The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-25
BIG BUSINESS In FREIGHT
Improvementof 3,59S Loaded Cars Over
the Corresponding Week OF 1891.
Grain for Export Demand and Shipments to
Detroit, Toledo and Philadelphia Account
for the Bulk Of the Increase.

The loaded-car movement of the week
ending July % was $50 cars in excess OF
that of the week preceding and compared
with 1891 and 1890 there Is shown, respect
lively, this year an increase of 3,5sS and 4.2OS
loaded cars. From this it will be seen that
the quantity of freight moving If carried at
tariff rates. must yield handsome reve-
nue.. The last week there has been some
Improvement In east-bound business. more
especially export business. The fouring-
mills are all running. and quite per cent.
of their business is export; aside from this.
the shipments of grain to New England
points are large, as compared with May.
The bulk of the new wheat is still going TO
Toledo and Detroit Shipments to Phila-
delphia, however, continue so large as to
question maintenance of rates on such
business. Shipments of lumber of the hard
wood varieties, veneerinR, etc., are large,
and q much more important item of
east bound business than is generally sup
posed. West-bound traffic is heavy with
ell lines. In the Brigbtwood yards there
were yesterday two hundred carloads of
west bound freights more than there was
power to forward, and with other western
lines the same remark 10 practically april
cable. Freight men say that the west
bound through business 10 at least 40 per
cent. heavier than ut the corresponding
period in 1891. In scanning the weekly
statement il Will be noticed there 10 not an
Indianapolis line that did not move more
loaded cars last week than In the CORE,
eponQing week of 1891. The most marked
increase however. is with the Big Four
lines, more especially the old Bee line.
which now seems tn come in for its share
of business. Last week this division
brought into Indianapolis 97g and for
warded from Indianapolis l. 1876 loaded cars
The Pennsy lyania lines are also doing
well, the Indianapolis division bringing In
az loaded cars and forwarding toS; the
Chicago division of the pennsylvania.
however. Is the greatest surprise. Until
within the last few months 25J TO
BUO loaded cars week was considered
good BUSINESS Last week the road brought
Ia 245 loaded cars and forwarded 46l.
While the volume of through business Is
very satisfactory It is IN the local trafnc
that the most remarkable increase In ton
mage is shown. The increase in local ton
mage In and outbound, 10 stated TO be
fully 80 per cent. over that OF last year. all
roads sharing In this very satisfactory
statement. Most of the traffic managers
are giving local business moro attention.
This 10 ons of the results OF increasing the
number of side tracks along the respective
lines reacning to the various industries OF
the States of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
The Lake Erie 81 Western. the Louisville.
New Albany a. Chicago and the Big Four
are prompt in laying side-tracks to indus
tries on their lines II there Is possible
chance Of getting an increased business
thereby. Below Is given the number OF
cars received and forwarded at this point
for the week ending July 23, as compared
with the corresponding week OF the pre-
ceding two years: