The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-03
March Business.

In the month of March there were re-
ceived and forwarded at Indianapolis, over
the fifteen lines. a total of los. 754 cars; of this
number 81. I5t were loaded, against o total
in March, 1892. of Ill, 40S, of which 90, 155
were loaded. From this statement it will
be seen that 7.401 fewer loaded cars were
handled at Indianapolis in March, 1893.
than in March. 1892. Going back to March.
1891. there were handles here 1.614 more
loaded Cars than IN March, this year. IN
making the comparison the falling off in
1ey3 was all made in the first ten days of the
month.
In the month of March there was the
largest tonnage of freight handled at the
,Ity freight depots of the Pennsylvania
Company in any month since the road
opened here for business. The official re-
port OF Col. Gran Perry shows that there
were handled at the two depots 53.54S. sos
pounds of freight. representing 4.6!3 cars;
IN the corresponding month of 1S92 there
was handled ~. $50 CAS- pounds, represent
ing 4. 1873 cars; increase in tonnage this year.
IL. l67, l63 pounds; increase in lumber of
ears loaded and unloaded. 4S0. Last month
over 5000. 0C0 pounds more of freigbts were
handled than In any one month In the his.
tory of the road.
There were haDdled at the city freight
depots of the Big Four. in March, at total
OF S.0l3 carloads of freight: of this number
4.379 were loaded with outbound frslghts
ana O.tO4 -tDhOODQ TIeiglss. III Is COmDll.
mentary to William Sullivan. the agent of
the company at this point. that with the
cramped de pot facilities OF the Big Four at
Indianapolis the business was handled so
expedItiOuslv. Thirty days from now the
company will be in its new depots, with
ample room.
In the month of March there were trans.
ferred over the Belt road IL SIS cars. against
IS. 2S5 in March. 1852. n decrease this year
o. Ito cars.
Last month the Belt road engines handled
2,2y9 carloads of live stock. against 4, 29S in
March. 1872. u decrease this year of 1,999
cars.
Traffic Notes.
The Peoria & Eastern. both divisions,
handled at Indianapolis last week 2.4U2
cars, and of that numbsr 2. 1S9 were loaded,
showing an exceedingly light movement of
empty cars.
Freight business with the Louisville d.
vision of the Pennsylvania lines is improv-
ing. Last week there were forwarded
south from Indianapolis SO and brought in
496 loaded cars.
Shipments of broken stone for street i'm
proyemcnts and OF stone for building pur-
poses have commenced. 1t iscxpected that
over two lines fifty to sixty carloads of
stone aday Will be brought TO Indianapolis.
In the week ending April / the Big Four
handled at it's Indianapolis terminal L.. SOP
cars, and of that number Ii. 129 were loaded.
Last week 4S9 more loaded cars were
handled here than in the week ending
March 20.
Over the Indianapolis division OF the
Pennsylvania lines the west bonnd move
ment Is the heaviest. the road bringing
into Indianapolis y24 loaded cars against
TS9 forw arded. The west-bound movement
with the Nandalia was S12 cars In excess of
the number brought IN.
Personal. Local and Gsnerat Notes.
j. II. Garaghty, purchasing agent of the
Big Four. was in the CITY yesterday, en-.
route for his new field in Chicago.
ID. b. Earhart. passenger conductor on
the Big -Four. has recovered from his re-
cent illness and taken his train again.
AL the freight equipment the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois builds is now equipped
with automatic couplers and air brakes.
j. J. Fletcher. general freight agent of
the Kansas City. Fort Scott Il Memphis,
spent Sunday with relatives in this city.
The New York Central has issued IN or
der that no employe shall hereafter smoke
o pipe in any CT the smoking cars of that
road.
L. I. jeffrey. president Of the Denver &
Rio Grande and of its express company,