The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-21
Personal. Local and General Notes.

tlal rates OF those lines.
Personal. Local and General Notes
Joseph Wood. general manager of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg. Is
making Western trip.
A. M. Schroyer. superintendent of tele-
graph of the Pennsylvania lines. Is IN the
city on official business.
The c.. c. C. & ST. l.. has declared a semi
annual dividend Of II per cent. on lis COM
mon stock, payable Feb. /.
Oscar Murray. second vice-president of
the Big Four lines, Will arrive In the city
this morning and remain until p. NJ.
b. X. Durfee. one of the directors OF the
Indianapolis. Decatur 81 Western, has been
appointed commissioner of the penitentla-
ries of Illinois.
f. p. Lord. superintendent of motive
power of the Big Four lines. spent yester-
day at Brightwood inspecting the crippled
engines and deciding what should be done
with them.
The mileage books of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton IL Dayton are now good over
twenty-three roads and five transfer lines,
quite on increase over the roads covered by
the books last year.
George Brecount, commercial agent of
the Monon at Cincinnati. was in the city
yesterday for the purpose of accompanying
the lumber men on their annual trip. he
having done so for many years.
The directors of the Evansville & Terre
Hante have declared quarterly dividend
of pa per cent. payable an. %. This would
indicate that the stockholders Will receive
o 10 per cent. dividend this year.
The Evansville Il Terre Haute this week
received two of the ten engines the Bald
win acknowledgements are to build for
that road. When these are In service the
h. d i. Ii. Will be In good shape as re-
CARDS power.
few months ago the Nickel plate put on
through passenger trains between Buffalo
and Chicago. and the results have been so
satisfactory that four vestibled trains have
been contracted for to make the lines still
more popular.
Master Mechanic Swanston. of the Penn
sylvaria shops at Indianapolis. says he
now has nearly six hundred men at work.
the largest mum Der since the company built
shops here. and he could employ fifty more
to good advantage.
The shops of the Pennsylvapia Company
at Fort Wayne. on Tuesday, turned out the
first of the twelve class TX" passenger en-
Rines being built there. and it's performance
will be watched with interest, as it is the
heaviest passenger locomotive built by the
Pennsy lvania Company.
A. N. Morrow. superintendent of bridges
on the Chicago ~ Indiana Coal road. has
resigned, and is succeeded by III. Perkins,
his first assistant Mr. Morrow has &C.
copied q similar position with the North
ern Pacific Wisconsin Central division).
with Headquarters at Chicago.
John Lazarus traffic manager of the
Indianapolis, Decatur 81 Western. SAYS he
could load five hundred cara on the line
could he command them. and that the road
would this month show q handsome in
crease in earnings over January, 1892 but
for the trouble in getting cars.
The Wabash announces that hereafter
tho passenger department. of that road will
az IatI IN n no rtrtA Cf ai,t,
cents a mile the rate for parties of ten or
more. It's thought this action of the Wa
bash will lead other roads to adopting the
same rule as regards party rates.
G. Z. Henderson. formerly general man
aQer of the l.. b. 81 W.. ia still the general
manager of the coal and iron interests of
the Philadelphia ~ Reading. and has built
up quite reputation for moving coal
promptly through this severe winter, when
coal famines have been feared at points
supplied by the p. ~ X. company.
The business of the Big Four at Spring
field. O.. has outgrown the track facilities
and accommodations of all kinds for hous-
ing and caring for engines. and with the
early spring extensive improvements will
be made there In laying additional side
tracks. putting up apparatus for coating
engines and good round house.
James Brannon has been appointed gen
eral yardmaster of the Pennsylvania at
Anderson. Ind, and l.. +. Wallace. formerly
passenger conductor on the Pennsy lvania
takes the Richmond yards. making the
third passenger conductor who has left the
road to engage in business, and now re-
turns to take the position of general yard
master.
J. @. Hicks, superintendent OF terminals
of the Big Four lines. has just begun his
twenty fourth year of service with the Big
Four. He began as q brakeman. becoming,
SUCCESSFULLY, conductor. night yardmaster
at Indianapolis. and general yardm
and on Nov. /, 1892. being promoted to his
present position. which he is filling with
marked ability.
President In gals, of the Big Four, has
given orders that q round-honse of thirty
stalls be built on the twenty-six acres of
ground the company owns at the crossing
of the Belt road and Big Four tracks. just
on the CITY line. The round house at
Brightwood is an inconvenient and badly
constructed building. and not adapted 10
holding the present large engines the CON-
pany is using.
1t Is probable that during the coming
summer the Chicago Sc Eastern Illinois
will build an extension from Rossville to
Fairmount. in Vermillion county. Illinois.
where it will intersect the road at Sidell.
If built the extension will pass through
Tuscola and Shelbyvllle. Ill. and will en-
able the Chicago d Eastern Illinois to es-
tablish q sho:G through line between ST.
Louis and Chicago, in connection with
some friendly line.
w. II. McDoel. general manager of the
Monon, has issued u circular giving John
EVAN n leave of absence for few mon IN 8
on account of continued Ill health. The
circular appoints G.. NJ. McCanDon, now
trainmaster. acting superintendent OF the
Indianapolis division. With this comes a
rumor that the relations between Mr.. Evan
and Sumner Collins. general superintend-
emit OF the MOnon. are not of pleasant
| character, and that Mr.. Evan will sever
his connection with the road.
Contracts were awarded this week by
the Pennsyly anis for the important wor
| of shortening It's line between Phila del
phia and Jersey City. The cutoff will be
used only by the fast express trains. The
| cut Oft leaves the main line little east of
Newark. avoids running through the cities
| of Newark and Elizabeth, and again stri es
| the main line at New Brunswlck. reducing
| the distance between Philadelphia and
| Jersey City several miles and avoiding the
running slow through Newark and Eliza
| beth.
Anderson Ind. Is becoming O very impor.
| tant station TO the Pennsy Company,
| and the company. recognizing this fact. has
| decided 10 make extensive improvements
+, there for handling the increasing business.
| An extensive yard 10 to be constructed. a
| new passenger station built and the pres
| ent combined passenger and freight station
| CONVEX ted entirely into a freight station, and
many other important improvements made.
| The passenger station will De commodiou Gus.
| modern sty 10 in architecture and an orna-
ment To the thrifty city of Anderson.
| The directors of the Chicago Board of
| Trade have adoped resolutions protesting