The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-01
RATES WILL BE MAINTAINED
Important Action of Presidents and
General Managers of Railways.
East Bound Rates Restored, Commissions Abol-
ished and q Board of Arbitrators Appointed
Changes on the Mackey System.

A meeting of presidents and general
managers of the roads in the territory OF
she Central Traffic Association was held at
Chicago yesterday. for the purpose OF TAX
ing action in conformity with that of the
Trunk-line Association, In New York.. two
weeks ago. There was q full attendance.
and the utmost harmony prevailed. A reso-
lution was adopted providing for q COM
plete restoration of all east-bound rates to
the last agreed tariff basis. to take effect
to-day. 1t was decided to recommend that
the officers of the joint committee shall
hereafter be three in number instead of
TWO; that A. i. Walker shall be chairman.
j. +. Goddard Eastern vice-chairman. and
George X. Blanchard Western vice.
chairman, and that these three shall con-
stltute q board to deal with all
questions to be arbitrsted. Questions aris-
ing in the Trunk-line Association will be
considered by COMMISSIONS Goddard and
Chairman Walker. and. should they dis
agree. Mr.. Blanchard will be called In.
should Mr.. Blanchard and Mr.. Walker dis
agree on any matter coming up In the Cen
trail Traffic Association territory Mr.. God
dard's service will be required. In the
meantime Messrs. Goddard and blanchard
are to continue to issue all orders affecting
rates, both freight and passenger, In their
respective territories. signing their names
and title of office. For the purpose OF uni
formity Chairman Blancbard's title was
changed to commissioner" which Is Mr..
Goddard's title.
When the much. vexed question of pool.
ing came mp q resolution was adopted
recommending that the three officers of
the joint committee be COMMISSIONS to
represent to the acknowledgements Com
mission and to Congress the defects of the
present law and remedies suggested. One
of these remedies, in the Judgment OF the
meeting. should be q restoration of the
right to pool, under such restrictions as
might be deemed advisable for the proper
protection of the public.
One of the most important actions taken
by the meeting was the adoption of o reso-
luton providing for an absolute mamie.
nance OF passenger rates. and pied Ring all
the roads TO pay no COMMISSIONS on passen.
ger business after this date. This. howev-
or, does not prohibit their agents from re-
ceiv1ng commissions from other roads. The
action of the New York meeting regarding
worlds-fair rates was ratified. This pro-
vides that 90 far as sea-board traffic to and
from Chicago 10 concerned the present
rates shall be maintained on all trains
making the run In thirty-tive hours or less.
for all slower trains. The general question
Of worlds fair rates and tickets In the'ter-
rltory of the Central Traffic Association
was referred to . subsequent meeting, to
be called by Commissioners blanchard.
A better feeling prevailed yesterday
among the Western managers who are try
Ing to work out o plan for the establish
mont of Q tonnage pool, And some progress
was made 1t their meeting in Chicago. SO
far as southwestern Missouri river traffic
and business to and from Colorado points
ere concerned the various roads are agreed.
They have also decided on q method of
selecting ar~bitrators. The meeting will be
continued to-day.
Macksy Succeeded by Grammer.
A meeting of the representatives of the
Evansville & Terre Haute and the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois roads was held In New
York yesterday for the purpose of making
new contract for the ensuing year In the
matter of passenger and freight transfers.
The plan was not perfected. and another
meeting Will be held Thursday. At q meet
ing of the directors Mr.. g. j. Grammer was
elected president of the Evansville a. Terre
Hsute, the Evansville & Indianapolis and
the Evansville x Richmond roads, to suo-
coed Mr.. Mackey. The latter continues to
be president of the Louisvills. Evansville
d st. Louis and the Peoria. Decatur x
Eastern. Mr.. Grammef has been traffic
manager of the Mackey system. 1t will
now devolve up0n the employees Of the
W. I'VE NiOOS WOAO AOn-
dered for all roads. as to which Of the two
new systens they will be employed with.
Another indianapolis Railroad.
The Indianapolis & Southwestern Rail-
road Company filed articles of incorpora-
tion In the Office of the Secretary
Of State ut Springfield, ILL.,, yesterday.
The documents state that it lie pro-
posed to build . railroad from Indianap-
oils 20 East ST. Louis. The principal busi-
ness office is 20 be maintained At CHICAGO.
and the capital stock 10 $50, 600. The In
corporators and first board of directors are;
l. w. Downey. Gosport, Ind; J. NJ. Jones.
Cataract Falls. Ind; j. q. Davis, 3. ).
Thompson. w. A. Wallace, George A. Cros-
Personal. Local and General Notes.
H. s. Reed has been appointed freight and
ticket agent of the Vandslis at Sedalia.
The Big Four earned in tho third week of
November S30S, $50. o decrease this year of
e9,992
j. A. Wright has been appointed agent of
Creek Junction. vice A. g. Pauitor, re-
signed.
The superlntendents Of the several divis-
ions of the Big Four.wili meet General Su-
perlntendent Peck to-day IN his Office for
consultation
Is. T.. HAYS, VINO TOT twenty years nae
been O passenge conductor on the Wabash,
has taken a like position on The Toledo, ST
Louis & Kansas City.
L. Il. Howe has been appointed agent OF
the Lake Erie az Western at Ossian. He
has for some years been agent Of the Grand
Rapids & Indiana road at Berne, Ind.
+. Darlington, superintendent of the In.
dianapolis division, goes to Columbus, with
the other division superIntendents. for q
conference with General superintendent
Miller.
The Chicago * Eastern Illinois in the
third week of November earned Sl06. 400, an
increase over the corresponding week, 1891,
of e4S.700. The road Is now carrying an i'm.
mems tonnage of coal.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton IL
increasing its side track facilities at Lib
erty by putting in o long passing track
The company has done much in this direc.
tion the past summer AID fall.
Firemen Hedges. MSrsh. Ward. Dexte,
and Rapel, on the western division of the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne Il Chicago, were
this week promoted TO be engineers. Fou,
more firemen will be promoted next week
The city ticket agents of Chicago have
formed an association and propose to SET
what they can do to maintain rates, now
that the presidents and general passengel
agents have failed in their undertaking.
In that direction.
&c. McCabe, for ten years past assist.
ant general freight agent of the Chicago
Il Rock Island. has been appointed gen.
eral freight agent Of the Texas extension,
and l.. Is. Boyd succeeds him as assistant
general freight agent on the c. & X. ].