The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-24
NO MONEY TO WASTE
RAILWAYS WILL NOT LOBBY AGAINST
uNFAvORABLE LEGISLATION.
scheme for Building "a New Trans
continental Line.

The Indifference which the railway man
ayers are manifesting toward legislative
bodies this winter, not only in Indiana, but
other States, to what action they might
take adverse to railway interests, is caus-
ing much comment and yesterday re-
porter of the journal asked railway Off
cial what this indifference meant He an
swered that it meant that the railroad
companies have no money to waste in lob
bying to prevent unfavorable legislation.
1.-The fact is" he said, 'if legislative bodies
wish to enact laws which will cripple the
roads the travelling public and the shippers
will be the losers in the end, as the highly
satisfactory service of the railways at pres
ent and the rates at which business is car
ried cannot be continued under further ad-
verse legislation. At any rate, there will
be no money expended to prevent the car
rying out of unfavorable legislation toward
the railroads. In every legislative body
there are men with hobbies and cranky
ideas, and usually they are hostile to rail
ways and ignorant of the expense attached
d faees are SO ar io 10 aS
vance of former years that to operate eight
out of ten roads in this country costs as
practically means that this SO per cent. of
gross earnings is distributed largely among
ane 'af fasses ana Taen sh e
ploye feels it directly as does the holder
of the securities" Regarding the question
'If employees favor such an organization
they should not be prevented from being
paembers of them. / had understood, and
vania Voluntary Relief Association was
well thought of by the employees of those
ing and distress, which would not have been
done by disinterested parties | have
Company does not ask an .n employe s to be
come a member of the relief department
unless he wished to share in it's benefits
and aid his associates in case of sickness
or accident, or his heirs in case of DEATH"
Provisional Agreement.
The general meeting of the Western
passenger officials reconvened at Chicago
yesterday to again attempt the formation
OF an agreement passenger business. 1t
was expected that General Passenger
Agent Lomax, of the Union Pacific, would
be present. but word was received that he
would not be here before Friday The
meeting then began the work of forming
provisional agreement, which will be
submitted to the Union Pacific If that road
L. not prepared to take up the matter of
directly joining the association. This pro-
visional agreement is meant to be tenn
porary, and will only continue in force
until such time the Union Pacific is
prepared to- enter into a riore formal ar
rangement. The chief proposition of the
Pacc is coscerned provides id af for ihe the ehlon
ceptance by that line OF all Montana and
north Pacific coast business at Denver,
instead of at the Missouri river as here
tofore. and the resumption of the inter-
change of round-trip business at all points
This is lifting the boycott against the
Union Pacific provided that line will agree
to allow the other roads that portion of
the haul between the Missouri river and
Denver.
Fast Runs.
Said an old-time railroader yesterday.
81 notice the Journal recently spoke of a
fast run made from Indianapolis to Terre
Haute at the time John +. Simpson was
Its general manager, but this was not the
fastest made when he held that position
Years ago, when Col Horace scott was
superintendent of the Jeffersonville Madi-
son & Indianapolis Col. Thomas A. Scott,
then president OF the Pennsylvania lines,
with number Of other officials and di-
rectors, was in Louisville They were
travelling on their usual special train OF
four cars, and wished to go from Louisville
to ST. Louis, and, unlike George b. Roberts,
lines. Col. Thos. A. Scott was fond of fast
riding and never was more pleased than
when riding a. mile minute. This special
train was hauled from Louisville TO In
danapolis, ITO miles, in 135 minutes. Col
Horace Scott. then general superintend-
ne telegraphed Major Simpson, general
manager Of the Vandalia. as follows: Can
you beat that?' Major Simpson took the
train at indianapolis and covered the
seventy-three miles from Indianapolis &c
Terre Haute in eighty minutes