The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-14
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The men who say they are going to build
the "north-and-south railroad through
Kansas have had a row. The warning fac
lions are L. K. Carpenter, of Dakota; H..
M. Drake, of Brookfield, Mo-, and III. A..
Keefer, of Kansas City, Mo-, on one side.
and the crowd headed by Fred j. Close on
the other. The quarrel grew out of an at
tempt on the part of Carpenter and his
friends to elect certain persons to be Off
GERS and directors of the company. The
Close crowd was in the majority, and the
minority applied to the Shawnee County
District Court for an order restraining the
opposition from holding an election. A tenn
porary restraining order was issued, but
before the sheriff could serve 1t the Close
fellows had elected the following officers
Close. of Topeka; vice president, e. stod-
dard. of Omaha; secretary. D. I. Furbeck.
treasurer. Albert Griffith, of Topeka; add,
tional directors, ]. H. MILESTONE. of Otta-
stone. Of Forrest city. Ark; Buffalo,
Jones. of Perry, Q. T.; c. j. Rudall, of
Wayne. Neb.; Noah Allen, of Topeka; G..
i'll. of Lincoln, Neb.
1t is said that the Carpenter faction will
certain directors.
Employer Habits to he Serutinixed.
Mention was made, sixty days ago, that
the Chicago & Alton had taken a very
decided stand against employees using in
toxicating liquors, and by another circular
it has strengthened it's previous prohibit
ton of drinking by promulgating the fol-
owing comprehensive order:
THE use of intoxicating drinks and fire.
quenting of gambling places or other places
of low resort has proven a most fruitful
source of trouble to railways, as well as to
individuals. Recognizing this fact, this
company will exercise the most rigid scrut-
my. in reference to the habits Of employees
in this respect.
s.The use of beer or other Intoxicating
liquor by an eanploye Of this company while
on duty is strictly prohibited, and no en-
liquors in or about any station, SHOP or
yard or other premises of this company
at any time or under any circumstances
Amy conductor. trainman, engineer, fire.
man, s~witchman, or other employee, who is
known to use Intoxicating liquors or FIRE,
low resort, either while on or off duty, will
be promptly and permanently discharged
from the service of this company. Heads
of departments, subordinate officerss and
foremen are hereby instructed to see these
rules are strictly enforced at all times"
Trnmc Notes.
The indianapolis & Vincennes last week
lest business in this line since the mines on
its line were opened.
The Monon and the Cincinnati, Hamilton
d Dayton both did more business last week
than in the preceding one, the former hand
ling at this point 800 cars, 39l being loaded;
the c., II. Il ID. S6 cars, $50 being loaded.
The Pennsylvania lines handled at this
point in the week ending January II but
many months. being 454 fewer loaded cars
than in the week ending January 5, when
business was considered light.
The Big Four lines proper handled at this
point last week 7.442 loaded cars, an in
crease over the week ending January 8 of
1,2SS loaded cars. and the indications are
that the coming week, unless the weather is
too severe, the loaded cars movement will
reach thar of November last
The Vandalia Is doing an unusually light
business, last week bringing in but S1
loaded cars and forwarding 7S9. This is the
Iightest business the road has done in any
week for several years past. This road last
week brought In lag car, loads of live stock,
most of it hogs shipped In here from Mis-
souri,.
The large empty car movement week
after week is a surprise, last week reaching
cars handled, local as Well as the through
lines handling more than the ordinary num-
Der. The Chicago division of the Big Four
hauled west from here ass empties: the 81.
Louis division 6o2; the Bee Line division
brought, IN 2Ss sss empty pity 1 Gars; The vsnaalia.
cennes south 62 empty cars
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Wabash system. the first week in
January. earned 1893. 779. an increase over
the corresponding week OF 1894 of $685..
on SATURDAY twenty,eight switchmen
were dismissed in the yards OF the Pennsyl-
vania company at Chicago, 10 reduce ex-
penses.
The Pennsylvania company has reduced
It's section gangs from six to four men,
and each man retained will work but five
days of the week.
1t is said that there are over two million
bushels of corn in stock in st. Louis, a
large per cent. of which. IL is stated, will
be shipped over the Big Four for shipment
via Newpor News.
The cold weather since the first OF Janu-
airy is helping the coal roads. The Ohio
Southern. the first week in January, earned
Si6.5l0. an increase over the corresponding
week of 1894 of 1897.
1t IS stated that Il. o Reed, chief clerk
in the auditors office OF the Toledo. ST.
Louis & Kansas City. VIII be the successor
Of ID. ID. Davis as auditor. who has been
appointed receiver OF the road.
s. X. Galloway. who takes the general
managership OF the Nickel Plate road, has
been receiver OF the Toledo, ST. Louis r.
Kansas City since May p. 1898, In which
time he has cut down the debt OF the road