The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-17
UNDER FALSE COLORS
American Railway Union Criti-
cised by Other Organizations.
Brotherhood Men Claim that Instead of
FavOring Arbitration 1t Is ''Red Hot
for Strikes-East-Bound Shipments.

The members of the brotherhoods of
engineers, firemen, trainmen and conductors
openly allege that the American Railway
Union, which has sprung into existence in
the last eighteen months, is sailing under
false colors They say it's chief organizers
have at every meeting denounced strikes
and stated that the new organization would
settle everything by arbitration and that
IS the whole tenor of the associations by
laws and constitution. Yet on the first
road on which it gets control it orders
strike never mentioning arbitration. Mem
bers of the old organizations say that
George Howard, the prime organizer Of the
American Railway Union, is a dangerous
man, and express the opinion that it is
fortunate for the roads and the conserva-
tive employees, and, in fact, the business
men OF the country. that the, American
IL Is more ready TO order strikes than are
the cool-headed men at the head of the
brotherhoods. Leading men in the brother
moods are or the opinion that this action
or the American Railway Union in order
ing strike on the Great Northern will
gTeaty strengthen the old conservative as
sociations with railway arrangements and
the business men who suffer by strikes.
East-BOund Shipments.
East-bound shipments from Chicago. last
week, amounted to 50 9SS tons, against 91,-
100 tons for the preceding week, and Ca
S44 tons for the corresponding week Of last
year. The proportions carried by the roads
follow: Michigan Central, 1OSO6 tons; Wa
bash, 14517: Lake Shore, S457; Fort Wayne,
7.O79; Panhandle 1886; Baltimore & Ohio,
$3.50; Grand Trunk, 1855; Nickel Plate,
were made up as follows in tons : Flour,
$500; grain and mill stuffs, 1865; prOvi-
butter, I,O79; hides, LOST: lumber. 5,I62; mis-,
cellaneous 1,632. Lake shipments amounted
To 1896 tons, against 107,610 tons the pre-
ceding week.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
r. b. Jones. commercial agent of the Chi
cago x Rock Island, is in the city.
Charles McCammon, trainmaster Of the
Monon, who has been seriously i'll for some
weeks, is reported improving.
On Saturday the indianapolis & Vim
CHIMES brought into Indianapolis 143 car
loads of coal and store.
The Pennsylvania train crew in charge
or the train wrecked at Union City, last
week, have been given thirty-day lay-on.
Next month the Missouri, Kansas K Tex
as will begin the building of the Green
ridge extension. which will give it a
through line into Kansas City.
w. III. McDoeI general manager of the
Monon lines. will soon be in the market for
twenty-five miles of new steel rail weigh
ing seventy pounds TO the yard.
Since July / 1873 the beginning Hnn of the
Ii has dropped behind the same period the
preceding year in earnings, $1.2l01Z7.
The Lake Shore will, this year. COM
plete its double track from Buffalo to Chi
cago. There is but short distance to inn
prove and that is east Of Elkhart. Ind.
TranscOntinental line rates will be adj
vanced on May 1, which Will be of great
advantage to the Western lines, more es-
pecially the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe.
With he taking effect of the summer
timetable. the day trains of the White
w - IN Nayy
Castle. connecting with the Peoria & East
ern.
Calvin skinner, master mechanic of the
Baltimore * Ohio Southwestern at the
shops in Washington, Ind yesterday re-
tired. and was succeeded by Edward j. Jen-
kins of Seymour.
On May w. T. Reed. superintendent of
motive power. machinery and rolling stock
OF the Chicago Great Western, viii be
succeeded by w. L. Lyons, formerly with
the u. y. * c. =.
The report that the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas is to be absorbed by the Chicago.
burlington & Quincy is denied by the
friends of the 20" in the East, where the
deal would likely be made.
Superintendent of Car Service Cavanaugh.
OF the Big Four Is in receipt OF hatter1ng
testimonials from the conductors of the
OF his conductors seal report.
The engineering corps of the Monon yes
terday morning commenced driving the
stakes for grading the ground and putting
in the foundation for the new shops which
the MonOn is TO erect at Indianapolis.
Harry Miller has taken with him as his
chief clerk Charles Wood. who his
chief clerk at Louisville, and Superintendent
Bonebrake, who succeeds Mr.. Miller on the
j., NJ. a. l., promotes George Stapp To the
position of chief clerk.
NJ. f. Ingalls,. who, for the last ten days
has been with the Depew-Nanderbilt party
inspecting the Chesapeake < Ohio and the
Big Four lines, returned to his headquarters
yesterday and Mr.. Denew and Mr.. Van
derbilt went East via Chicago.
Col. Joseph Hill who, on Sunday re-
dalia, being succeeded by Harry Miller
has been I'm active railroad service since
1850. Fortunately. he Is in good circum-
stances and has well earned a good rest
The annual report OF Auditor Henderson
showed that the Railroad Mems Building
and Loan Association, of this city. is the
fourth largest in the State and the most
economically managed. The secretary and
executive committee are quite proud Of
such a distinction
The right OF way OF the Vandalia from In
dianapOlis TO St. Louis is one of the widest
of any road in this State, and the widest
OF any road in Illinois. the Illinois Central
excepted. both having a right OF way one
hundred feet In width. which will admit Of
laying four tracks IL necessary.
There Is 10 be a meeting OF the managers
and general passenger agents Of the roads
I'm the Cincinnati and 81. Louis passenger
pool at Cincinnati to-day. At this meeting
the advisabil!ty OF continuing the Organiza-
tiOn and paying its commissioner 5000 a
year Will be discussed, and its continuance
for another year decided upon. IL VIM. u.