The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-25
CALDWELL CHAIRMAN
NEW PASSENGER ASSOCIATION AND
AGREEMENT PERFECTED.
Called the Western Trunk Line Conn
mittee-The Union Pacific to BE
Forced Into the Combination.


The Western and transcontinenta1 lines
that, since Nov. &C. have been working to
reach an agreement on passenger traffic,
have finally succeeded. The agreement is
now in effect, and the general meeting at
Chicago has adjourned sine die. The new
organization. which takes the place of the
Western Passenger Association, has been
chrstened the Western Trunk-line Commit
tee. 1t is under the charge of D. +. Cald-
well, formerly at the head of the passen-
ger association. The committee now in
udes twenty-six lines. and there are sew
al others, notably the wabash, the Den
yer e. Rio Grande, the Rio Grande West
ern and the Union Pacific. which have not
as yet signed the agreement. 1t is be-
lieved that all these lines will come in. no
doubt concerning any of them except the
Union Pacific being felt 1t makes no diff
ference, however, whether none all of
these lines joins the committee. The COM
mittee will go on just the same. The agree
ment will be submitted to the Union Pacific
as soon as possible and strong effort will
be made to induce it to join the committee.
If 1t remains on the outside and provokes
trouble the other lines will probably COM
hne against Ii and give it the worst fight
Nny road ever endured. The committee is
entirely capable of doing this, as it in
sludes in its membership all the transcon-
tinental lines
1t had been intended up to yesterday
morning to make the agreement provisional
only, to be made permanent when the in
tentions of the Union Pacific were fully un-
derStood. After the meeting was in session,
however, it was determined that there was
no further necessity of waiting to see what
the Union Pacific would do. and it was de-
cided to make the organization permanent.
The agreement, which is one of the most
slastic ever entered on by the Western
roads, covers all territory between Chicago
and the Pacific ocean and from the line. of
the Canadian Pacific to the southern
boundary of the United States. 1t pro-
vides for the absolute maintenance of rates
on the basis to which they will be advanced
e ep road Vii Pc @ be Re any ae
ton 1t may desire by giving ten days no.
fice of It's intention. 1t makes no difference
such action approve Of its course or not.
The ten days notice covers all sins that
any line may intend to commit The agree,
ment provides for the formati of local
associations at all important points, and
rangements will be made later for the
formation of subcommittee, which are to
have jurisdiction of various classes of traf-
fic,. such as transmissouri, transcontnental
and the like In all matters Of dispute the
arbitration, of which the chairman Snail
have power to select one. member. The
agreement was put into effect immediately
after each road had affixed its signature.
The election OF Chairman Caldwell was
unanimous. The extension of territory over
which he will have Jurisdiction extending
so far beyond the territory of the old West
egn Passenger Association, caused the
reads to decide his salary should be largely
increased in the near future. This decision
was also made without dissenting vote.
The Oiney Railroad Strike Bill.
The local leaders of the railway organiza-
lions state that their membership is taxi
ing good deal of interest in the bill pre-
pared by Attorney general Olney to oper-
ate in railroad strikes, and they show an
interest to understand it's features and
whether it will commend itself to employees
as well as railway corporations. AS one Of
the leaders put It.: "It seems to be really a
judicial arbitration between the two inter-
ests" 1t is admitted there are good feat
ures in the bill in the interest of both par
ties, but the possibility of enforcing them
Is open to question. AS there is much in
CURRY regarding the provisions of the Olney
bill, the following, presenting it's features
in condensed form, will be read with in
porary commission composed of the char
man of the Interstate-commerce' Commits
sion and the federal Commissioner OF Labor
to act. If they do not succeed, another
board comprised OF the above official first
ALdihSAs Will lWO commissioners CHOSEN Dy
the railroad and the employees respectively
are to act, and their decision shall be bind
ing, except that they may be reviewed by
the courts on points of law. In the event
OF danger to, the public interests which cam
not be overcome otherwise, the District
Court may, upon application of the At
torney-genaral, put the road into the hands
OF receivers, who shall run ii with view
to the public welfare until the trouble is
over. Employers are forbidden to discharge
or threaten to discharge, men because OF
their membership in labor organizations, OF
to interfere with the mems independence
in other respects, under a penalty of a fine
from 500 to $1,000. Arbitration awards shall
be in force for two years. While arbitration
is pending, employees who aid and abet a
strike, or leave employment without thirty
days notice, and employers who discharge
men without the same notice are to be
punished by fine OF Imprisonment. After the
award is made. it must be adhered to by
EMPLOYERS for the full time named, ar.a
those employed cannot quit work withou
giving three or six months notice.
Must Pay Their Debts.
Special Master in Chancery Cornish, O
the Union Pacific heard a rather move
case at his chambers in the headquarter;
building at Omaha, yesterday. Last De
cember, Judge Sanborn issued an order rela
tive TO the payment of judgments agains
employees of the receivers of the Union pa
cific. This order provided that any person
having obtained judgment against an,
OF the employees OF the receivers might fill
lTdliScTlpI Oh the judgment with the clerl
of the District Court. The Judgment debto
was then notified by the clerk and the prr
port of Judge Sanborn's order is that
except in cases where the entire amount o
the monthly earnings exempt by Law
from execution, each judgment debtor shall
on receiving notice of said transcript pa
the clerk OF the court at least 10 per cent
of his earnings monthly, to be applied t
the payment of the judgment and this
to continue from month to month until tn
full amount is paid. If the judgment debtor
so the order reads, fails to pay this amour
then. on ten days notice he shall sho,
cause before the special master in chan
Gerry why the entire amount of his month!
earnings for the succeeding month sha
not then be raid to the clerk of the cour
punishment presumably. for his negi
gence The special master enforced the OF
der for the first time. and IL is erea tin
great indignation among labor unions.
Annoying Question to BE settled.
At the next meeting of the general mar
ayers of the indianapolis lines it is pr
posed to settle the relations between the n
spective roads and the Belt road in til