The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-05

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Association on the other. The talk that
the trunk lines will not exchange traffic
with the roads which pay commission is
at atp Ieasf' has a 1 bad its o fiji Of fSs taahK r rI@es;
that persist in paying commissions.
One of the reasons for the success of IT.
Harahan as a railroad man is the kindly
feeling which he always e~ndeayors to Guilt
vate with the employees In all departments,
and those who AVE the supervision of
them. No better evidence that such is the
case is needed than the recent testimonial
of confidence and respect shown toward
him by the employees of the Louisville 81
Nashville road last Saturday. Although he
had been off the road several months. they
presented him plate and jewelry which
cost the officers and employees over $500.
In the suit of w. l.. Breyfogle to have a
receiver appointed for the Kentucky and
Indiana Bridge Company the petition Is
refused. A belief now prevails that if the
cease litigating and get down to business
the bridge could be made a paying invest
ment. Since the bridge was completed
there has been a wrangle, and under such
circumstances any road which desired to
use the bridg e feared to enter into any con-
tract lest after the change was made any
agreement with the litigating parties would
lead them into trouble and possibly lengthy
litigation.
indianapolis roads are furnishing some
men who make a reputation as train-dis-
patchers. w. ii. Crimson, who is chief
train-dispatcher of the Northern Pacific,
went from an indianapolis road; w. III.
Hartman. chief dispatcher On the
Chesapeake Il Ohio, western division, went
from the Big Four road, and G. M. Samueis,
his first assistant. came to him from the
Vandalia. Ogden G~reenough, now chief
neutrality-suspicious. of the Colorado Midland,
Vandalia, and Chas, Smith, now on the
international & Great Northern road, was
formerly on the Vandalia.
At the meeting of the passenger depart
ment of the Central Traffic Association,
held at Cincinnati, Wednesday, an hour
was spent in complimenting Geo. Daniels,
who r%etires from the Craftsmanship of the
association, for the able manner in which
he handled the duties which devOlved upon
him, and which were often very trying.
General passenger agents who had been
considered as rather unfriendly to him as a
result of his rulings were among those who
expressed the deepest regret that he was to
sever his connection with the organization.
For the present George Blanchard. chair
man of the association, is to look after Mr..
Daniels's past duties.
The statement in yesterdays Journal
that Judge Burke was disposed to fight the
scheme of consolidating the Bee-line and
Big Four excited a good deal of comment.
While some people think that it will end in
talk. others say that he means fight. and
that if he does it will be a red-hOt legal
contest. The manner in which he has
fought, in a legal way, several railroad con-
bic notoriety. In the Columbus & Hooking
Valley case, where the odds were greatly
against him, he came off victorious. He
was also the attorney who handled Rush
SlOan's affairs in the famous Cincinnati,
Sandusky q Cleveland deal.
The Interstate Association has a puzzling
case before it. The Chesapeake d Ohio
makes legitimate rates from Huntington
and points on the Ohio river to st. Louis,
Kansas City and other Western points,
which are as low as, and, in some instances,
lower than rates from Columbus and other
junction points. By this the other trunk
lines are put in position of being compelled
to let Chesapeake ave the business or else
reduce their basis rates from Columbus; if
they do this. the rates from all other
points East will be out of line. and will
have TO be changed. The initial lines from
the Ohio river cannot meet Chesapeake's
rates, for the reason that Lines forming q
part of a through line participate in any
rates made from an. initial point to point
of destination, which are less than rates
from junction points to the point of des-
| tinatiOn."
1t is stated that about 60 per cent. of the
corn passing through here for the seabOard
and Southeastern States comes from points
on the c., B. & Q. road in Nebraska. This
bids fair to become the great cOrn-produc-
| ing State of the Union. An Indianapolis
grain man, who has been spending several
days in that State, says that the corn-grow-
ing season is longer than in many other
States, and there is not an important crop
raised in the West the average yield
of which to the acre is not higher
in Nebraska than in Kansas or In
diana. Especially does its corn
crop average a larger yield per acre
than those of any other of the great corn
producing States. A large per cent. of the
hogs now slaughtered in this section come
from Nebraska. The c., l.. St. l.. x c. and
| the o., i. 81 w. are both working to build
up this traffic by giving every advantage
possible without deviating from the pro-
visions of the interstate law.