The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-04-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
RumoFs in Connection With the Presidency
Of the Bee Line.
Troubles of the Southwestern Railway Asso-
ciation-The Rock Islands Propo-
sition to st. Joseph.


IlnaIlOn Is 81. LOUIS ana SOuIDWeSLerD points.
1t is probable that President Corbin, of the
l., B. and w.. will come West early next
month for the purpose of inspecting his
property.
+. V. Debbs, Grand Secretary and Treas
urer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, has decided not TO go to Fort Wayne
to confer with the Grand Chief of the Con-
ductor's organization on the labor bill be-
fore Congress.
Edward Lewis, formerly car accountant of
the Erie Fast Freight Lines at this city, has
been appointed General Travelling Freight
Agent of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad, with headquarters at Chicago.
The appointment takes effect tomorrow.
One of the most important meetings in the
history OF the Central Traffic Association
will be held at Chicago tomorrow. Cues
tions relating to the freight aud passenger
departments will be discussed after which it
is probable that the Arbitration Committee
appointed to award the per cents. for the new
Indianapolis pool will make their report.
An effort was made some time since to or
ganize lodge of railway brakemen at this
| point, and the gentlemen interested called
a meeting to discuss the matter. A large
number of brakemen were in attendance
| and seemed very much pleased with the
! plan proposed, but no decisive steps were
taken looking to the organization of the
| lodge, and there the matter rests The In
| dianapolis brakemen should organize by all
means, for sin union there is strength"
In connection with the statement that one
or more of the overland roads are trying to
buy control of the Pacific Mail it is worthy
of consideration that it is in some respects
very aggressive competitor with the Sunset
route, and in that respect interferes seriously
with the business of the Southern Pacific
| Company. The capital stock of the Pacific
Mail is only $50 000, 900, and at present and
recent prices its control could be bought for
| about $6,0O0,00. In view of the fact that so
small an investment would give the Southern
| Pacific Company com plete control of all of
! the traffic south OF the AtchisOn, Atlantic
| and Pacific lines it is not unreasonable to
believe that Huntington may be the party.
The Rock Island made definite PROPOSE
| ton to the citizens of st. Joseph that if they
would subscribe 100000 in stock that city
would be made the eastern terminus of the
Rock Island extension in Kansas and Ne
braska. On Saturday the committee
reached the point where the amount
was guaranteed, and have notified the
company's authorized agent of the
! fact. Work ON the extension will be COM
| menced within the next two months unless
| the ST. Joseph and Grand Island should fall
into the hands of the Rock Island Company.
In that event only the southern extension,
| projected toward Indian Territory, will be
built, but in any case st. Joseph will benefit
| by the Rock Islands enterprise.
The report has gone abroad that Mr.. John
Carson, General Manager of the Monon
Route, has been offered the Presidency of the
| D. I - =,
reliable source could not be ascertained. The
selection, however, would undoubtedly be
wise one, for there are few better railroad
J men in the Western country than Mr.. Car
/ son. He assumed the management of the
\ Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Road
when it was in a rather deplorable condition,
and its earnings to-day will compare favor
| ably with any other system in the United
| States. Besides this, the entire line is in
| splendid physical condition-equal to that of
any road north of the Ohio River. Mr.. Car
son is both energetic and shrewd. and emil
nently fitted to hold the highest Office in the
| gift of the Bee Line Directors.
A Denver and Rio Grande Western official
circular has Just been issued announcing full
settlement OF all controversies between it
and the Denver company. The agreement
! provides that the two companies shall be
| operated harmonieusly; neither company to
| encourage or promote the building of any
| line in the territory OF the other, nor the d.
| version OF business TO any competing line
| frem the other-the Denver and Western
Company's funding plan of last August TO
remain in operation and unchanged. The
holders of all bonds who avail themselves of
that plan and release the Denver guarantee
will receive the additional security OF suf-
| ficient rolling-stock for its business to be
| placed under the mortgage by special trust.
| The saving of the rolling stock rental thereby
| amounts TO about $4,000 per annum, or
nearly q of 1 per cent. on all the bonds out
standing. The delivery, face, clear and I'M
| incumbered, of the above amount of rolling
stock by the Denver and Rio Grande to the
| Denver Western is one of the conditions of
the settlement and is now under way.
In the troubles that have overwhelmed the
| Northwestern roads, and the prominence
| given to the war in progress in that territory,
the Southwestern Railway Association and
| its affairs have drifted out of sight. Yet the
ordeal through which some OF the lines have
| passed, or are passing has been very trying,
| and has fully occupied the attention of
everybody connected with the association.
The strike has made its effect felt upon the
| roads to a large degree, at one time almost
suspending through traffic, but this was due
to the strikers extending their operations to
Kansas City and Atchison. As this did not
| last but day or two sne movement was re-
sumed, and has continued uninterruptedly
ever since. There has within the past ten
days been a very large through corn traffic
from st. Joseph, coming in of of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and St. Joseph and Grand Is
| land roads. About 80 per cent. of this went
| to st. Louis, some drifted eastward on the
roads south of Chicago, while the Burling-
ton brought large quantities to Chicago, av-
eragiDg from thirty to forty cars daily. The
live stock movement has also been very good.
| West-bound shipments of merchandise were
| checked for a time, but have been resumed,
although not in large volume, the merchants
and jobbers restricting their orders until the
labor situation looks brighter. Altogether,
the Southwestern is in a better shape than
its neighbors, with a prospect as soon as the
strike is settled, OF largely increasing last
seasons earnings.