The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-17
Personal. Local and General Notes.

William j. Floyd, of Peoria, ILL.,, is the
new Big Four agent at Charlottesville.
The officials of the Illinois Central are
this week inspecting the lines, travelling on
special train.
Most of the roads will make a rate of one
fare and a third for students who visit
their homes on Thanksgiving.
%. w. Beckwith, trainmaster of the, Big
Fours Chicago division, will to-day bury
his father at Greencastle, Ind.
The Monon earned in the first week of
November $66.S5S, an increase over the cor
responding week of last year of $40, 557.
George A. Clarke, formerly with the Big
Four car service department, has been APP
pointed assistant car service superintendent
of the Southern Iron Car Company.
II. r. Dering, assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines at Chicago,
was in the city yesterday, en- route to the
southern part of the State on hunting
trip
John E. Turner, who represents the
Northern Pacific in this territory, who has
been i'll with typhoid fever, has suffered
relapse, and there is much anxiety among
his friends.
John Barron has been appointed superin-
tendent of the Pittsburg division Of the
Baltimore Il Ohio. He was promoted from
trainmaster on the Philadelphia division of
the 3. q 0.
The gross earnings of the Wabash lines
since July 1 are 100000 in excess of those
up to the corresponding time of 1855. and
November and December promise equally
SOOu results.
The PENNSYLVANIA. has under consideration
carrying only first-class passengers on
Trains 2 and g. and not honoring passes.
East of Pittsburg on these trains passes are
not now honored.
The Chesapeake & Ohio has turned over
to the companys hospital association the
Gladys Hotel, in Virginia, free of rental.
The hospital will be fully equipped for
caring for sick and injured employees
William Garstang, superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Big Four, is in Chicago
attending meeting of the Western Rail-
read before the association as previous
meeting.
Several outside railroad men We're in the
city yesterday. OF the number We're 9. w.
Bemus of the Queen & Crescent; F. l..
Martin, of the Missouri Kansas & Texas;
T. w. Pummel, of the Northern Pacific, and
o. Wells, of the Chesapeake & Ohio.
The Central Passenger Association lines
have renewed their clergy bureau agree
ment for the coming year, it's operations
the past eleven months having proved of
advantage to the roads and met the views
of the persons 1t is intended to benefit.
The Michigan Central has under con-
sideration the extension of it's branch be-
tween Pinconning and Gladwin to Traverse
City, giving a short and direct route from
Traverse City to Detroit and opening up
large tracts of hard wood and farming
lands.
The general managers and superintend-
ents of the roads comprising the Union
Railway Company held their monthly meet
ing yesterday, but did little more than APP
prove of certain bills and authorize some
change in the method of lighting the Union
Station.
With the increase in business on the Wa
bash considerable number of engineers of
switching engines have been given main
line trains to run and firemen placed on
the switching engines, but no trainmen
who were engaged in the strike have been
emplo',d
Harry Crawford, jr., general manager of
e G O1Otad
Moore, general utility man of the company,
as saying there was no truth in the report
that the Monon people were to get control
of that road. BY neither party mas such
thing been considered.
One of the large Glass P engines has been
transferred to the Panhandle to run be-
day the train left Columbus with fifteen
cars, twenty minutes late and reached
Xenia on time-a record it would be difficult
to excel with as heavy train.
It is stated that the Pennsylvania and
Vandalia will continue the schedule of the
fast trains and between st. Louis and
New York. These trains make the run in
twenty-eight hours and half and charge
the excess rate for making time quicker
than thirty hours between, those points,
which is 81 for an hour or fraction of an
hour.
The Financial Chronicle shows that 1872
roads in October earned 02,l79. or SO,
per cent. more than N the same month last
year. This exhibit however. is not as ia
orable as that of September when the
iame roads showed a gain of $6.3S5S23. OF
i414 per cent. The exhibit is very satisfac-
DRY, considering the differences in the con
ditions of the two months.
w. ]. Lynch, assistant general passenger
gent of the Big Four at st. Louis. and
William Bruner assistant general passen
ser agent of the Vandalia at st. Louis
vere in the city yesterday and were in con
'erence with local passenger men severa
ours talking over rate matters, home
eekers' excursions transcontnental lin
business, etc.
The executive board of the Internations
j Association OF Common Ticket Agents began