The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26

formulated, on which various committees
have been working since the last annual
meeting, and interesting papers on execu-
tive train service, car service, safety ap-
pliances, interlocking signals and the re-
lation between officers and employees will
be presented and probably acted on.
The managers of the railways in Georgia
are preparing to make an EFFORT at anti
scalper legislation. The movement was
started last session. but there was some
hitch in the bill INTRODUCED. 1t is said. how
ever, that it cost the Ticket Brokers' AS
sociation $25 900 TO defeat such legislation.
Those well informed are of the opinion
that at no distant day the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton. the Wheeling Lake
ing roads will be consolidated as one in
terest. Nj. ID. Woodford Is the president
of the three companies, which are now dis
tinct interests
A stock train of seventeen cars was on
Friday last hauled from Louisville to Chi
cago over the Monon in eleven hours and
thirty minutes, a delay of eighteen minutes
at Bloomington and of seventeen at Latay-
cite TO change engines TO be deducted. This
was the fastest run ever made over the
road with a stock or freight train.
The passenger earnings of the Big Four
lines, on every division but the Chicago
division, are now running ahead of those
OF 1893. For the next eight months COM
parsons on the Chicago division Will be un-
favorable, as the worlds fair travel set
in the latter part of March and increased
with each week until near the close of the
exposition.
The contracts for building the extension
into Cleveland of the Cleveland Lorain &
Wheeling was awarded TO three con-
traet9rs one of them the FeTgufSO11 SO1 cTn 6e
work was divided into three sections The
cut-cff is twenty y-eight miles long, will
have twenty-SiX bridges and trestleS and
several deep cuts.
With view of controlling further ship
ments from the coal fields tributary to
the Columbus & Hooking Valley road, the
~ ~ irnn hoe 4 ,NerIf
and to that end has advanced moneys and
loaned its credit TO purchase II, 600 acres
OF coal land lying contiguous to those now
controlled by that company. The title is
taken in the name of a trust until such
time as the financial plan natures which
will reimburse the railroad company for
advances made.
The impression is that ]. T. Odell will be
elected president of the New York & New
England. Mr. Odell is a Western educated
railroad man and one of large executive
to take his present position as general
manager of the N. Y & N f. Should Mr..
that George Randolph, present traffic man
ager of the road, will be made general
manager. and General Freight Agent Good
rich traffic manager.
The traffic of the transcontinental lines
the last sixty or more days has been in the
nature of surprise. In February the
Southern Pacific brought east from Cali
fornia points H,Sl5 tons of freight, against
1887 tons in the same month of 1893, and
in January and February, 1859 tons,
against 42,S49 tons. in the corresponding
showing even better results A large per
cent. of the freight east bound is canned
goods, dried fruits and California oranges.
The failure of the fruit crop in the mid
die and New England States last fall has
created an unusual demand for California
canned and dried fruits.
The latest reason assigned for the Chica-
go e. Eastern Illinois ordering a reduction
in wages of trainmen is that it is to re-
Heve the Big Four management Of the task
of doing so when the G. & f. /. passed under
control of the Big Four. 1t is stated that
the c. & E. I. scale of wages is higher
than paid on the Big Four and should the
Chicago road become division of the
Big Four system naturally the men on the
old divisions would insist on having an
equalization of wages The G. e. Z. /. has
just declared a quarterly dividend of IL
per cent, so that the company cannot con-
sistenty ask the men to accept a reduc-
tion for the reason set forth by many
other companies that have obtained a 10
per cent. reduction in the last year; that
is, the condition of business.