The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-23

nous writer ssys Mr.. Henderson's statement
Is not true. He tthe wrter) hnd
repeatedly gone to the purchasing agent OF
the l., b.. & W. company and ''asked him to sim.
ply give us his specifications, that we might give
agreed. We can sell goods as low as any house
in the United States, aud know where we could
nave saved you money. Your man, like a good
many narrow-minded men here, think the mer-
chants of Indianapolis are a lot Of country job
bers that can only deal IN stumppuilers and OK
yokes. We bad concluded you did not want any
trade established In our city"
RAILROAD POLICE REGULATIONS.
The Railroad commissioner of massachusetts,
are stirring up the managements of the roads
in that state as regards their police regulations,
officials of several roads paying no attention to
the law in the matter which requires there
shall be a man on all passenger trains with full
police authority. The law says no person eau
be removed even from one car to another ex-
cept by a railroad police officer. A person may
be drunk and disorderlv, and may use the most
pIoIane and obscene language. so as to be a
nuisance to the passengers; but a conductor or
Il brakeman cannot remove him from the train,
or even from the passenger car to the baggage
car. Removals from the train for non-payment
OF fare are Illegal, unless made by a railroad
iullce officer. When such al officer has arrested
a disorderly passenger he must he taken to
some station where he can be placed in charge
Of an officer, who shall take him TO some place of
lawful detention. II this is not done the courts
would probably hold that the arrest was Illegal
from the beginning. Of1cerR are TO wear n
metallic badge in "plain sight" 1t would prOba-
bly, he held that an arrest made by an officer not
so wearing such a badge was Illegal. Although
the law has long been upon the statute book 1t
seems not to be known or appreciated by most
railroad managers OF roads of the old Bay
State.
ONLY AN ADVERTISING DODGE.
The charge that The Delaware, L~ackawanna &c
Western road was demoralizing rates west bound
has served as an excellent advertisement for the
road unaped INIT two nontls ~ for uaat.hnuDd
business. As yet the management has made no
request to the joint executive or the trunk line
committee to be admitted to the pool, although
President Sloan has been urged to become a
member, Its through passenger facilities have
not been developed as yet. The only Western
connection Of the road which iG has made traffic
arrangements with is the Grand Trunk Of Cam
ada. Commissioner Fink has had several inter
views with the officers of the L~ackawanna In re-
gard TO the charges of cutting the established
pool rates made to him against the road. Tho
officers of the new line have been noncommittal
In their replies, but III some particular instances
they have denied that they have made as low a
rate as that which they have been accused of
making. There are few of the trunk line officials
who claim that they can absolutely prove that
the LackawaEna is cutting. The wesI-bound
schedule rates range from rs cents per 100
pounds for hrst-class, on the basis of the New
York and Chicago rate. to 80 cents for fourth
class. The lowest rates reported against the
Lackawanna range from go TO 25 cents. The Erie
road Is au especial complainant, as it. carries the
ohAh Va ohSAi oAhg hthh IA IhChdN ulillh
has secured a particularly large share of the
sugar traffic. When Mr.. Fink charged them with
making II 25-cent rate on sugar, which is rated
as fourth class, the officials of the L.ackawanna
recently deUied that they had taken any ship
ments at so low a figure. Agents of rival lines
express no doubt, however, that a % and d 25-
cent rate have been made.
AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE.
The Board of Trade yesterday adopted the
folio wing vote of thanks:
"Whereas, Through the kindness of the New
York, Lake Erie d Western, New York, Pennsyl-
wanna d Ohio, Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Dayton,
ana Indiana, Bloomington d. Western railway
companies, the Great Western Dispatch and
South Shore Line were authorized to tender free
transportation from Indianapolis to New York
of provisions and flour destined for the sufferers
by the floods in Germany, aud made such tender
to the reiier committee through Mr.. +. F. Rush,
chairman, be IL
Resolved, That this meeting tender q vote of
thanks to said companies offering free transport
tation. On account of the necessity for speedy
help, however, the committee decided to send
funds by cable" A. M. KUHN
+. F. RUSH,
GEORGE KoTHE-