The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-16

man In the first out" In addition IN tbs +b a ,or+
90 Ien.s per n1ur for all the time they laid out
On sne road Now they receive 25 cents per hour for
an the time they laid out after tho first two
hours. The rule. of course, does not apply whsre
dnctor's Wv, OF layout Is consequent upon the
aIoVor own negligence or mistakes. The brakemen
VINO have Joined the conductors have no cause Of
Ioinpialnt; ana have joined through sympathy. The
aCer had their pay increased and their grievances
adjusted some time ago and their action il evil
GENTLY with the view of helping the conductors out
Inc nus; bridges, ETC., on the Dayton g. Ironton
nave nearly all been widened. preparatory to the
cnange OF track to standard gauge, under the new
management of the Cincinnati, Hamilton e. DAYTON
ana there every prospect for the change being
made according to promise. by JAN l. The new steel
rails are being placed the track and are down from
Dayton to Allentown. five miles above jamestown.
ney have been put down to narrow gauge with spikes
oriven outside the rails to standard gauge measure
ment, so that when everything is in readiness the
change can be made quickly in day or two.
Said the general manager of one of the fast freight
hnes, Yesterday; This time the shippers have my
sympathy. To-day l have orders on my books for
EGO cars to forward grain which was bought at the
present prices. the expectation that rates would
NOT oe advanced the current month"; and here we are
within i've days of the ordered advance and have
thirty five cars to distribute among these SINNERS
VINO have placed orders with me- many of them nearly
month ago. Several days ago instructed all my
agents as soon the advance announced to give
no shipper car outside of those who already had or.
ders in" The general manager then showed letter
In which the grain shipper said: Il EXPECT you to
protect in present rates until the LIST of January
then will try and take of myself but under this
cribbed and ready for the market to-day $50 car
loads of grain"
President Chauncey Depew has within a day or two
his opinion that the operation of the inter
state commerce bill must inevitably be detrimental TO
the roads for time and how long that time would be
no one could say. There would be confusion until by
the actual test of experience ways found make
IT operate smoothly. Nearly all the work which has
been done In the past year eighteen months to
build mp the railroads by improving the pooling sys-
tenn would, he thought. be undone by this law. This
opinion of the president of tina New York Central is
known to be shared by the Western railroad men, In
any form the bill becomes a law it must make great
changes in the relations of the roads the govern
ment and to each other and while it is comparatively
easy for powerful corporations TO evade and some.
times defy State authority the quite different
when Uncle Sam is the individual who is bucked
against
If agents a anxious to get cars as are some
cars. One heavy shipper who has been greatly
troubled to get to forward his business Tues
day noticed FIVE standing sidetrack loaded,
which had been there nearly a week. He went to the
consgnee and said: II must have those cars and you
must unload them to-day there will be trouble"
The consignee that day set unloading those cars
and yesterday they placed the sde-track of
the shipper and loaded for the East and out last
night. While those standing the switch
awaiting the unloading they could have been loaded
for the East and by this time have reached their desti
nation Yet consignees said railroad man, grumble
and threaten to turn their business to Compel
ing line if they are hurried by an agent The road
however that has such class of patrons better lose
their business the will twice
much If loaded in the interest of good, prompt bust
ness men.