The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-30
Personal, Local and General.

Personal, Local and General
General Baggage Agent Cslkins, of the
Big Four lines. was In the city yesterday.
The management of the Canadian Pacific
and it's employees have entered into q three
years agreement.
Scion Whitehead has been appointed one
OF the supervisors OF the Wabash. with
headquarters at Lafayette.
In the third week of November the LOUIS
willie. New Albany * Chicago earned $751;
2S4, an increase this year OF S7,797
The Western Passenger Association has
under consideration the abolishing of Sc
cret ballots IN voting on important ques-
lions.
General Manager Ramsey and General
superintendent Peck. OF the Big Four, will
to-day inspect the new work on the Chi
cago division.
ger department of the Louisville IL Nash
Vile. is in the city looking after Southern
tourist travel.
The business of the Evansville & Terre
Haute at Terre Haute has SO Increased that
it is r~earranging and extending Its yard
tracks as that point.
+. p. Sargent, grand master of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive FIremep, has
returned from New York well pleased with
the results of his mission.
Judge Bacon. general agent of the Chi
cago X Rock Island. ~ in the city. He has
had his territory extended to include Pitts-
burg and q number OF other points east of
here.
The Illinois Central has Civ en- notice
that hereafter all tickets other than first
class unlimited. between Memphis and
New Orleans. will be continuous passage
limited.
superintendent Darlington yesterday had
the trainmen who were directly or midi
rectly connected with the accident on the
Pennsylvania line at Harvey. last week,
before him for an investigation.
+. f. Scranton has been appointed gen.
eral manager of the Lake Erie. Alliance ~
Southern and the Alliance Il Northern
passenger and freight agent of the same
roads.
The new tram put on nv the PitrsburR x
Lake Erie and the Lake Shore between
Pittsbnrg and Buffalo makes the run in
eight hours. which is one and one-half
hour quicker than any other line covers
the distance.
II. II. Poppleton. of Cleveland. O., So
licitor of the Big Four lines, il IN the city
taking dispositions In the suit brought
against the Big Four for damages in the
Eagle creek disaster, which occu rred in
April. 1891.
Harry Crawford. ST.. who has been East
several months as one of the ATTORNEYS in
the Richmond Terminal receiv ership suits,
will shortly come Wost TO look after liti-
cation In connection with the old Indiana
Midland affairs.
Oscar Murray, second vice-president of
the Big Four lines. was in the city yester-
day en- route TO Chicago. While in that
city he will endeavor 10 have o conference
with General Manager McDoel, of the
Monon, as regards rate matters.
The lumber traffic is an important item
in the east-bound business of the through
lines Recently-preparei statistics show
that it furnishes one-tenth of the revenue.
Rates are usually better maintained on
lumber than on other classes of freight.
The New York Central IS making rapid
progress with its block signal system.
Within sixty days it will be In operation
from New York city TO Syracuse. As fast
rs the towers and apparatus are erected
operators are PIT at work. The blocks are
operated independently Of the stations