The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-22

the. Journey must be made on pack mules
or on loot. Juneau is another point near
Dy Whefe the steamboats, land, but Sitka Is
the terminal of the steamboat route.
Dating from Aug. the offices of division
supetlnteHdents on the Chicago Great W est
ern VIII be abolished and the men holding
SLucn positions assigned to other duties. On
tnat cate the headquarters of the operating
department VIII be removed from St. Paul
70 OeiWein, Ia, which will be the center
Of the system.
The Grand Trunk does not from choice
hold alooT from the new mileage arrange
ment which becomes effective Aug. 1, but on
account or the question as TO the leSallty
OF its becoming a party to the arrangement,
as the new mileage book is to be sold at
$3o with $40 rebate, while the law or
Michigan explicitly says no one-thousand-
mile DOCKS can be sold for over SZ0
The offer Of the Central Trust Company
TO purchase the Ohio Southern ROAD at
~ 00,OO0 has been accepted by all but one
holder of second mortgage bonds, VINO mas
1t is now believed that the court VIII enter
the decree and the road viii be soId 10 , Inc
trust company at the sum named. me
Central Trust Company represents the hrsI
mortgage bondholders.
AS the statement that the Indianapolis
lines handled on the Fourth Of July hoIl-
days 20 per cent. more passengers tnan OF
the same days in 1895 has been questioned,
the official statement of the Big tour,
which IS a good criterion Tor other roaoS.
was obtained. 1t shows that on July 8, 4
and 5, this year, there were handled on the
Big Four system "a 075 passengers, against
6l,l54 on July g 4 and ., 1885, an increase
this year of 26921.
The general agent appointed by Receiver
Felton, of the Columbus, Sandusky d
Hooking Valley, to place the road on a
continuing the work. He has now taken
charge OF the passenger department. Whlch
has been running on an expensive scale, al
though the c., S. q II. V. is considered
only coal road in the way of a business
line. Steps have been taken to reorgan1ze
the company, some of the largest holderS
of the bonds have assented to the proposed
plan, and it is believed the rece1VerShlp VIII
soon be dismissed.
This will probably be the largest week S
business in the history of the Chicago oil
vision of the Big Four. On Tuesday there
were forwarded north from Indianapolis
sixteen trains, hauling 397 loaded cars. A
number of engines have been transferred
from other divisions to haul the business.
One of the important items is the coal re-
ceived from the Chesapeake & Ohio which
now exceeds 200 carloads per day. On
Tuesday the official report of General Yard
master Hicks showed that at the Belt yard
of the Big -Four sixty trains arrived and
departed in the twenty-four hours
The sensational report sent out from Bos-
ton on Sunday. regarding alleged irregu-
larities in the affairs of the Fitchburg road
proves to have been greatly exaggerated.
Director Goldman, of the Fitchburg road,
says of the reported Irregularities in the
accounts: We make an examination of
the books Of the Fitchburg Railroad every
IOut VI ilNc years. II ABOUT lIldC time
since we made our last investigation. 1t is
barely possible that in four or five years
that there may be found some dscrepan-
cies in the accounts, but the investigation
is not being made for the purpose of dis
covering any conspiracy among the en-
ployes Nothing has been shown by the
books as yet to denote any Irregularities
AS to the cost of the investigation l should
be surprised If it amounts TO $1,000 rather
than 100000, the cost of the investi-
cation as reported by the Herald"
In railroad circles an impression exists
that while the members Of the railway
miners they will not join in any move look
ing to a general strike in which railway
brotherhoods would be parties. Speaking of
this strike, Vice Grand Master Hanrahan,
of the brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
said that the strike Officials have not asked
for help from the railroad brotherhOOds,
and while the railroad men sympathize with
the strikers, it would be folly for them
to go on strike in sympathy. He said that
the officials of the brotherhOods cannot
order a strike; that such action can only
be taken after the matter has been referred
to a vote of the members. Mr.. Hanrahan
did not think that thesrairoad men would
go on a sympathetic strike. He said that
such a thing would not be fair to the rail-
roads, some of Which, he said, were in close
touch with their men and were doing the
fair thing. He expressed deep sympathy
for the miners. but thought that it would
be folly for the railroad men to strike when
they had no grievances.