The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-23
AFFAIRS OF THE W


passenger conductor on the l., & St L., and who
- new on the Missouri Pacific, is spending a day
Dr two In the city.
Rumors are afoat again Of an impending strike
on the New York Central. 1t should be remem-
bered. however, that Wall-street bears subsist
On strikes that are to be.
Il Is understood that commencing with May !.
the Peoria, Decatur 81 Evansville road Will work
Its east-bound business over the Vandalia via
Casey, instead OF over the L q ST. Ia via Mat
loon.
The Crunk-Iine Executive Committee met the
representatives Of the Central Traffic Associa-
hoo In New York yesterday for a conference.
d. d ingalls,, of the c., l., St. L. 81 c. was in
attendance.
The London Stock exchanges has
ordered the provisional certificates, assessment
ali paid, of the common and preferred shares OF
The Wabash. St Louis & Pacific road to be Of
9iciaily quoted.
1t Is reported that r. s. Hayes, formerly gen.
eral manager of the Gould Southwestern sys-
Sem, and VIM. a.. Tillinghast will be added to
Jersey Central directory. Captain Hayes will
probably be the new manager.
The switchmen are arranging for a grand ball
NJ Lyra Hall on May &c, the proceeds of which
yah be given to Mrs. S. F. Keefers, widow of s.
h keefers, the switchman who died recently
9EO4a injuries he received when coupling cars.
The c.. T., ST. L. & c. has placed five men on
casa section, and is putting the road-bed on the
24s1kC of III bu0 " L NOW tiCS "
going Town at the rate of thousands a week,
bitches cleaned, fences repaired and everything
put IN order.
The Austin Corbin syndicate now has rising
$4,000 proxies for Cleveland & Canton preferred
stock for use at their annual meeting to be held
ID Cleveland early in May. The Blood party Is
reported conducting a 'still hunt for proxies,
and hopes to surprise the opposition.
The new bridge of the T., d. g. S. road over
the Sangamon river is completed, and trains are
cumming over it. The bridge is in three spans,
the main span being one hundred and sixty feet
long. The company has done a good deal of work
In filing ~trestles and the approaches to tine bridge.
General Manager Beach, and Superintendent
Zwan, Barrows and Blee, and A. j. Smith. gem
eEei passenger agent OF the Bee line system, are
IN Buffalo, working with the Lake Shore and
New York Central to induce them to give the
Bee-line better New England service this season.
The Wabash. st. Louis & Pacific road last
evening placed on their line between Chicago
and st. Louis, two elegant new New York
Central sleepers just from the Pullman shops.
These cars have high-back seats, electric bells,
Mrv of the very latest design and are as fine cars
M were ever turned out Of the Pullman shops.
The ticket-scalpers are watching, with a good
deal of interest, the outcome Of the passenger
agreement which went into effect yesterday.
Most of them are pretty well supplied with tick
cts, and under the most favorable conditions for
3hs roads they tine s~calpersl will, for a time.
E;ye the roads trouble. and doubtless do all in
their power to demoralize rates
Evidently if there be any truth in the report
that Huntin gton, of the Chesapeake q Ohio. has
serured control of the c., Ii. & d. road, Presi-
dent ingalls,, of the c., / St L. q c. was hedging
AGAINST just such a move when he, in connection
with the Baltimore IL Ohio, established new fast
freight lines to 60 into operation May l. to be
Known as the Kankakee Baltimore Dispatch.
The executive committee of the Union Rail
way Company have prepared ordinances to pre-
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NJ eertain streets ard alleys. 1t is hardly prob
able that they will be presented to the City
Council until after the meeting of the presidents
md general managers called for Thursday,
April 20.
Passenger rates East bound are again becom-
ing demoralized. The l., B. s. w. is working
lis differential rates for ell there is in them,
while another road is said to be working through
p~calpers. and the G., II. Il D.. is openly meeting
the diferential rates made by the l.. 3. q w.
General Passenger Agent Stevenson, of the
C.. z. & d.. is not in favor of differential rates
under any circumstances, it is stated, but he in
ptRucts his agents to sell tickets as low as do
their competitors to any point
Yesterday the new passenger agreement of the
Central Traffic Association was to go into effect,
bns SO far as indianapolis agents were concerned
no one seemed to be really posted as to the
spirit of the agreement. The new document
makes some veryradlcal changes. For instance.
tbs commissioner is authorized to examine the
~ any CuIuUhuyg WuC w
eutting is charged or suspected. and if be dis
ABosers by them that the tariff has not been main
kained he can impose a fine of $40 for every
ticket undersold. Then companies are to be
held responsible for tickets sold at reduced rates
by brokers, and for each ticket sold in this way
hfne may DO imposed.
Veterans in service on the O.. FL. & D. system
IRE said to be considerably disturbed as to the
permanency of their official positions, now that
khe road has passed from the control of the old
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Cincinnati. There is +. 81 Short, who has held
official positions of great responsibility on the
road since 1857, and who is now secretary and
treasurer of the company; Sam Stevenson, gen.
Bral passenger agent, who commenced. service on
the road in 1850, and A. H.. Mcleod, general
freight agent, who has been on the c., III. & D.
Bince 1915. The impression is that all will give
room to men of younger blood, ses the saying is,
whether the Chesapeake & Ohio or Pennsylvania
secures control of the property.
The T.. B. & w. declines to sign the passenger
agreement of the Central Traffic Association.
II M. Bronson, general passenger agent, ex-
presses a willingness to do so, and stated at the
last meeting that he would be willing to sign the
agreement and be bound by it at all places where
all other lines are In the but would
not be bound by any penalties at points where
his line comes into competition with lines that
are not in the committee. A little study of the
position Of the L.. b. e. w. will show that this
action on the part of Mr.. Bronson would be of
little Importance, as at Columbus, O., and sew
hraI other points touched by the l., b. IL w. the
eompetition he alludes to exists, and at these
very points is whore a large per cent. of the de
moralization originates.
Indianapolis freight agents were yesterday
notihed that Northwestern roads would to-day
advance rates to the same basis as those of last
summer. AT the meeting Wednesday in Chi.
cagolt was shown to the satisfaction of all con
cerned that the contracts which had been made
by certain lines. and which had stood in the way
OF reconciliation, were not veritable contracts
that would not be easily broken. There was
much rejoicing when the result of the confer
ence was learned. and shippers hearts were
gsasdened as much as those of the railroad
officials. 1t is stated that without doubt the various
lines interested have begun to realize the folly
OF keeping up q fight in which they all suffer,
and that must ultimately be .ettled by conces-
sions on the part of all. In the meantime, the
profits on spring shipments of merchandise to