The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-05

April. 1893, a decrease IN business this
year OF over Is per cent.
II. c.. Stiles has been promoted general
agent OF the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day
ton at this point. with A. ID. Evans as
sistant agent.
The stockholders of the Peoria. Decatur G.
Evansville have appointed a committee TO
protect their interest under the proposed
reorganization.
DIR. Marsee will not leave on Sunday for
Galveston, Tex, to attend the annual cen-
vention Of the national railway surgeons
as he had expected TO.
That the Nickel-plate fast freight line
management has decided 10 remain in In
dlanapolis is evidenced in the fact that its
offices are being refitted in good style.
Master mechanics OF some of the roads
IN northern Indiana and Michigan are
shaping matters so that should the coal
miners strike continue they can use wood
FOR fuel for their locomotives.
D.. f. Whitconfb has returned from the
Es ST. but his health is not what he wishes
II was, and President McCrea, of the
Union Railway Company, advises him not
TO return to work until he feels In good
trim.
one of the trunk lines which terminates
In New York has a number or life passes
out. one issued In 1881, and the gentleman
who has IL is In good health and bids fair
10 ride on IL many years. Another New
York road has a number of life passes out
which were issued from 1886 10 1S45.
us NcSltTH GdSStnRtI ASSOC1dllOH llucS
have adjourned their meeting subject to
the call OF Chairman Caldwell. with the
understanding that ne is not to walt longer
than Thursday OF next week before calling
a meeting. Matters between the associa-
ton and the Union Pacific were not ar
ranged.
Austin Corbin, president of the Long ISL
and road. has contracted for fifty-five pas
senger coaches or the most modern build.
Much complaint has been heard In years
past Of the passenger accommodations or
this road when there was a rush of bus
mess TO the summer pleasure resorts on
its lines.
The equalized freight rates to all West
ern and Pacific coast criminals which went
into effect May 1 will prove beneficial to
manufacturers and merchants I'm this city,
as no manufacturing or business center
east of indianapolis can have a lower rate
than does the Indianapolis shipper on a
proportionate rate.
The Chicago and Ohio river pool is re-
established, and now the trouble breaks out
In the Western Passenger Association. The
withdrawal of the Wisconsin Central from
the Western Passenger Association carries
with it a withdrawal from the Immigrant
pool, and ii requires q railroad optimist TO
augur other than disaster as a result.
The railway men will. tomorrow after
noon, hold a meeting in the Empire Theater
in the interests OF the American Railway
Union. Eugene Debs, president, and George
Howard vice president, are to be present
and address the meeting. The local d.
vision now number $50 or more, and an ef-
fort will be made to quadruple hat num-
Der.
1. d. Baldwin. general agent of the Mo-
non and the Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Day
ton at this point, has arranged for a trip
TO the Pacific coast, visiting San Francisco,
Seattle. Portland and other prominent
points. His daughter will accompany him
as far as Fulton. Cal. where his brother.
= a. baldwin, is in the service OF the
mines in Clay county all the coal trains
have been taken off the Chicago & Indiana
Coal road, and only two trains are now
run over the road each way per day. The
company is doing a good deal in rebuild
ing bridges. and the contractors are now
able to push the work, so somebody Is
benefited by the strike.
Over five thousand miles of railways in
the South were embraced in the Joint
agency OF the Associated Railways of vir-
GINA and the Carolinas, which was abol-
ished on the 1st of this month. The asso-
citation had been in existence twelve years,
and its operations covered the passenger
traffic of six Southern States. It's object
was an equitable division of business and
the maintenance Of rates.
The Baltimore & Ohio is experiments
trouble In moving its freight trains on ac-
count of a scarcity of coal, and is econ
omizing IN the matter that no trouble may
be experienced in running its passenger
of the Pennsylvania lines. says that COM
pany has a large supply Of coal on hand,
ana does not anticipate any trouble in
moving trains on account of lack of fuel.
AT most prominent railway centers meet
ings OF the railway brotherhoods will be
| held tomorrow to elect delegates to at
tend the national convention of railroad
men TO be held in New York. The meeting
IS called for the purpose of taking steps in
the way or legislation for the protection or
railway employees The men say that they
| want stricIer laws with respect to settle
| ~Nor troubles that end in strikes
and disorder, their aim being to settle all
Iuarreis Dy arbitration
The members OF the railway brotherhoods
are suddenly waking up to the fact that
the proposition which some roads have
acted on to abolish the system of pro-
| noting men on seniority and PROMOTING
them on ability In service is not for the
trainnlen's interests, and will oppose il
The principal argument used is that il
VIII cause disintegration among the rail-
way orders and that II is a scheme of en-
emies OF the old organizations. The Santa
re trainmen are now voting on the PROPOSE
ton, and 1t is predicted the vote will be
against aboiishing the seniority plan.
PERSlN Al AND COCIErX