The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-11
ADVICE FOR BRlCE
HOW HIS RAILWAY SYNDICATE
COULD AID THE l.. Il. g. w.
Views of a Travelling salesman
fected by the Cold Weather.

A party of travelling statesmen were dis
cussing the subject of better railway facil-
tiles in the southern part of the State when
one of the number, who has studied the
railway map Of the State, made a SUCCESS
ton which it would certainly be wise for
the management of the Lake Erie & West
ern to consider and present to the Brice
syndicate, as it would certainly greatly en-
nance the value of the Lake Erie & West
ern as a railway property. The gentleman
said: There is a railroad from Evansville
to Jasper, in Dubois county. Well, Mr..
Brice should buy that piece of road and con-
tinue it northeasterly, keeping on the east
side of White river to the town of Shoals,
the county seat of Martin county, and then
cross the river and the Mississippi division
of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, con-
tinuing to Indian Springs, crossing E. & r.;
thence to Bloomington, crossing L., n. A.
& c. railway, passing through Monroe
county's iron deposits in Van Buren, town
ship and its heavy stone hedges in and about
bloomington, Eliiottsvlile and Stelnville;
ing the Martinsville branch OF the Big Four;
thence straight to Indianapolis. THIS would
give the Lake Erie q western people a d.
rect route from points north to places south.
and through the best timber, stone, iron and
coal. and by branching into Brown county
through the corn belt of White river-corn,
hogs, logs and tobacco. There are eight
county seats on the indianapolis & Mlcni-
gan City division, and there would be five
additional on the Evansville & Chattanooga
DIVISION. This extension would touch orcroSs
nineteen counties, and in the south part
traverse some of the most productive agri-
cuiturai districts in Indiana, but the coal.
stone, timber and water powers on tue rOdlo
would make a paying road both in freight
and passenger business. The section is Vir-
tuaily u~noccupied. The route would be the
most direct Iine of connection with Evans
x,1Ia on1 Snl1rhprn cities and Is a road that
old lines fear and Will do what they can to
prevent"
Zero Weather Cuts Down Traffic.
The official train records show that in
the week ending Feb. 8 there were re-
ceived and forwarded at indianapolis 1920
loaded cars, which was a falling off of
2,54S as compared with the week ending
Feb. 2. yet it was liz more than were
handled in the corresponding week of 1854.
The surprise is that, with such weather
as prevailed almost the entire week, the
movement was as heavy as 1t was and is
accounted for by the fact that the reduced
rates, which went into effect on Monday,
Feb. 4, had been taken advantage of by
shippers, many of whom in the preceding
week had loaded cars in anticipation of
the reduction. as, with the thermometer at
zero and below, but little grain is loaded;
l. le AlAO Ait0 "a AOA0N 0A4
live stock was cut down Sharply as a
result of the severe weather. The east
bound shipments of provisions fell consid-
erably below those of the corresponding
period of 1894, because of the weather.
West-bound business did not reach
expectations. Large number of merchants
are now in the East and are beginning
to buy spring and summer goods and the
roads should soon begin to have an increased
volume OF business as a result " ..coe
purchases. One thing noticeable the last
few days is that shipments of lower class
ireights west have increased somewhat, in
dicating that manufacturers are doing more.
Local business last week was the lightest
in many years. indianapolis business houses
doing less than in any like period in the
memory of the older of the wholesale mer-
chants. In all lines shipments were light.
From Commission row practically 40 ship
ments were made. the weather not adj
hitting of shipping perishable freights,
either in or out bound. There is quite a
heavy movement of coal, lumber, hides,
fertilizers and freights, IN the movement
of which the character OF the weather cuts
no important figure. Below is given the
car movement for the weeks ending Feb. 2
and Jan. 26 and the corresponding week