The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-16
Personal. local and GenernI Nodes.

Personal, Local and General Notes.
W. H. McDoel, vice president of the c.,
I. & L. (Monon) has gone to New York.
Most of the roads are taking off their con-
struction trains TO save consumption OF
coal while the strike is on.
The Canadian Pacific is building an ele-
VatOr "a owen sound that has a capacity
Of over 100000 bushels of grain.
NJ. S. Wormser has been elected one of the
directors of the Chicago Great Western
road, vice II. A. Gardner, resigned.
Careful estimates show that in the last
thirty days 5000 empty cars have been
sent into the West to move the crops.
w. A. Terry has been appointed assistant
general freight agent of the Pittsburg q
Lake Erie road, with headquarters at Pitts
burg.
The passenger earnings of the Chicago
Great Western road are now showing larger
increases each week than are the freight
earnings.
The Missouri Pacific has got out a neat
folder giving much valuable information
regarding the gold fields and the best route
to reach them.
A new elevator, with capacity of $780, 900
bushels, will be put in operation at Charles
| ton, >. C., Sept. /, opening another Southern
export grain point
A. j. Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, has become Identified with
the Union Traction Company, and VIII
be elected one of it's directors.
S. II. II. Clark, president of the Union
Mont Mrs. Clark and his physician are
with him. His health is improving.
Last week was the banner one with the
Pennsylvania road in excursion business.
During the week twenty-six special trains
were run, largely to the seashore resorts.
/ Aug 20 the St. Louis & San Francisco
road, III connection with the Texas Mid
land, Will establish through passenger SER
vice between st. Louis and Galveston.
George Rockwell, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania lines,
with headquarters at Cincinnati, spent yes
terday WIN his family at MarunsVille.
The Illinois Contra. is to build very
handsome modern passenger station at
Springfield, Ill, which will also be occupied
by the Baltimore q Ohio Southwestern as
lessee.
Buffalo papers say there is no truth in
the report that roads centerng there are
running short of coal. All have an ample
supply, having anticipated trouble with the
miners.
Arrangements have now been made by
which tourist cars Will run through from
New England to Pacific coast points. In
the past a chauge was made at chicago or
st. Louis.
On Saturday the Big Four commenced
using its own water pant at Greensbur8,
taking the water from a well ninety feet
deep. The company makes quite saving
by the change.
Sept 1, T. c. M. SCHNEIDER, general pas
senger agent of the Cincinnati Northern
ROAD, is TO retire: Mr.. schindler will on on
that date complete his twentieth year of
railroad service.
The Chicago q Alton has contracted for
a new bridge over the Mississippi river az
louisiana Mo- to replace the present struc-
ture erected in 1873. The new bridge will be
2,O29 feet in length.
The Pennsylvania is using it's passenger
dinerential on business between New York
and Chicago over the Panhandle line, ana
there has been a percepuble increase in the
business OF Train 20
More than majority of the bondholders
of the Columbus & hooking Valley road
have deposited their bonds with the j. Z.
Morgan house in favor of the proposed
plan of reorganization.
Col. Samuel Moody, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania lines
west has arranged for his annual Vaca-
ton, to commence to-day. He Will spend
the time at the seashore.
No more six-wheel trucks are being used
under passenger coaches by the standard
roads. 1t has been found that four wheel
truck is just as safe and at the same time
much lighter and costs less.
Thomas j. Cole, formerly dispatcher on
the West Virginia Central road, later on
the Western Maryland & Baltimore road,
is dead. He was quite prominent in the
Train Dispatchers Association.
Thursday, Aug 26 the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton, in connection with the ID.
& G. Steamship. navigation Company, Will
give it's annual Mackinac excursion, at the
low rate of So for the round trip.
Passenger conductors on the Big Four
was discharged last week on the Cincinnati
division ana it is said others have been
asked to explain certain matters.
]. r. Racknff has been appointed resident
engineer of the Chicago, Burlington a
Quincy lines with headquarters at st.
Joseph Mo-, succeeding O. S. Osborn, who
recently resigned TO go to the Klondike.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton took
out of Indianapolis yesterday on the 81
round-trip to Cincinnati GAG eXcursionists,
and the Indiana, Decatur & Western
brought in from off its line 6O5 excursion
lists.
The examination of employees on the
Michigan division of the Big -Four for color
blindness and hearing was completed on
Saturday and in nearly every instance the
employe passed the examination satlstac-
torly.
Plans have been completed for the new
passenger station which the Big Four in
connection with the Chicago & Nest Mlchl-
gan road, is TO erect at Benton Harbor.
The contract calls for its completion In
four months.
Andrew Smith, for many years a passen>
ger conductor on the indianapolis, Peru &
Chicago road, but recently lumber dealer,
was buried at Huntington Ind. yesterday
He at one time resided in Indianapolis, but
later was transferred to Peru.
George w. Ristine receiver of the Col
oradO Midland road has gone to New
York. The impression prevails that after
the reorganization he will be elected prest~
dent of the company, so Wen mas ne nam
died the property as its receiver
1t is tated that the Pennsylvania Com
pany has decided to spend a large sum OF
money on the Panhandle lines between
Bradford and Chicago, with the intention
of bringing the roadbed up to the high
standard of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne q
Chicago road.
Business has so improved with the Big
Four that President Ingalls,, before leaving
for the East, instructed Chief Engineer
Kittredge to contract for twelve new
bridges to be put in on the different d.
visions, three each on the Cleveland, the
Chicago, the Cincinnati and the St. Louis
divisions.
A verdict for $500 rendesed against
railroad company for carrying 4 young
and inexperienced girl travelling alone, past
her destination ana past the station at the
next town, so that She had to walk back
half a mile TO said town, carrying a valise
weighing twenty-five pounds, and then,
leaving the Vallse, walk half mile or
more to the residence of relatives, will not
be set aside as excessive, though it was
daylight and she well acquainted with
the vicinity and had a brother living there,
so saws the Indiana Court of Appeals.
General r. II. G. Minty, of the Southern
Pacific offices at ogden, has resigned to
become general freight and passenger
agent of the United Verde 81 Pacific Rail
way with headquarters at Jerome, A. Il.
The general is a veteran in the railroad
service Before the war he was on the
Great Western road of Canada and when
the war broke out he enlisted as colonel
of the Fourth Michigan Cavalry and came
out with the title of major general About
twenty wears ago he went to the Union