The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04

Personal. Local and General Notes.
r. b. F. Peirce, receiver OF the Toledo,
ST. Louis a. Kansas City, Is In New York
The Pennsylvania has decided to double
the track Of its Camden d Atlantic branch.
The Empire State express trains are being
put through the shops and equipped with
tulI extension platform vestibule.
s.. o. Pickens, solicitor Of the Pennsyi-
vania lines for the Seventh district, has
gone East to be absent several days.
In March, there were handled at the Union
Station baggage rooms S5,74S pieces of bag
gage. against 2.56s pieces in March, 1885,
The Wabash company has purchased new
baiiasting the road between Peru and wa
bash, Ind.
The position of treasurer of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio, made vacant by the death of
I. o. Barbour. IL is stated officially, will
probably not be filled before July /.
The Missouri Pacific has just placed in
service, between st. Louis and Kansas City,
a number OF new compartment cars, which
are elaborate in design, costing $4,000 each.
II. C. Parker, general traffic manager of
the Brice lines, has issued circulars appoint
ing William Hodgson general freight agent
and c. +; DAILY general passsenger agent Of
the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus.
A special train on the Pennsylvania, con-
ssting Of a combination and baggage car,
last sunday made the run from Camden, N.
J., to Atlantic City in forty-nine minutes.
One mile was covered in forty-four seconds.
Although the election of an auditor for
the Santa Fe has been postponed for an
other month, 1t Is well understood that the
Assistant Auditor McKebbens now acting
auditor. -
c. E. Schaff, genera manager of the Big
Four stated, last evenings that. within a
few days, the local Wagner sleeping car
between Indianapolis and New York would
be restored and hauled nightly on the Knick-
erbocker express.
H. d. Bennett, secretary Of John F. Miller,
IN o of 10
been promoted TO the position of general
utility man, and will be assigned TO special
duties by Mr. Miller George w. Patterson
has taken his place at the general offices.
y. A. Gould, superintendent of the eastern
division of the Wabash. spent yesterday in
the city, en- route home from months stay
in the South. Though much improved in
health, he looks hardly strong enough to re-
sumo his usual duties. but hopes to next
week.
]. A. Graham now master ar-builder of
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago. at
the shops, in Fort Wayne, entered the serv-
ice of the company twenty-four years ago,
on April 2. leaving the position OF dry
goods clerk to become an apprentice In these
shops.
The Central Freight Traffic Association is
a fixed fact. with j. +. Tucker chairman and
several freight associations into this one, 1t Is
said. will reduce the expenses 10 the roads
which have supported the other organizations
fully 80 per cent
Assistant Ticket Agent Morney of the
New York Central. who has been appointed
Southwestern passenger agent of the Chica-
go Great Western, is spoken OF as very
active passenger man. He viii look after
the company's interest In the Southeast,
with headquarters at Cincinnati.
Not only has the Chicago & Ohio River
Traffic Association been merged into the
Central Passenger Committee, but the Gin
cinnai and ST. Louis Passenger Association,
the Cincinnati and Columbus Passenger As
ISOLATION, the Cincinnati and Cleveland Pas
senger Association and the indianapolis Pas
sengsr Association.
Capt. b. w. Doyle, secretary of the Penn
sylvania Lead Company. and for many years
a popular captain OF steamboat on the
Ohio river, who died at Sewickiey, Pa, on
Tuesday. was. at one time, secretary to j..
ID. Laying. general manager OF the West
Shore road. His widow Is a sister OF Genei al
Freight Agent Means, or the Panhandle
lines.
peake & Ohio. claims that no trunk line
now has a better track than the c. & O.
Several miles Of steel rail, weighing one
hundred pounds to the yard and sixty feet
In length, have just been bought, and when
this is in the track the G. & o. will have
forty miles more of this pattern of rail than
any other road In the country.
A ticket broker. speaking OF the situation
with the scaipers. said the business, under
fai The American Ticket Brokers' Associa-
ton now has SIC members. and there are
but few cities where these offices do not
have correspondents With whom they tran
act business. Between some OF them dozen
tickets day are handled. The Guarantee
Brokers Association has about $40 mem
bers- and 1t Is possible the ,wo organiza-