The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20

Emfgrant Traffic Squabble.
To-day the advisory committee of the
emigrant clearing house of the Western
Trunk line committee will meet in an eff
fort to determine what truth there is in the
assertion of the Canadian Pacific that some
Of the Western lines are aiding the Grand
Trunk in its fight against the Canadian
Pacific for the emigrant business coming
through Canadian ports. The Grand Trunk
sions o on this emierant eh busness which
amount to more than its regular proportion
Of the through rate The claim Of the
Is either receiving from some Western road
reduction of the proportion due the West
ilege Of carrying gae emigrants. The Canadian
Pacific places little faith in the latter pos
sibility and believes that some of the West
ern roads are acting in bad faith with it.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
M. E. ingalls,. president of the Big Four,
Will be in the city this evening en- route to
Chicago.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy rail-
road has declared quarterly dividend of
per cent.
Oscar Murray, vice president and freight
traffic manager of the Big Four lines, was
in the city last night en- route to Chicago
st. Louis & Kansas et city, left last night
for Toledo, where he will remain until Sat
urday night
C. w. Fairbanks, general socilitor of the
Cincinanti, Hamilton & Dayton, has gone
to New York for conference with Presi-
dent Woodford
the Indianapolis, Decatur & Western six
teen years, running the engine OF the first
passenger train from Decatur to India
napolis
d. L. Donough, general ticket agent of
the MON Station, who has been confined
at at, nome for two weeks with tn. grip, was vas
a short time.
Capt f. F. Boltz. of Huntington, has been
offered and accepted the agency OF the
Lake Erie a. Western, at Bluffton, Ind.
| He has recently disposed of his manufacture
| ing interest in Huntington.
The Big Four has placed large bulletin
| board on South Capitol avenue, where their
| sleeping cars stand at night, by which per-
| sons wishing to take them in the early
| evening can readily find their location.
| Brad Durham, who has been appointed
| general superintendent of the Florida plant
system of roads, was, at one time pas
going south lust after the war closed.
The Barney & Smith Car-works Company
| seems to be fully as prosperous a concern
as is the Pullman company; The u, former me;
dend, making per cent. for the last twelve
| months.
H. c. Parker, traffic manager of the Lake
| to his room by a threatened attack of pueu-
| monia, last night was so much better that
he hopes to be at his office to-day or to-
| morrow.
In the month of January 1872 roads earned
| $36.S71,674, a decrease compared with January,
1894 of $40, SIS There are but two Indiana
this year, and but very few Illinois or
| Ohio roads
Commencing with tomorrow. the Pan
| handle will put on a local sleeping car to
| run between Indianapolis and Pittsburg.
Going east it will be hauled on train 8,
leaving Indianapolis at $40 p. M. returning
on Train l. This car. was recently taken
| off. but is now restored.
At some of the railroad centers an at
| tempt has been made to create an opposition
to the proposed new classification. which
| makes six classes cover the same articles
is looked zen into sbppers are
WINGED that the change is really an adj
vantage to them.
The Big Four management alreay sees
| that 1t was a mistake removing the train
| dispatchers' offices of the system to Gin
cinnati, indianapolis being much more CEN
it is quite probable that this spring the
| train dspatchers's office will be brought
| back to Indianapolis.
Joseph Wood general manager, and John
| F. Miller, general superintendent. of the
| Pennsylvania lines who attended the Union
n am on es special train FOR Columbus and
to-day will go to Toledo to attend the
funeral of Of 5e %go al he
sylvania lines, which occurs this afternoon.
over three-foarths of the Erie depositors
have, assented to the modified proposition
| to adjust the finances of the company and
| place it on better footing. for all parties
| Interested. Foreign bondholders are appar-
| as president of the company than with
| any other president in years. feeling that
! their property will be handled to the best
| advantage.
On account of alleged Irregularities notice
| of boycott has been served on the Seaboard
| and Steamship Association. The Seaboard
| is not a member of the association but
| prorating arrangement has been in ex-
/ istence between it and the associated lines.
| This arrangement is abrOgated by the boy
colt order, which was issued by Commits
| sioner Stahlman Saturday, but which has
| just become public
The fact that the Lake Shore has re-
| instated a few of the trainmen who were
WING me the eI hopes Of ex-empIoyes on other
roads that they may be reinstated, Large
numbers of these strikers are still idle,
side Of Chicago the Wabash discharged
more men for participation in, that strike
has not re-employed any of them.
For two years past the building of a
| road from the Beech Creek division of the
burg connection, has been agitated and re-
| Gently 1t has been stated that the Van
derbllts were behind the enterprise to invade
| territory of the Pennsylvania. This has
been met by fiat denial by the Wander
bits. They state that several years ago
the two companies entered into an agree
| ment not to invade the others territory
and this agreement is being strictly re-
| garded by both.
|
| holders Of the Lake Erie Western to
| take action in reference to the purchase
| of the Indianapolis, Decatur Western
| was yesterday postponed without attempt
| ing to do anything. w. r. Hackerdorn
| the general solicitor, and John b. Cockern,
| assistant attorney, were the only persons
| in attendance. Those acquainted with the
| situation are of the opinion that this means
| that the deal is off, as on March l the
| option will expire. The Journal has 1T
| officially that r. b. F. Peirce has promised
| the owners of the indianapolis. Decatur &
| Western that in the Lake Erie &
| Western deal falls through, which is quite
| probable, he will remain If they desire,
| as general manager of the property.
| The Lake Shore road has inaugurated
| the policy of doing away with fancy titles
| and will stop the of the title ''the Lake
! Shore Americas best road" General SUI
| perintendent Caniff says: THE usual run
| OF passenger is looking for train that
| will take him to his destination and take
| him there IN the shortest space of time.
| This will advertise you better than all
| of the fancy titles that you can give a
| read When a passenger finds his train
| late and il makes up its time and brings
| him to his destination time. the road
| will get that mans business again and will
| in addition bring all his friends. If on
| the other hand you fail to make your time
he will tell his friends. that he will never
travel on that road again. For this reason
| / think that good service will do more
than all of the fancy titles in building up
| business"