The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-24
Traffic Notes

The inbound livestock traffic of the
Vandalia Is still heavy, this road deliver
ing at the yards last week 1872 carloads.
The business of the Big Four's Chicago
division west out OF Cincinnati last week
dropped TO 1.605 loaded cars. the smallest
number in some weeks.
The Chicago division of the Pennsyl-
vania lines continues a surprise in its
volume or business, last week bringing
into Indianapolis 346 and forwarding north
SeS loaded cars.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton Il Dayton IS
keeping ap good record. handling at this
point last week over Thousand loaded
cars. 1t Is but a few years since 400 loaded
cars would be considered a heavy business.
At no previous time since the consolda-
tion of the roads in the Pennsy lvania
system has the Louisville division of the
Pennsylvania lines handled so heavy
freight business as at the present. In the
week ending Oct. % this road brought into
Indianapolis 60 and forwarded south 655
loaded cars.
The light movement of empty cars is re-
markable. The Indianapolis division of
the Pennsylvania lines last week handled
were empty; the Bee-line division of the
Big Four. 2.254, with 3O4 empty cars and
much the same proportion Is shown with
the other lines.
The decrease in west-bound business has
broken the evenness in movement of loaded
cars east and west. In the week ending
Oct % the Bee-line DIVISION of the Big Four
forwarded from Indianapolis LOCI and
brought in sSS loaded cars; the Pennsyl-
wanna forwarded 1O57 and brought in TAI
loaded cars: the Vandalia brought in 1854
and forwarded west from here 9l5 loaded
ears. With north-and-south lines the
movement continues quite even. The Lake
warded $50 loaded cars; the Monon brought
In 25l and forwarded @S3 loaded cars.
Personal. Local and General Notes
Joseph Ramsey. jr.. general manager of
the Big Four lines, IS visiting friends In
Plttsburg.
James G.. Hubbard has been appointed
master mechanic of the Buffalo division of
the Erie lines, vice Geo. b. Ross. resigned.
The Pennsylvania Company last week
contracted with the Missouri foundry and
ear-vorks for $50 new cars, 600 box and 80
furniture cars.
New York Central has contracted for one
hundred elevator cars for carrying furni-
ture and hight goods.
The Pennsylvania lines up to Oct. Is had
handled this yea< l5,4S9. ESQ tons of coal and
coke. an increase over the corresponding
period of 1891 OF l ,467 Cos tons.
The committee of vlce-presidents and
general managers VIII meet Nov. 10 TO
formulate. If possible. plans tor the reor-
ganiZation of existing associations on q
The dingy and uninviting freight offices
of the Lake Erie ~ Western road occupied
by agent Maxwell and his corps OF clerks
have been converted into cheerful invit-
ing rooms through papering. painting and
Irescoing
The Illinois Central last week placed an
order for fifty more locomotives and Bresi-
dent ingalls,. of the Big -Four, is seriously
considering placing an order for twenty
tive more as soon as those now contract ted
Tor are delivered.
The Rogers locomotive and the
Brooks locomotive-worKs are each building
eighty-ton engines for exhibition at the
worlds fair. which will be mounted on ped
estals at each side OF the entrance to the
passenger station.
o. +. Fuller. master mechanic of the
Eastern division of the Erie, who was put
signed TO become superintendent OF motive
power of the Central Vermont road, with
headquarters at ct. Adams. VI.
The Pullman company has commenced
the buIiding of 4l5 new Pullman sleeping
and parlor ears. preparatory 10 tile " OF Id 8
fair business. These cars will in after
years be used on the cheap excursions.
which seem 10 have come TO stay.
w. Z. Squire, of the editorial staff of the
Railway Age is in the city in the interests
OF that paper. On Saturday he examined
into the extent of the interlocking system
on the Big tour. which has done more thus
year In that direction than any other road
In the country.
The New ERIK Recorder says the passen ger
department of tho Erie ne YER more in EEL
ligentIy managed than at the present time
under ID. l.. Roberts. she general passenger
agent. Mr.. Roberts, eighteen months ago.
lett the Pennsylvapia Company To become
connected with the Erie.
The annual reports of some of the North
western lines show that the passenger earn
lngs of the year ending Jnne 80 1891 are
not MP TO those of the preceding year. The
Northern Pacific, for insta nee. shows de-
crease of over 100000. still. il carried