The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-14
P.rsonai. Local and General Notes.

Personai. Local and General Notes.
j. j. Hall, the car-service agent of the
Northern Pacific. Is in the city.
The Lake Erie II Western shows al in
crease In earning the first week Of Jnly
over the corresponding week Of 1892 of S4,-
24S.
The first week in July the passen ger earn
ings of the Louisville. New Albany X Chi
csgo were SIC. Az in excess of the irss week
OF July. 1892.
A special over the Pennsylvania lines
yesterday brought In from Chicago 329 del
sgates to the Baptist convention now in
session here.
w. II. Blod gett. general solicitor of the
Wabash. left yesterday for New York. and
tomorrow sails for Europe to be absent
two months.
The Toledo. ST. Louis & Kansas City
earned in the first week of July $50. TIA, q
decrease. as compared with the correspond
Ing week of 1892. of Si.S0L-
The Indianapolis & Vlncennes manage.
ment. contrary to other roads. are. IN in-
creasing their number of section men,
working from four TO ak men on q section.
The Danville I'LL Coal belt line has been
incorporated with o capital stock OF $780,
700. The road will. as it's name i'm plies. be
operated entirely within the coal fields OF
illinois.
The body of NJ. P. Kelley. general agent
OF the Big FOUR at 81 Louis. was found In
the Mississippi river. He disappeared n
week ago. and IL Is supposed he committed
suicide.
II. Shamp. agent and operator of the
Pennsylyanis Company at North Judson.
has resigned TO go into business at Deca-
tur. Ind. L. w. Bredin succeeds hIm at
North Judson.
John 6. Williams, general manager, and
other officials OF the Vandalia are spend
ing q couple of days on the Peoria division
looking after Its needs. The compapy is
AHnenilnn mnnau nnlfa IhaFallu nm fhla
pewly-acquIred line.
Joseph Ramsey. jr.. president OF tbs
Peoria * Pekin, has appointed j. f. Palmer
superintendent of the road. vice e.. A.
Shaft. who retIres Ang. l.. Mr. Palmer has
been with the company for several years
and is entitled TO promotion.
On Aug. l the new law OF Texas which,
II enforced. VIII drive the ticket scalp era
ont OF business. goes into effect. lt Is
stated that the scaIpers arc thoroughly
organized, and are determined to test the
constitutionalIty of the law.
A fine of 500. $500 and 500 for the first.
second and third otfeDse is provided under
the new agreement of the Western Pas
sengcr Association for railways TO accept
mileage books which have been trans-
ferred from one person TO another.
Freight traffic is improving with most of
the roads. The Big Four is handling
again between 4. 200 and 1880 loaded cars q
day. The shipments OF molons and other
6outnern IrultS ana vegetables continue To
be very heavy beyond precedent. especially
TO Chicago.
ID. Il. Martin. general passenger AGENT of
the Big -Four lines. says 10 is the intention
of the Big Four company 90 expend u hand
some amount OF money To convert the mdny
tine picnic grounds on its lines into de-
sirable pleasure resorts. The company has
. number of locations which have been
richly endowed by nature. and only the
hand Of Improvement 10 needed TO bring
obouss Transformation. Already the great