The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-12

ter. and on number of roads, at least
this class of employees will be dropped. The
leaks stopped, it is claimed, will not offset
the expense of these employees.
The Chicago & Erie has intimated that
u might remove its shops from Gallon, It's
Eastern terminal, to some other point. and
the citizens of Marion, o., are making
earnest efforts to secure the location of
the shops at that town.
The Northern Pacific IS now running
weekly, in both directions, between st. PAU
and the Pacific coast, fast freight train
made up entirely of heated freight cars. no
extra price being charged for the neat. IL
is proving a decided success.
Henry Reike died at Fort Wayne on Sun
day. He had been at the head OF a depart
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago for twenty
eight years commencing in the shops as an
apprentice under master car-builder Wad-
dington.
Tt is stated that there is no question as
to Governor Mckinley, of Ohio, reappoint-
ing William Kirkby as Railway Commission
er. position he has held for six years. So
fair is he in his rulings that the railroad
companies have no occasion to find fault;
neither do others who bring matters before
him for adjustment.
1t is stated that circular will be issued
this week announcing that the territory of
y. Il. McCabe, general freight agent of the
to take in the vandaia he succeeding Fl.
W. Hibbard, deceased, in his duties, and
that Mr.. Taylor, the assistant of Mr.. Hib-
bard when he was living, VIII be appointed
division freight agent with headquarters at
St Louis. Mr.. McCabe's headquarters are
at Columbus, o.
d Vincennes, is inclined to be boastful of
the manner the trains We're handled during
the recent cold spell on that road. Every
passenger train reached its terminal on
time, and every twentyfour hours the bus
mess of the road was well cleaned up, not
withstanding the fact that a larger num-
Der of carloads of coal were handled on the
road last week than in any week but one
in the history of the road.
X. b. r. PIERCE, the new receiver of the
Clover-leaf railroad, in company with ex-
Receiver Galloway, visited Frankfort, Ind,
yesterday to inspect the shops and other
by Col j. G. clark, d. A. Coulter, w. P.
Sidwell and other old friends of Mr.. PIERCE,
who made the brief visit pleasant one.
Receiver Peirce refused to make public any
of his plans as to contemplated changes in
the present official force of the road.
Chairman Caldwell, of the Western Trunk
Lines Committee. went to Denver last night
to confer with the Denver & Rio Grande
and Rio Grande Western regarding The
membership of these two lines in the COM
mfttee. The chances for settlement
excellent, and as the chairman is a peace
maker it is probable that he will secure the
assent of both lines to the committee agree
ment. With them as members. the adhe-
sion of the Missouri Pacific and Union Pa
ciiic will follow closely.
The National Zeitung, of Berlin, says ne
gotiations foot between the Colonial
Department and a group of bankers, headed
by the Deutsch Bank for the construction
the German east African littoral to the
Victoria NyanZa and Lake Tanganyika. The
estimated cost of the line is $4,000 900 marks.
should the government approve the scheme
the Rechstag will be invited TO grant land
concessions to the company and to guaran-
tee per cent. interest on the capital.
One of the singular things about the re-
duction in wages of 10 per cent. made sew
eral months ago on the Big Four system is
that the trainmen have made better wages
under the reduction the last twelve months
than they did before. The reduction was or
dered for the reason that the number of men
in the train service was reduced, while the
business of the road has increased so that
the trafnmen could make greater mileage.
Little is now said among the trainmen re-
garding restoring the 10 per cent. reduction,
they feeling that it might be wise to let
we'll enough alone. Among the minor Off
Gals and in the offices of the several depart
ments the reduction is most felt and it's
restoration most desired.