The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-26
PersonaI, LocaI and General Notes.


The st. Louis, Chicago & ST. Paul has abol-
ished the position or cashier and car account
ant.
General Manager Provost, of the Penn
sylvania, who has been abroad six weeks
will reach home this week.
A. A Zion, superintendent of the Union
railway Company, has gone to Cincinnati to
be absent couple OF days.
W. H. Joyce, general freight agent of the
Pennsylvania, will sail for Europe to-mor-
row, to be absent six weeks.
George Bradbury, vice president and gen.
erai manager Of the Lake Erie & Western
lines. Is In Chicago on official business.
N. w. Mansfield, superintendent of the In
dianapolis az Vincennes, has gone to CeluHh-
bus for a conference with John F. AfiIer
general superintendent.
J. @. Van Wrinkle Is In Cincinnati working
on the new time schedule, which 1t is now
expected will go into effect next Sunday IL
the Vanderbilt lines are ready.
VI. II. Smith. president OF the Louisville &
Nashville, Is an enthusiastic bicyclist and
recently was arrested for riding on the side
walks, contrary to the ordinance of Louis
vile.
The Lehigh Valley road last week placed
an order with the Baldwin locomotive works
for twenty. freight and FIVE passenger loco
motives, all to be of the most modern tyne
and standard weight
III. Walter Webb. vice president of the
New York Central. who sailed last week for
Europe. will be absent six weeks and on
his return Chauncey VI. Depew president of
the road, will go abroad.
The time OF the 1880 train over the Big
has been so shortened as to make it good
train TO ride on. From Greensburg IL is
practically an express train.
w. r: zulich. adJuster Of the Railway
gone TO the Southwest He will visit sew
eral points in Texas and New Mexico in the
interests or the organization.
The excursions between Indianapolis and
as literally patronized as last year The
fifty-cent increase in rate the round trip
probably deters some from going.
About a month ago the engines which
and Columbus. o.. 1ss miles, began to run
through without change and yesterday the
engineers commenced to run through.
c. w. Eel. representing the passenger de-
partment OF the Queen & Crescent, was in
the city yesterday TO ascertain how many
people would go TO ChattanoOga on the S5
round trip rate, Cincinnati to Chattanooga,
on May 2S.
has been arranged TO take place at West
Superior, Wis, July .. From that point
Master Cary Will proceed TO the several
States along the line TO sell the lands in
each State.
Frank Reed, general passenger agent of
the Monon lines, was in the city yesterday
He states that their. passenger earnings are
keeping up very well. but IL keeps the rep
resentatives OF the line busy 10 accomplish
such result.
A; J. cassatt. president Of the New York.
Philadelphia & Norfolk, is expected home
from Europe in few days, and the road
will become a member of the Joint Traffic
Association. This road is operated as part
of the Seaboard Airline.
]. ]. Turner. vice president and general
manager OF the Vandalia lines. was in the
city yesterday. His friends will be gratified
TO learn that the health OF his wife is i'm
proving since he took her to Atlantic City
TO spend several weeks.
The Pennsylvania Is running eighteen
trains each way on its Burlington & Mount
Holly branch by electricity. and the passen-
ger traffic has increased 80 per cent In a
few weeks a practical test viii be made of
the power used on this line.
The Wagner Palace Car Company has tusr
sent west, TO be run on the Chicago St
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha. wnere the Wag-
ner company has replaced the Pullman four
OF the finest and most costly sleeping cars
yet put in service or any road
1t is stated officially that the Illinois Gen.
trail viii not get legal control OF the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Southwestern until early in
July. This condition IL not due to any out
side complication, but Is because OF the regu-
lar legal steps which must be taken.
The Erie lines are now making the strong
est fight for east-and-west through passer-
ser business In the histQEr the road. It's