The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-13

the only division which showed an increased
loaded-car movement over the week ending
April 4.
The Lake Erie & Western had the best
week IN. the last three months, bringing In
1g and forwarding 32s loaded cars.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton Is do
ing more than usual at this season or the
year, last week handling at this point total
OF 1,14O cars, 7S6 being loaded.
The Indianapolis * Vincennes was the only
division Of the Pennsylvania lines which han
died its average volume of business. bringing
in 474 and forwarding 276 loaded cars
The Louisville division of the Pennsylvania
last week handled at this point the fewest
loaded cars of any week in the last twenty
fiye years, bringing In 81 and forwarding
but 162.
The vandalia is still falling 800 loaded cars
below its average movement, last week bring
ing in 1.007 and forwarding ST loaded cars.
OF the inbound movement 1M cars were load
ed with live stock.
The Indiana Decatur & Western. all things
considered, makes a favorable exhibit. Just
now Ii has but little local business 10 depend
on: this traffic consists chiefly of grain. live
ii gathers up about fifty loaded cars per
day. which is certainly creditable It's earn
ings every week show increases over the cor
responding weeks of 1885.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
j. j. Turner, vice president and general
manager OF the Vandalia lines, spent Sunday
In the city.
eral manager of tie Brice lines. has returned
from New York.
The MANAGEMENT of the Panhandle has
decided to double-track the Cincinnati divi-
sion from Scioto bridge to Sullivan Hill.
The executive committee of the Indiana
Car-service Association will hold meeting
to-day in General Manager Bacon's room.
S. w. Lobdel. conductor on the Louisville.
New Albany & Chicago. has resigned and
will go TO his farm near Hartford, Mich,
to engage in agricultural pursuits.
Vice Presidents MeCrea and Woods and
General Manager Loree, of the Pennsylvania
lines west, were in Cleveland on Saturday.
inspecting the improvements making in that
city.
An official of the mechanical department
of the Pennsylvania is quoted as saving
that the company would build. the coming
year. an engine heavier and more powerful
than the 1896 class l. type.
Thomas Noonan. joint general manager Of
the Central states Despatch and the Con-
tnental line. viii to-day go to Cincinnati
other business matters.
A number of the roads will to-day put on
construction trains and begin reballasting.
The number of section men on some OF the
roads will be increased for the next few
weeks.
Stephen Little, an expert accountant, has
ABOUT competed MS investigation OF Inc al
fairs of the Baltimore & Ohio, but will not
make his final report for some weeks. The
physical condition of the property is now 10
be examined by an expert engineer.
T. Fl. Hubbard. who has been elected vice
president and general manager Of the South
ern Pacific, succeeding A. n. Towne, de-
ceased. represents the Searles interest i'm the
property. ft was expected that j. e. Stubs
would be promoted to the position.
General managers and superintendent of
nearly all the indianapolis lines will attend
the meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week of the American Association of
Railway Officials, to be held in Cincinnati.
These meetings have become very interest
ing and instructive.
The new passenger locomotive 500, which
is being built at the shops or the Erie road,
Susquehanna, IS nearing completion, and IL
is said will be a surprise to some of the
locomotive builders. 1t is claimed that some
Of the fastest locomotives built have
been turned out of these shops.
A traffic official says it seems to be the
general feeling among Western railroad
men that the joint traffic. agreement was
constructed upon correct lines, and 1t will
be a matter of surprise IL the railroad in
terests of the West and Northwest are not
soon put under similar associations.
1t is stated that the members of the Joint
Traffic Association watching with a
good deal of interest the movements of the
Brice lines, and the failure to get these
lines into the association leads them to fear
that traffic relations are being formed which
will eventually disturb rates In the associa-
ton territory
The Panhandle company is fitting up sew
eral passenger engines TO make the long
runs between Pittsburg and Columbus and
Columbus and Indianapolis with the fast
express trains. The engines to be used are
being equipped with the Smith triple expan-
sion exhaust nozzle, which, it is claimed,
will keep the fires bright and in good con-
ditiOn for 200-mile run.
Passenger Traffic Manager Edwards. of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, gives
notice that on April 10 John r. McCord will
be appointed local excursion agent with
headquarters at Cincinnati, his business be-
ing to develop the excursion business be-
tween points on the line: also to look out for
and establish picnic grounds and other
places of resort for the people.
One of the remarkable things about the
present movement of dressed meats and
other export products Is the shipping them
from Chicago over the Big Four and the
Chesapeake * Ohio TO Boston. Until the
Joint Traffic Association was formed moth
ing of the kind had occurred. Investigation
taking advantage of the differential the
Chesapeake * Ohio has on Boston ship
ments, and the shipping of such business via
Boston for export Is a surprise.
Twenty years ago the average capacity OF
freight car was 10000 pounds, while to-day
90 per cent. OF the equipment is rated al
so, 900 pounds capacity. and some are
now building with 5000 pounds capacity
| Thirty cars hauled by one of the large
car service superintendent, 100 cars of TWEEN.
| ty years ago. The box car of twenty years
| ago carried 800 bushels of grain: the standard
| box of to-day, 1000 bushels. The weight
| of passenger trains, including the sleepins
cars. has been increased almost proportion