The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14

NOTED TO passenger and ticket agent OF
the line at Pittsburg, and j. II. Steellng
succeeds him as travelling passenger agent.
Charles w. Cook succeeds Mr.. Steellng as
city ticket agent, and ". B. Morris be-
comes chief clerk of l.. A. Robinson, gen.
eral passenger agent.
1t is stated that an agreement stands in
the way of the Lake Shore connecting with
its Franklin branch by extending the road
TO Oil City and Titusville. An irOnclad
agreement was entered into by which
neither the New York Central nor the Lake
Shore was 10 compete with the western
New York & Pennsylvania, now a part of
the Pennsylvania system.
The industrial department of the Santa
Fe is looking UP the most successful farm
ers in the Eastern States and sending them
that the San Joaquin valley OF California
offers. Last week fifty grape farmers ar
rived from France, bound for that valley,
and will introduce the methods In vogue
in France in grape cultivation.
Joseph Ramsey, president of the Wabash,
says in regard TO the St. Louis M
Railway fight: The Wabash has simply
declined to continue to handle the Colo
RADIO cars in its yards and on It's own
tracks outside of the yards. The wabash
has no desire to interfere with the Colo
RADIO company's traffic, but is forced to
take such steps owing TO the crowded con-
dition of its yards"
Canada is devising a scheme of compul-
sorry arbitration Of the wage question on
it's railways Any road locking out its
employees will be subject to a fine equal
to the salaries of the employees during the
term OF the lockout, and shall also forfeit
a sum equal to double the sum of salaries
for the same term, and any one VINO goes
on strike is liable to a fine equal 10 MS
salary for the length of the strike.
Twenty years ago NJ. w. Mansfield was
taken from the head of construction work
on the Muskingum valley portion of the
Pennsylvania lines and appointed engineer
OF maintenance of way of the indianapolis
division of the Panhandle. He held that
position four years and was appointed
superintendent Of the Indianapolis az VIM
cennes. George Stats has been his chief
clerk for the entire twenty years.
The men employed by the Pennsylvania
Steel Company in erecting the new bridge
over the Schuylkill river have been on
strike for some days, and the steel COM
pany is under penalty of 500 a Day
10 have the work completed In a specified
time. Chief Engineer Brown, OF the Penn
syivania, says the railroad company does
not propose to interfere. The men de-
mand an eight-hour day and 45 cents per
hour in wages.
Stockholders of the Delaware & Hudson
Railroad Company had their annual meet
ing in New York yesterday and reelected
all the outgoing directors. They also in
dorsed unanimously the management of the
company for the past year. President Oil
plant made a brief address, in which ne
reviewed the history of the road and de-
clared that ii had always been fair in its
treatment of the employees. He concluded
with the statement that no further con-
cession would be made to the miners. Lewis
Windmuller, chairman Of the meeting, COM
mended the course of President Oliphant
and added: IF We were to comply with
all the demands OF our employees we might
just as well turn the property over to the
strikers"