The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-27


were loaded and 222 empty; the Indian
apolis 81 Vincennes l, $50. of which COS were
loaded and 552 empty. From the foregoing
1t will be seen that the empty car move
ment was unusually large. being nearly
100 Der cent. greater than In the week end
ing Feb. Is.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
j. w. Sherwood. formerly superintend-
ent of the Big Four passed through the
city yesterday en- route to,St Louis.
T.. A. Ford, general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines west OF Pittsburg
now IN Mexico, will be away until April !.
| The Big Four company has closed the
| telegraph office at BerrIen Center on it's
Michigan division, and made 1t flag sta
| ton.
George III. Valiant. second vice president
of the Erie Railway Company. sailed for
| Europe Saturday. He expects to be
| away tw o months.
| the Continental fast-freight line fov some
| years. has resigned to accept position on
| the Santa Fe road
Thomas Noonan. general manager of the
| Central States Dispatch who has been
| East for ten DAYS, returned Saturday, &C.
companied by his auditor.
l.. j. Burdge. joint agent of the Wabash
| and the Chicago Il Erie road at Laketon
Junction. has resigned to become travelling
solicitor for an investment company.
w. r. Busenbark traffic manager of the
| Chicago ~ Great Western road, passed
| through the city yesterday to his head
| quarters. returning from q Southern trip
| 10 rest little.
&. j. Stedwell. who retires as superiE-
| tendent of the Michigan division Of the
| Big Four on Wednesday. has been connect
| ed with the Bee Line. now a part of the Big
Four system, for twenty-three years
A Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day ton en- CINE,
which had been rebuilt at the shops of the
| Indianapolis, Decatur & Western road,
was run out on Saturday to be tested and
blew out one of its new cylinder heads.
w. r. Woodford has been appointed gen.
| Wheeling road Mr. Woodford is q broth
| or of NJ. ID. Woodford. president of the Gin
cinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Com
| Dany.
w. w. Lynn. formerly cashier of the In
| diana. Bloomington & Western road. now
sign. He contemplAtes returning TO In
dianapolis to engage in commercial pur-
suite.
The clerical force in the dingy, dark
rooms of the Vandalia at the freight depot
| In Terre Haute will on the first of the
story rooms which were recently vacated
BY the auditors department..
| Twenty years ago Archibald Mcleod. ex-
| president of the Philadelphia q Reading
company, anu now one or the receivers or
the road. was proprietor of q mineral water
establishment IN Duluth. driving his own
| cart and delivering pop" and like drinks.
The management OF the Vsndslia has
under contemplation the making of two
| divisions of the Terre Haute Il Logansport
| ing from Terre Haute to South Bend and
| the other from that point To st. Joseph,
| Mich.
| H. A. Miller who. for some years. has been
| in the JOINT Offices of the Baltimore 81 Ohio
| and Big Four at Milford Junction on March
succeeds Arnold Clauve as cashier of the
Big Four freight office at Wabash, Ind.
| Clauve will be transferred to the agency
| of the Big Four at Alexandria.
Charles A. Wilson has been appointed
| general superintendent of the Wheeling ~
Lake Erie road. taking effect March ].
| Mr.. Wilson began railroadIng in 1869 as
| fiagman on the Philadelphia 81 Reading
| road. Since 1880 he has been chief engin.
eer of the w heeling 81 Lake Erie lines.
| The railroads made yesterday cleaning
| up day. Every freight engine and everv
| passenger engine which could be spared
| from the passenger service was hauling
| freights. On the Big -Four freight trains
| were SO numerous that they interfered
somewhat with the movement of passenger
| trains.
shipped four passenger coaches of the IN ost
| approved pattern to the Columbus Il San
dusky Short-lne. on a contract to build
twelve coaches. These works are shipping
| roads. and are now filling q large contract
| with the Georgia Central road.
James Barker, general passenger agent
| of the MOnOn, is said to he we'll pleased
| with the results of the arbitration of the
| passenger disturbances in the Chicago and
| Ohio River Traffic Association territory.
| de Is quoted as saying that all the Monon
| asked was and iron-clad agreement that
could not be broken without peril. He
thinks the demand of the Monon. in that
| respect. has been fully met
The Clncinuati. Hamilton s. Day ton last
week received from the Pittsburg loco.
| motive works another consolidated freight
| engine. which is to be put in service on the
| Indianapolis division, making the third of
| the new engines received this mon h placed
| on this division. These engines weigh
10000 pounds without the tank: have the
| Bellepaire boiler. and all modern improve
ments to freight locomotives.
J. Q. Van Wrinkle will on Tuesday night
| leave ST. Louis for indianapolis and on
| Wednesday morning assume the duties Of
| general superintendent of the Big Four.
Seldom has an appointment been made
| which gives such general satisfaction to
employees on q railway system as has this
one. A harmony between officials and en-
ployes which has not been known for many
months is likely to follow this official
change.
&c. Darlington superin tendent of the In
| dIanapolis division of the Pennsylvania
| lines. yesterday decided TO appoint Robert
! b. Richardson as bis chief clerk, vice W.
| w. Richardson. who goes with I'll. r. Der
| ing. assistant general passenger agent of
| the Pennsylvania lines. to CHICAGO. r. b.
| Richardson has for some years been chief
| clerk for VIM. Swanston, master mechanic
| of the Pennsylvania Company at it's shops
| in Indianapolis. Mr.. Swanston has not yet
decided who he will appoint as Nh. Rich
ardson's successor.
| c. +. Henderson, formerly general man.
ager of the Indiana, Bloomington Il West
| ern road now general ager of the coal
and iron departments of the Philadelphia
| a. Reading company, has rendered his
| resignation. Mr.. Henderson was appoin ted
by Austin Corbin. when the latter was
president of the Philadelphia ~ Readin Q
Railroad Company. 10 the position ne no W
vacates. In the last few years Mr.. Hender-
son has been very fortunate in real-estate
Investments. and to look after his private
interests will now require his time.
II. X. ,Dering. who recently transferred
his headquarters as assistant general pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania lines "a
Chicago spent Sunday with his family in
this city. He expects to remove his family
to Chicago May l. Mr.. Derlng states that
he thinks the Pennsy lvania people are we'll
satisfied with the decision of she arbitra-
tors in the settlement of the questions az
issue between the roads In the Chicago &
Ohio River Traffic Association. One thing
10 certain. he saws. the mileage books can
not again become q bling element al
every through trip made on q mileage book