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

feature of the years business was the in
creased shipment OF fruits Of Southern
growth to Northern markets, and the ship
ments Of Southern lumber ~northward were
fully equal 10 those of any former year,
The prosperity with car and locomotive
work. and, In fact, all iron industries, did
much to swell the total tonnage Of the
several lines the first eight months of the
year. but, owing 10 strikes and other IKE
troubles, the tonnage did not show up so
satisfactorily the last four months. This,
however, seems not 10 affect the local in
dustries; such manufacturers as the Atlas
engine works, the Malleable iron WORKS,
Dean Brothers,, the BrOwn-ketcham iron
works, z. G. Atkins & Co.. Nordyke q
MarmOn, the Parry Manufacturing Com
pany and starch works. there now being
three large starch works located at In
~dianapOlis. The furniture manufacturers
as well. had a prosperous year, and state
that their shipments were considerably IN
excess Of 1902, which was one or the best
years in their history.
INCREASE IN DETAIL.
While the through car movement of the
Big -Four and the Pennsylvania showed
considerable increase last year. the Lake
Erie & Western, the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton both show a larger percentage
OF increase than either Of the other lines
mentioned. The Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton, through it's absorbing the Indian
apolis. Decatur & Western road and con-
trolling the shipments OF freight off the line
I and from its connection, has proited hand
sOmely.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton and
its Springfield division show a handsome
increase In movement of loaded cars. The
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton shipped last
year to Toledo and other flour manufac-
turing POINTS in Ohio fully aS much wheat
as in 1892. The Monon has had a very sue
cessful year, and in connection with the
Cincinnati, Hamilton a. Dayton increased
its through business and has carried more
/ Nnanl Gfnn on 80 n1f hfNfCfnn
than In any former year. II has been a
big year with the Vandalia. The failure of
natural gas has again made the Vandalia
one of the leading coal roads Of Indiana,
and In other lines of freight it's business
was in excess Of former years. handling
more loaded cars at indianapolis than in
any former year.
The local packing houses have been
heavy shippers of hog products and dressed
meat from indianapolis to Eastern cities
and TO Southeastern States, and have done
an unusually large business. The first six
months of the year export traffic, both
of flour and provisions, were light, but tde
last six months a decided improvement was
shown. The s~tockyards had an excellent
year. They handled fewer hogs. but more
cattle and horses than in 1902. In the mat
ter Of rates, they have been better MAIN
tanned than in any year in the history of
the indianapolis lines. In fact. shippers
did not urge a cut-rate, moving that the
demand for cars was so much greater than
the supply that they could not be OBJ
tanned.
LOCAL SHIPMENTS.
The wholesale merchants shipped about
the same quantity of goods as in 1902, while
the wholesale grocers and druggists showed
some increase, as did the hardware and
iron dealers. The manner in which bust
ness increased last year shows that, de-
spite the large increase in bulk track mile
age. and increased depot facilities, more
room is still needed and every road will,
of necessity, be Obliged to still further in
crease it's terminal facilities to
date the growing business of the city.
The table below shows the number of
cars received and forwarded at Indian
apOlis, both loaded and empty. in the thir-
ty-one years ending Dec. 81, 1903, in which
these records have been kept. They are
carefully compiled from the train sheets
and accurately show the business that the
~Indianapolis lines are doing: