The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-20
MORE ROOM NEEDED FOR INDIAN
APOLIs RAILWAY TRAINS.
Views of Superintendent Mil1cr-Only
General Managers Meeting.

the day G. f.. Schaff, assistant general man
ager of the Big -Four, was at the station
when there was a rush of trains, and he re-
marked that something would soon have to
be done to increase the number of tracks to
better the trains, adding that
on both the east and the west end of the
train sheds there should be an extension.
so that the longest of trains could stand on
either side of the center. The company
should own the ground to South street, said
ne, as the time Is not far distant when that
much room will be required.
Passenger and Ticket agents.
The fortieth annual meeting of the Amer
lean Association of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents began at New York yester-
day.. 1t was attended by representatives
from nearly all the principal railroad lines
in the United States. The meeting, which
was behind closed doors, was called to
order by President Anderson. Among the
important questions to be settled are those
relating to the issuance by irresponsible
railroad companies OF coupon tickets. This
same question came before last years con-
vcntion and a special committee was APP
pointed. There will also be considered the
resolutions submitted by the accounting
officers association. The chief object of
these resolutions Is the cooperation of the
passenger association with the accounting
officers association as to the use of terms
TO be applied to many different kinds of
The following were elected to member
ship: A. A. Heard, of the Northern Steam
ship Company; J. r.. Leingand. acting gen
= Miller, acting general passenger agent.
P%ittsburg; Akron & Western railroad: Alex
ander Milloy, raffic manager. Richilieu &
Ontario Navigation Company; Chas. e.
Lee general passenger agent, Lehigh Val
The question of controlling the issuance
Of through tickets by unreliable parties
was referred back to the special commit
tee. which is composed of agents Atmore,
Roberts, Flanders, Hafford, Thrall. Nc
meeting. 1t was decided to appoint a com
mistee on "paster' contracts. This commit
tee viii be appointed to-day and will con-
s1st OF one member from each traffic asso-
citation.
The annual election of officers resulted
the Plant system; vice president, Dana J.
Flanders. Of the Boston e. Maine railroad;
s&een Miehlsan 4, s I; sml1h' f Fl the new wake members sbers
OF the executive mmitt are: W.-R. Bah
cock, New York & New England Railroad
railroad: G. s. Gran, wabash railroad. w.
a. Turk was appointed orator for the next
lected: T. p. Carpenter. Northern Railroad
Company; o. p. McCarty. w. A. Thral1,
l. ern J. p rsi1rass. = New YORK MsG Southern s Se West
Mcconnor and George F. Randolph.
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The last issue of the Railroad Gazette
devotes nearly a page to giving in detail
the method of disciplining employees which
has been adopted by F. G.. Darlington, SUI
perintendent of the Indianapolis division of
the Panhandle lines. The Gazette says:
'Those who think that this apparent re-
Taxation of discipline is a barren ideality'
should note that, according to Mr.. Dar-
iington's paper, the notions of the theorists
trina IN nFa IL hnp Dc M con
why this should not be so and yet the
slowness with which superintendent have
acted on these theories of discipline has
appeared to indicate that they lacked con-
fdence in them. Moreover. the marked sat
isfaction reported by Mr.. Darlington seems
to indicate that the success of the plan
tors. The essential point In Mr.. Darling
toms book record is that the days re-
corded against a man do not represent
time lost by him, but they constitute an
item. which, If it is followed up by others.
and the whole. added together. make up
discharge. The record on the book is ex-
pected to have as good a deterrent and
though the suspensions had been enforced.
Experience thus far shows that this re-
suit has actually been accomplished. Mr..
Darlington's account shows that he has
taken up the matter in the right way. As
has been pointed out many times. a sys-
tenn of this kind requires the careful per-
sonal attention of the superintendent, and
involves much time and. labor. He has
given this attention and has not grudged
the time and labor. The fact that many
division superintendent are practically pre-
Guided from giving the necessary personal
attention TO the subject is the principal
reason why W. have not exhorted them
oftener on this subject. Persons who are
Interested in discipline only as it affects
lington's testimony that no single thing
better promotes confidence between employ
in this detail of punishment for INSIDE
meanors and recognition Of merits"