The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-29

desire of the company to protect its en-
ployes against money sharks. 1t Is said
that instances have come to the attention
of Mr.. Waldo where employees had Dor
rowed money at as high a rate as 10 to 10
per cent a month
1t is stated that the Wabash, after the
St Louis exposition business is taken care
of, proposes to open an active warfare
against the traction lines wherever il comes
into competition with them. 1t is proposed
to arrange a schedule of trains and lin
tied service will be inaugurated, with re-
duction in rates to meet the opposition.
The trunk-line passenger committee
has announced the following dates for ex-
cursions to the South Jersey seashOre re-
more & Ohio from the territory known as
the Pittsburg district: The Pennsylvania
Will run excursion trains June g. July y,
July p, Aug. and is and Sept. l, and the
Baltimore q Ohio June 80, July IA and q,
and Aug. IA and q and Sept. s.
The damage suit against the Pennsyl-
vania, which occupied the attention Of the
court at Tiftin, o., last week, resulted in
verdict for the defendant Over year ago
an elevator at Pottsville, o., on the Toledo
division, burned. and the owner sought
Judgment for $4,000 against the Pennsyl-
vania, alleging that the fire was caused
| from the defendants locomotive. The
plaintiff failed to establish his claim and
lost his suit.
A. c. Wright has just completed his forty
eighth year in railroad service commenc-
ing on the Erie road, then going to the
Ohio & Mississippi, and in 1862 10 the Bee
line as roadmaster when John Brough
was it's president; remaining with the Bee
line twenty-three years he in 1885 accepted
his present position as roadmaster or the
Monon & Indianapolis division. Mr.;
Wright is Seventy-four years OF age, and
still active and in good health.
1t is said that a conference among the
officials of the Cincinnati. Hamilton * Day
ton Company and the Lake Erie & West
ern Company has been held and arrange
ments practically agreed upon. whereby the
Cincinnati, Hamilton * Dayton will use
the tracks of the Northern Ohio, part
of the Lake Erie system, through Delphos,
for the extension Of the line through Otto
vile and Mandate BY this arrangement
thS Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton is re-
lieVed from building several miles of track
and secures better accommodations than
the road could otherwise possibly secure.
James ]. Hin, of the Northern Pacific. in
conversation last week, said that G. 5.
Mellin, president of the New York, New
Haven < Hartford, reminded him of Mark
Twain because they are so different. When
Mr.. Mellin returned TO Boston as presi-
dent of the New York, New Haven e. Hart
ford, having resigned the presidency of the
| Northern Pacific, friend asked him, what
| do you think of Western railroad men?' He
answered. Il did not get acquainted with
many of them except on the Northern Pa
| ciic and Great Northern roads, and all Of
the officials of the Northern Pacific Were
capable men," How about those on the
| Great Northern?" He answered. II di-
vide that outfit into three classes sons
! sons-in-law and sons-of-guns," said Mellin,
| and he walked away.
| j. c. Stuart general manager has sent
personal letter TO the agents of the Erie
| Railroad at every station on the line in
closing an annual pass good over the entire
| system. This plan is a scheme OF Presi-
| dent Underwood. who has always had q
fatherly interest in the men who work IN
4 der him, and mr. Stuart has the same idea.
| The latter regards passes sent 10 employees
| as no more than they are entitled to- and
! he hopes TO bring about the best possible
| feeling between the men and officials. In
| the letter he says that the Erie expects
| every station agent TO represent the road in
| shat immediate vicinity, and adds that il is
| only through being properly represented at
all points along it's line that railroad can
assume the position in the industrial world
u that il ought TO occupy.