The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-24
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS
Trouble Brewing on the Toledo, st.
Louis & Kansas City Road.
The General Superintendent Alleged to Be
Acting Unfairly Towards Employes-A
Line with Many Well-Paid 0ficsra

Line with Many Well Paid 0ficsra
Trouble is brewing on the Toledo. Sc.
Louis IL Kansas City road. il reports are
true. The general superintendent Is at
tempting TO break down all schedules and
agreements with the trainmen. operators,
ETC., thinking that they will be deferred
from attempting any resistance while un-
der control of the United States Court.
Committees are interviewing General Su-
perintendent Mills, and il an agreement 10
not reached they are going first. to s. X.
Galloway. the receiver. and then. In
q respectful way. to Judge Woods.
at Chicago. who, It Is believed. will
not permit any injustice when 10 IL br0ughs
before him officially. An outsider, who 10
well Informed regarding the road Gays 1t IL
top-heavy, and be knows of no road IN the
country of equai mileage which has as
many officers as this road has at the present
time. The official roster 10 AS follows: :.
X. Galloway. receiver; A. l.. Mills. general
superintendent; &. n. Pratt. division super
iDtendenf; l.. 4. Westrich, division SUPER
intendent; T. Dresser. superintendent oar
service: one general roadmaster. three
division roadmasterF, one general master
mechanic. two chief dispatohers. with new
Offices opened in Toledo and st. Louis.
the additional clerical ala necessary.
The Transeontineusai Rate War.
The Northern Pacific is preparing to give
James Hill and the Great Northern road
fight that they will remember for many Q
long day. Whether or not an active fight
will be begun at once depends upon the
action taken at the special meeting of the
nth. IL nothing is done at this meeting
which promises entire protection 20 the
Northern Pacific, that road will take mat
sers into it's own hands and will. in all
probability. make through rates TO Chi
esgo which will have the effect of dragging
down rates ell over the North west. The
Western roads are very seriously disturbed
over the prospect of a fight and will hold
off the Northern Pacific as long as
possible. but the latter road Is natur-
ally unwilling to sacrifice it's Western
business and 1t will not. just as soon as
the meeting called for the 9th Is over
whlte-winged peace will be hoveriDg
around or there Will begin one OF the
toughest railwsy fights of recent years:
The ticket offies of the Wisconsin Central
and Northern Eaciic in Chicago are TO be
merged within short time which means
she sale of ticktss through from Chicago To
the Pacific coast, instead OF tickets from
Chicago to St. Paul and from there TO the
coast
P~rsona,, Local and General Notes.
j. A. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria Il Eastern. has gone 70 Hos Springs.
w. Va, for few days.
William Garstang. superintendent of mo-
tive power on the Big Four lines. will sail
on the 18th for Europe.
John Lehr. who a few weeks ago went to
Peoria agent OF the Peoria az Eastern.
has returned TO the city.
The Lake Erie * Western comes out in
June with an increase In gross earnings
over the corresponding week of 1892 of ST.
obs
Within the last ten days five class "R"
locomotives. Altoona build. have been de-
hvered TO the Chicago division OF the Pam
handle lines
On Thursday last there were handled on
the Big Four system % S99 passengers the
largest number handled since the worlds
fair business set In.
Messen gers of the American Express
Company will take the places of those of
the Adams Express Company, on July ],
on the Cairo Short-line.
The Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa Fe lines
earned In the second week OF June S902.-
673.15, an increase over the corresponding
week of 1892 of &c. 2225.
The improvements which the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company Is making this
season TO it's line between Pittsburg and
Altoona will cost 81. 100000.
The Wabash Is running four through
passenger trains over it's new line between
Detroit and Chicago daily, each way. and
doing an excellent business
Travel over the Big Four lines for Chica-
ably. in the next few days, but on another
regular scheduled train. making six trains
q day for Chicago.
The Association of Railway Claim Agents
VIII hold its annual meeting in Chicago on
July IL. at which time j.. L. Brooks. vice
president OF the Pennsylvanis lines. will
deliver an address.
Purchasing Agent Stimson, Of the Big
Four lines. was IN the city yesterday, and
IL ia quite possible that his headquarters
will be removed here. this being the moss
central point on the system.
The Lake Erie 81 Western will tonight
put on special train TO run TO Chicago,
via Michigan City. in connection with the
boat. For some weeks to come this train
will be run every Saturday night
The passenger business of the Lake Shore
road for Chicago Is so increasing that, on
tbs LIST of July. it will restore the three
trains each way taken of few days ago,
making fourteen trans run each way be-
tween Toledo and Chicago.
Eugene v. Debs. the grand organizer of
the American Railway Union. is much en-
eouraged over the outcome of the meeting
last week In Chicago lt was the third at
tempt 70 put the organization on its feet
and promises to be q success.
A representative of tho Lake Erie q
Western surprised it's competitors on
Thursday by appearing at Edinburg and
gathering up sixty-hve passengers to the
worlds fair. by its part-raiI and part
water route via Michigan City.
The vandalia continues TO lead in ton
mage all other lines on business out of Pc
oria. and 10 creates good deal of COM
ment. as 1t was supposed that after J. IL.
Sessions left the Vandalia and went TO the
Big Four the table would be turned.
j. A. Barnard. general manager of she
Peoria x Eastern. sent $40 TO the agent OF
the company ct Crawfordsville TO divide
between the hremen of rawfordsvilIe w DO
saved an expensive trestle which would
have been DESTROYED By fire but for their
efforts.
Roads in the Central Traffic aud she Chi.
cage and Ohio River Traffic Association
territory announce that they will give half
fare rates for July 4. good for two hundred
miles from selling point Tickets will be
good going the sd and returning on the 5th
of July.
M. ID. Woodford. pres dent of the Gin
cipnati, Hamilton Il Dayton, is on oted az
seying that the c.. II. IL ID. would not take
control of the Indianapolis. Decatur ~
Western until Nov. /. The delay in the
matter. he says. Is not due To the money
stringency.
j. Is. Harter. general superintendent of
the Chicago N Southeastern, and Ii. Moore,
general utility man on the same line. are
in the city. Dir. Harter states that bu si ess
IL slow with them. but the earnings are pay
Ing the operating expenses and leaving a