The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-15
Traffic Notes.

The Vandalia comes nearer handling Its
usual volume of business than any other
ROAD running in here In the week ending
May 13 is brought into Indianapolis 903 and
for warded 975 loaded cars
The Big Four lines handled at I~ndianapo-
lie, in the week ending May IL. q total of
TO. 712 cars. s.2i9 being loaded. There was o
decrease of 305 loaded cars as compared
with the week Guiding May 9.
The PENNSYLVANIA lines handled at In
dianapolis last week q total of AGO cars.
1870 being loaded. The percentage of
empty cars was unusually large for the
Pennsylyania lines. especially with the
indianapolis division.
The Indianapolis IL VIncennes last week
brought in but 213 and forwarded 166 load
ed cars. it being the smallest mum ber of
cars handled by that road &C this point in
any week for some years. The miners re-
Stunning work this morning will help mat
tiers this week.
While the Pennsylvania people are re-
duclng their expenses. discharging en-
ployes on account of o decreased business,
the Indianapolis division is handling
fully as much freight as usual. last week
bringing into Indianapolis S27 and for
warding 720 loaded cars.
That local business has been heavier this
year than In 1892 is evidenced In the fact
that in the month of March the Big Four,
which controls CO per cent of the switches
leading to local industries. received &647
more for snch service than In March, 1892,
and in April the switching receipts were
Si.l9l.50 in excess of last year.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
j. Waldo. first vico president of the
Missouri. Kansas q Texas, has resigned.
owing to q disagreement with President
Rouse.
The three locomotives which the French
government sends to the worlds fair
passed over the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
Chicago road yesterday.
The Van6siia is entirely rebuilding its
telegraph lines on the LogansDort division,
and putting ND an additional wire between
Terre Haute and ST. Joseph
The Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern have joined hands to compete
with the Southern Pc etc coast lines on car
rying the l0w-clase freights at cut rates.
Charles n. Potts has been appointed mas
ter mechanic of the PennsylvaDia Compa-
ny's shop. Erie division. and K. X. Reading
master mechanic of the Pennsylvania shop
located az Sunbury.
The people of Tell City. Ind. propose to
compel the Louisville. Evansville d st.
Louis company, under the statutes OF
Indiana, TO erect q passenger station at
that point such as the town is entitled To-.
The Hoosac Tunnel. the West Shore and
the Nickel plate yesterday put on their
new fast train from Boston to Chicago.
The route 10 just 600 miles in length, and
considerably shorter than it's competing
lines.
Yesterday was quite an excursion day.
The Cincinna ii. Hamilton q Dayton took
LOCO excursionists 10 Woodsdale Park, end
the Big Four about eight hundred on the
German Orphans Home excursion to GIN
/ %cinnati.
on new fast train between New York ana
New Orleans via Washington, Danville
J and Atlanta. 1t will haul Pullman cars
for Atlanta and Montgomery. as well as
two for New Orleans.
w. Z. Iiams. president of the Belt Road
and STOCK YARDS Company, and IL. 4. Gray
bill, the new traffic manager. will to-day in
this city meet q number of officials OF the
Western lines to take steps to increase the
business OF the yards.
President Roberts. of the Pennsylvania
lines, Is quoted rs saying that while re-
duced eX penses may mean increased net
earnings, the real remedy, one hat will
employ and not discharge laborers, IL an
advance in freight rates.
The Grand Trunk railway has received
notice from the West Shore that 1t will
cease running lite trains over the Grand
Trunk system TO Chicago after the present
month. The West Shore will run it's cars
after that date In connection with the
Michigan Central.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton en-
CINE No. 200 was turned out of the indian
apolis, Decatur X Western shops Saturday,
rebuilt IN q manner which is said To be
very creditable TO these shops. This Is the
sixth c., III. * ID. engine rebuilt there in
the last few months.
Mr.. Corners. of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
u Dayton train despatchers' office. says it
is a mistake stating that be was one of the
delegates to represent the INDIANAPOLIS di-
vision of the Order of Telegraphers at the
convention in Toronto. which convenes to.
day. he ~ not @ member of that organiza-
ton.
Morris A. Powers, who las week was ap-
pointed superintendent of terminals of
roads centering at Savannah, Ga. but a few
years ago was messenger boy In the general
offices of the Chesapeake IL Ohio ut Gin
cinnati. When he took this position he
had been confidential secretary of General
Manager Odel, of the Baltimore Ohio.
1t is questionable if the Chicago and
Ohio River Traffic ASSOCIATION meeting
passenger Department., held in Chicago
last week, will be of mnch avail. f. A.
Ford. general passen ger agent of the Penn
sylvania lines. and his assistant general
passenger agents withdrew from the meet
ing, leaving the Big Four. the Monon and
the e., III. ~ ID. to Tx up matters about as
they saw fit.
This morning a large construction gang
Will begin the putting In of a long passing
track on the Indianapolis division of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton IL Dayton lines at
tie top Of Hurricane hill. the highest point
on this division. This Improvement has
been talked of for ten years, and long
sidings are beng put IN at Liberty. The
passing track on the summit will be 9, 200
feet in length.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. tho
Big Four. the Queen x Crescent and the
Louisville ~ Nashville roads have gotten
into a snarl over the putting on of through
coach es from points south of the river for
Chicago. The trouble has been brewing
since the l.. Il NJ. in connection with the
Evansville X Terre Haute and the Chicago
* Eastern Illinois. put on n through train
each way between Nashville and Chicago.
The Toledo. ST. Louis * Kansas City
road earned, in the first week OF May,
S2S.S50; q decrease. as compared with the
corresponding week of 1892. of 1904. The
Wabash earned the first week of this
month, S229. co.,; an increase of S5,0l1. This
Is the first week Jnis year In which the
Wabash has shown an increase over the
corresponding week of 1892. The Chesa-
peake * Ohio shows an increase the first
week this month of Gle. 055. and since the
LIST of January an increase of S246. 1O4.
The rate committee of the Southern Rail-
way and Steamship Association has agreed
to add a liability CLAUSE in shipping con-
tracts for green fruit. placing the maxi
pays so per cent. additional freight.
melons and granite blocks. The petition
of merchants for n distinction in rates on
flour according to quantity, was granted.
provided State commissions allow less to
be charged per hundred on carload lots
than on smaller quantities. The committee
meets again early in June in Louisville.