The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-03
Personal, Local and Genera, Notes.


Personal, Local and General Notes
The station on the Evansville 81 Indian
apolis road known as Fowler Is hereafter
to be called Piummer.
The Vandalia will put on its fast trains
between Terre Haute and st. Joseph over
the L. IL. ~ l.. division ON May 20.
The receipts from sales of tickets at the
uptown office of the Big Four for April ex-
ceeded those of April. 1892, 10y IS, 165.
The position of mechanical engineer on
the Big Four which was filled by +. +.
Worthingt0n. deceased, has been abolished.
In April there were handled ct the Union
Station baggage room 3, $40 pieces OF bag
gage. an increase over April, 1892. of 3.2lS
pieces.
The Chicago * Erie company expects to
get its new block system between Marion
aud Hammond in operation By the first of
next month.
J. MoGreevy has been appointed agent of
the Wells-Fargo Express Company at
Columbus, o.. where the company has just
opened an Office.
One of the New York Centrars Iocomo-
tlves. last week. hauling seven cars.
reached q speed of S634 miles en- hour for q
considerable distance.
John EVAN. late superintendent of the
Monon. who has been quite Ill for some
weeks. was out yesterday for q short ride,
and Is Improving In health.
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of the Milwaukee Il Lake Shore. is visit
ing friends IN this city. He was for many
years on Indianapolis lines.
The Big Four ia still holding out of Chi
cago $50 carloads of coal which the dealers
III that city purchased when there was
prospect of a strike of the miners.
Receiver Burt, of therroledo & Ann Ar
Dor. has sent out q circular TO the effect
that all officials and agents would be con.
tinued in the service OF the company.
w. ID. Cunning has been appointed train
master of the passenger terminals of the
Illinois Central at Chicago. and A. II.
Egan trainmaster of the freight terminals.
The Lake Eric ~ Western management
has under contemplation putting on it's
trains to run between Indianapolis and
Chicago via Michigan City. in connection
with the boats regularly, May 10.
Since Jan. the Chicago < Eastern ILL
nois has added twenty heavy passenger
and freight engines TO its power. and now
has the largest engine equipment per mile
OF any road running into Chicago.
James Watson has been reinststed as an
engineer on the Big Four lines after being
laid of three months for running quite q
distance after his engine had broke loose
from it's train without noticing Is
Leonard K. Barton. now roadmaster of
the Louisville. Evansville ~ ST. Louis,
laid the fret rail of the st. Louis. Vandalia
~ Terre Haute. now q part of the Vandalia
Der. 1e6S
The Belt road will. in June. receive two
new engines. built after the Specifications
OF Master Mechanic Gatfrey. which will he
provided with both steam and air brakes
and all other modern devices of value for
this class of engines.
The Charleston. Cincinnati * Chicago
railroad was sold at q private auction. at
Charleston. =. g., yesterday. under a de-
cree of the United States Circuit Court. TO
avl.. Hall nf
boDdh olders, for S550,C0O.
New Albany has very fourishing di-
vision of tho Order of Railway Conduct
ors. which has just furnished n hall in the
Briggs Block, of that city. in very
tractive manner. In which to hold their
meetings or so meet socially.
J. J. Frey, the new general manager of
the Santa lie lines. has given instructions
that baggage agents. depot masters ami
other station employees on the lines as well
as the trainmen. must appear when on duty
in the uniform prescribed by the company.
President Mackey wants the operating
expenses OF the Louisville. Evansville ~
| st. Louis brought down to 90 per cent. OF
! Its gross earnings. Until the road Ia in
| better physical condition it will be impos-
| sible for any management to accomplish
| such n result.
%. p. McCarty has been appointed acting
| general passenger agent of the Ohio "
| Mississippi. vice VIM. Is. Shattuc, resigned,
with the consolidation OF the ~. ~ Nj. with
the Baltimore u Ohio southwestern. Mr..
| McCsr;y will be appointed general pas
| senger agent of the consolidated lines.
T. j. Merrick has Deen appointed car.
| service agent of the Lake Shore road, vice
| G. L. w heeler. resigned. 90 become general
manager of the International Furniture
| Car Company. This company proposes TO
put one thousand large furniture cars in
service. and has asked bids on the first 80
! cars.
| The Cincinnati. Hamilton * Day ton
management is expending u good deal OF
money In getting the indianapolis division
in good ply ical condition. Two construc-
tion trains are distributing gravel. thou
| sands of new ties have just been put in,
and the bridges subjected 10 a general over
| hauling.
/ Rumors of the new arrangement of the
! officials OF the Lake Shore road are coming
a. the front. The system IL TO have. 10 IS
said new general manager. Mr.. John
Newell now holds that Office In connection
with the presidency. but proposes within
sixty days. according 90 current reports,