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

turned to the nineteen-hour train. which
the New York Central and lake Shore are
to run between New York and Chicago, and
wondering what the Pennsylvania will do.
In New York there is said to be q feeling
of triumph that the Central has stolen a
march on the Pennsylvania. and lowered
the time of its famous limited express.
Meantime. says one of the Pennsylvania
officials, the msnagementis carefully study
ing the situation. and when the proper
time comes will act. In the past. fast and
expensive trains have been q losing in
vestment. and the Pennsylvania looks to
the safety of paseen gers as well es carry
ing them at high speed. That the Penn
sylyania can make the run an hour quicker
than the Vanderbilt lines. did it choose to
undertake to do so. 10 admitted by expert
railroad men. as, despite it having some
hilly divisions. 1t has advantages over the
New York Central and Lake Shore. and
can run q train from New York to Chicago.
unless too heavy. In eighteen hours, as
easily as the Vanderbilt lines can in nine
teen. The Penneylvania has sixty
eight miles the shorter route. and can
MAKE 1t eighty miles the shortest by using
what Is known as its Trenton cutoff. The
Alleghenies are used as an gum
against the Pennsylvania making this time.
Thu obstacle" remarked an old railroad
man yesterday. who is familiar with every
road. "is of much less importance than IL
appears. The grade from Harrisburg TO
Altoona would prove no drawback where q
light train. drawn by one OF the Pennsyl-
indeed, 1 do not believe 9 minute would be
lost on this division of the road. From Al
toona TO Gallitzin, q distance of eleven
miles. the speed of q train would necessar-
a. ~. hA
the loss Of q half-hours time In climbing
this GRADE would be q fair
NOW. granting that while the Pennsyl-
yanla train was making these eleven miles
amber. or twenty-five miles. the former
would still have the advantage by nifty
seven miles. or. in time. q full hour. SO that
II the Central can run from New York 10
Chicago in nineteen hours. the Pennsyl-
vania can make it In eighteen.
From GsllitZin to Plttsburg the Penn
sylvanis would have q descent on which
rapid time is made. and beyond Pittsburg,
clear across Ohio. it has one OF the finest
pieces of track IN the world. On many
portions of ii an average speed OF seventy
hve miles an hour could be maintained
fora considerable distance and these spurts
the Central could duplicate on only q few
sections of Its road"
Stirring Up Matters on the r. g. e
Presidents Ingalls, and Vice President
Murray are not at all pleased with the way
matters are going on the Peoria IL Eastern.
Money is going into the road in large
amounts. and but little coming back, or at
least the traffic of the road is at the mini
mum in It's history. consequently a new Of
fetal deal has been made. Ford Wood. as
sistant general freight agent of the Big
Four lines. has been appointed general
freight agent of the Peoria IL Eastern. ne
TO have nothing to do with the business of
the Big Fonr, giving his whole energy to
freight agent of the Vandalia, has been ap-
pointed assistant General freight agent of
The Peoria ~ Eastern. with headquarters
at Peoria. Heir Fraser. now general
agent of the Big tour, is to have full SUI
peryision of the freight traffic at the Indi-
annapolis terminal. he being practically as
eistant general freight agent of the Big
Four.
Heavy Falling OF I'm Freishr Business.
The train records snow that there were
received and forwarded at Indianapolis by
che fifteen lines in the week ending May Is,
but 1851 loaded cars. q decrease as com
pared with the week ending May 6 of l,263
loaded ~cars-1,2s3 fewer loaded cars than
in the corresponding week of 1892, 1,O9S
fewer than In 1891. and 1850 fewer than in
1880. An examination of the weekly state
ment shows that bnt three of the lines had
an average movement with the years
named above. while the falling off in
traffic Is largely IN east-bound through
business. Usually in May there are
heavy eastward shipments OF grain, more
especially oats and corn. As yet this
month there has been but little peTceptible
increase over the shipments of April. East
bound shipments of live stock are now
falling fully 200 cars per week below those
of Nav, 1892. and export bushes Is the light
est of any May in the last three years. The
west-bound billing shows ON average May
freight tonnage. but by no means AS heavy
as in March or April. In through business.
both east and west-bound, rates are being
well adhered TO. In fact. freight men
say they have not known through
rates in both directions IN years TO
DO as well lived up to as the last few
months. Local business. for the first time
in many months. is a little of. but this il
due TO light shipments of grain and live
stock, as the roads are briD ging more build
ing material. broken stone for pavements,
etc, than in May last year. Receipts of
corn are so highs that the starch works and
cerealine mills experience much trouble in
keeping up their supply. The north and
south lines are having q good north-bound
movement. ringing fruits, vegetables. UNI
Der and Southern products north. while
south ard the tonnage rs light. Last year
st this time the shipments of provisions.
grain and ice were heavy as compar red
with the present time. Below is given the
number of cars received and forwarded az
this point for the week ending May IL, as
compared with the corresponding weeks of
the preceding two years:
3 8 3