The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-03
General Items.

The Big Four in 1895 issued 1924 clergy
mems permits. This statement includes
evangelists having proper credentials.
The Indiana Car Service Association in
1855 handled 243, 5S5 cars, against 22i, S24 in
1884, an increase this year of 1851 cars.
In 1895 there were handled on the Big
Four lines 1,702,61S loaded cars, against L.
5l3,0l3 in 1884, and against 1,52l. 225 in 1898.
In 1895 there were handled at the Union
Station baggage rooms AS, $50 pieces of bag
gage, an increase of 66,27 pieces over 1894.
In the year 1895 Belt road engines handled
1928 carloads of live stock, against A.
S3S cars in 1884, and against S9.16S cars
in 1893.
The Big Four handled on it's system in
1895 a total Of 6,2z9,9 52 passengers, against
5,921, 2S6 in 1894, an increase in 1895 of 301,-
6i6 passengers.
In 1895 there arrived and departed
at the Union Station 45 OS5 trains, hauling
z73,0S6 cars, against 42,m3 trains in 1891,
hauling 252.07S cars.
The Vandalia in 1895 forwarded from In
dianapolis west 4S, 1874 and brought in 5l,-
40 loaded cars, total Of 100,2H cars,
against 96,S2S in 1894.
In the year 1895 there were handled on
the Indianapolis division of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton road $500 loaded cars.
against 55,04S in 1894.
In 1885 there were transferred over the
Belt road 1892 cars, against 712,051 in
1894, and against 42, 500 in 1893, an increase
over 1894 of 1921 cars.
In 1870 Inc CINCINNATI, Hamilton & Day
ton handled on its Indianapolis division
3i2, 9l6 passengers, against 324, lis in 1891,
an increase in 1855 of 1891.
The net earnings of the Atchison system
for the month of November were 81, 124 l07,
decrease of $2S9. l20. Net earnings of the
entire system from July l to Nov. so were
Al41,S20 a decrease Of $677,526
The trouble between the transcontinental
lines oyer the free sleeping cars run with
The land agents have definitely withdrawn
all their offers Of free accommodation, and
full rates will be demanded in every case.
In 1885 there were handled at the city
freight depots of the Pennsylvania lines
627,ll0,fM pounds of freight, representing
52,50i cars. against sos, 336,5Sl pounds in 1894,
representing 1907 cars anu against 49,
1898.
In 1895 there were unloaded at the In
dian1pols stock yards 10, 100 single deck cars
and go double deck cars of stock; shipped
from the yards, SOB single deck cars and
1857 double deck cars of hogs and sheep,
making a total of S290S carloads Of stock
handled at the yards last year.
The agents of the outside ticket offices
report having had one of their best years
They estimate that the combined sales of
the offices are at least $4,000 in excess of
1891. With each year the sales of mileage
books are increasing and 1895 leads former
years. 1t is believed that receipts from
the sales of tickets at the outside offices in
1885 will exceed SIS, 900.
The increase In number OF cars handled
on switches of the Belt road in 1895 aptly
illustrates the increase in business with
Indianapolis manufacturers generally, there
being handled on Belt road switches for
private industries 36,151 cars, against 262A
in 1884, against 31,470 in 1893. and against
1903 in 1892. From the above statement
ii will be seen that business has not yet
reached the volume of 1892. but was a
decided Improvement over 1894
Daniel Donough, general ticket agent at
the Union Station. says that the receipts
excess of 1894. He has not yet completed
his annual report. but It - safe to say
that the receipts were $4,000 in excess of
1894, when they reached 81, 10000. He says
the Sunday excursions have been very
important item in the increase; the large
travel to the New England meetings cut
an important figure, and local business, he
thinks, was 10 TO 10 per cent. heavier than
in 1891.
The scalpers claim to have had good
year. In speaking OF their business, yester-
day, one of the number said he did not
believe there was a scalping office in the
city that had rot sold more tickets and
made more money than I'm any year of the
last five. So far their office was con-
cerned, its Sales he said. had been $1,000
IN excess of 1884, and he thought that two
others OF the five Offices would make an
equally favorable showing. What the pres
ent year will bring TO them he could not
say, but he would not take 500 a month for
what he expected to make above all ex-
pelSeS i'm 1Sge.