The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26

The Order Of Railway Conductors Speaks.
The Railway Conductor for December is
An unusually newsy and interesting Issue,
and it explains in q lengthy article the
position of the order on the Chicago IL
Rock Island telegraphers' strike. It says
that of all the recent blunders of that or
ganization and its members, this is the
most egregious. Grand Chief Ramsey
stated as q reason for the strike, that the
Rock Island refused to recognize the o. of
X. T., or any other organization. Brother
Ramsey was certainly very wide Of the
mark and must have been grossly deceived
Dy the committee which reported to aim,
and certainly could not have seen copy
of the verbatim report of the inter
view between the committee and
the Rock Island officers. The Conductor
IL able to state. not alone from the
copy of this interview. which is in Its pos
session. but on the very best authority in
addition, that the officers of the Rock
Island did not refuse to recognize the order
of Railway Telegraphers, nor any other
organization. nor do they now refuse TO
recognize them. The position of the CON-
pany is almost exactly that of the order OF
Railway Conductors. They wish first TO be
assured that the committee actually repre-
sent q majority Of the employees for whom
they seek to act, and they wish to make
settlement with the committee without the
intervention of any other If possible. This
Is the position of tho order. and its laws
require that O committee must consist of
employees of the road they represent, and
must first endeavor TO MAKE settlement of
any matter before o grand officer viii have
any thing to do with It
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The city freight depots will be closed to-
day and no local freight trains will he run.
The railroad shops will all be shut down.
The Philadelphia 81 Reading company
now operates thlrty-seven railroads. four
teen of which are directly under it's oon-
troll.
The Wabash and Michigan Central have
settled their controversy over the formers
crossing the Michigan Central track at
Crissman. Ind.
The Wabash. the Flint & Pere Mar
and the Canada Pacific will occupy the
same depot ut Detroit.
Z. w. Jackson, general manager. and E.
III. Whorf. general superintendent of the
Mexican Central. have rendered their
designations, to take effect Jan. ].
w. A. Elliott. engineer Of main tenanoe of
way of the Erie. with headquarters at
EImira. N. Y. is spending the holidays with
his parents. who reside in this city.
Recent measurements, it is stated, show
that the Wabash. with it's new line, has
road between Detroit and Chicago seven
Teen miles buofIcL tuou cltuoI Oh lto cum
petitors.
Report has 1t that Harry FELTON,. assist
ant general freight agent of the Chicago g.
Eastern Illinois. is. on Jan. ], to take the
general freight agency of the Evansville 81
Terre Haute.
II is stated that the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy and the Colorado Midland are TO
withdraw from the Colorado Passenger
Association and open lively rate war on
the Union Pacific.
A. Nj. Stewart. general livestock agent
of the Big Four, who retires San. l, has
been in the employ of the Bee-line, now
paxt of the Big Four lines, thirty nine
years and four months.
On all Missouri Pacific lines. dating from
of sale. III other important roads should
follow the example of the Missouri Pacific
ir would be severe blow to the scalpers.
The Wabash. the Grand Trunk. the West
Shore and the Fitchburg railways will.
with the opening of the new Detroit divis-
ion of the Wabash. put on three trains
each way daily between Chicago. Now
York and Boston.
The Lake Erie & Western is TO enter this
territory as n livestock line for the East.
With Its eastern connection it Is making es
good time TO Buffalo as has the Big Four in
the past. which now Is to give this branch b
of service less attention.
On Jan. l the Wabash will adopt it's new
plan for computing fares Heretofore the