The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-22
BLACKLISTING OPERATORS
Charge Telegraphers Bring Against the
Chicago & Northwestern.
Local Shippers Say COnsignments Of Grain.
Provisions, Flour and Live Stock Are the
Lowest Recorded in Ten Years.

A committee appointed by the teleg-
raphers of the Chicago 81 Northwestern
road will wait upon General Manager
Whitan to-day. The telegraphers claim
that the company is opposed to the Order
of Railway Telegrsphers and that 1t has
been quietly blsckIIsting men because
they belong to IL. Chief Ramsey, OF the
telegraphers, said to-day that he believed
the matter would bo pesceably settled.
The officials of the road deny absolutely
that there is any ground for the complaints
of the men, and soy they do not care
whether the men are members or the oruer
or not. The uneasiness on the part OF the
men has existed for some time. though the
officers of the road say that tt comes from
their i'm aginations alone. No threats OF
strike have been made. aEd the men
are anxiously awaiting the result or TO-
morrow's conference.
Freight Situation Presents Singular Phases.
While there were few hundred moro
loaded cars received and forwarded at In
annapolis in the week ending May 20 than
In the preceding week, and while the move
ment was above the average of correspond
ing weeks In May for years past. there are
some novel features connected with the
present movement. Usually about 60 per
cent. of the traffic handled by the Indian
apolis lines is through business. the other
40 Der cent local, while at the present time
bS per cent of the freight being handled 10
on local billing. and AZ per cent. on through
billing. From this statement it will be
seen that were through traffic at
It's usual volume, the loaded.car move
ment, with tho increased local tonnage,
would bring the tonnage up TO high water
mark. Another feature in through busi-
~ t.uv n n ra n
largely in east bound freights. The Oldest
freight mon say that not In the last ten
years have the shipments of grain. pro-
visions, flour and live stock been % light
rs now; however. in the shipment OF live
stock there has been some increase the last
week. It may seem sin gular. but the ship
ments of starch and other corn products,
hides. veneerIng and manufactured articles
In the way of furniture. carriages ano ma.
chinery form the bulk of east-bound
freights. and to this should be add
ed the refrigerator car business.
which now reaches train loads al
most daily. West-bound tonnage
is light. This is expected in May. An
through freights are so light, rates should
be SO well maintained. AS regards local
business. IL is very satisfactory, but I'M
fortunately for the roads local rates have
kept on dropping until they are so near
through rates that the roads are not get
ting the revenue they should for hauling
It. When q carload of stone is brought
here from the quaries forty to sixty miles
distant for less money than it costs to
transfer the stone from the oar and dump
IL on the street. three or four squares
away. the cOnsignees certainly cannot
complain. The large amount of building
and street improvements now In prog
ress at Indianapolis is doing
much to tide the roads over the
dull times in through business.
Below is given the number OF cars re-
ceiyed and forwarded at this point for the
week ending May 20. as compared with the
corresponding weeks of the preceding two
years: