The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

In the year 1897 the Vandalia brought into
Indianapolis 7,5s2ncafIoads of live stock.
The Indiana Car Service Association ham
died in 1897 a total of I'll 800 loaded cars,
against POS AIS in 1896.
The Big Four in 1897 issued O223 clergy
mems permits. This statement includes
evangelists having proper credentials and
Sisters of Charitysd5 q
In the year 1897 there were handled for the
Peoria q Eastern at Indianapolis S5,16
loaded cars, against 80 800 in 1896, decrease
i'll 1897 of 5,752 loaded cars.
In 1897 the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton handled on its Indianapolis division &c.
1S9 loaded cars, against 81 APO ia 1896, against
SO, 800 in 1885 and against 55,04S in 1894.
In the year 1897 there were transferred
over the Belt road S36108 cars, against 1856
$40 cars in 1885, against 1877 ,Se2sin 1895, against
712,G51 in 1894 and against SOP in 1898.
Belt road engines handed at the stock
yards last year 55,344tcarloads of live stock,
against 1869 in 1895, against 1928 in 1895,
against AZ $685. in 1894 and against 2J,l6S in
1898 Uss f'h
In the year 1897 there were handled on the
Big Four system .661, 553 loaded cars,
against 1.525, $50 in 1896. against 1,N2,61S in
1895, against 1,513013 in 1894 and against
1521 ,226 in 1898.
The Belt Road Company handled in 1897
for private industries located on its line 35,-
1863 cars, against "a III in 1896, against SO ISL
in 1885, against 26 PA in 1884, against 81, 47O in
1893 and against 1908 in 1892.
There We're handled at the city freight
depotsOf the Big -Four In 1897 total of 10
ga cars 44S51 being loaded and "a 773 UNI
Der of cars of freight handled of 2,905.
The official report of General Baggage
Agent Ferguson shows that in 1897 there
were handled at the Union Station baggage
roooms $40 O21 pieces of baggage, an increase
over 1896 of 80, 0S7 pieces, and an increase
over the number of pieces handled in 1895
of 56622.
The membership of the Pennsylvania Vol
untary Relief Department in the district of
which DR.. Talbot is the medical examiner
increased in 1897 total of 227 members.
During the year he made out an average of
thirty-seven vouchers to beneticiaries per
month
During the year 1897 the inspectors of the
Board of Trade inspected 1543 cars Of
of oats and 1872 carloads of hay. The out
put of Indianapolis Touring mills for the
year was 1853 asa barrels of -four against 431,-
500 barrels in 1896.
The office of road foreman of engines of
the Niclel-plate Railway was abolished Sat
urday, and A. S. Work, who has filled that
position Tor years, was appointed general
foreman of the company's shops at Chicago.
Mr.. Works former. jurisdiction extended
from Buffalo to Chicago.
The Vandaia inr1S97 handled 1T Indianap-
1886 in 1896, against 1O0,24 in 1895 and
against 96S3S in 1894 OF the loaded cars
handled at Indianapolis 1928 were for
warded west and Sc, ia brought in During
the year %, 270 empty cars We're handled at
indianapolis 2O,7S2 being sent west and S,49l
brought in.
The Colon (Colombia) agent of the Amer
lean contractors for building the Costa
Rican-Pacifc Railroad, after securing a
large number of laborers from the isthmus,
has received cabled instructions to detain
the men at Port Limon, Costa Rica. Owing
to serious landslides, the San Jose Railway
is not in operation. A strong north wind
is blowing, and the American French,
Italian and German steamers have put to
sea.
The official report of j. @. Hicks. superin-
tendent of the Big Four yards at Indianap-
oils, shows that for the several divisions a
total of 692, 1897 loaded cars were handled at
Indianapolis in the year 1897, an increase
over 1856 of S6,512 cars, in divisions as fol-
lows: Chicago division, 249059 loaded cars,
against 220, $40 in 1896: Bee-line division, 49,
161 cars, against 107595 in 1896; the ST. Louis
division, 9S551. against 1909 in 1896 All of
the Big Four lines proper show handsome
increase in the loaded car movement.