The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-28
SOLD ITS LAKE STEAMERS
The Vandalia Will Not Operate Line
ofBoats on Lake Michigan This Year.
Legality of Demurrage Charges Sustained in
q Decision by Judge Won Wagenen, OF
the District of Iowa.

The Vandalia Railroad Company has gone
out of the steamboat business on Lake
Michigan. An arrangement has been made
with the Graham IL Morton Company by
which the latter will take the four boats.
put into service by the Vandalia last year.
and handle all lake business forthe rail-
road. 1t is found that traffic agreement
can be made by which the railroad will be
she gamer over the cost of operating
steamboat line of It's own. The boats OF
the VaDdalia line were hardly large enough
for freight business. and too small Tor proht-
able passenger business.
Legality of Demurrage Charges.
A very important decision sustaining car.
service regulations has just been made in
Iowa by Judge Van Wagenen, in the Dis
trict Court of Iowa. at Sioux City. The
case was entitled c., NJ. 81 ST. p. Railway
VS.. Pioneer Fuel Company. Suit was
brought to collect $780, which the fuel COM
psny refused to pay. The court said:
When ono person uses the property of another.
after being notified that charge will be made
for the same, the law implies q contract to pay
reasonable sum for such use. This Is an ele-
mentary principle, and one or everyday appllca-
ton in the courts. Any other rule would be alike
contrary 10 the fundamental principles of law and
right and justice. It is the policy OF the law TO
require q reasonable compensation for every
valuable thing obtained, or OF which the COM
planning party has been deprived. Cases in
which it has been held that the common carrier
can make all necessary and reasonable rules FOR
the speedy, safe and economical discharge or lis
important duties to the shipping public are too
numerous TO require citation. We can conceive or
no more reasonable and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS than
the one we. are asked to enforce in this action.
The common carrier Is compelled TO accept
goods for transportation, and 1t would be mani
testify unjust to not impose a corresponding duty
on the shipper to not necligently and unneces-
sarily detain or otherwise deprive the common
carrier of the use of the vehicles, which the law
thus places at his command. Judgment VIII
therefore be for the plaintiff in the sum OF 800.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The trunk lines have decided that it is
best to continue the sale OF eecond-clasS
tickets.
In the week ending Feb. 25 there were
1900 cars transferred over the Belt road,
and Belt road en- gines handled 4OS carloads
Of stock.
j. A Dildine. storekeeper at the shops of
the Pennsylvania Company, has been pro-
NOTED TO be chief clerk of William Swans
ton, master mechanic of the shops at In
dianapolis.
The Michigan division of the Big Four
will be put III good ysical condition. and
fast train each way between Indian
apolis and Benton Harbor, is to be put on
TO run daily.
Since Jan. sixty employees on the In
dianapolIs division of the Pennsylvanla
lines have personally applied and been adj
mitted as members of the Voluntary Relief
Association.
On March James Austin will take the
position OF commercial agent of the De-
troir. Lansing ~ Northern and the Chicago
* West Michigan roads, with headquarters
1t Detroit. Mich.
George G. Lord, ex- president of the Bos-
ton * Maine, died on Saturday. He had
been director of the Boston " Name from
1866 to the time of his death, and president
Of the company from 1881 to 1889.
Ford Wood, assistant general freight
et this point that after March l they
should apply TO II. s. Fraser for rates and
Mr.. Fraser will also Issue bills OF fading.
Parties are negotiating for the right of
wav for railroad between Mnnoie and
Indianapolis via Anderson. and the Ander-
son Democrat says IL IL the Lake Erie ~
Western which is behind the movement.
The Ohio Southern road. IL is expected.
will have it's extension completed To Lima
by May !. whom the company proposes to
put on through cars from points on it's line
to Chicago. using the Chicago ~ Erie as its
Chicago end.
The general managers met at Chicago
Yesterday to discuss the possibilities of o
strike among the switchmen. IL was de-
cided to consider all reasonable demands,
but TO stand firmly by each other in the
event OF trouble.
j. II. Ketcham. formerly connected with
the passenger department OF the Phiiadel-
phIa& Reading. has accepted the position
TO represent the Great Eastern railroad of
England at New York. This road 10 known
as the Cathedral route" from Liverpool
TO London.
Chief Engineer Kittredge, of the Big
Four, says IL there are three weeks of mild
weather the new depot of the Big Four
will be ready for occupancy. which will
greatly increase the facilities OF tho COM
pany for handling its local business ut In
dianapolis.
The total amount of east. bound ship
ments last week was 50q54 tons, against
1888 last year. The Vanderbilt lines and
the Grand Trunk secured the bulk OF tho
traffic. the Lake Shore carrying 7.2223 tons,
the Michigan Central 6.524 and the Grand
Trunk 1901 tons.
A. Is. Newell. son of John Newell. presi-
dent of the Lake Shore road. will to-mor.
row become suporin tendent of the western
division OF the Lake Shore. The son 10
said TO inherit in large degree the quali-
fications which have made his father O
leading railroad man.
w. A. Garrett. chief clerk of j. Q. Van
Wrinkle. has been appointed acting super
tntendent CT the Sc. Louis Terminal Asso-
citation. and as he is q very capable man
and has been connected with that associa-
tion as one of it's employees for n mum Der of
years. 10 10 thought bo will be made pe--
nsnent superintendent ~ soon 40 Joseph