The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-11

stantly dismiss the clerk in the ticket office who
was guilty OF Discrimination. The matter was
held in allegiance until the day following, when
Mr. DonOugh was advised by the c., Ii. 81 l. Of
hcials that they elected that Mr. McCrea's propo-
s1tion should be acted upon, implying directly
that they would lndorse Mr.. Butterhelds YER
aclty: Hence the responsibility for the lnJus-
tlce done Mr.. Furgason, if injustice was done,
rests with the officials of the c., Il. l. Railroad
Company.
STATUS OF THE ILLINOIS MIDLAND.
Justice Harlan is expected in Indianapolis
early in May, when steps will be taken, 1t is
stated, looking the foreclosure sale eff the Hi
nOis Midland road. The master in ehancery
will be prepared to make his report in a few
days which will show that the certificates is
sued by L. GEMS during his receivership
amounted to 81 100000, which, if paid, would
swallow the road up. The bondholders will
fight bitterly the paying of these receiver
tlhcates, and the holders of these certificates
Will also press their claims. The Indianapolis
Rolling-mill Company hold $4,000 and Fletcher
Churchman's bank 100000 of Receiver
GEMS issue of certificates.
THE SITUATION WITH THE OUTSIDE OFFICES.
John Martin, OF the Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
st. Louis & Chicago road. expects Co open, Mon
day next--only has to remove his tickets from
the Zoo Theater; Robert Emmett, of the Wanda
liza, only has to bring his ticket boxes down
of the Bee Line and L e. st. L., has
only to bring his cases from tho back
room and replenish his stock, which the
scalpers have reduced; Geo. Butler, of the In
diana, Bloomington g. Western, will need make
no changes; Frank Palmer, of the Wabash, only
needs to push his ticketcase door up, it never
having been locked. The Cincinnati, Hamilton
q indianapolis Will become less prominent, and
agents O'Nell and Butterfeld can resume
aindaVit work on the ticket agents at the Union
depot.
DON'T LIKE THAT LEASING BUSINESS
An Associated Press dispatch from ST. Louis
says:
''rhe stockholders of the Iron Mountain and
wabash roads held their adjourned meeting this
noon. and ratified the action of the directors in
New York, few days ago, respecting a lease of
the Wabash to the Iron Mountain. About two
thirds of the Wabash stock and all of the Iron
Mountain, excepting 500 shares. was voted
The circular referred to last night noting the
changes and defining the positions of officials
Will probably not be issued till Tomorrow"
On receiving the above telegram the railroad
reporter interviewed several freight men who
are connected with competing lines of the
Wabash this SIDE of the Missouri river and found
that they not pleased with the arrange
ment, and feared il foreboded trouble, as the
Iron Mountain and Missouri Pacific would
naturally throw at least rs per cent of their
business over the Wabash, which would leave
but 20 per cent to divide between the Vandalia,
indianapolis & st. Louis. the Ohio & Mississippi
feared that the Jay Gould syndicate would
well become even more arbitrary as regards
bridge facilities at ST. Louis.
TOO COMPLICATED AN INVENTION
Master mechanics and master car-builders for
years past have been studying to devise some
plan to prevent the heating of car journals, and
most Of the experiments have been in the way Of
mixing ingredients of a half-dozen kinds and
then applying it directly to the journals or boxes.
4 I,y,
another direction, and proposes to prevent axles
and boxes becoming heated by new device,
which, although apparently rather complicated,
may lead to something useful, as trains are de-
layed more frequently by hot boxes than from
any other cause. BY the new device a rotary fan,
secured to the lower face of one of the trucks, is
driven by a belt that passes over pulley on one
OF the car axles. To the nozzle of the fan is Sc
cured a rubber tube, attached at it's outer end to
pipe fixed to the bottom of the car: from this
pipe rubber tubes lead to pipes that open into
the car-aXle boxes, and branch pipes also lead
from the main pipe through the floor OF the car.
When the car is in motion the fan Is rotated and
air forced into the car, cooling and veRtilating
1t, and is also forced into the axle-bOxes, keep
ing the axle cool. small lubrlcating box, that
has on its upper surface small semi-circular
bearing for the passage of the axle, has between
it's lower face and the bottom of the axle-pox
springs that keep the lubricant contained In the
box in contact with the axle.
EAsT-BoUND RATES sHAKY.
While the statement that east-bound rates with
the light freight business now offered are becom-
ing demoralized may CRATE harshly on the ears
of railroad men, who well understand that the
prosperity of roads depends upon the mainte-
ance of rates, nevertheless it is true that not
for many months have rates been so weak and
prospects for freight war more imminent
than at the present time. Doubtless the trunk
lines, so far as they are respectively concerned,
are adhering to their rules regards the busl-
ness of their western connections, but it is west
of Buffalo, Salamanca ana Pittsburg where
the mischief is done, where the haul is long
enough to allow of roads cutting the rate from
two to five cents per hundred pounds. CASE
was mentioned yesterday to the railroad repOr-
ter of the journal where agent of
the Bee Line proposed to ship
per, who had round lot
lowed to underbiu the weight 5000 pounds per
car providing he would ship by a certain line.
A fastfreight line which operates over another
road took export BUSINESS, it is stated at such
a figure that a five-cent inland cut must have
been made. Or course such reports have
ated quite n stir among the freight men, and the
wires were frequently used yesterday telegraph
ing the situation to general managers who have
not yet ordered their agents to meet the rates of
competitors. At st. Louis and Kansas City east
bound rates said to be more tempered with
than at Indianapolis aud points on indianapolis
lines. Some of the wisest freight men now ex-
press the opinion that unless there is prompt
bracing up of rates that an all-summer war will
be lnaugurated.
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