The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-28
MUST MAINTAIN RATES
LAKE TRAFFIC PLACED UNDER con-
TROL OF BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Canadian Paper Defends General Man.
ager Hays, of the Grand Trunk
miscellaneous Railway News.

The presidents of the companies in the
Trunk line Association at meeting IN
New York yesterday, virtually transferred
to the control of the board of managers OF
the Joint Traffic Association the. iahe
traffic that is handled in conjunction with
the trunk lines at Buffalo and other lake
ports While all the trunk lines have lake
connections of their own this action re-
moves troublesome features in the west
bound situation and gives to the Joint
Traffic Association direct supervision over
and regulation of nearly all the freight car
ried to the West. The meeting was at
tended by Presidents Depew, of the New
York Central; Sloan, of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western, and Wilbur, OF the
Lehigh Valley; Receiver Murray, of the
Baltimore & Ohio; Vice President Thomp-
SON of the Pennsylvania, and the president
of the Nickel-plate system. The latter were
on hand to discuss the trouble between
their system and the Glover Leaf, or, as IL
is officially termed the Toledo, 81. LOUIS q
Kansas City. 1t was practically decided
that hereafter the Nickel-plate roads would
not recognize tickets sold by the Clover
Leaf. A general opinion was express ga
the Glover Leaf against the Nickel plate,
by which the latter was restrained from
cutting rates, would not be made perma-
nent as, in the opinion of those present,
the evidence against the former or VIOLA
tions of the law was overwhelming.
The matter of lake traffic was gone over
thoroughly and it was the unanimous opln-
ion of the representatives or the IruhK-
line Association that that traffic should De
transferred to the control of the board or
managers of the Joint TrafIlc Association.
There are several Independent hnes en-
gagged in lake traffic ana 1t was re ;,i' 90
to communicate with them with a view OF
securing their cooperation in ruling laKe
traffic. 1t is proposed to put the agree
ment into effect next year. The lake lines
have an association in Buffalo and the ac-
ton of the presidents may lead to It's as
bandment in view of the fact that the gov
eminent of that traffic will be directed
from this city.
Seaboard Airline GObbIed.
Mr. r. Curzon Hoffman, president of the
| Seaboard Airline, said yesterday he would
| resign Immediately when the transfer OF
| the property was made to the New YORK
| syndicate. headed by Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan.
| The Seaboard will practically become a
| part of the Southern system and the lat
| ters only foe in competition will be silenced
| forever. 1t is reported that they would pay
| a much higher figure per share for the Sea-
board stock than $l25, the price beleVed
| to have been agreed upon, rather than pc
| disappointed in getting the property. Mr..
| Hoffman said Il shall resign as soon as
| the transfer Is made. / would not care
| to remain president under that syndicate,
| nor do l believe that the syndicate would
| want me. Until the transfer does take
| system and look after it's interests the same
| as | have always done If the transfer Is
made General Gill cannot claim any OF the
credit. for working the deal: He was never
| in it. A large majority of the stock was
| pooled with a committee of which MI
| Louis McLane is the chairman and if the
| deal is closed it would be through this COM
I nlittee" 1t is believed that when the deal
goes fnrough pe one be ct sn New YORK and
| Norfolk will be withdrawn. President Hon
man thinks it will be the York river line.
Special Rates for Voters.
! Some of the Western roads have, by the
| consent of connecting lines, been granting
| concessions of various kinds to both the
| leading bo Il parties in the campaign
and the practice has been carried so far
that the chairmen of the Western Passen-
| ger Association has been called on to issue
notice to the roads that the association
| some time back made special rates for al
| political gatherings, and that these rates
| must on no account be disturbed.
The Alton has given notice that It vii
| Passenger Committee in making specla
rates for voters going to their homes or
| the first day of the month rate of one
| fare for the round trip Will be made be-
| tween all points which are less than two
| hundred miles apart, and between points
which are more than two hundred miles
apart this rate will be only on Nov. 2
Chicago and Ohio river lines have notified
| all of their connections that between Nov
Is and May 10 the roads having Cincinnati
| Louisville and Evansville as gateWayst to the
| South will decline to honor at Chicago ex
| change orders calling for round-trlp tour
lists and excursion tickets from Chicago
! to all points South and Southeast
Defends MIR. Hays.
The Toronto Globe editorially deprecate:
the attacks on the Grand Trunk railwa,
system in charging its new manager Will
a tendency to displace Canadian Will
American officials and employees and warns
these ill-advsed and captious critics tina
to PERSIST in this course can only result
in injury to the road. The paper, amont
other things says: I'VE cannot raise al
agitation on national grounds against Mr.
| Hays or other Americans occupying lmpof
| tant positions here without awakening
similar movement against succsssfu
I Canadians in many parts of the Unite
States. 1t is not unnatural that the new
general manager should desire, in a IeN
, important positions, men with whose qual
ifcations and methods he is PERSONAL
familiar. That may neceSSitate few re
/ moVals. which. however much they may b
, regretted are unavoidable accompaniment
OF change in management. But If ther
should he tendency TO discharge ordinar
employees of the road and men engaged i
, clerical work. that their places may b
. filed by Americans, such line of polio
would be naturally and justly resented b
! Canadian people.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
, L. q. Cannon. auditor of the Colorad
Midland. who has been visiting his brothe
, in this city, will return to-day TO Colorado
| The Des Moines & Kansas City. now
/, | control of the Chicago, Burlington
! | Quincy, will on Nov. be converted froi
a narrow TO standard gauge: 1t is seN
enty-two miles long. and extends from DE
r ! Moines TO Van Vert.
> | ~ Of ket receiver of II