahoning 81 Western road, has
resigned. and goes 10 Mexico TO assist IN
building railroad. He will represent the
large contractors Richard Klegg a. Co.
The Baltimore & Ohio, in connection with
the Ohio d Mississippi, has adopted the
5000 passenger rate between st. Louis and
New York, and trouble is expected, the
other lines threatening to meet the Is. * ..
rate.
Ii is stated that about the first business
which Chairman Walker, of tho Interstate
Association, will give his attention To is the
fast-train service between Chicago and
Kansas City. The Wabash will make a
sxxonS effort to secure a dlfferential if the