The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS
Rumor that Trouble is Pending Among
the officials of the Mackey Lines.
Relations Between President Maekey and
Traffic Manager Grammer Badly Strained
Failing OF In Freight Traffic.

Several times of late rumors have been
in circulation to the effect that the rela-
tions between d. j. Mackey, president. and
g. J. Grammer, traffic manager. were
somewhat strained, and the retiring of Mr..
Grammer any day need not be surprise,
but Mt. Grammer was so valuable q man to
the Mackey system that little credence has
been given such reports- A Louisville pa
per of yesterday, in speaking OF the last
rumor, says that Mr.. Mackey has again
taken hold of the catapult string, and on
the first day Of next month will pull the
same. every Official on the entire system
getting the benefit According to this au-
thority Traffic Manager Grammer. not lik-
ing the Southern policy adopted by his SUI
perior, announced that he was going to dis
continue all Southern business. taking off
the train between Chicago and Nashville,
known as the Chicago" and discharge all
the Southern representatives. concluding
by declaring that he did not intend TO have
anything to do with business south OF the
Ohio river.
Instead of Mr.. Mackey demonstrating
with his traffic manager he simply an
nounced that be would make the sweep
general III there was going to be any clash
of authority it would not be on the score OF
opposition, and 1t woul0 only mean the
abolishment of all Offices that could be
termed Southern, including Louisville. Gin
cinnati, st. Louis and q score or Southern
cities.
ID. j. Mackey controls the Louisville,
Evansville * Sc. Louis Airline. Evansville
q Terre Haute, Evansville 81 Indianapolis
and Evansville * Richmond. Should he
take the step as reported heads will fall in
all directions. and the general sweep OF o
year ago will not be a marker to the one
now being figured on. 1t Is o difficult mat
ter TO see the result of such swIDe.
Slight Falling on in Freight Traffic.
The train records show that there were
received and forwarded at indianapolis in
the week ending Jan. 103 fewer loaded
cars than in the week preceding. and $40
fewer loaded cars than in the correspond
ing week in 1891, but in the latter case COM
parison Is made with one of the weeks in
1891 in which the car movement was the
largest. AS cars are in better supply and
there is plenty of business, the decrease
can be explained only by deficiency of
motive power. In cold weather, such as
has prevailed for some days past. loco
motive cannot haul as many cars by two
to five as in mild weather. Then, the
power of most roads has been overworked.
and there is an unusually large number
of engines in shops for repairs The colder
weather tends TO increase the volume OF
business to be moved; the country roads
are good and the farmers can get to the
station with grain and produce, and the
lumbermen with their productions. 1t is
noticeable that with all ca st-and-west
lines the movement OF loaded cars east
ri fall ohnrt Of hat NJ ha uaalr anAtp0
Jan. 2. just now the demand seems to be
for cars TO load with grain for Baltimore
and Philadelphia. At this point there are
hundreds of carloads of grain to move,
loaded for Baltimore. The Shipment of grain
for New York come largely from Chicago.
But little cotton is going forward. and live
stock shipments are seldom lighter; In fact.
nocattle for export are being shipped. West
bound tonnage Is something of surprise,
it being unusually heavy for January. but
the shipments consist largely of low-class
frelghts. such as anthracite coal, coke. rail-
road supplies and machinery. The only
Rood-paying freight moving westward and
There will be but little high-class freight
handled until next month. There
are indications that some of the
roads are not strictly. adhering to
Local business was the highest in the week
ending Jan. of any week In many months,
and 1t was quite perceptlble at the city
freight depots. where. for months, il has
been customary to work platform men
overtime. This dizziness Is not unexpected.
however, following the holidays. The
bulk of the hog crop has been marketed,
and packers are drawing their supply from
greater distances. With each year the
movement of forest products seems to be
on the decrease. but shipments of brick,
stone and other building material are on
the increase. The roads are now handling
. good deal of coal. the product of Indiana
well rs other mines. Below is given the
number OF loaded cars received and for
Jan. 8. as compared with the correspond
ing week of the preceding two years.