The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-19
Traffic Notes.

Frei ght traffic with the Peoria & Eastern
Is improving somewhat. Last week both
divisions handled at Indianapolis 2, ,46S
cars, .02S loaded.
East-bound business with the Pennsyl.
vania lines is little off, In the week end
ing June II but 66S loaded cara were for.
warded. against 923 brought in.
The Vandalia keeps no its usual average,
handling at Indianapolis about two thou-
sand loaded cars per week, last week BRING
ing in $50 aud forwarding 99S loaded cars.
The export shipments via Newport News
and via Baltimore are improving, business
with the Chesapeake IL Ohio and the Balti-
more IL Ohio roads botn being fed by the
Big Four and the CINCINNATI, Hamilton ~
Dayton.
The Big Four lines handled at Indian
spolis. last week. a total of IL. T09 cars.
9.lS2 being loaded. This statement shows
q decrease in number of loaded oars han
died. as compared with the preceding
week of 473 cars.
Traffic over north and south lines is i'm
proving. Last week the Louisville division
OF the Pennsylvania lines brought into In
dianapolIs $50 and forwarded SGT loaded
cars. handling at this point LOST loaded
cars. number seldom reached by this line
The Cincinnati. Hamilton * Dayton
handled at Indianapolis last week 1.1OS
cars, Sc of which were Loaded. The c.. II.
O. ID. and the Lake Erie IL Western handle
fewer empty cars in proportion to total
the other lines.
The in bound business of the Indianap-
oils AZ Nlncennes ia heavy. Last week the
road brought in 3y4 loaded cars. Superin-
tendent Mansfield says their in bound busi-
ness Will shortly be further increased by
shipments of new wheat, the crop being
excellent on the line of that road.
Psr.onaI. Local and General Notes.
The new buildings which the Big Four is
tna Yataftr hara for a
offices cost S231 ZOO.
w. l.. Applegate, freight agent of the L.,
N. A. X C.. at Louisville. spent Sunday
with friends In this city.
Trains and 3. over the Big Four to-day,
will be run in two seotions. and Train II
III three sections. for Chicago.
j. w. Mussen, general manager of the
Nickel-plate fast-freight line, was In the
city Saturday. calling on some of the larger
OF our shippers.
The passenger earnings of the Chicago
q Alton iOr the fret two weeks of June
are said TO have been 60 por cent. ahead of
those OF the corresponding fifteen days of
1892.
Yesterday divisions of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers and Locomotive
FIremen were organized at Princeton Ind
the new division point on the Louisville,
Evansville X st. Louis.
John Egan. general utility man on the
ing car service. was in the city on Saturday.
arranging TO purchase all the supplies for
the cars at Indianapolis.
The new shops OF the Louisville, Evans
VILE ~ 81. LOUIS at Princeton. Ind. are
run by one of the Atlas engine works,
100-horse-power engines, which is said To be
q fine piece of workmanship.
William Swanston. master mechanic of
the Pennsylvania shops at this point left
yesterday for Lakewood to attend the
annual convention OF master mechanics,
which convenes there this week
j. w. Burns. who for soms years was I'm
the train service on the Big Four. leaving
the road about ten days ago TO take n posi-.
tion on the Milwaukee. Lake shore *
Western. was killed at lronwoo Mich.,
on Saturday.
&C. Waite. president of the Columbus
q Hooking Valley road. uses as his desk in
his Office at Colum bus. the desk used by his
father when he was Chief Justice of the
nited states. The desk is a solid walnut
structure. commodlous and convenient
ON Thursday last Train 8, over the Louis-
vile. New Albany * Chicago. was hauled
from BloOmin gton TO Louisville l03 miles
IN two hours and sixteen minutes, making
nine stops ct stations and crossings OF other
roads. This Is said TO be the fastest time
ever made on that division.
X. B. +. Peircs. trustee and general man.
ager of the indianapolis Decatur IL West
ern. left yesterday for New York to look
after matters in connection with the Gin
einDati Hamilton x Day ton taking control
of the l.. ID. X w. He says Aug is now
the date liked upon for the deal going In TO
effect.
Superintendent Whitcomb has added four
TO the force of baggagemen. now having
thIrty-seven begRagemcn employed AT the
Union Station. and will employ more. If the
business requires it. John Ferguson. gem
eral agent. says that this month at least
t5.0OJ pieces OF baggage will be handled at
the Union Station.
George Daniels. general passen ger agent
of the New York Central. has eclip psed ali
former efforts in Advertising specialties by
book OF over three hundred pages en-
titled Health aud Pleasure on America Q