The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-05
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton last
Sunday handled on its lines 500 low-rate
excursionists.
S. Fl. Babcock, who recently resigned as
traffic manager of the Rio Grande Western,
has been reappointed to the position.
On Sunday the Big -Four will run a one
dollar r~ound-trip excursion from points on
the Michigan division to Indianapolis.
James Burwick, a railroad evangelist, has
entered the employ of the Chicago d East
ern Illinois, taking q responsible position.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has at Phila-
defph1a thirty-two persons employed who
do nothing but collect and compile sta
%tistics.
The, Chicago & Eastern Illinois has es-
tablished a new station to be Known as
Bakers. 1t is Az miles south of Shelby
vile, Ill.
The report that checks of employees on
the Santa Fe road are to be withheld until
thirty days after regular pay day is denied
with emphasis.
1t is stated that there have been ten APP
pEcants for the vacancy occasioned by the
death Of d. w. Caldwell, president of the
AXE Shore road.
The new mileage book will be good on
thirty-nine roads in Central Passenger AS
ISOLATION territory, the roads having a mile
age of 0,294 miles.
John Clark has resigned as master me-
chanic of the Northern Ohio and is sue
ceeded by David Anderson. Other changes
are said to be pending.
The Lake Erie & Westerns Niagara
Falls excursion to-day will be the largest
of the season. The train win be run in ten
sections Of ten coaches each.
Estimated gross earnings of the Rock
Island for the month of July were 81, 400, 351,
an increase over the estimated gross earn
ings of the same month last year of ST., 794.
The Panhandle is this week making some
interesting tests of air brakes on its Chi
cago division to familiarize the trainmen
with the results of trains breaking in two,
etc.
1t is understood that more friendly traffic
relations have been arranged between the
Big Four and the Lake Erie q Western,
which VIII be of great advantage to both
interests
C. r. DAILY. general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie * Western, accompanied by
his family. will leave this evening for the
Atlantic seaboard, where he will spend his
vacation.
d. G. Edwards. passenger traffic manager
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, is in
Chicago, attending meetings and looking
after other matters in which the c., Il. q
ID. is interested.
1t is stated that B.. f. Osborn. of Toledo.
organizer Of the American Railway League,
VIII soon come to indianapolis to organize
a lodge. At present there. are but two
Two specials on the Cincinnati. Hamilton
& Dayton lines, carrying the Germania So
ciety on their way to PUTIN Bay. with i6S
people, made a run from Cincinnati to To-
ledo in five hours.
George Gibbs, mechanical engineer of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and an
expert in that line, has resigned to accept
an important position with the Westing-
house Air Brake Company.
The business OF the Wagner Sleeping and
Parlor Car Company on indianapolis lines,
il is stated, is double that Of a year ago,
and the Pullman Company is also handling
more passengers this season.
George S.. Coster has been appointed gem
eral manager of the Blue Ridge Despatch.
a new fast freight line. Mr.. Coster has
for come years been division freight agent
of the Philadelphia q Reading.
Tho Central Passenger Association has
granted authority for issuance Of tickets
at clergy rates on joint clergy certificates
10 ordained teachers of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church upon application OF mem
bers.
The Louisville & Nashville is meeting
with sharper competition from the South
ern Railway than It has ever had to con-
tend with. Since w. Il. Taylor was APP
pointed assistant general passenger agent