The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-17

with a complete breakdown.
Local and state Notes.
The bralsemen on four Indianapolis roads have
Recently asked for an advance in their pay.
M. j. Becker, chief engineer of the Pennsyl
vania lines west of Pitrsburg has removed his
headquarters from Columbus, o., TO Plttsburg
The Ohio Falls car-works. at Jeffersonville,
have taken contract to build thirty passenger
coaches for the New York, Lake Erie G. West
road.
The shipment of anthracite coal west in De-
eember last was 53 per cent heavier than the
corresponding month of 1886. Notwithstanding
ell the talk of a coal famine being imminent
c. r. Crawley, formerly agent of the c., l.,
sra agent of the Minneapolis, Ssult Ste. Marie
e. Atlantic road He now holds a less important
position on the road
The Lafayette car-works have been awarded
the contract to build 1000 box cars for the Chi.
caeo, Burlington e. Northern road and it is
quite probable that the Indianapolis car-works
will get another thousand.
The rate on first-class limited tickets to Cali
ago. has been put into effect again. The rate
from indianapolis to such points Is $64. The
rate is to be in effect until Feb only.
There is large tonnage of cotton moving
eastward at the present time from st. Louis,
Cairo and Louisville. Export buyers now
making their annual purchases, and the move
nent will De heavy for month or more.
Four delegations OF English and German
roads in which they interested. They will
go the Pennsylvania lines west of
Pittsburg, or at least the more important ores.
The general baggage agents hold their annual
meeting in Chicago to-day A number OF In
hianapolis baggagemen left last night to attend.
1t is expected that at this meeting arran gements
will be made for checking baggage through to
all Pacifc-coast points.
railroad official who is well posted says that
were there annual election for directors of
the Cincinnati. Hamilton q Dayton road to-day
1t would be found that Ell. S. Ives and his friends
controlled a majority of the stock and would
slect an Ives board of directors.
There is trouble already over the adoption of
the per diem method of paying for cars of for
eign lines. One party holds that line cars, when
on any of the roads over which the line operates
virtually at home, while the other side takes
che ground that only the roads quota of
and the actual number are at home when any
road in the system over which such line
gEn.
perintendent of the Denver e. Rio Grande rail
road, has resigned. r. e. Briggs, of Pueblo,
Col, will be chief engineer. and S. I. Smith,
general manager, will be general superintend-
bnt in addition TO his other duties. Mr.. Kicker
was for several years general superintendent of
the Terre Haute 81 indianapolis road.
The local freight agents held their rgular
monthly meeting yesterday. The only matter
OF Importance considered was the advance of
rates to Pacific coast points. and questions per-
tanning to the future of the Indianapolis Weigh
Ing Association. Six out of ten OF the agents
will vote for ID. H. Bacon as INSPECTOR, should
Mr.. Eckman go with the Central Traffic Associ-
alton, as he expects to do.
The Michigan Central is preparing to intro
iuce vestibule trains on its line between New
York and Chicago and greatly shorten the run
ring time between those points. For this service
he company is having several monster passen-
ger engines built at the Schenectady locomotive
works. The drivers under them will be So
Inches, the cylinder 10 by "a inches the boiler
will be SO inches in diameter, with 247 two-inch
steel fues. The tank will carry 3, 800 gallons of
water.
The higher transcontinenta1 rates took effect
Yesterday. There is general advance on west
pound rates, and slight increase east
bound rates on fruits, canned goods. etc. No
increase is to be made in the wool tariff at pres
ent. Indianapolis manufacturers will be af-
fected, as there is quite sharp advance on
furniture. 1t is thought. however, that the
advanced rates will rule but a short time as
the Texas Pacific is not satisfied with the turn
matters have taken, and will not long hold to
that tariff
The agent of one Of the fast-freight lines which
Is allowed under the new deal differential rate
from New York to the West. is not satisfied with
this advantage, and yesterday proposed to Me-
ridian-street wholesale merchant that If he would
ship his freiRhts west by the line he represented
he would furnish him transportation from Indi
annapolis to New York and return. The matter ia
creating quite stir among the freight agents.
The diferential rates west-bound freights
from either New York or Philadelphia apply to
indianapolis well Chicago and st. Louis,
1nder decision of Commissioner Fink.
passenger rate war is threatened between
the roads carrying the business between In
danapolis and Chicago, and between Cincin-
natl, Louisville and Chicago. 1t is charged that
one of the roads is working through scalpers;
that it carries half dozen on one mans OOU-
mile ticket, and disregards agreements general
ly; and the officers of ths road have been notified
by its competitors that it must stop this bust
they will make rates which will bring
about a general Generalization. The feeling in
the matter is growing more bitter daily The
road In question, it is charged. not ony meets
The dfferential which the l., B. & w. is entitled
TO under the agreement. but often goes a couple
OF dollars below on q round-trip ticket.
The arrangements of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois and the Chicago and Indianapolis roads
are complaining of the discrimination of the
Northwestern roads against coal shipped from
Indiana and the same is true of Ohio coal to
points in the Northwest BY the terms of
agreement between North western lines regard
lhe rates on soft coal, rates from points in Ill-
nois TO the Northwest are 40 cents per ton less
than from Indiana. regardless of comparative
distances. rms Is practically a dscrimin alton
roads named have entered a protest against the
present schedule. and will insist upon a change
and II IT becomes necessary carry the matter be-
fore the interstate commission.
The grievance committees of both the Ordsr
Of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood OF
Brakemen have sent letters to the higher Of
fcials of the Pennsylvania lines in which thew
state that neither organization has entertained
for a moment any thought of striking if their
requests were not granted. One of the provis-
Ions of the conductors association is that in no
case shall they strike but settle all questions
CT wages by arbitration. The brakemen have
never held a meeting since their grievance com
mittee presented their request for an advance
In wages. The Brotherhood OF Brakemen has
been organized five years, and has been
on strike. and do not expect TO 60 one in
the near or distant future.
Real F@tnta TrausFa~w