The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-02

There were handled at Indianapolis last
week All empty cars. 51S fewer than in the
week ending Nov. e.
The Panhandle last week forwarded from
this point but 953 loaded cars, against I,a45
In the week ending Nov. %.
The Big Four lines proper handled at this
terminal last week 1887 loaded cars, a fall
ing off, as compared with the week ending
Nov. %. of 1,0S5.
The Monon, for the first time in weeks,
handled less than 500 loaded cars at this
terminal, the weeks total being $50 cars,
447 being loaded.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton. like
other roads. had an on week, handling at
this point a total of SOe cars. $50 being load
ed, decrease last Week of Ill.
The Lake Erie & western last week
brought in 30 loaded cars and forwarded
255, a decrease, as compared with the week
ending Nov. 3. of 123 loaded cars.
The Peoria & Eastern last week made the
most unfavorable exhibit for many weeks
past. handling at Indianapolis but 1883 load
ed cars, which was JOS fewer than In the
week ending Nov. Is.
The vandalia last week handled at this
terminal 1913 loaded cars, the lightest bust
ness OF any week In the present year. This
was decrease, as compared with the week
ending Nov. %, Of 40 loaded cars.
The Indiana. Decatur e. Western last
week handled l54 fewer loaded cars at this
point than in the week ending Nov o.
Heavy rains checked grain shipments and
q
The Bee-line division OF the Big Four last
week came nearer handling its average
number of loaded cars than any other In
d:anapolis line. the total being 2 423 AGAINST
2.5y! loaded cars in the week ending Nov. g.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
this terminal I'm the week ending Nov 80 a
total OK 4.45S cars, 5000 being loaded, q de-
crease in loaded car movement as com
pared with the week ending Nov. %, OF 1,26s.
The heavy rains OF the early part of last
week cut into the inbound business OF the
indianapolis & Fincennes, stopping the
loading OF corn and interfering somewhat
with the shipments OF coal. The road last
week brought In but 564 loaded cars, against
sSl in the week ending Nov. 81.
|. Personal, Local and General Notes.
Second-cisss tickets are now honored or
Trains ~ and q on the Pennsylvania lines
General Superintendent Grant. of the
Wagner Palace Car Company, who has
been dangerously Ill, is reported improving
The Big -Four people expect to get their
roof this week. II is built to house fifteen
locomotives.
The directors of the PENNSYLVANIA Rail.
road Company have formally ratihed the
presidents agreement and Instructed Presi.
dent Roberts TO sign IL.
w. r. Damon retires to-day as superin.
tendent of bridges and buildings on the
LOUISVILLE, Evansville * st. Louis and Is
succeeded by /. y. Munson.
Roscoe Frost to-day becomes agent OF IN.
Nickei-plate at Louisville, i'm charge OF
freight business. The line will work out ol
Louisville over the Big Four.
r. G.. Barlow takes charge to-day as
travelling passenger and freight agent az
the Chicago x Eastern Illinois. with head
quarters at Grand Rapids. Mich.
Roads operating between Peoria and Ken.
sas City have agreed upon SIS miles as the
established basis on which TO compute short
line mileage between the two points
Col. s. F. Gray, division freight agent OF
the Pennsylvania lines. has gone South or
a two weeks pleasure trip. White absent ne
viii visit Richmond. Va, and Atlanta, Ga
A. Philbrick. division road master on tn.
Illinois Central, with headquarters at New
Orleans. has been promoted TO general roat
master OF the Chicago terminus OF tn,
road.
This week a second OF the engines re
building FOR the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton at the shops OF the Indiana, De.
catur a. Western will be turned out ant
next week third. The work done at these
shops is highly spoken OF BY judges OF good