The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-12
Traffic Notes.

IUF BIR IL OWT ITFS TdTTITFU dL InIIdTdDU-
lis in the week ending Feb. 10, 1876 loaded
cars. an increase over the preceding week
Of 42I.
The four PENNSYLVANIA lines handled at
this point last week 3,013 loaded cars, which
was 1856 fewer than in the corresponding
week of 1898.
Live stock traffic has fallen off this
month. Last week the Vandalia brought
in but sixty-five carloads of stock, and
the Big Four about half the usual num-
Der for some weeks past
The empty car movement continues large,
and Is fast filling up sidetracks all along
the main lines. The Big Four lines last
Eastern 226, and the Vandalia 9O1 empty
cars.
The Chicago division of the Pennsylvania
lines Is the only one which shows a loaded
car movement heavier than in the preced-
Ing. week, and this helped the Louisville
division, which forwarded Alb loaded cars
from Indianapolis.
In the week corresponding with that end
Ing this year Feb. 10, the Cincinnati, HAM
iltOn * Dayton handled at Indianapolis
the largest number of loaded cars in the
history of the road, receiving and forward
same week.
The indianapolis, Decatur & Western
last week a quite a squirt of business,
and brought in more loaded cars than in
any week for some months. The outbound
traffic, however, is light, as ii has to fight
hard for all it's west-bound business, ex-
ceDt for the local points on it's own line.
The Vandalia continues about it's aver
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past, the only change being that the loaded
car movement has increased west bound,
now quite equally divided. Last week see
loaded cars were brought in against sos
sent west
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The pay rolls of the Lake Shore road for
January were the smallest of any month
In the last sixteen years.
George Lickert, formerly of this city,
now general yardmaster OF the Vandalia
at Terre Haute. has been quite i'll for sew
eral days.
The Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago & ST.
Louis earned in the fourth week of Janu-
airy $291, 652. a decrease as compared with
the corresponding week of 1893 of $63,671.
w. II. Manning, for some years a division
engineer of maintenance of way on the Bal
timore & Ohio, has been appointed chief
engineer, with headquarters at Baltimore.
At Columbus, o.. a viaduct crosses the
Union railway tracks much similar TO the
Nirginia-avenue viaduct, and there are six
entrances TO 1t from streets and industries.
j. w. Dawson. superintendent of the
hanaWha q Michigan road, headquarters
at Charleston, w. Va, spent Sunday in the
city, the guest of his brother, Luther Daw-
son.
The Pennsylvania company is continuing
its retrenchment policy. On Saturday or
ders We're ISSUED that outside car repairers
at the different shops should work but five
hours a day.
Samuel Kipp, train dispatcher on the
Panhandle lines. has just completed his
Cl6ulCtIlln ear Us IL Train dISDdlCleT, ana
although quite wealthy, shows no desire to
quit his duties.
The Memphis Passenger Association is
about TO so TO pieces. The Illinois Central
withdrew a month ago, and on Saturday
two other roads withdrew, TO take effect
In thirty days.
1t is stated that at the annual election of
oincers or the OHIO southern, a few weeks
hence, the present president of the COM
pany and some OF his subordinate officials
will be replaced by new men.
The contract for building the new bridge
over the Mississippi river at New Orleans
for the Southern Pacific, was last week
awarded TO the PhoenlxVille Bridge Compa-
ny. The structure complete Will cost five
million dollars.
Hereafter roads in Ohio must pay their
employees every month and within twenty
employe is absent from the place OF pay
ment when the pay car arrives he may de-
mand his wages from any agent of the
company. and 1t must be paid him within
five days.
D.. G. Edwards. general passenger agent
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. is
getting out for all points like Indianap-
oils. Cincinnati. Hamilton, DaytOn and To-
ledo a neat pocket card. giving the time
of the arrival and departure of trains. II
will be a great convenience for patrons of
the c., II. & ID. lines.
In January the New York Central earned
S.17i,096, a decrease as compared with Jan
more unfavOrable when il is taken into con-
sideration that 81 more miles of road were
operated in January this year than in 1888.
the New York Central now having in its
system 1884 miles of road.
RumOr has IL that when Col Joseph Hill
retires from the general SUPPLEMENTARY of
the Nandalia lines the Nanealia will come
under the supervision of John +. Miller.
general superintendent OF the Pennsylvania
Southwestern lines, which will certainly
mean that y. X. Elliott and the several
division superintendent are 10 remain in
their present positions.
The Pennsylvania company has suggested
that IL would be wise TO connect the TWO
divisions OF the Peoria division OF the Van
dalia as soon as the right OF way can be