The Indianapolis journal., 1893-01-16

of the Yandalia against union operators.
General Manager Williams granted the op-
orators a very handsome increase in salary
In August last.
Delegates from the several divisions of
the Erie railway lines who are members of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive ENGINEERS
are holding their annual meeting at Forest
City. They are usually In session three or
four days.
Morris Mcdonald. for many years with
the Louisville. Evansville N st. Louis, as
been appointed TO good position on the
Georgia Central. His last position with
the L.. f. d ST l.. was that of assistant
superintendent
Itis stated that on the Cincinnati. Ham,
ilton & Day ton lines every engineer. every
fireman and all but one of the conductors
belong TO the respective brotherhoods. The
telcgraphers have not made much head
way on this road.
The Wabash management, thinking a
strike possible on their lines. on account of
the company not advancing the pay of its
photographers, have prepared for 1t by plac-
ing trusty operators at points not more
than twenty miles apart.
T.. A. Peck. ex-general superintendent of
the Big Four, returned yesterday from
ten days Western trip. AS regards hls
future he says it Is very promising. but he
prefers not, as yet to announce what road
be is TO cast his lot with.
j. w. Sherwood. formerly general super
irtendent of the Big -Four, was in the city
Saturday, visiting feiends. 1t need not be
surprise IL in the near future Mr. Sher-
wood should again be connected with one
of the Indianapolis lines.
The business of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
a. Dayton at COnnersville for 1892 was 20
per cent. in excess of that of 1891. At the
city freight depot 4.0S2 carloads eff freight
were handled, the largest frei ght business
the company has ever done there.
Joseph Ramsey, jr., goes to Peoria this
morning to look after matters in copnec-
tion with tho Peoria ~ PekIn road, of which
he Is president. The affairs of this road are
moving along very smoothly, the agi-
tators among the swltchmen having been
weeded out
Commencing with this morning portion
OF the through freight handled between
Cinclnnati and Indianapolis by the Big
-Four lines will be hauled over the White
water road to O connection with the Peoria
& Eastern. Two Big Four engines were
transferred to this division on Saturday.
An official of the Penusy ivania lines Gays
that but 30 per cent. of it's employees in the
different departments of the road are men,
bers OF the respective unions. and It Is un-
reasonable to boycott road on which 81
per cent. Of its employees are non-union
men, but nevertheless it is q good adYer-
tisement for the road.
AS now understood roads in the Central
Traffic Association are to enforce strictly
the agreement making party rates 8 cents
per mile, providing roads III the Central
Traffic Association territory outside it's or
9anizatiOn make the same rate. This
leaves the bars down. SAYS a general pas
senger agent. and the agreement will be-
come of no force.
The increase in interchange of traffic be.
tween the Cincinnati. Hamilton * Day
ton and the Lake Erie &, Western in 1892
was quite surprise. The official figures
show that the c.. II. ~ ID. transferred
to the l.. f. w. in 1892 33. SS4 tons of freight,
an increase over 1881 of 1900 tons The
l.. f. dL w. turned over to the c.. III. & D.
19,96S tons, an increase over 1891 of IL, 1853
tons.