The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-26

ritory. The traffic srrangem enJs with the
Big Four and the Cincinnati. Hamilton n
Dayton have done much toward swelling
the Is. 81 y. tonnage.
The Lake Erie X Western continues to
exceed last year In it's earnings. and IN 1891
the earnings were largely in excess of any
former year. In the third week of April.
1892. the road earned 500. 216.e2; increase
over the corresponding week of 1891.
S6.12292. The first three weeks of April
this year show an increase over the CORE
spending period of 1891 of $40, 1890 OF. since
the LIST of January the increase 10 SllO,-
$50. 25.
Some of the enterprisIng citizens of Bed
ford. Ind, dubbed together and purchased
the old depot of the L., Y. A. x C.. at that
place. paying 500 for IL, fearing that some
thing might turn up by which they could
not get their new depot this year. The
new building will be constructed of stone.
Bedford 10 one Of the most important of the
MoDon way stations. The building TO be
removed was built in 1852. and was the first
depot erected at a way-station on the L.,
n. A. Il G..
Walls. on the Pennsylvania lines, after
May will be the terminus of the West
ern division of the Pennsylvania road, and
Pittsburg will be made a way station for
freight. The large repair-shops of the
Pennsylvania, now located In the outskirts
of P%ittsburg, are to be transferred to
Wells. This point is to be the end of a d.
vision for all freight locomotives run east
of Walls. and the through frai ghts will be
transferred to the Panhandle and the Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne a. Chicago roads by
heavy switching engines. over the Pitts
burg. Virginia x Charleston road from
Port Perry.
Chief justice Fuller yesterday rendered
opinions in the United States Supreme
Court In two more cases in the long list
of litigatlons arising out of the insolvency
of the Wabash Railroad Company. The
first casa IA hrnnnhf nv tha OnInnU Mia
souri, n Pacific railroad against the Va
bash railroad receivers. The court affirms
the decree of the Circuit Court of the
United States for the Eastern district of
Missouri. denying the relief sought. The
court made the same order in a similar
suit, brought by the st. Joseph x st.
Louis Railroad Company against the
Wabash receivers.
President John King, of the Erie road,
who has been in California for six
weeks, arrived in Chicago yesterday. He
was met by First Vice-president L. B.
Thomas, General Manager Tucker and
Superintendent Mosier. The meeting in
Chicago was pre-arranged for the purpose
on the Chicago end of the line before the
opening of the worlds fair. 1t 10 said to be
the intention OF the company to expend a
large proportion of the earnings this year
In betterments on the Chicago division
and In new equipments.
As the new station of the Vandalia at
Terre Haute nears completion it's archi-
tectural beauty and the cOnveniences 1t
will afford become more apparent. July l
Is fixed upon as the date for it's compile
ton. 1t Is questionable if it will be ready.
so great are the changes TO be made in the
tracks by which the trains of the several
roads centeripg ut Terre Haute will reach
it. 1t is thought the Big Four people will
yet be induced to join with the other roads
In making 1t a union station. The Terre
Haute IL Indianapolis COMPANY. which
built the station. would admit the Big
Eour. il ia stated. ON very reasonable terms.