The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-08
WAR ON THE BROTHERHOOD
The United States Express Company
Still Engaged in Dropping Messengers.
General Manager Brown Says Further Dismiss
sails Are COntempated-Austin COrbin
Will Leave the n. ]. & ". E.

The United Sta tes Express Company is still
dropping out messengers who are supposed
20 be members of the Expressmen's Broth
erhood. Two more have been dismissed
who ran as messengers on the Cincinnati,
Hamilton IL Dayton road. The dismissal
of messengers of this company is thus
authori tatively explained by GeneraI Man.
ager Crosby. of Chicago: A couple of years
ago a messenger of this company was dis
missed for cause. He at once established
what has since become the Expressmen's
Brotherhood. which has secured as men,
bers messengers of the Southern. the Ad-
ans and other express companies The
American Express Company has shown no
disposition TO night the brotherhood. but
the other companies have. on the ground
that 1t was not proper or right that messen-
gers should belong TO an organization
which demands the first allegiance of their
employees. The Southern Express Com
psny was the first tn begin the disml sslng
OF men who belonged to the organiza ton.
the Adams company followed, then the
United States company. The directors lett
the whole matter with General Manager
Brown, who says further dismissals are
contemplated.
Corhin's short Career the ~. z. s. y. f.
The understanding is that Austin Corbin.
who, but three months ago. " as elected
president of the New York 81 New England
road. Will to-day give place TO q man of the
Vandsrbilts' selection. So well Is Mr. Cor
BIN known In Western railroad circles that
the following from the Boston Herald, viii
be read with interest: THE change OF con-
trcl in New England has shocked some peo-
pie and surprised others. but was not unex-
pected by those who knew the inside of
New England affairs since the last change
in the management took place. We under
stand that the Corbin management has
been opposed by strong inside interest
almost from the outset and that Mr.. Cor
bin did not begin to appreciate the strength
of the opposition. There were three con-
trolling factors III tho property, so far IS the
transfer books give any evidence. just
where the opposition to Dir. Corbin has
come in, and Just where it ends. as not
definitely known. But we are told that
tnere has been o steady accumulation OF
the stock and proxies on it by some one or
two interests. which had not been made
apparent until this week. and 1t was .
great surprise. to say the least when these
interests turned mp with an absolute con-
troll of the stock" The Vanderbilts secur-
ing control of the New York IL New Eng
land IS likely to bring about quite a change
In New England business from the WeSt,
the New York Central will certainly re-
the n. Y. IL n. L. their New England line.
connecting with the n. u. ~ N L. at Fisk
hill. aud VIA Hartford, Conn.,. giving
route twenty-five miles shorter than over
the New York Central TO Albany, and then
over the Boston 81 Albany to Boston.
In dispatch from Boston, last night. the
statement IS made that Mr.. Corbin will not
be reelected president of the N. Y. q n. L.
to-day.
East-Bound Shipments from Chicago.
Notwithstanding the reported bad condi-
tlon of the country roads in Illinois. Iowa
and Nebraska there was further increase
In the volume of east bound traffic from
Chicago last week. The total number of
tons of dead freight carried eastward by
all lines was 100.592. against 97.0Ti during
the preceding week, and lisa during the
corresponding week last year. Shipments
of flour, grain and provisions from Chicago
TO the seab0ard by the lines In the Central
Traffic Association aggregated 5S.122 tons.
AGAINST 1888 for the preceding week. an
increase of 729 tons. and against 4O.5SS for
the corresponding week of 1891. an increase
OF II, 534 tons. The Vanderbilt lines carried
40 per cent. of this traffic, the Pennsylvania
lines 90. the Chicago ~ Grand Trunk %,
and the Baltimore ~ Ohio per cent.
Personal. Local and General Notes
III. VI. Bronson, assistant general passen-
West last night on n business trip.
The first two months of 1892 the Ohio
Southern earned $l17, 397. an increase over
the corresponding sixty days of 1881 of S21.-
3l4.
The Baldwin locomotive-works yester-
day begun tho building of forty looOmO-
tIves for the Baltimore II Ohio system,
which arc to be delivered by JuneL
Henry Riddle. who has been in the serv-
Ice OF the Pennsylvania Company as fore
man of the company's shops at Allegheny
for thirty years. retired on March l.
John Z. Miller general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania lines northwestern sys-
tenn accompanied by his family, left yes
terday for an extended Southwestern trip.
Twenty-three carloads of steel. weigh
ing sixty-seven pounds to the yard. were
rsceiy ed Yesterday for distribution on the
west division of the Peoria Il Eastern road.
The Pennsylvania Company has COM
menced the building of shops and round
house at the ''SS" mic siding. about mid.
way between Toledo and Wal0ridge. o., to
cost 100000.
+. C. Donald, chairman of the passenger
department of the Central Traffic Associa-
tion. joins the general passenger agents
who will this morning starr on . trip to
Monterey, Cal
The Wabash is exhibiting remarkable
earning capacity of late. Since Jan. l the
road has earned S2.2l5, l60 which is an in
February, 1891, Of S276. 30S
The indianapolis Association of Railroad
Officials Will hold its regular monthly meet
ing tomorrow in the Office OF ID. +. Whit
comb. and the Indiana Car-servlce Asso-
citation in the Office of General Manager
Bacon.
The stockholders OF the Indianapolis
Decatur X Western road will hold a special
meeting IN this city on March 2S. at which
time it is expected some action will be
taken of q definite character as regards the
future of the road.
1t is stated that SO per cent. of the local
passenger business of the l.. n A. ~ &.
tMononl Is carried on milcage-books. and
IS per cent OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton 81
Dayton. Both roads are very popular with
travelling statesmen
X. Lamour, who recently resigned as
superintendent of the Southern division OF
the Grand Trunk road. has been appointed
general inspector for the Commercial Ex-
press fast-freigbt line. His headquarters
will be at Detroit, Mich.
As tho Cincinnati, Wabash Sc Michigan
road has always been known in familiar
way as the White Pigeon" road. shippers
express the opinion that the Big Four.
which absorbs IL April l. should have called
it the White Pigeon division instead of the
Michigan division.
West bound freights are abont equally
divided between the competing lines The
Pennsylvania brought west last week $40
loaded ears; the Decline division Of the
Big -Four, SIS. The Nandalia hauled west
from here S14 and the ST. Louis division Of