The Indianapolis journal., 1888-01-14
Local and srate Notes.

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Ill as to confine him at home
The Office of commercial agent Of the Lake
Erie & Western this point has been abol
ished.
F. L. Martin has been appointed general
agent of the ST Louis, Arkansas S Texas road,
his TERRITORY covering Indiana. Ohio and Michi-
gan.
scheme ia on foot to build a road southwark
leaving the Vandalia at Efneham, Ills The
road is TO be known as the Chicago 81 New Or
leans.
The transcon tinental-line MANAGERS hold a
conference in ST. Louis on the 10th OF this
month. to make another effort to adjust their
differences.
The car famine seems to have spent it's force.
and cars are now plenty to move all the local
and through business with more promptness
than it has been moved for many months.
It ia stated that the directors of the Chicago
a, Alton begin to see the folly of fighting
bankrupt road like the Wabash. and are about
to call a halt on the part of their general pas
senger and freight agent
The general freight agents of the roads doing
east bound business out of Peoria, ILL.,, have
been in session for day two. revising rates
to middle points reached by their lines directly
or through connections.
The c., II. g. T. management will put in about
three-q quarters Of mile of track at Connersville
In the early spring, to reach the large carriage
and furniture manufactures on the north side
of their road at that point
East bound freight traffic Is dropping off now
that all The property which was billed before the
advance in rates has been forwarded. 1t is init
mated that the Hoosac Tunnel line is already
cutting rates from Western points and the mat
ter in undergoing an investigation.
After weeks of dily dalying S. B. Sweet
knows that his official title on the Lake Erie &
Western road is to he that of assistant general
freight agent AS there is general freight
agent the road. the query in railroad circles
Is, why was the title prefaced with the word as
sistantl
Differeutial rates are beginning to lose their
Aeentsof the strong lines Time is proving that
the bulk of travel takes the most direct and best
equipped routes, ign oring the roundabout routes,
which depend on their diferentisls to keep up
appearances
1t is stated that railroad presidents and gen.
eral managers all over the country are urging
President Corbin to stand firm in his determin-
alton not to yield to the demands of the strik-
ers, taking the ground that it would be bad pol
icy and probably lead to trouble on many roads
in this country.
The statement that D. B. Earhart. the veteran
conductor the c., l. St l.. 81 c., and con-
1uctor John Keefe. another old employe on the
road, had been discharged on account of the ac-
cident which occurred on Friday night last. near
North Bend, is not correct They and the
gineers of both trains have been suspended
pending an investigation now in progress
The locomotive engineers at this point, and
In fact at numerous other railroad points.
much interested In a conference now going on
at Chicago between a committee representing
700 locomotive engineers on the A., It. & S. +.
road and the high officials of that road. Grand
Chief Arthur is in attendance. The object of
the conference is kept secret by the brother
hood.
w. N. Green, assistant to ii. E. Ingalls,, pres
ident of the g., L.. St. L. G c., and formerly
president of the Hooking Valley road, day or
two ago stepped up TO an engineer of train
who did not know he connected with the
road, and asked him why the train was twenty
minutes late. The engineer quickly answered
that it was burning that Hooking valley coal.
adding that there never did come anything good
from Hooking valley. No one enjoys the joke
more than does Mr.. Green.
The Grocers' Association, OF this city. has
notified the Pennsylvania and Bee-line compa-
MES that unless they make a two-cent per-mile
rate 900 mile tickets they will boycott their
lines. The general passenger agents say that
while they do not fear their boycotting there is
o movement on foot which, il voted on favorably.
will make the rate two cents per mile on all
lines in the territory covered by the Central
Traffic Association, which includes the roads
which the Grocers' Association threaten to bow
cott 1t is probable that all roads will sell 900
mile tickets at $25, and when the mileage is
used and the cover presented, rebate Of So
will be given the party that purchased the book.
A general passenger agent says that this seems
to be the only manner which will prevent
mileage books falling into the hands of scalpers
and being used by any person on the road over
which the book entities the purchaser to travel