The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-21
PersonnI. LocaI nnd GeneraI Note..

Col James Howe, ex-vice president of the
Wabash. accompanied by his wife, will sail
from New York to-day for Europe
1t is stated that J. J. Caffrey, master me-
chanic at the Belt road shops. will retire
from the service of the company.
K. L. Potter has been appointed general
manager of the Chicago, Fort Madison &
Des Moines, vice. j. c. MacKinnon who re-
tires on March j.
b. +. Horner. general passenger agent
of the NlclSel-piate road. accompanied by
his wife, has gone to Excelsior springs to be
absent couple of weeks.
The Louisville & Nashville railroad has
given notice OF its intention to withdraw
from the Southern Railway and Steamship
Association on March i.
Thomas Thomas Murphy Panhandle dn passenger
months, has improved that on the 1st of
the month he will take his train again
a. J. O'Riley, commercial agent of the
Monon, and his assistants, also the Blue
line people, will next week move into their
new office rooms in the Board of Trade
Building.
w W. Penn will. on March 1, take the
position of travelling passenger agent for
the Louisville, Evansville q st. Louis. Mr..
Penn was for some years on the Louisville
& Nashville.
The force OF the shops of the Louisville,
ba bsPsyf ben fuTb epls ed R Ind
equipment we'll as the power of the
road is to be greatly repaired.
Chairman Caldwell of the Western Pas
from the East. While East he established
local associations i'm Boston and New York
TO work in the interests of the Western as
sociation.
Joseph Wood. general manager. and John
i, Miller, general superintendent of the
PENNSYLVANIA Southwestern lines, after the
meeting yesterday went TO Madison to look
into the matter of making improvements at
that terminal.
The Delaware & Lancaster road. extend
ing from French Creek Junction TO a branch
of the Philadelphia e Reading is doing so
little business that trains have been taken
off. and IL is probable 1t will be converted
into an electric line.
The Boston Herald publishes the annual
report OF President Blackstone OF the Chi
says the Chicago & Alton is the Boston 4
Albany or the West. No road In this coun-
try is in better financial condition than
the Boston * Albany.
Thomas Mclaughlin, the well-known SUI
pervisor OF the Panhandle lines. died quite
suddenly at Chicago on Sunday. The fun
yesterday. He leaves a wife and three chill
dren. He was a member OF the Pennsylvania
voluntary relief department.
The Nickel-plate in connection with the
Lackawanna. is handling a large amount OF
the dressed meats and live stock shipments
between Chicago and Jersey City. Last
week five trains loaded with dressed meats
passed East over this line, and the live
stock movement was heavier.
The annual report of the Pennsylvania
lines will be out in a few days. and il
Is stated that while IL will show "A great
falling off in gross earnings. so great have
been the economies practced. that the net
earnings will be much better proper
tionately. than the gross that il will be
a surprise.
Judge Bacon, general Western travelling
passenger agent Of the Chicago x Rock
Island: X. Il. Jones. general travelling
freight agent OF the same road; J. ID. Camp
bell, representing the Wisconsin Central.
and +. Martin. commercial agent of the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas were in the city
yesterday official business.
ersSble note has. with officials OF the Lou
isville, Evansville Il ST. Louis, been IN
specting the rOadbed and It's equipments
for week past He returns to New York
this week and will be able 20 make more
favorable report than he had been led TO
believe he could prior TO the inspection.
Commissioner Donald. OF the passenger
department of the Central Traffic AssOca-
ton. has given his decision in the differen-
tial rate question pending on business be-
Chicago and Detroit. in which the Wabash,
the Michigan Central the Chicago x Grand
Trunk and the Detroit, Grand Haven & Mill
waukee lines were interested ON March
! all lines Will withdraw second-class rates
between CHICAGO and Detroit On first