The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-24

man in their service during life and promotes
him when opportunity offers, should
take nickel of the company's
funds is surprise. 1t seems hardly
possible that all of these conductors
who have been discharged are dishonest men;
and the honest ones only are deserving sym
pathy. Conductors are the only men in railroad
service who handle the moneys of the company
in larger amounts than many suppose who 90
not have any check upon them, Subordinate
agents hand their reports and cash over dally TO
their superior officers, the superintendent, the
general freight and passenger agents, who cheeK
them up and turn them over to the auditor, VINO
revlses them and hands them to the general
manager, who usually examines them with more
care than any other officer of the company. The
general manager reports to the president, and
he to the directors, the conductor being the
only servant Of the company whose reports can
be doctored without being discovered; hence the
more desirable 1t is that they be correct. There
seems as yet but one method OF securing honest
service in this branch Of the passenger service.
That Is to allow no passenger to board tram
that has not his ticket a pass; and no man
would favor this method Of doing business
more than honest passenger conductors.
GUEss-woRK ON THE PART OF BOTH
The New York Graphic says: 1.-THE troubles of
the pooling railroads accumulate. While the
question of division of the passenger and
freight business between the seaboard and the
West is still unsettled, the arbitrating powers
are called upon TO patch up u peace over
the differentlal rates and to establish a new
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indications are that the earnings of the trunk
lines will be less during the coming summer
than for 1882" The New York Indicator says:
1.-The talk about trouble among the trunk line
roads is all foolishness or worse. There is no
question of the dispute and no likelihood of any
in the immediate future. Furthermore railroad
managers got a suificiency of satisfaction out of
the recent war and are inclined to make conces-
s1ons rather than fight about anything, even If
there was anything to fight about"
A WAR ON PASSENGER RATES IMMINENT.
Tomorrow the general managers of the trunk
lines aud more prominent connections meet in
New York. Most of the business to be trans
acted relates to passenger service One ques-
ton to be considered is whether the New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio road should any longer De
allowed a di1ferential rate of 80 less than the
Pennsylvania and 81 less than other lines. Now
that they propose to shorten their running time,
should this differental rate be continued it will
doubtless lead to the competitors OF the Erie
system shortening the running time of their
through express trains, which they could quite
comfortably do, more especially the PeDnsyl-
vania, which has heretofore not attempted to
make as fast time from st. Louis, Indianapolis
and Cincinnati az they easily could, they were
deslrous OF maintaining harmony between the
trunk lines There is no questioning the matter
that the prospects good for lively passen-
ger war during the coming summer unless Com
missioner Pierson handles the questions coming
up with much wis dom.
n VIVID ld1GNG rOh IHE WABASH
Railroad men who are conversant with the
affairs of The Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific express
the opinion that the paying off of the floating
debt by the issue of collateral trust bonds under
the terms OF Jay Goulds circular is likely to
be a good thing for the company. The fact that
Mr.. Gould openly announces himself the largest
stakeholder is considered another good point, as
be can scarcely work for his own interest as
stakeholder without advancing the interests of
other stockholders. Others think this action
proves that Mr.. Gould has fully allied himself
with the Wabash property and means TO bring it
ont of its financial embarrassments. The New
York Post says: $50 far as the advantages of
the lease To the Wabash company are concerned,
they may be summed up briefly as follows: i.
1t will create alliance of interests under
which the financial position of the Wabash will
be strengthened. 2. 1t Will lead to large in
crease in the interchange Of traffic and undoubt-
eddy add materially to the net revenue of the
company. 3. 1t will lead to q mutual reduction
OF operating expenses"
RAPID AND HEALTHY GROWTH.
The Erie managers will assume control of the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio on May l, and
that date has been set for the putting on of a
fast train between Cincinnati aud New York.
The time of this train, east bound, will be twen-
ty-six and one-half hours to New York city. The
time is at present thirty three hours and twenty
minutes, from which it will be seen that there is
to be some fast running and few stops. g.
c. Waite, general manager of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton Dayton lines, has under serious con-
sideration the putting on OF through coaches out
of Indianapolis to connect with this train, the
c., II. d ID. really being an Erie interest. The
rapid strides the Erie has made toward becOm-
ing trunk line the last eighteen months is
matter of much comment. Only short time
since Vanderbilt made attempt to sever it's
connection with the West by throwing the traffic
via the Erie fast-treight lines off of his Lake
Shore and Canada Southern roads. But instead
of sitting the concern, this very act has
suited in the adoption of such an aggressive
policy that we now find the Erie in control of
the New York. Pennsylvania & Ohio, the
Chicago & Atlantic and the Cincinnati, Hamilton
e. Dayton, and thereby extending their man
agement from Salamanca to Chicago and Gin
cinnati, with ample opportunities to reach near
ly all important Western points without asking
leave of their rivals, as has heretofore been the
case. Since President Jewett assumed the po-
sItlon he occupies in the management of the
road there has been steady progressive move
menJ of the road in all particulars, so that the
present time finds the road in excellent condi-
IIon.