The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-13

| tending to the safety and preservation of the
lives of their passengers from horrible deaths
ought TO be carefully considered Ii any seem
TO present alterations or additions tending TO
this most desirable result, they ought TO be ell
couraged aud thoroughly tested. few dollars
spent IN this way might save one hundred times
the cost in a very short time. If such expert
ments show that there IL any increased safety
in any device offered, they owe it to the public
to act promptly in the matter, without fear or
favor.
RATE TROUBLES AT PEORIA.
| Commissioner Fink Is pressing the manage
ment of the roads running east out OF Peoria to
re-establish the east-bound pool at that point
that rates may he braced up. There is ample
proof that they are not being strictly maintained
at that point, and this has tendency to demon
alize rates NJ Chicago. Already the management
of some of the Chicago roads complaining TO
Commissioner Fink, and he is quite an xious to
puu check ON Peoria by a pooling agreement
! before the decentralization becomes general.
I Only for the skill of T. c. Moore, pool agent
Chicago, in holding general freight agents up TO
rates, war would have broken ont some weeks
since, and the irregularity in rates az Peoria Is
/ making the maintenance of east bound rates at
chicago the more precariOus.
EXTENSION OF THE c., W. NJ. SOUTHWARK.
There is good grounds for the statement that
the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan road will, in
the early spring, be extended 10 Shelby vile,
where connection will be made with the Gin
einnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago for
Cincinnati and Louisville, ana also with the
Jacksonville, Madison & indianapolis for Lou
isville This building of it will, as well, give the
e., W. IL NJ additional connection for IHdianpO-
lis. They are now at the mercy of the Bee Line;
this company, however, is treating them very
hOnorssllv. The right of way between Anderson
and Sheleyvtlie has already been secured, and
property holders on the line are anxious that the
| road should be bult, and express a willingness
To aid il financially
IL FAVOR OF FAIR SALARY.
One of the stockholders of a new Western rail
road was a farmer who had accumulated his
money by hard toll, and when he had put in an
appearances at meeting to elect "a board of di-
rect ors he felt it his duty to remark: Gentle
men, l understand this thing, we elect the
board and the board elects the officers" Some
one said he was right, and he continued: at
don't go a cent on higil saaries, and want that
understood. l am in favor of paving our presi-
dent a good living salary, and no more" "H0w
much do You call a good living salary?" asked
one of the crowd. swell, 81 ii day is the going
wages, but" Here the meeting began to roar,
and 1t was two or three minutes before the ora
tor had chance to conelnde-"but of course we
| want man VINO can run an engine, switch
train, handle freight, keep books and lick any
body that won't pay fare, and so l shall not OBJ
lJect TO two ana a half day"
INsUREs EXEMPTION FROM ACCIDENTS.
The Boston & Albany management is noted for
the strictness of discipline and the strict enforce
ment of it's rules which sometimes may seem
severe. as in a case last week. Luke Stearns,
who had run an engine on the road thirty years,
met with his first accident, he failing to under
stand signal given, and he was promptly
tired from service on the road. Another engiu-
eer on the Boston g. Albany road, who was re-
Gently promoted from an accommodation train
to fast express" failed TO make time, and has
heen put back to his old place Superintendent
| Barnes happened 10 be riding on his train
day aud noticed that the speed was irregular,
fast down hill and slow up. AS the new and
heavy passenger locomotives constructed
with the view of climbing the hills at a good rate
of speed, so that they may be eased up going
down hill and on the levels thus maintaining a
uniform rate of speed. he directed an immediate
change of engineers on that train.
LOOKS BRIGHTER FOR THE FUTURE.
Wabash emplOye makes a very pertinent
inquiry. He writes that "a few weeks ago the
company sent out blank circular to each en-
ploye requiring signature to an Application for
Employment Every employe in service of the
road is compelled to sign this applicatiOn-or re-
ceive the grand bounce. Among the eight or ten
personal requirements I am to be compelled TO
pay all my bills promptly each MONTH How In
the name of high heaven can we pay our bills
promptly at the end of each month when the
road is constantly three and four months behind
III paying its employees That is the question!
1t seems TO most of the men that If the road
wants US to pay our bills each menth-and il
quires such promise in writing from us-it
would be minently proper for the road to pay
us every month our hard-eArned wages, in order
to enable us to settle our obligations" II the
management OF the Wabash system wOnld hit
upon some plan to get their pay Car around more
promptly, it would do much toward making the
| road more popular with business men, and GER
| tainlY their present slow manner Of paying en-
ployes tends to demoralize the operation OF the
road generally
There are indications, however, that the man
agement will soon be doing better After the
new mel hod Of paying off in checks is fairly in
operatioU, it is stated that every empoye on the
Wabash system will have his pay by the goth of
each month for service III the preceding month.