The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19
Traffic Notes.

franc notes
West bound business continues to be
heavy with tho Big Four. which forward
ed westin the week ending Dec. IL, out OF
Cincinnati 1.629 loaded cars.
Tbs Vandslia last year brought into In
dianapolis 264 carloads of live stock.
against lib this year; the ST. Louis division
of the Big Four $40 carloads. against 146
this year.
One of the most remarkable features of
tho traffic situation continues To be the
even movement of loaded cars and the
light movement of empty cars. The Indi-
annapolis division of the Pennsylvania lines
brought In S63 and forwarded S6i loaded
cars; the Lake Erie * Western brought In
293 and forwarded 294 loaded cars; the Van
dalia brought in g1S and forwarded 947
loaded cars; the st. Louis division of the
Big Four brought in $50 and forwarded $50
loaded cars. and much the same proportion
is shown with other roads.
The lightness of east-bound through bus
iness this year as compared with Deoem-
Der last year Is shown in the following sta
tistlcs: In the week ending Dec. 10. 1851,
the Vandalia brought into indianapolis
1851 against 947 loaded cars this year; the
st. Louis division of the Big Four l,303.
over the Decline division of the Big Four
1.265. against S72 this year. From the
above statement 1t 10 apparent that the de-
crease in business this year is largely on
east bound freights.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
Daniel Creamer. trainmaster of the Big
Four's Chicago division, returned from bis
bridal trip yesterday.
The PennsylvanIa Company IS getting
its yards we'll cleared OF delayed freight,
the holdings of loaded cars at the various
terminals being smaller on Saturday than
in any day for some weeks.
ON,- D..-.- To;ov,I.o
Saturday organizing q branch OF the
National Inspection and Weighing Bureau,
similar to those at Indianapolis, Terre
Haute and many other railroad centers.
The Pittsburg. SheDango g. Lake Erie
road will this week let the contract for
1.500 coal cars. The Indianapolis Car and
Foundry Company of this city is one of the
bidders for a portion or the whole number.
NJ. NJ. Richey, superintendent of the
Chicago & Belt raj way, spent Sunday IN
the city with friends. The Belt. on which
he is superintendent, keeps in service
twenty-four switching engines by day and
eighteen by night.
Superintendent Mansfield, of the Indian
apolis ~ Ninctnnes. expects this year to
cut down the deficit which the Pennsylva-
MIA Company must pay to even up fixed
charges. operating expenses. etc. In 1891
he cut the deficit down from Sl60,54S in 1896
to Si5S. 54S.
Ihe PennsyIvanla Company, 1t IS stated,
will not place holiday excursion tickets on
sale this year.. Is has been custom airy. sc
far as the Chicago and Ohio River Traffic
Association territory is concerned, 1t is not
necessary, as the rates are below any holi-
day excursion rates ever offered.
The death of j. N. Du Barry. second
vice-president of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company. it Is thought. will lead tc
some important promotions, among them
the transferring of James MoCrea from the
first vice-presidency of the Pennsylvania
Company to the Pennsylvsnia Railroad
Company, which, in turn, will lead to thu
promotion of Joseph Wood. general man
ager of the Pennsylvania lines west o.
Plttsburg, and. in turn, J. J. Turner, who
stands very high as to efficiency with the
Pennsylvania people.
The statement of the business of thu
Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Chicago * St Louil
Railway Company, including the Little
Miami railroad, for November. 1892, as com
pared with the same month in 1891. show
an increase in gross earning s of 1886, 226. SO
an increase in expenses of S133, 766. 04, and
an increase In net earnings of S2.460. 90
The eleven months of 1892. rs compared
with the same period of 1891, show an in
crease in gross earnings of 81, 297. 174.94. an
increase in expenses of 81. 202, 31S. 70. and an
increase in net earnings of S9i, s56.15