The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-11

pro posed that this agreement shall become
effective Dec. and continue until July !.
1898, subject thereafter to thirty days no.
sice OF desire to amend or withdraw from
it. The managers will meet again to-day,
and will endeever to reach some conclu-
sion. Should plan be adopted 1t must be
approved at general meeting before it
can 90 into effect.
Have Not Yet Come Co an Agreements.
The Pennsylvania Company and the
grievance committees of the organizations
are still at variance. not only az regards
wages. but the recognition of labor Or
CARNATIONS, and it is learned that there 10
q disposition among the trainmen to test
their strength In q strike while others are
disposed to adjust the questions at issue as
best they can. The trouble has been brew
ing for some weeks, and IL 10 believed
crisis Is now fast approaching. The Penn
eylvanIa officials and tho grievance CON-
mittees are saying but little. IN fact moth
conferences, but in labor circles il is init
mated that q strike 10 liable to break ont
first on the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne 81 Chi
caso, which is the PennsylvanIas trunk
line between Plttsburg and Chicago. and
il this does not result in an adjustment the
strike will be extended to the Panhandle
lines. SwIrchmon, trainmen and firemen
have grievance committees In Pittsburg.
Chicago and Ohio River Traffic Association.
The traffic managers and general freight
agents of the roads in the Chicago and
Ohio River Traffic Association held meet
ing in this city yesterday. every road being
represented. The most important action
taken was the application of pig-iron rates
to ingot molds. The recent reduction on
fertilizers was confined to coast points.
The question of rates on lumber from Ohio
river points TO Chicago was referred to q
committee. No action was taken on the
nesota points to Grecn-line territory via
Cairo against VIA Chicago. Rates on poui-
try cars will hereafter be the same on
box cars. 1t was agreed TO maintain the
presens arbitrarIes on lumber from South
ern points. prorating Memphis to assocl-
alton points. The committee on the reIa-
tons of Southern roads was in session but
o short time and transacted no business
except Of routine character.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
j. v. McNeale. auditor of the lndianapo-
lis, Decatur Il Western, left for Baltimore,
yesterday, to visit his mother. VINO is quite
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the
first week of November S67.SS9.52 an in
crease over the corresponding week of 1891
of $4.37l.16.
There has not been o month this year in
which the Vandalia has not shown an in
crease in freight receipts of from IS. coo to
$4,000 over the corresponding months Of
1891.
road centeTs the contracting agent of the
Central Dispatch is also to act in the same
capacity for the Nickei-plate and the
White line.
The Lake Erie * Western people are to
put in switches leading to some of the most
ind Fri. of hal a
suffering for the want of accommodations
OF such character.
The Indiana polls division of the Order of
Railway Telegrapbers last evening held its
regular meeting. and TWENTY-FIVE new
members were admitted. making the pres
ent membership 426.
G. w. Kittredge. chief engineer Of the
Big Four lines. was in the city yesterday
inspecting the work on the new freight
station. and urging the contractors to push
the Improvement, as the company badly
needs the depot.
promotion of General Manager Sweigard,
of the PhiladelDhia X Reading remarked
that no man Is moro worthy of promotion,
be having worked his way MP from the
humblest position in service on the road"
f. S. Worthington has been appointed
acting master mectan of the shops of the
Big Four at Sandusky. 1t is the intention
OF the Big -Four management 70 CONSOLE
date the Sandusky. the Gallon and the
Union City shops at BelIefontalne. whsce
the large new shops are being built.
General Agent Rhein of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton * Dayton, states that the out
look for heavy Florida travel IL very
favorable. A number left here Yesterday.
and travel over tue Queen d Crescent il SO
heavy that the last three nights it has
hauled al additional sleeper for Jackson
vile.
A. Galloway. of the Indianapolis division
Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton a. Dayton.
states that the company now has lbs en-
eighteen months. still it's power has not
kept M with It's increase in business. and
on all divisions freIghts are delayed more
or less from thiscaus
w. Grafton. signal engineer of the Penn
sylvania Compan was in the city yester-
dav. He states that the plant which the
company Is putting IN at Chicago will be
one OF the most complete yet constructed,
costing $1,000. There will be two towers
In one 40 levers. IN the other eighty. These
levers viii control 110 switches and 1l5
signals.
The passenger-rnte war in the Chicago and
Ohio River Traffic Association territory
does not seem To lessen the earnings of The
Louisville New Albany * Chicago. The
last statement shows the earnings of the
passenger department. to have been in the
ten months ending Oct. 81 S6s5.43 an IN
crease over passenger earnings of the first
ter months of 1891 of 81. SIG.
j. ii. Larrabee travelling passenger agent
of the Ohio X Mississippi. is in the ciSy.
He states that the newspapers seem to
know more abont the affairs of the O. x NJ.
than do the high official; nevertheless,
thus far the preas has been quite correct in
Its statements. but there is an uneasiness
among subordinate officials in all depart
ments. and will 10 until the new manage
ment gets matters arranged.
Disappearance of r.. N. Davfs