The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-07
PETITION WITHDRAWN
THE f.. w. & Il. RAILWAY DOESN'T
WANT A BONUS.
Its Line VIII, However, BE Built to
Fort W~ayne-Annuai Meetings
Busineis of Indianapolis Roads.

to vote a donation OF $4,000 for the shops
and general Offices of that company and
the election will not be held. On the occa-
sion of the former election, when the rail-
road company defaulted by failing to build
the shops as provided, the costs Of the
election, amounting to 500. were paid by
the stockholders OF the road. In with
drawing the petition. Messrs. Hascall and
Purman feel that Fort Wayne has lost an
opportunity that may not soon again be
offered for obtaining a valuable plant. The
railroad will be built to this city anyway.
The court this afternoon set aside the cleo
ton"
No Harsh Measures Contemplated.
Chief Conductor HUMPHREYS, who was in
attendance at the late meeting in New
York of the brotherhoodS In railroad serv-
ice. says there was no wild talk or threats
of any kind against the railroad compan-
les, or any other business interests. The
meeting was called to get the men togeth-
er and bring about as harmonious action
as possible. looking to settling all differ
nces by arbitration. The leaders of the
organizations felt the day had come when
all labor troubles should be settled by arbi-
tration. There were no extremists present
at the large gathering of railway employees
Mr.. Humphries says: I'VE are simply go
ing TO make a firm effort to get avs we
think we ought to have. Heretofore we
have always abided by the laws OF the
country, and we intend to abide by them.
as a settlement of difficulties of this sort
Is beneficial to none of the parties con-
eerned 1t hurts the public most Of all.
nor the railway magnate that is most seri-
ously hurt, but the shipper and jobber.
the men who want their goods shipped and
the people who want to travel from city
to city Therefore. the law We are after.
with strikes, will play TO the hand of the
public, making sure the transportation of
freight and passenger traffic at all sea
sonS, az an unhes. Hence, we lam that
a law as Will benefit the people of the
whole country. and therefore is worthy
OF the most serious consideration Of Con-
gress and Of the State legislatures"
Annual Meetings.
The annual meeting of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific road was held at Chicago
yesterday, and all the retiring directors
and officers were reelected, with the ex-
ception of Third Vice President Parker,
who has heretofore divided the duties Of
that position with those of chief engineer.
He will retain the latter position and will
act as assistant to President Cable. His
successor as third vice president is w. H.
Truesdale, of the Minneapolis & ST Louis
road. Mr.. Truesdale will have absolute
charge of all traffic matters and will act
as general manager of the lines. The total
passenger earnings Of the road J., during the
freight earnings. $12,S52.s7S; total gross,
2l,@s,0I3; total operating expenses and
500, $685. si' against i $5,sS7, FL n in 1881 is%snihf From S1
the total income of the road, which
amounted to sSIo4 sS2 expenditures Of s.
499.
AT the annual meeting of the Chicago &
officers and directors were reelected. The
total earnings for ten months ended April
pared @drS with the ss a neG period a Z yea Sesr SSe eaf fH@.
Operating expenses were S22.lOl, SS. a de-
Grease OF 1924 GAG The B ! total income from
$2,6l5. Surplus increased $194,7 o..
May business.
In May there were received and for
warded at Indianapolis on the fifteen lines
a total OF 9o,199 cars, 1,555 being loaded.
In May 57.2S7 cars were transferred over
the Belt road. In the same month there
were loaded and unloaded at the city
freight depots of the Big -Four 1921 cars,
4.521 being loaded with outbound freight,
14S5 went over the Chicago division, If
over the indianapolis division COld Bee
Line, 615 over the st. Louis division, and
79S over the Peoria & Eastern
In May Belt road engines handled 1857
kaAlOd0 VI v SlOChs
The falling off in freight traffic at the
city freight depots of the Pennsylvania
Company in May was 20 per cent. In May,
this year, O,611.1Ss pounds of freight, rep
resenting 4.106 cars. was handled. against
60,794,17S in May, 1893, representing 4,6l8
cars.
The Movement Against ScaIpers.
A majority of the roads of Illinois and
Minnesota have entered into an agreement
to enforce the anti-scalper law of those
States. Since the Supreme Courts have de-
clared the law constitutional no one road
has cared to tackle the scalpers in a legal
way. and this has led to the plan to Sc
cure a majority of the Chicago and st.
Paul roads to join in the prosecution of
the scalpers- 1t is proposed to arrest all
persons selling tickets of any road without
legal authority as ticket agent OF such
expense OF carrying out the law in this
respect. Meantime the scalpers are not
idle, but are collecting a fund with which
to defend themselves. An assessment of $3.50
has been levied on every member OF the
American Ticket Brokers Association, and
the legal fight bids fair to be a bitter one.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
D. CT. Edwards, general passenger agent
OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, is
TO be In the city to-day.
The Erie Pa.) Car-service Association has
PASSED out OF existence, the expense of
maintaining 1t being greater than the rev
Cl4C.
b. T. Booze has been appointed general
freight and passenger agent OF the Fort
Worth & Rio Grande, vice Oscar White,
resigned.
Z. L. Dyer has been appointed acting
manager of the Western Union Telegraph
Company at Lafayette, vice II. e. Doolittle
deceased.
Charles Stone, general passenger agent
OF the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, was i'm
the city yesterday en- route home from
Cincinnati.
The association of superintendents of In.
dianapolis lines will hold its regular
monthly meeting at the Union Station or
Saturday next.
G. w. Kittredge, chief engineer, and Q.
ID. Schan, general utility man OF the Big
Four lines, are in the city looking over
terminal matters.
James McCrea, first vice president OF the
Pennsylvania Company. is West. and will
visit Chicago, st. Louis and Indianapolis
before he returns to Pittsburg.
N. Monsaret, late general manager of the
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus, has b eu
offered q position on the Baltimore & Obi
lines, which he will probably accept.
s. Y. McNairs has been appointed auditor
OF the Cleveland, Akron q Columbus. Y O.
Mr.. Taylor, resigned. Mr.. McNair was
formerly on the Queen K Crescent
p. NJ. Arthur. grand chief of the Broth.
erhOod OF Locomotive Engineers. Is In Gin.
cinnati looking after the grievances or the
brotherhood on the Queen & Crescent.
George Dean, engineer on the West
Shore road. is in the city. the guest OF
Frank Dear. engineer on the Big Four.