The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-18

10000. was filed with the Delaware secre-
tary of state yesterday.
1t is reported that ". A. Garrett, at pres
ont time manager Of the New York division
OF the Philadelphia & Reading. will be made
chief or the transportation department at
the st. Louis exposition. Mr.. Garrett was
formerly a resident OF st. Louis.
j. A. Scallan. who for some years has
been chief clerk of F. n. Short, treasurer
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton,
will on Feb. 1 retire from that position.
The new superintendent of the Lake Erie
& Western. Mr.. StOrrs. comes here with no
following and retains the services OF the
men who were with Mr.. Bicken when To-
Gated at Indianapolis.
on Feb. l c. W. Hooper will take the
position of city passenger agent at Clncln-
natl OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Day
ton, j. r. Mccartney having taken a posi-
ton with a commercial house in Chicago.
Condemnation proceedings will come up
for a hearing in court at Springfield, Ill,
on Monday, when the Indiana, Decatur q
Western seeks to cross a tract of land two
miles east of Springfield and the owner
objects.
During 1901 the Southern Pacific added
u locomotives TO its equipment. The com
pany had 10 locomotives in service at the
close or the year burning oil for fuel, and
instructions have been given that 70 addl-
tonal locomotives be equipped TO burn oil.
c. b. French has been appointed agent of
the pennsylvania at Amboy, vice b.. r.
Smith, transferred, and T.. c. Hiatt sue
ceedS Mr.. French at North Grove; ). b.
West is appointed agent at Terrace Park,
vice G. z. Morris, who goes TO Linwood as
agent, vice O.. J. Morris, transferred to
Cincinnati.
1t is stated to be probable that the West
ern Passenger Association will decide to
abolish party rates. The committee. how
ever, is in favor of retaining the rates IN
effect. and will recommend a system of re-
bates 70 theatrical parties and other or
CARNATIONS which have heretofore been en-
titled TO party rates.
Frank Reed, general passenger agent of
the Monon, has issued a notice. with the
approval of General superintendent Low
ell, informing passengers that they will be
permitted to ride on certain freight trains
providing they have tickets. but they must
assume their own risk as 10 injuries incl
dental 10 such transportation.
1t is stated that the managers of the
trunk lines are somewhat disturbed over
rumors OF rate-cutting in the West, caused
by CONCESSIONS granted shippers by the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific. Pres
ident Hill, it is asserted, is doing it for the
benefit Of certain Northwestern communi-
ties heretofore unfriendly TO him.
AT the conclusion of yesterdays confer
ence between officials of the Lake Shore
Railroad and a committee representing the
locomotive engineers, who are asking an
ADVANCE In wages, IL was stated that the
company had taken the matter under adj
visement. Another conference will be held
next Wednesday at Cleveland. when 1t is
expected a decision on the part of the COM
pany VIII be announced.
The cause of its employees has been
taken up by the Pennsylvania anG an en-
deavor made to restrain w w. Rogers, a
collecting agency man. from continuing
to attach wages in Pennsylvania. 1t is
stated that 400 g~arniSh6eS have been Sc
cured by Rogers through Phillips. who is a
justice of the peace. This collecting agency
takes claims from other States and takes
advantage of the laws of Pennsylvania to
enforce them.
Assistant General Freight Agent Max
well, of the Lake Erie & Western, returned
yesterday from the Chicago meeting of
freight officials of the Central Traffic Asso-
citation lines. AT this meeting it was prac-
tically decided that on March there should
be an increase in the minimum carload
on grain products on cars of $4,000 pounds
capacity to $4,000 pounds, 10000 pounds to
$1,000 pounds. The matter will be definitely
settled at the February meeting.
An attempt will be made by the general
passenger agents of the Western roads
TO curtail the use of stock passes. The
passenger agents say that manipulation of
stock passes has become such an evil that
steps must be taken to correct it. The
railroads give these passes in both direc-
lions in consideration OF being relieved
from the responsibility of carrying the
stock in transit. and the return portion of
the pass is frequently sold at reduced rates.
The report of Grand Master Sargent and
Grand Treasurer Arnold. Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen is a magnifi-
cent tribute to the head officers of the
organization. us insurance department
illustrates the growth of the organization.
The insurance at the end of the year was
$50. 720,5O0. The majority of the policies, it
is said, are held in the full amount of the
for the year were $773, 923 81; disbursements,
$641. 476.SS, leaving a balance on hand Jan.
1, 1902, of S212, 343.53.
A plan whereby the Pennsylvania and
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroads will get
a direct road via the
MahOning valley, developed yesterday. OPP
lions are being secured for the building of
a line to connect the Pittsburg, Youngs-
town q Astabula branch of the Pennsyl-
vania line at Niles with the Baltimore &
Ohio at Deforest. Each company will then
use its own line from Pittsburg to Niles,
both will use the 4. & O. line from Niles
to Ravenna, and the Cleveland & Pittsburg
between Ravenna and Cleveland.
B.. F.: Horner, general passenger agent
of the Nickel-plate, in conversation regard
ing the anti-eXchange pass, said: If L
send a representative of my department to
solicit business in a certain section of the
country and he does not prove his services
Of much greater value than the consider
alton of his fare on a railroad, he is not
held on duty in that section. With en-
ployers of travelling solicitors it is not a
question Of how much railroad fare will
have to be paid. 1t is altogether a matter
of ability of the employe to get such re-
turns as are required to make his service
profitable
Yard men, as we'll as shippers, are graf
flied that the congestion of business and
embarrassed conditions at division points
and car shortages are getting nearer nor
NAL conditions. A general yardmaster
says that no one can understand what he
and his men have been doing unless he has
had the same experience, nor can he ap-
preciate what relief il is to have reports
coming in daily of improved conditions.
This is due to adding new engines and new
cars. which all important lines have been
doing the last twelve months. Fortunate
ly, the weather has been very favorable
for moving traffic or the congestion would
have been more severely felt
The Buffalo Commercial says there is a
growing impression that the plans of the
tenn to abolish passes will prove a fat fail
ure. 1t adds that at present it Is not
deemed advisable to make public the names
Of the Eastern roads which are willing to
grant passes TO representatives of Western
roads as heretofore, but il is a certainty
that they exist. In concluding a lengthy
article it says apparently agreements be-
tween railroads are much in the nature of
pie crust. for il is an undisputed fact that
of all the freight rate contracts entered
into by various roads seldom has there
been one which has not been violated to
some extent.
The nternationaI Bank.