The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-30

ing the ~hammering of the @bears" it never before
Was so sound financially, or it's traffic better
assured than at the present time. The road Is
no ienger dependent upon its connection with
the Central Pacific alone for through business,
hut has secured a hrm hold up0n the trat10 OF a
wide belt of territory extending froll Omaha to
Denver and Salt Lake; has extended it's lines into
Northern and Southern Utah, and southward to
Nevada; branch roads have been laid in Wyoming
and Idaho, and a main line has been extended to
Boise City, with the ultimate purpose OF an ex-
tension across Southern Oregon to the Pacific
coast. All these additional lines are not only
s~elf-supporting, and no embarrassment upon the
earnings OF the main line of the Union Pacific,
put contribute a largo amount OF profitable
traffic.
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.
Sonthsiders are soOldlnG. The Belt road is not
a~ffOrding the relief to the Union tracks which it
should, street crossings are blocliaded entirely
too much, and passenger trains are too fire.
0uently delayed in running into the Union
DepOt-sometimes SO much delayed that connec-
tlons are missed. At one tire yesterday there
was an l., b. & W. tram of 80 cars, a C., Fl. al.
train Of 40 ears, and a C., l., st. L. d C..
train of 27 cars crowded in on -four
squares, and two or three passenger trains
awaiting a chance to run into the Union Depot,
and this state OF affairs lasted seventeen min
utes. The Union Railway Company seems to be
afraid to enforce an arbitrary rule, which would
throw all through business over the Belt road,
and 1t looks as If the City Council would havo to
take some action in the matter.
NNOS ~ ho WIN n AhOt
President Jewett has returned to New York
greatly pleased with the Western link of the
Erie system. He tells the New York people that
tho Chicago Il Atlantic is the best new road
in the country. he hoped to get
It open for business between Chicago and HUI
ttngton by Feb. Is, and a month of good weather
Will enable the construction party to complete
the entire line. Until the contractors turned the
entire road over to the Erie, the general officers
would not be appointed further than they had
already been announced. Mr.. Jewett stated the
road, when opened, would be complete in all it's
departments. 1t would not be able to enter the
Westbound pool, as tina pool was limited to the
trunk lines. IL would probably gain admission
to the East-bound pool. The road would not
create a disturbance in the pool. As soon as the
Chicago depot was built the offices would be re-
moved to that point.
WHAT CAN HE DO?
Uneuestionably the Grand Trunk and Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western roads are giving
the presidents of the trunk lines and Commits
sIoner Fink considerable anxiety and some
trouble. While they may not be cutting rates
West-bound openly they are doing it doubtless in
an undetermined manner. At the meeting of
officials OF officials Of the trunk lines. Friday last.
there was q ful! force OF viee-presidsnts aud gen
eral managers ON hand, but with only Presidents
Roberts, Of the Pennsylvania, and Garrett. of
the Baltimore Ohio, present. The charges OF
cutting West-hound freight raIes by the Grand
Trunk of Canada was discussed, the Erie being
the chief complainant, as 1t is suffering most
from tue lnrOauS into lOW-claSS freight made by
the Lackawanna, and In some cases participated
In by tine Grand Trunk. Commissioners Fink
was authorized TO take the necessary steps to
correct the irregularities II possible.
HE KNOWS THE PROGRAMMES.
SO much has been said of late as regards com
ing changes on the Louisville, New Albany g.
Chicago road by the PRESS, that the information
published this morning, which is based on good
authority, will be read with interest. While to
outsiders the resignation of A. b. Southland.
general freight agent, was O surprise, it was not
unexpeeted by the higher officials OF the road,
an officer OF which remarked to a journal re-
porter, that 1t had been no secret that halr-pull-
ing, AS the term goes, had been going on between
superintendent Mcleod, the Master Of Trans
portatiou, Reeves, and Mr.. Southland for months
past, ana it WAS quite safe so predict that
Mcleod and Reeves would resign, If they had
not already done so. The petty troubles of the
three had been quite annoying to the assistant of
the president and traffic manager, and doubtless
their resignation would be very acceptable.
Clashing Of authority was the first to disturb
inently mentioned. Tho official with whom the
conversation was held further stated that he had
the future programme down To a fine point as re-
CARDS the higher officials. Colonel r. s. Veech is
fully determined to retire from the presidency.
and without doubt, E.. ID. StandifOrd will step
into the position. This beng the case
f. b. Stahlman will remain with
the road as vice PRESIDENT aud general man
ager. Who the subordinate officers will be Is still
a question. however. 1t Is intimate that A. b.
Southland would withdraw his resignation and
remain with the road with Mr.. Stahlman as gen
eral manager, Mr.. Southland being highly es-
teemed as a railroad man by the former.