, 1874-10-24
RAILROAD NEWS,

THE BALTIMORE, r1rT8nuRa CHICAGO RAILROAD.
Tho Chicago Division Of tho Baltimore L Ohio
Railroad Nas formally opened for business yes
teraay from Chicago junction, whore it conneota
with LRko Erie Division, to Agilla, Ind, Dis
TANGO Of 1888 mileB
Tho following aro tho names OF the principal
stations, and distances: Chicago Junction (coa-
noots with Lake Eric Diyiaion), 8s miles from
Newark o.; Attlca, Ind. milos from Chicago
Junction; Republic, Ind, 10 miles from Chicago
Junction. Tiflln (conuootB with Cincin-
natl, sandusky l. Cleveland and Mausaold,
Coldwatcr l. Lake Michigan Railroads), 81
miles from Chicago Junction; Bascom, O., 80
miles from Chicago Junction; FoHtoria, o. icons
nccts with Lake Eric i Louisville Raitroad), 90
miles from Chicago Junction; nidgoleld, o.,
Il miles from Chicago Junction Dolance, o.
Connects with Toledo, Wabash l. Western Rail-
road) SO miles from Chicago Junction; Wht&
Mills, o., o. mi1eH from Chicago junction;
Maumee River. O., 95 miles from Chioago juno
ton; Auburn, Ind (conneots with Fort Wayne,
Jackson 4 Saginaw and Detroit, Eel River d
Illinois naiiroats), 125 milea from Chicago juno
tion); .Ayilla, lnd. (connecta with Grand Rapids
L Indiana Railroad), 1888 miles from Chicago
Junction. Tho distance from this city to Avilla
Ind, will bo opened for business Nov. 10.
NO piiOSPECT3 OF i sTn1KE-
Tie mannEerH Of railroads In this city think
there IL not tue loaBs prospect Of strike Of
gueora or other railroad employees, though Aomo
papers arc trying their utuiost to bring about
such q result. No reductions in tho pay OF o.p-
ployas have been made since tho panic, and mona
are Ut present contemplated. Il IL not very
probable that those employees will strife for an
increase OF pay at the present time, knowing
full we'll that tho roadH have beon suffering so-
vosely Ill along. These mon kuow very wollt that
thousands Of mon arc nov idlo. and many norv
will bp thrown out OF employment during thu
coming winter, who would Jump ut the chauco of
taking the pfacos Of the strikers. It il true that
retronchmonts arc made Oh all tho roadB. but
those arc not mndo on the wages Of omployos,
p1oyos will havo enough to buffor tho coming
winter without going on strike, aud about half
OF tlom will ind themselves out Of employment
who would only be too glad to work at my price.
ly reduced, and some Of them may close up alto
gother. No construction Of any kind will bo
doue and there viii be employment for
oply half tho men that were employed last win
| ter, The most dangerous men arc always th9
engineers. Theso men know. their value: and
tley know that not everybody is capable Of run
| ming . train. Consequently their plaeos cannot
easily bo tillod. They were, however, on atflka
1ast winter, and at that time tho difficulties wero
| Should uomo roads try to reduce tho wages OF
their engueora. there may be strike on thoso
particular roads but, far as our Chicago ro!cs
are concerned, thcro ia no possibility OF strlso,
o. no reduction in tho pay Of enginsors wi1 bs
Attempted.
CINCINNATI, sAxnusnY* o1EyEIAsD noAp.
a,orEhni;]cru Of tho Cincinuati, sanduskg &
Cleveland Railroad Company, held in this city
on tue alat, tue following gentlemen we're elect
I'd Directors: ]. 8. Far!ow, D Faf4sxo1th' ms.s,,'
and John Atknson Boston; 1ohn - =: pasnGor' J1aG'
The following hold over: II. ". Pierce. Boston;
William Wiltshire Cincinnati; J. H. Thomas,
| sprinsaclI; ] /. d. chamtorlin, sandusky: At =
meeting Of TUG Board Of prsStSr ,n tue fo99wiHg
| William Wiltshire, Vico-president; and j. L.
! Moore, Secretary and Tsoaauser. Tue elec*lon
nt coiumbua on tho 22l was for Directors aud
oft1esrs Of the Columbus, Springfield cinetn-
| nsu Railroad Company.