The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-14

we are through with this month / expect
10 receive instructions TO loosen the grip
a little, increase the number OF section
men and bridge builders. and the number
OF shopmen will be considerably increased;
our purchasing agent will be allowed TO
purchase some new Steel and there VIII
be more or less done in improving road
beds"
1t is learned that the Chicago & Alton
has not deviated from its agreement as 10
rates on Denver business. and VIII demand
from the Lak Erie q Western the same
rate as from any other connection on Den
yer or any other Western business. When
fully investigated it proves to be a local
fight between the Lake Erie * Western,
the Big -Four and the Vandalia, and a
$50 rate. Indianapolis to st. Louis. need
not be "a surprise.
Oscar Murray, vice president Of the Big
-Four lines. is in New York to attend the
meeting OF railway committees interested
In the through billing question and divisions.
For years past the trunk lines have been
very rigid with Western roads in the mat.
ter of charging arbitraries for delivery or
freights. deducting such charges from the
through billing, and it is evidently the IN
tentiOn of the Western roads 10 nave Det-
ter treatment In the future.
L. +. Leonard, president and general
manager OF the Toledo, Peoria K Western,
is in the city. Like II. c. Parker, traff1c
manager OF the Lake Erie * Western, ne
says. regarding the rumor that the lines
were cutting east-bound rates out or
Peoria, il cannot be, for there Is no BUSH
ness to cut rates on, Yesterday put TWEEN
1aA9 USAS 49,
vators in Peoria, and so equally divided
was the business between the several
roads that there was no evidence on which
TO base talk of shading rates.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the Southwestern Freight Association viii
be held in Chicago next Friday 10 con-
slider the question of disposing or some
heavy contracts which some of the lines
have made on business. The principal mat
ter under discussion will be a proposition
to divide the business on these contracts
which have been taken at less than the
in that way get them out OF the way as
rapidly as possible. 1t is claimed that the
Missouri, Kansas az Texas has the ma
jority of the contracts.
S. F. Smith, superintendent of the Penn
sylvania Voluntary Relief Department,
announces the vote of the membership for
the advisory board, which was as follows:
Toledo divisions of the Fort WayneMat-
thews, 643; Quest, 62s; Witwer, 374. Mat
thews, the man elected, is a veteran
freight conductor on the road. and lives
at Alliance. Second district, embracing
Erie & Pittsburg, Pittsburg, Youngstown
Mckinley, 512; Duffy. 427: Pratt, I'll. Nc
Kinley is an old conductor on the p, Y.
e. A. Third district, embracing the West
ern division of the Fort Wayne between
CrestIine and Chicago-Davis. 519; Leach,
313; Weldon, 101. Fourth district. embrac-
ing the Pittsburg division of the Pan
handle, Charters branch and the Pitts
burg, Wheeling & Kentucky division
whitcomb. 702: Ramsour. 374; Garwood,
3S3. Fifth district, embracing the Cincin-
natl and Louisville divisions of the Pan
handle-Thomas. 567; Perkins, 1872; Rem
shaw, 146. Sixth district, embracing the
chicago division-Sewel SOB; Bush. 464;
Coats. S99.