The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-07

senger trains on that division As freight
line the receipts of that division have been
quite satisfactory, but passenger line
1t Is not satisfactory.
Thomas Noonan. general manager of the
Central States Dispatch states that the
business of this fast freight line Tor the
year ending June 80 yielded revenue OF
$4,000 in excess of that of the preceding
year. The report of the Continental fast
eraI manager. is not so far complete as
to give definite results of last year $ busl-
ness.
The Pennsylvania Company has fitted up
several cars for live stock business and
lettered them "the keystone Live Stock
Express. The company has in the last
few months largely increased its live stock
traffic, and not at the expense of the Bee
line division Of the Big -Four, which for
many months past has been carrying the
largest live stock and dressed meats bust
ness in the history of the road. The bet
ter time and better accommodations In
dianapolis lines are giving the stock ship
pers are diverting business from the Chi
cago routes.
For some time past the Union Railway
Company has been endeavoring to effect
settlement with the Sheets heirs through
which the Union Railway Company will be
able to clear the title for the ground on
which the Vandalia freight depot stands of
any claim the Sheets family may have
through the wording of the deed of the
property to the Terre Haute 81 indianapolis
Railroad Company. II is stated that all
but one heir has been satisfied. 1t is quite
necessary that the old Vandalia freight de-
Railway Company to lengthen its tracks
west of the train sheds, the present sharp
curves causing much trouble.
Within the last ten days large blocks
of the securities and stock of the Louis
Vile New Albany q Chicago have changed
hands, and much interest is shown as to
whom the purchasing parties are. Some of
those who think they are of keen percep-
ton say that it is the Woodford syndicate
which controls the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton and which, they think, is TO have
a hand in the reorganization of the Monon
while others seem equally confident that,
despite all derlials. the Southern railway is
endeaVoring to secure control and get into
Chicago. There never was a time when the
property was worth as much money as at
present. Not only is the roadbed in excel
lent condition, but its terminals have large
ly increased in value, as has its interest in
the Chicago & Western Indiana, in which
it owns One-fifth.
The new train schedules of the lines car
rying the passenger business between Gin
cinnati and Chicago and Indianapolis and
able phases. For instance, one leave
Cincinnati on the Big Four white special,
reach Indianapolis in two hours and forty
five minutes. which is faster than any
other train; then transfer to the fast after
noon express over the Monon its fastest
hours and thiray minutes, thus making the
run from Cincinnati to Chicago in seven
hours and thirty minutes. Eight hours is
now the common time the three lines
between Cincinnati and Chicago. Twenty
years ago twelve hours called fast,
For the last three years the common time
has been nine hours; a month ago it was
cut to eight. and now it is likely the time
war will cut off another thirty minutes.