The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-18
ALocaI Union Established.

George w. Howard, vice president of the
American Railway Union, addressed
large and enthusiastic body Of railroad
men at West Indianapolis yesterday after
noon. After the address local union was
Installed. with the following officers. who
were unanimously elected: President, Har-
ry Bolster: vice president. B. f. Mullen:
secretary, Charles w. Shaw. There were
10 names signed to the charter list. There
will no doubt be several more local unions
established in the city in the near future,
as the union is meeting with great favor
among the rank and file. In the declara-
ton OF principles Of this organization ap-
pears the following, demonstrating, as
stated some time ago. that the organiza-
ton is opposed to strikes. The founders of
the organization say: 1.-The extraordinary
fact cannot be overlooked that while pres
ent organizations are provided with ex-
penSive striking and boycotting machinery,
and while millions of dollars, wrung from
their members. have been expended in sup
port of strikes. they have with scarcely
exception been overwhelmed with defeat.
The history OF railroad strikes, as con-
Quoted by railroad organizations, is a re-
cital Of brave but hopeless struggles, of
strikers defeated, impoverished, blacklist
ed. pursued and driven to the extremity of
scabbing or starvation. Under present con-
dittons this result is inevitable. and a cent
n6y OF orga ~ on PreSent INES INES WIN
tributed from their earnings untold mil
lions In support of organizations, and are.
therefore entitled to protection, instead of
promises that can never be fulfilled. 1t
cannot be denied that the policy of pres
ent organizations has filled the land with
scaDS. VINO swarm In the highways and
byways awaiting anxiously, eagerly the
opportunity TO crafty their revenge by
taking positions vacated by strikers.
counting for the failure of railroad strikes
Neither are they at loss to suggest a
remedy. Organized upon correct princi-
pies, governed by just laws and animated
by unselfsh purposes, the necessity for
strikes and boycotts among railroad en-
ployes will disappear" ..
New TranscontfnentaI Line.
The San Francisco Call is authority for
the statement that ground will be broken
inside OF sixty days and work begun on
competing transcontinental railroad out of
San Francisco. The company is said to be
the San Francisco & Atlantic. Frederick
Homer is president and the other officials
mentioned are ]. w. Eisenhult. L. F. Du-
rand and Sir Douglass Fox, OF 2S Victoria
southern California now with a corps Of
engineers. It is said that a number of in
te fna pT registered last week at
also said that bids are now being received
for construction of the San Francisco &
The reported scheme is that the new roai
will meet the Atlantic & Pacific line at
some point in Los Angeles or Kings county.
1t is also said that contracts have been let
for the construction OF 300 miles of road
south from San Francisco.
Business of the r., G., G. & st. l..
Secretary S. II. Liggett, of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west Of Pittsburg, makes the
following statement of the business of the
Pittsburg, Cincinnati Chicago & st. Louis
Railway Company, including the Little Mi
ami railroad:
November, 1898. as compared with the
same month of 1892. shows: y decrease in
gross earnings OF $213, 1910 a decrease in
expenses of $S5.569.46, a decrease in net earn
ingS OF Sl2S14
The eleven months of 1893 as conpared
with the same period OF 1892. show a de-
crease In gross earnings of $SS4, %, de-
crease in expenses OF 500. go 10, a decrease
In net earnings OF $lS0,s23.09.
Traffic Notes.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton &, DAYTON last
week handled at this point but 593 loaded
cars, the lightest tonnage of any week in
the last six years.
The Peoria & Eastern, both divisions. last
week handled at Indianapolis but 1897
loaded cars. the lightest business OF any
week since the road was extended TO Spring.
field. ..
The Big Four lines handled at this point
last week 1853 loaded cars, against 7543
In the week ending Dec. 2. Business with
the Big -Four lines proper is coming near
TO the average December business
The east-bOund movement over the Van
dalia continues much heavier than its west
bound, last week the road bringing into
Indianapolis 1,191 cars, against 7l2 for
warded. OF the inbound business 17s cars
were loaded with stock
The indianapolis a Vincennes last week
brought into indianapolis 706 carloads of
coal and grain, the heaviest inbound move
ment in the history of the road. This road
Is doing more business than the Lou
fsville division o. the Pennsylvania lines
The indianapolis division Of the Panhandle
lines has for some weeks past come nearer
handling its ordinary volume OF traffic
than either OF the fifteen indianapolis lines
In neither week OF the last twelve has II
fallen but a few cars below preceding years
Last week the road brought in 76S against
s74 loaded cars forwarded.
Freight traffic at the present time pre-
SCENTS novel features. The South and trans