The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-06
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
me United States Express Claims the Ad-

AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
The United States Express Claims the Adj
vantage.
The movement Of the United States Express
Company 20 throw the American Express Com
pany OF the Louisville. New Albany & Chicago
road and to prevent that company from coming
into Indianapolis on tie Lake Erie 81 Western,
over which the trains Of the L.. N. A q q
reach the Union Depot, is still one Of the lead
ing topics Of conversation in express ana rail-
road circles Inquiry shows that the United
States Express Company has the advantage IN
the fight In March last the trouble commeneeo
when the United State Express was nonneo
that the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
had made q contract with the American
Express Company to 90 both the through
and local business on their system, ana tnas
after March ! the messengers and 1reignts o,
the United States express would not De cafrieo
over the L. ~. A. & C.. the United States OK
oress az that time carrying only its through
business over that road Since that time the
United States express has been looking ABOUT
70 get a chance TO retaliate on the L.. n. "A; q
G. and the American Express Company. ana IL
seems that their opportunity has now come
The grounds on which the United States tx
press Company seeks to prevent the Lake Erie
e Western road from carrying freients ana
messengers of the American Express company
over IT'S road are that the United States Express
,Company has q contract TO do all the express
business on the Lake Erie q West
ern road In connection with this
Sc has leaked out that the Louisville
New Albany & Chicago road has no contract to
run over the Lake Erie q western road De-
ttwesn Indiannpolis and Howlands, ard are per-
united TO use this track only by sufferance.
The United States Express Company has noti-
fled the Lake Erie q Western road that such IL
the case and If the L. E. 81 W. continues TO
press Company. they say it will be liable for
damages In turn the Lake Erie Western
has notified the American Express Company
that it can no longer allow the L., ~. a. & =.
TO run over the rented portion OF its tracks II 1t
carries the freight and messengers Of the Amer
lean Express Company.
There 10 prevailing belief that this IS merely
q move on the part OF the Lake Erie 81 Western
20 throw the L., n. A. & @. OF its tracks be-
tween indianapolis and Rowland, and thereby
shut il out Of indianapolis until 1t can make
some other arrangement. General Manager
Bradbury, of the l. T. & W.. was asked by a
reporter If such was the case. and he answered
no, but that his road was obliged 70 take the
steps It did for sslfprotection. The railroad had
no contract, but the United States Express Com
pany had, and 90 far as the C., St L. & Z. and
the c., l., St L. & c. wereconcerned, the cases
were not parallel, as both had contracts with
the Lake Erie * Western 10 run over certain
portions OF the road
The temporary restraining order comes up
for . hearing before Judge Taylor on Thursday,
and several eminent lawyers will appear IN the
case. Harry Crawford has been retained by the
United States Express Compony.
Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburg.
PIrTsBURe, June 5.-At the annual meeting
of the Pennsylvania Company. operatirg 2, 79l
miles OF lines west of Pittsburg. held to-day,
the following directors were elected: Geo. B.
Roberts, Henry II. Houston. Weston Morris,
Edmund Smith. Henry d. Welsh. J. N. Du
barry. John P. wetherel. John P. Green. VIM.
II. Barnes, OF Philadelphia; j. n. Mccullough,
VIM. Thaw, Thos. d. Messler and James Mo
Crea of Pittsbure. The annual report submit
ted showed profit for the year of S675.516 o.
against deficiency OF $500. GA SO the previous
is as follows: Profit of operating the Pittsburg
Fort Wayne & Chicago. 500, 05L73, being q
gain of $685., 149 19 as compared with 1885, the
loss for 1887 on the Erie 81 Pittsburg was $2S7,
BOG. p, while the previous year the loss wa,
e225 1874 80: the result for 1887 the Cleveland
q Pit,sbure was loss Of S27,247.76 against
loss Of $50, 37797 in 1886 In the case of the In
dianapolis & Vincennes the loss for 1887 WA
e245, 300 g. while the loss the previous year WA
el62. 999. 50 Taking the system as a whole. the
increase Of traffic was large. SO, 55l. GAG more
tons being carried than in 1886. while the in
crease in the number Of passengers was 983, 107.
The lease of the Pittsbure. Youngstown &
fAshtabula road. made Dec. II. 1887, was
unanimously confirmed. board meeting for
Reorganization will be held at early day.