The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-05
FREIGHT MEN UNEASY
FEAR THAT THE NUMBER OF sOLIC-
TrORs Is TO BE REDUCED.
Their Anxiety Caused by a CircuInr
Issued by Oscar Is. Murray, Of
the big FOur System.

the big FOur System.
Oscar G. Murray, vice president and
freight traffic manager of the Big Four
lines has just issued circular which
causes a good deal OF anxiety on the part
OF representatives of the fast freight lines
known as the Vanderbilt lines. which OPP
crate over the Big -Four. While issued es-
pecialIy for Cincinnati, II is stated similar
circulars are to be sent to all important
points on the Big Four system where the
several lines are represented. The gist Of
the circular is that but one representative
OF any fast freight line shall solicit the
same business. or, in other words, any
White Line, Red Line, Nickel-plate or
West Shore line freights are simply Big
Four freights. no matter which OF the line
agents secures il. The line men take this
as meaning that the number OF solicitors
is to be reduced. and that this is the be-
ginning OF the end The more prominent
feature OF the circular Is that but one man
per, instead OF half a dozen line men fight
ing for the freight, unless permission Is
given from the general agent at Cincinnati
10 one or more TO solicit certain ship
is to solicit business outside of
Cincinnati or absent himself from the
city personally without permission from the
assistant general freight agent: There are
other points in the circular which curtail
the privileges which line agents have exer-
cised when soliciting business in the past.
which, it is alleged, has often resulted in
the cutting or manipulating Of rates.
The Central Tramc Association.
At the meeting to be held in Chicago to-
day the question OF continuing the Gen.
trail Traffic Association will be decided.
The belief prevails that it win be main
tanned. but on less expensive scale. Com
missioner George r. Blanchard, chairman
OF the Central Traffic Association. who was
In New York and assisted in the formation
Of the new presidents agreement. returned
to Chicago yesterday from New Orleans.
where he has been acting as arbitrator for
Southern roads on the question of differen-
tials. Speaking of the effect upon the Gen.
trail Traffic Association OF the New Trunk
Line Association, Mr.. Blanchard said 10 a
Times-Herald reporter that would be the
chief subject for discussion at the big meet
ing or general managers. Presidents OF
trunk lines between Chicago and New York
are nearly all general managers. so Thurs
days meeting Is practically one of chief
While the through trunk line bus
mess win properly come. under the
new agreement. there is a vas,
amount OF local business now gov
agreement, and which, unless some changes
are made. cannot be governed by the presi-
dents agreement. This local business is
estimated at from two-thirds to three
fourths OF the entire trunk Line passenger
business. While steady through rates tend
TO prevent a Decentralization OF local rates
there is still need OF some governing body.
This, IL Is believed. will prevent the dis
solution of the Central Traffic Association.
though a remodeling of the agreement will
be necessary. For the same reasons the
dissolution OF the old Trunk Line Assoc:a-
ton Is not among the probabilities. The
new organization will simply take the place
or the old joint committee OF both assoc
Citations.
Fastest Train In the World.
The Empire State express reached Buff
falo yesterday at 40 O'clock, five minutes
ahead Of it's new schedule timc, having
made the run from New York in eign.
hours and ten minutes. 40 miles in Al
minutes. or an average of nearly ffty-foul
miles an hour. The trip was made under
favorable conditions as far as Batavia
where the train encountered a snowstorin
Fearing that this might delay her again
the engineer let out a few more notches
Of the throttle. He had eighteen minutes
in which to make the 10 67-loo miles be-
tween Gainesville and Buffalo, and he made
1t in thirteen minutes, arriving in Buffalo
at 4:40 o'clock, five minutes ahead OF time
whole run where the train broke away from
| the schedule. Up the Hudson river she raj
| even to the minute. and was recorded TX
| actly with the schedule at Albany, Utica
syracuse, Rochester and Batavia. There
was no snow to speak Of east of Batavia
I Reports Of the egineers indicate they ex
I perienced no difficulty in holding the trair
/ to the fifty-three and one-thrd miles n;
| hour average. The fastest time, the eighty
/ one miles between Syracuse and Rochester
was made in eighty minutes; or over I
4 mil mir Cr,ao of ha hocff rlt
of foreign nations is: England 5l.75 miles
per hour; Germany ol.2 France. *. IS; Bel
GUM. 1904; Holland, 4t7s; Italy, 42.si; Aus
| tria-Hungary. A.75. America now heads TIT
list with fifty-three and thirty-three-one
| hunGreiths miles per hour to the credit o
the Empire State express.
OmciaI Changes ON the C., II. & q.
A complete reorganization of the genera
| passenger department of the Chicago, Bur
| lngton Quincy railroad system probabl
will be effected Jan. next. The passenge
department Of the Burlington system a
present has three separate and distinc
heads. p. 5. Eustis is general passenge
| agent OF the lines east OF the Missouri
river; John Francis is general passenge
agent OF the lines west of the Missouri
and Of p
! Chicago 4 st. Paul line) In order to brin
| the passenger department of the entire sys
| tenn unuer one ncau. IL Is proposed 10 ap
| point p. 3. Eustis passenger traffic manage
| Burlington & Missouri River in Nebraska
| and the Chicago. Burlington & Northern
/ John Francis, now general passenger agen
/ Of the Burlington & Missouri railroad 4
Nebraska, with Office at Omaha. is to com
10 Chicago as general passenger agent o
| the lines between Chicago and the Missouri
| river w. J. Kenyon, now general freigh
| and passenger agent of the Burlington 4
/ Northern. with Office at st. Paul, is slate
! for general passenger agent of the Burling
| ton & Missouri River in Nebraska, at Oma
To BE Pushed ON to Detroit.
! A dispatch from Springfield. o.. says Tn
Lima Northern railroad, the northern ex
| tension OF the Ohio Southern is to b
| pushed to Detroit. This is the authoritative
announcement made by President Nc
| Grue of the frst-named road. The road
are part of the Brice system Work on tn
| former Is being pushed with all possibl
| rapidity. Over five hundred men are work
| ing and track is being laid at the rate O
| to be built through Wauseon and entranc
| to Detroit will be obtained over the Wa
| bash. An extension TO Cincinnati has bee
| partially constructed. and one to Columbu
has been surveyed and few miles Of trac
] laid The Cleveland, Akron & Columbu
| will eventually be joined to the Ohio South
| ern, together with other roads OF the Brio
| system, and the much-talked-about trun
line to the seabord established.
bicycles VIII Go Free for Awhile.