The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-01
Miscellaneous Notes.

There is said to be some opposition among
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy stockholders to
the proposed line to st. Paul 1t has not taken
any pronounced form.
1t is said that the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company will enter into traffic arrangement
with the Chicago & Northwestern which will be
advantageous to both parties.
A Philadelphia special says a member of the
firm of Drexel g. Go. is authority for the state
ment that there is no prospect of rejection of
the firms proposition to the West Shore bond
holders
1t is stated that the Chicago Milwaukee & St.
Paul is about to form freight and passenger pool
| with the Manitoba and the Northern Pacific, on
northern Dakota business, which it now shares
by its recent acquisition Of the Fargo Southern
road. traffic agreement will probably be the
outcome
trouble is expected on this division of the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad by the COM
pany running double header freights. A meet
| irg of ali employees has been called for Sunday,
in Cleveland and they will insist on one more
brakeman to each train, or Strike.
Two locomotives built in Paterson were re-
Gently put in competition on the Buenos Ayres
q Pacific railway, in the Argentine Republic
with two made in New Castle, England. The
result was decided victory for the Paterson
freight. The entire road, 500 miles long, will be
equipped with Paterson locomotives.
The Pittsburg Telegraph says the South
Pennsylvania railroad has got into politics, the
Bedford county Democratic convention having
adopted resolution denouncing its sale and
consolidation with parallel competing line as
unconstitutional and an irreparabe wrong to
the people. This should give Vanderbilt and
the Pennsylvania railroad people pause
A Chicago dispatch reports a rumor that nego-
tiations quietly pending between the St
Paul and Union Pacific for the sale by the
former of its Chicago & Omaha line the object
of the Union Pacific being to secure a direct
track to Chicago. The price named was 500 900,
900. An officer Of the Union Pacific was asked
about this, and he said it was news to him.
The Chicago Daily News says that general
| meeting of the district boards of the knights of
labor IS to be held at Parsons, Kan, or Sedalia,
| No. when plan of settlement of the Wabash
be proposed to General Manager Talmadge It
is rumored that in the event of its rejection q
| general strike will be ordered next Tuesday.
Work is now we'll under way on the approach
OF the great steel bridge of the Chicago & Alton
Railroad Company across the Missouri river at
Glasgow, Mo. The object of the company is to
save the first pier of the bridge from the strain
| incident to heavy grade, and it is considered
that this object will be accomplished by raising
| the approach track. and grade for mile east of
| at between $50, 900 and $40, 900.
| The Philadelphia Press says: ''There seems
| to be some doubt in New York as to the ability
| of Mr.. Vanderbilt TO turn over the South Penn
| sylyania and Beach Creek roads to the Pennsyl-
| vania- In this city there is no such feeling.
Even those who oppose the transfer concede
| that Mr.. Vanderbilt controls majority interest
in both companies, and that he will make a
prompt delivery at the proper time. a feeling
IS gradually growing also, that the sale is the
best thing that could happen the parties in inter
est"
Superintendent Welsh, of the Westinghouse
Air-brake Company, says, no reduction in wages
| is contemplated Aug. l. He says 'Since we have
started in business we have been reducing the
amounts paid to piece workers as man becomes
more proficient at his work, and as we
introduce improved machinery the price for
piece work goes down correspondingly; but in
| most cases the men make much as before
We are attempting to get the price of piece work
down to an average of 40 cents an hour, which,
at ten hours day will pay those workmen 81 a
day. This is frst-class price for days labor
l believe. The wages of the day men have not
been interfered with.