The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-19
PersonaI. LocnI and General Notes.


The Big Four viii tomorrow resume the
delivery Of city freight at its new depot.
w. c. Hobbs agent of the Kanawha
Despatch at this point, has gone TO Chicago
for ten days.
VIM r. McKeen, jr. superintendent of
shops, was in the city yesterday on official
business.
r. b. Richardson. chief clerk Of Super
intendent Darlington, OF the Pennsylvania
Sc n week
A. ID. Perry, passenger agent of the
Chicago & Alton, has moved into Room 6
over the Big Four ticket office, opposite
the Union Station.
George Bradbury. general manager. and
IL. c. Parker. traffic manager of the Lake
worlds fair for few days. returned yes
terday.
Harry Fuller. general passenger agent of
the Chesapeake & Ohio and T.. D. Nc
Cormick, passenger traffic manager OF the
Big Four. have arranged that after Nov.
1 the mileage books of either shall be good
on both systems.
An earnest effort Is making to induce the
Big Four people to restore Train r. over
the Decline, through to Cleveland, New
York and Boston, with the taking effect OF
the winter timetable, Nov. 5, as run for
long series of years.
President Ingalls, and his subordinate Of
f1cials will start on their annual inspection
trip next week President Ingails's pri-
wood shops having undergone general
pairs and repainting.
President ingalls,. of the Big Four re-
ports that the Enforcement in the move
ment of freight is VERY perceptible. Dnrine
the period of great depression the company
handled $500 freight cars day. Now
there are being moved nearly $500 cars.
Texas freight rates are being cut in every
direction, and the only hope now seems to
be In the selection OF n first-class freight
man as chairman of the moribund South
1r0ff 10 iaff hon 4.
general freight agents Will respect and fear
Under the schedule which takes effect
Nov. the Big Four will run its morning
train through TO Chicago instead OF stop
which will. after the worlds fair business
is over, give three daily trains to Chicago
from Indianapolis.
c. r. Dudley, official chemist of the Penn
sylvania lines. is going over the Western
systems testing the quality of the water
used for their locomotives to see if some
thing cannot be done TO make the watsr
less severe on the engine boilers through
the accumulation OF lime.
The management OF the Pennsylvania
lines is troubled somewhat as to the trains
they shall take off between Louisville and
Chicago via Indianapolis. rs the fast trains
passing through here north and south,
about midday, have proven very popular.
especially No. II, south-bound.
Track-laying on the extension OF the
Great Northern. from Sioux City to YanlS-
ton, was completed on Saturday last, and
On hohudy heAt II VIII De iOrIldly opeheu
for business. This VIII be the most import
ant event in the history OF the two Oldest
and largest cities Of South Dakota
The president of Division 30. 6. OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Boiler Makers,
yesterday notified VIM. Garstang. superin-
tendent of motive power. that the boiler
makers strike at Brightwood had been de-
clared off. Mr.. Garstang says that but for
this notice the incident would have been
forgotten.
The Pennsylvania inspection party stopped
in Terre Haute. long enough TO give the new
Union Station the Vandalia has erected there
careful inspection. and 10 a Journal repre-
sentative said that IL was very complete,
well designed building for the purposes In
tended, the train sheds were well arranged.
and the whole combined was u credit TO