The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-17
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS
Relations of Southern and Northern
Lines Considered in Special Meeting.
Basis for New Lumber and Pig-Iron Rates
Agreed on-Scheme to Prevent the Pay
ment Of Commissions on Tickets

of the Southern Traffic Association was
held at the Bates House yesterday to con-
slider the relation of the Southern lines to
Northern lines in rates. divisions and
classifcationa There were present p. j.
MeGovern, of the Louisville 81 Nashville
road; A. v. Lafayette. of the East Tennes
see, Virginia 81 Georgia; r. NJ.
Fraser, of the Baltimore 81 Ohio
Southwestern; j. X. Clark. of the
Ohio d Mississippi: G.. j. Grammar. of
the Mackey lines, and Messrs. Arnold. OF
the Monon; McCabe * Geiger. of the Penn
sylvania lines; Fletcher, of the Big Four.
and Breasted, of the Vandalia- Q. ).
Grammar acted az chairman ana l.. w.
BREASTED secretary. The lumber and pig
iron rates were thoroughly gone over and
good progress made toward adjusting them
To meet the views of all parties Interested.
In order that the basis which had been
agreed upon should meet the approval OF
the superior officers of the respective roads,
&c was decided not to Issue the tariff In &C
cOrdance with the basis reached until the
next meeting, the third Tuesday in Janu-
airy. and the committees left last night for
their respective headquarters.
An Unsatisfactory Meeting.
The executive committee of the Trunk
line Association and the lines south ofW ash
ington and Cincinnati met at New York
yesterday to consider the subject of adjust
ing rates from Eastern territory TO Southern
and South western points. The result of
the meeting was entirely unsatisfactory TO
those concerned. as the matter was left In
ebeyance. An attempt was made TO agree
upon q line east of which IN the Southern
territory the differentials now In dispute
shall not apply. There was so much diver
sity of opinion that q line could not be
fixed upon The executive committee OF
the trunk lines offered to submit the mat
Ter to arbitration, the Southern lines to ap-
point one representative and the Trunk
line executive another. The two delegates
from the Southern Passenger Association
said they did not feel authorized to
agree 10 such q proposition and they must
first report back to their constituents.
The meeting was then adjourned without
date. The basis of discussion was a line
through Cincinnati and Louisville and
southwest into Texas. Though this is at pres
emit the generally accepted dividing line the
Southern people do not like IL because they
think il extends too far west. They want
90 keep the differentials west of the Missis-
slppi river If possible.
Plan to Kill the Commission Business.
The general passenger agents at their
meeting in New York killed the Alton boy
colt and devised q new scheme to prevent
the payment of commissions on passenger
traffic. It is proposed that each railroad
concerned in the abolition of passenger
its own connecting lines to enforce the
agreement. Each line receiving certain
passenger traffic from another line shall
direct an equal percentage of It's own pas
senger business over that other Ii ne. By
this plan it is expected that every railroad
agent will be made watchful guardi an
against the offering of any inducement cal
culated TO give one road an advantage over
rr6a M q
seDger agents in the meeting voted In
favor of this plan, and it will be consld-
cred at O meeting of the trunk lines and
Central Traffic Associations Joint commit
tee, to be held about fortnight hence.
Chairman Donald said that he considered
the proposed plan perfectly practicable,
shlefy on account of its simplicity.
Personal. Local ana General Notes.
Horace Baker has been appointed super
tntendent of the Cairo division of the Hill
nois Central road.
T.. X. Knowlton has been appointed sup
printendent of the Northern Pacific termi-
nal lines in Chicago.
G. A. Coe has been appointed Western
euperintendent of the Erie road, with head
quarters at Chicago.
John t. Mcbride has been appointed gen.
eral agent of freight traffic OF the Illinois
Central road at Chicago.
The Illinois Central gives notice that
hereafter 1t will meet cut rates made by
1he Chicago Il Alton road.
b. f. Nichols has been appointed COM
mercial agent Of the Illinois Central road,
with headquarters at Sioux City.
The Toledo & Ohio Central and the
Cleveland & Canton roads have lifted
their boycott off the Chicago d Alton.
The c., c.. e. 81 ST. l.. big FOUR earned
the first week of December $500, 455; increase
over the corresponding week OF 1890. S9.54S
The Lake Shore and NickeLplate have
notified Western roads that they are again
ready to receive shipments of east bound
freights.
w. J.. Morley, superintendent of the
Jacksonville. ILL.,, division of the Chicago
& Alton road, is dangerously i'll with
pneumonia.
The Big Four people are completely re-
building the telegraph lines of the old c..
s. * G.. road, between Columbus and
Springfield. o.
l.. G. Cannon, formerly with the Chicago
d Atlantic road. IS stopping in the city for
q few DAYS. Just now he Is not holding
any railroad position.
A. HI. Mcleod. general freight agent of
the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton road.
on the 18th of this month begun bis seven
feenth year in that position.
The proper railway officials are busy
making out the ANNALS for 1892. About l.
800 passes are exchanged with other roads
against three thousand five years ago.
liz need not be a surprise should the Van
dalia secure control of the Terre Haute ~
Peoria road through lease or purchase.
IL is an excellent feeder for the Vandalia.
q The Peoria Il Eastern continues TO show
increased earning from week to week. earn
ing in the first week of this month s34, 067;
increase over the corresponding week OF
1890. $3.50.
The Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe threat
ems 10 withdraw from the Southwestern
work on the part of the Missouri, Kansas 81
Texas road.
William Bennett, a passenger conductor
on the Southern Pacific road, has been ap-
pointed traInmaster of the Fort Madison
Kansas City X Atchison division of the
Santa Fe system.
The directors of the Baltimore 81 Ohio
road have declared a semi-annual dividend
of 8 per cent on the first and second series
of preferred stock. and reelected President
Charles r. Mayer for fourth term.
&C. Jenkins general passenger agent OF
the Toledo. ST. Louis * Kansas City road
has gone 20 New York TO endeavor to make
arrangements by which this road will get
more or the west bound travel of the trunk
lines.
General Manager Bradbury yesterday
contracted with l.. G. Matthew'S president
OF the Duluth Manufacturing Company,
for three hundred box cars. and an opera
tor of Illinois coal mines contracted for one
hundred coal cars.
III. r Dering. assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania lines. has
offered the position Of private secretary at
the Cincinnati office 10 George Rockwell.