The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-06
PersonnI. LocnI and General Notes.

f. ID. Butler has been appointed agent
of the Big Four at Morgantcwn, Ind, vice
II. NJ. Shields, who yesterday retired
NJ. E. ingalls,, president of the Big Four
lines, yesterday started for Florida with
one of his sons, who is in poor health.
Oscar Murray. freight traffic manager of
Western trip. Yesterday he was in Omaha.
John G.. Williams. general manager, and
n. w. Hibbard. general freight agent of
the Vandalia lines, returned yesterday from
the East.
One hundred persons, under the new
agreement of the Western Passenger Asso-
citation, can secure excursion rates Here
tofore the limit was go
The seventh international conference Of the
railroad department of the Young Mems
Christian Association will be held in New
York city March 29-Aprll 1.
]. n. Fortney and Charles E. Smith, who
ployes Association in Chicago, are in the
city for a conference with the general off,
GERS.
The Big Four has now had on it's local
sleeper between Indianapolis and st. Louis
three months, and the business il is doing
demonstrates that it is appreciated by the
travelling public.
The Northern Pacific reorganization COM
gage bondholders, report that German hold
ers of S,N9.00O of these bonds have signed
the bondholders' agreement.
General Manager Mclaughlin, of the Con-
tinental fast freight line, is expected in the
city to-day to take the preliminary steps
for withdrawing from this point in favor
of the Central States Dispatch.
d. c. Edwards, general passenger agent
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton * Dayton lines.
is making improvements at Woodsdale
Park which will make it an even more pop
ular resort than in any former year.
The Peoria & Eastern has received six
of the ten engines which the Richmond To-
connective works have been rebuilding. ard
their business has so much increased that
they 4 good
Mr.. e r. Rideout, secretary of the Rail-
road Young Mems Christian Association at
North Platte, NebY on the Union Pacific,
has been appointed as the new secretary
for the railroad association at Columbus,
Ind.
Alpheus Cyphers. general Eastern agent
of the Wabash, has resigned, and Robert
y. Collyer succeeds him, with office al 400
Broadway, New York. E. II. Lake sue
ceeds Mr.. Collyer as freight agent of the
company for that point.
The relations between the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern and the Big Four are
somewhat StrainG1 The Big -Four has
been carrying more passengers between
Cincinnati and St. Louis than the B. a Q.
;. w. thinks that company is entitled TO.
1t is stated that the Pennsylvania Com
pany will follow the New York Central and
the Erie and greatly reduce the amount of
Sunday work For some time, at Indianapo-
lis. as little work has been done on sun
day as the business of the road will admit
From an Eastern railroad man VINO Is
IN the city IL Is learned tnat the boston ~
Albany, before the present year closes.
intends to have its tracks across every
highway between Albany and Boston either
above below the grade of streets or
roadways.
j. O. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
of the Big Four, and several other Big
Four officials are In Columbus. O., attend
ing the trial of a case where suit is brought
against the company for $4,000 by per-
son injured in the wreck at Eagle Greek,
April {. 1891.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas on Sunday
began regular service into st. Louis over