The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-25


zation. This board is composed of twelve
persons. the management selecting six and
the employees the same number. This board
meets TOUR times a year, or oftener IL nee
essary. 10 adjust ali differences which may
ployes.
The Lake Shore is to construct extensive
yards at Youngstown. o., one to be known
as the north, the other the south yard
each to have fifteen miles OF side track.
This company will, this year. continue the
work OF reducing grades on the main line
and curvatures. The curve at Willoughby
will be reduced from three to one degree.
and right of way TO straighten curves at
several other points on the road has been
secured.
A special meeting Of the general freight
committee of the Central Traffic Associa-
ton was held at Chicago. yesterday, for
the purpose of revising the exporting basis
OF rates from what are known as the 100
per cent points that is, all points taking
the Chicago rate. The meeting did not con-
journed little progress had been made in
the work on hand. The meeting will
sumo it's deliberations to-day.
There is quite stir in passenger cir
cihc will. after Feb. %. boycott the Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe. and will refuse
after that date to sell tickets over the
tickets II the Southern Pacific carries
out its threat it is thought it will inaug,,
be the most demoralizing Of any which
has occurred in this country.
Since the introduction OF both the Amer
lean and European plan of serving pas
sengers on the dining cars OF the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton and the Monon
the earnings of the cars have increased
very perceptibly, 1t is stated officially To
ID. G.. Edwards, general agent of the c.,
II. & D., is due the credit of the introduc-
ton OF both classes Of service, and it is
noticeable number of important roads are
contemplating adopting similar service with
their dining cars.
An appeal to arbitration has been taken
by the Alton road against the decision of
the chairman OF the Western Passenger As
ISOLATION, holding that all members of the
general association must also be members
of the local association within the terri
tory. The Alton withdrew from the local
association at San Francisco some time ago,
but the chairman held it could not do so
and sun remain member of the general
association carried with it membership in
the locals.
The details of the deal by which the
United States Express Company secures the
entire express franchise on the Chicago,
Milwaukee x st. Paul companys lines are
coming 10 light. The contract between
President Platt, of the express company,
and President Miller of the c., NJ. & St.
Paul company has been signed. The privi-
lege is for five years and the price paid is
said to amount TO nearly S1,0O0,0O0 per an
mum. The deal will probably result in the
withdrawal of the Adams Express Company
from Wisconsin territory.
terday among Western roads by the dis
covery Of a deal by which rates from the
Missouri river to Florida points are being
so manipulated as TO afford a scalp of from
So to s. on the rate from the river TO Chi
cago and s. from Chicago to Florida. This
is done by the application Of short-line rates
through Chicago, split tickets and prepaid
orders being used In the transaction. The
exposure of the deal is likely TO get num-
Der of both Western and Southern roads
into trouble who are parties 10 It,
Traffic Managers White. of the Santa FP.
and Gray. of the Southern Pacific, had an
other conference at Chicago yesterday over
passenger rates. While 1t resulted in moth
ing definite being agreed to, the feeling was
more peaceful than on yesterday. Mr..
| Gray left yesterday for San Francisco for
| the purpose Of consulting with the manage
| mcnt III relation to the Santa Fe's demand.
| On his arrival there. the negotiations for a
settlement will be resumed by mail. and a
/ peaceful ending is now anticipated.
| A short time ago the Monon received
| from the Baldwin locomotive works a first
! class ten-wheel passenger engine, the en-
| gIne proper weighing 600 pounds. This
| engine is used between Chicago and Monon
| in hauling double trains. which are made
up of eleven cars, five OF them Pullman
| sleepers. On Tuesday night ii hauled this
| making it's schedule time, which is very
| fast. Under the circumstances. General
| Superintendent Lowell says, it was one of
| the best runs he had ever known.
| A decision was given yesterday by the
| chairman of the Western Passenger Asso-
| ciatiOn TO the effect that ii is a fragrant
| breach of the agreement for any member &c
| have any dealings with ticket brokers in
| any part of the country. The decision was
called out by the discovery that some of the
| roads were employing brokers in the Eas
| to sell exchange orders for them and pay.
| ing them commissions on the same The
| chairman holds that the agreement pro
| hibits anything that would in any way
| shape or manner facilitate the business oi
(, the ticket brokerage in the United States.
| An answer was filed at Chicago yester
day by the Hicks Stock Car Company tC
| the bill filed by Henry O'Harse, of St
| Louis, asking for the appointment of a re
| ceiver. The answer denies TIE insolvency
| of the company and claims 1t is abundantly
able to pay all its liabilities. The nonpay
| ment of some notes on maturity was due
| solely to account of inability to make col
| lection of car rents due. O'Harse is charged
| in the answer with failure to fil his con
| tract to supply the company with $500 cars
| OF a specified kind, those rendered by hin
| being an inferior quality. The appointment
of a rIelver would only result in the sacri
| flee of the car company's property.
SO fortunate have been the moves o.
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton il
posed to strengthen it's hold by securin.
| a more direct line for Chicago. which i
could do by building from Piqua TO Hunt
ington. Ind. where connection would b.
| made with the Chicago & Erie givin:
it a short line for its northern division 70
| Chicago. The Dayton, Fort Wayne &
| Chicago and the Dayton lronton de
! veloping passenger business now that tn
| trains run on good hours and wei
equipped, TO an extent the management
secured it was considered a good thing 10
the c., III. & ID. as TO its coal traffic bu
other, features have come 10 the front il
been in the nature of surprises. and witt
| a good outlet TO Chicago the business o
| the two DIVISIONS ABOVE spoken OF, as Wel
as Of the main line, would, without doubt
| largely increase.