The Indianapolis journal., 1890-04-24

o., for interment Mr.. Pierson was born in
Bergen, Genesee county, New York, in
1885, entered, railway service In 1859 as q
clerk on the Cleveland. Columbus. Cincin-
natl q indianapolis road; in July. 1865, he
became general ticket agent of the Bee
line. and in 1869 his jurisdiction was ex.
tended over the passenger department. OF
the Indianapolis g. st. Louis road; in 1873
apolis east bound freight pool In 1882
he retired to take. the commits
sionershlp of the Colorado pool. He was
associated in different positions with Col
oradO lines until April. 1888, when he was
selected as assistant commissioner of the
trunk-line executive committee and vice.
chairman of the joint executive commit
tee. which position he vacated about two
years ago to take the position he held at
the time of his death.
Personal. Local anu General Notes.
An engineering corps is locating the pro-
posed belt and terminal railway at New
Albany.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
is erecting wires on the ST. Joe extension
of the Vandalia.
John Newell, president of the Lake Shore
road. reached Cleveland yesterday, on his
return from Europe.
The Chicago & Alton has cut the rate on
live stock shipped from Kansas City to Chi
cago from S22 to $15 per carload.
General Manager Beckley, OF the Cincln-
natl, Wabash II Michigan road, was In the
city yesterday on official business.
The Toledo. Columbus s. Cincinnati
Railroad Company will begin the erection
of large shops at Kenton, O.. next week.
II. p. Radley. late agent of the Monon at
Bedford, has been appointed assistant gen.
eral passenger agent of the Cairo Short
line.
The Wabash system earned in the second
n
ings for the corresponding week of 1889.
S166OO.
Harry Hagars, of the Pennsylvania Lines.
was called to M0rgantown, w. Va. yester-
day; on account of the probable fatal ill
ness of his mother.
1t is stated that President Roswell Miller,
of the Milwaukee q st. Paul, will decline
reelection at the annual meeting of the
company next month.
r. NJ. Parker has been appointed general
freight. agent of the portion of the Erie
road lying east of Susquehanna with head
quarters ut New York.
The Vandalia has been notified that the
five new pa ssenger engines building at the
Pttsburg locOmotive-wOrks will be deliv-
cred the first week i'll May,
f. d. Hunter. recently division freight
agent of the Erie road, has been appointed
general agent of the Commercial Express
line, with headquarters in New York.
The Wabash road has cut the passenger
rate from Kansas City to st. Louis to 81,
and il is expected that the Chicago g. Alton
and other lines will meet the Wabash cut
to-day.
On May the passenger train crews on
the Cincinnati, Wabash IL Michigan road
will be uniformed as one of the results of
the road coming into the Big Four meth
DDS of dong business
The Nickel-p plate is putting in forty miles
of heavy new steel rails on the Chicago
Il %. a1.1 h.f0 IL
track across northern Indiana will be as
good as that of any of its competitors.
w. C. Allen. chief clerk of E. Hill, engi-
neer of maintenance of way on the Indianap-
oils x Vincennes road, on Tuesday night, by
mistake. took poison and for a few hours
it was feared the dose would prove fatal.
Harry Miller, superintendent of the JEFF
fersonville, Madison & Indianapolis road.
on Tuesday submitted to painful surgical
operation, removing false growth on his
neck. He was very comfortable yesterday.
The Pennsylvania railroad statement for
earnings over March, 1889. For the first
three months of 1890 the net earnings have
increased S2S7, ,110 over the same period of
1889.
The report that S. s. Spencer of Drexel,
Morgan q CO., would succeed Roswell
denied by a member of the banking house.
who said: THE story is absolutely devoid
of truth"
The growth of the Order of Railway
photographers the last six months is said to
have been phenomenal. The real object of
the association is to perfect the service by
seeing that only competent operators are
employed on the roads,
L. M. Grim, formerly agent of the Ohio
4 Mississippi at Mitchell. has been ap-
pointed agent of the Louisville, New Albany
* Chicago road at Bedford which has be-
of he IN nSf i'm, ~ ofor in,
business way on the Monon lines.
The Baltimore d Ohio is expending q
large sum of money this year in doubling
it's tracks on the Western division between
points where the traffic is heaviest. The
management say that within two years
they will have double track through to
Chicago.
The prospects for cheap excursions to Nj
agara Falls this summer are not very fat
tering. The Vanderbilt and EIie lines have
expressed determination to abandon
them, and 1t is Thought that this will settle
the question against running them from
the West.
The Chicago a. Rock Island and the Chi
cago, Milwaukee X st. Paul roads WILL it
is stated, be running solid trains into
minals of the Union Pacific at that point.
The contract for both roads is said to have
been signed.
1t is reported that J. +. Goddard, vice
president "a charge of the traffic affairs of
the Atchlson. Topeka & Santa Fe, will
shortly resign his position with that COM
pany, and that he will receive the appoint
ment of second vice-president in charge of
traffic affairs of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul.
Commencing with May l the Ohio. Indi-
ana IL Western. now the Peoria division of
the Big Four, will cease selling weekend
tickets These ticksts have been sold at
reduced rates. going to any point on the
line on Saturday evening or Sunday. re-
turning on the first train Monday, and had
become quite popular.
| w. NJ. Grafton, signal engineer of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, is in
| the city looking after matters connected
with his department On the Pennsylvania
| lines west of Pittsburg there are now
| forty-three interlocking signal plants at
railroad crossings and junction points, and
| four more are to be placed in position next
month. one at Mansfield, o., to cost $4,000
| The police OF the city of New York were
| asked, yesterday. to assist in the search for
| Benjamin b. Newton. of Philadelphia. act
| ing as superintendent of the Philadelphia
| IL Reading railroad. who disappeared from
| the residence of his sister, Mrs. George
Hoddard, at Plainfeld. n. j.. early Monday
| morning, since which time no trace of him
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