The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

tual use, and deem it unjust and unnecessary to
$50 shades of Holmgren's worsteds. The rail-
road employees assert that the Holmgren test is
unnecessarily severe, and that all practical pur
poses VIII be served by a simpler examination,
in which only the ordinary colors employed in
railroad signaling shall be used. OF what avail,
they ask, Is IL TO sn9eet railroad man. VINO
needs only to be able TO distinguish black, white
red and green,t to a severe examination suited
better to the demands OF dealer in ribbOns2
These railroad men not only willing but
desire, to be subjected to such test will
meet all the requirements of public safety, but
protest against being made the victims of the
theory mania of enthusiastic and possibly
pecuniarily interested specialists. It is SAID in
their behalf that the test eXacted is
officially required in Great Britain and that in
France and Austria but few of the railway
companies exact submission to similar tests.
The7att0rney of the employees will present TO the
railroad commissioners, letters from leading
railway presidents, general managers and sup
erintendents, asking for law requiring the
testing of employees by the cOlors usually en-
ployed in signaling.
AN IMPORTANT AND HARMONIOUS MEETING.
The Union Railway Company held their
nual meeting, yesterday, and several matters of
importance came up for discussion after the
election of officers, which resulted in the cleo
ton of James McCrea, president; E B. Thomas,
vice-presdent; W. p Iiams, auditor; William
Jackson, secretary and treasurer, and Daniel
Whitcomb, superintendent. AS over-sensltive
people may think that the election of James Nc
Crea as president is indication that the =, M
sylvania Company may still further tighten
their grip at tins point the railroad interests,
it is proper to state that William r. McKeen re-
fused fatty TO longer act as president of the
Union Railway Company; NJ. L. ingalls, was
pressed TO take the position, but SAID 1t was inn
possible Tor him to take additional duties on
his shoulders, and E. B. Thomas gave,
that he knew not what day would bring forth,
abiding to the annual election or the c., c., c. q
l.. which is held to-day in Cleveland and that at
lalmp1
aud there seemed to be alternative but for
Mr.. McCrea TO accept the presidency of The COM
pHny. As regards the new Union Depot little
was said, the Union Railway Company still adj
herring to the resolution passed at the January
meeting to the effect that they would expend no
money in erecting new depot until the COM
pany knew whether they or leasing lines con-
troled the property. Vice-presdent Mccullough
took strong grounds in favor OF the appointing
of a vice-president and general manager of the
Union railway and Belt road. The two proper
Ties had become org affairs, he remarked,
than over some OF the largest
railroad systems in the country, and he thought
there should be a good man with large ability to
lock after the two interests. Mr.. Ingalls, also
favored the creating of snch an office, and res
olutlon to that effect was passed. Mr.. McCul-
Tough states that soon man suitable for
such position is found he will likely be APP
pointed. Superintendent WhitcOmb in
structed to at once have The surveys made and
the work of extending the Belt road 90 the Wa
bash tracks commenced. AT the request of Mr..
Mccullough, c. c. Waite, vice-president and gen
era manager OF JDe OlnCl0naU, damlltOu ~
Dayton itaes, WeE the officers of the Union Rail-
way Company, and there discussion of
some length regards clOsingt the C., H. dS l. local
tteket-oice. Mr.. Waite stated that he had am
pie evidence in black and white that the C.. II.
81 |. was Disseminated against at the Union De-
pot ticket-ofiiee, and while he wished for har-
monv, he was not willing to close his outside Of
flee until there was a change in the management
of the affairs OF the ticket-otiice. f. b. Thomas
said he was confident that Mr. DOnough ticket
agent, administering the affairs of tho
ticket-effice honestly, and he thought that much
or the dissatisfaction of the c., H. IL [. people
based on trumped-up evidence, yet he thought
the matter should be fully investigated, and, if
the agent or his assistants were discriminating
in favor of the proprietary roads of the Union
railway against leasing lines, he should be
moved at once, and agents appointed who
would show no partially to any road whose
trains run into the Union Depot. Mr.. Waite
pressed "A willingness to close mis- outside office
whenever it was shown to him that the C., II. Il
ID. would be treated fairly. IL was mutually
agreed that the case now pending in the cOIrts
should be allowed to 90 on until decision was
reached. Yesterdays meeting did much toward
harmOniZing the questions at issue between the
Union Railway Company aud leasing lines; and
whether leasing roads are taken in members
of the Union Railway Company not, it is
highly probable that there will be reorganlza-
tion IN the general management of the affairs of
the company, and presidents and general man
ayers of the leasing roads will be given voice
IN the management of the Union Depot.