The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-03
Oncial stati.tic. Of Interest.

,oa The a. M io handled. at indianapolis, in
i iS9a' 0,ls7 loaded cars. against 2O.142 in
1888. an increase. in 1894. of 40.
- In 1894 there Were transferred over the
1893. decrease in 1894 Of 50, 45I cars.
ooI Last year Belt road engines handled AZ
s an Of live " ss9ea snst sss in
In 1894. 5,921, 2S6 passengers were handled
on the Big Four system, against $500, 039
in 1893. decrease. in 1894. of 7sO,75s.
: In 1894 there were handled the Big
-Four system, 1,513,013 loaded cars, against
l52l, 225 in 1893. decrease, in 1894, Of S,2l2
In 1894, there were handled at the Union
Station 1860 pieces of baggage, against
1880 in 1898, a decrease in 1894 of $500
In 1894 there were handled the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton e. Dayton's indianapolis
division 55.048 loaded cars against 65, 1886 in
1888, a decrease, in 1894, of 10,288.
Last year the Inoiana Car-service AS
ISOLATION handled 224.S24 loaded cars,
against 307,059 in 1893, and against 334008 in
1852, decrease as compared with 1898. of
In 1894 there were handled at the Penn
sylvania Company's city freight depots
5O6. 336,51 pounds of freight, representing
1902 cars. In 1893 there were handled at
senting 49, 766 cars.
The report of Medical Examiner Talbot,
of the Pennsylvania Voluntary Relief De-
partment, shows that in 1894, on the In
dianapolis division, 3Ss employees availed
themselves OF it's benefits by becoming
members, against PA in 1893.
dianapolis, in 1894. A. 901 loaded cars, against
2,7SS in 1898; brought in. 51,9S7 loaded cars,
against 5000 brought in in 1898. Total num-
Der received and forwarded, 96S3S loaded
cars, a decrease, in 1894, of $50.
The official statement of w. p. Iiams,
president of the Indianapolis Stock Yards
A346 carloads of live stock were handled
at the Indianapolis stock yards. and of this
number 1851 were shipped to Eastern mar
kets.
In the year 1894 there arrived and de-
parted at the Union Station 42O13 trains
averaging to haul 625 per train
against 46,340 trains in 1898, averaging to
haul 1850 cars per train Train No. 6. on
the Panhandle was the heaviest train for
the year, averaging to haul 1046 cars per
train.
In 1865 the rate on a carload of live stock
indianapolis to New York, was $3.50: in 1885,
it dropped to 500; in 1870, to $780, and there
went into effect. The roads then based
rates on the tonnage carried which makes
the present rate on an ordinary carload of
live stock $52.
general live stock agent OF the Pennsyl-
vania lines at this point, shows that he
the company he represents. In 1894 there
were shipped East over the Panhandle lines
from indianapolis to Eastern markets g.
40 carloads of stock, against 4,610 in 1888,
an increase in 1894 of 1850 carloads.
Daniel DenGEgh general ticket agent Of
show receipts from sales Of tickets for
1894 to have been about 81, 100000 An in
crease in receipts coupon business is
shown and a decrease, as compared with
$685. on local business, aside from what
would be termed worlds fair business.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
handled, it's indianapolis division, in
1894 BAL passengers. against 431 ,236 in
1893 decrease, in 1894. of 107.12l passen-
gers. This exhibit is not unfavorable
when it Is taken into consideration that, in
$685. the c., H. & d. handled 6S.612 world S
fair passengers and 24,310 on Grand Army
encampment tickets held at Indianapolis
The engines of the Union Railway Com
pany handled for industries located on it's
lines in 1884, 26 244 loaded cars, against 3D.
40 in 1893. and against 1908 in 1892 But
few items more effectually show what In
dianapolis industries have suffered on ac-
count of the depressed times than does this,
as number of the cityS most important
industries are located on switches leading
from the Belt road
The agents at the several outside ticket
offices foot up their sales for last year at
$oo000O. The first six months of the year
considerable falling off in business was
shown, while the last half of the year there
was an Increase almost sufficient to cover
the deficit of the first half of the year.
The receipts from sales of mileage books
for 1894 were the largest since mileage books
came into such general use.
The Railroad Mems Building and Saw
ing Association completed it's seventh year
with 1894 Loans made to Jan. /, 1895, foot
up 1856, ZOO; dividends earned during the
life of the association, 1884, The last
half Of 1894 the dividends amounted to $16.-
500. In addition to dividends declared a re-
serve fund of $1,000 has been accumulated.
This association has loaned its money at
less rate of premium than any other
building association declaring like divi-