The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-09
Personal, Local and General Notes.

A. A. Zion. Superintendent of the Union
Railway Company, is so i'll as to conhne
him at nome
The Pullman works are turning out new
hox cars for the Chesapeake & Ohio road
at the rate of forty day
There are a number of railroad men in the
city to attend the Scottish Rite conclave,
some coming from quite distance.
The St Louis Peoria g. Northern is trying
to make arrangements to get into Peoria
over the Peoria & Pekin Union line Tor the
time being.
BUSINESS has been so heavy on the Wa
bash that General Manager Ramsey and his
subordinate officials cannot get time to in
spect the read,
A lively speed war between the Louisville
& Nashville and the Queen d Crescent is
very Imminent on New Orleans and South
western business.
Trafic Manager Grhybill. of the Indianap-
oils Stockyards, andi Belt t Koa emp ps,,cb
returned yesterday from west y . hucH
improved in health
Nj E. M. Newell has beer appointed
Northwestern freight agent O. ne lake lake
Shore with headquarters at 81. Faui' wee
T. E. James, resigned.
At one time on the Panhandle, on Sunday,
between lakewood and Roslyn,, there were
three miles of freight trains, there having
been a slight delay in the train movement
The navmasters of the Rig Four will start
ON their monthly rounds ten days earlier
than usual this month, SO that all employees
NAV have ample time to purchase holiday
goods.
Assistant Engineer Haas, of the Erie d.
vision of the Pennsylvania lines, accom-
panied General Manager Loree, or the Penn
syIyania lines west, who sailed yesterday
for Europe.
The passenger department of the VAN
dalia has issued a handsome Illustrated
brochure descriptive OF the running, ap-
| pointments and accommodations of the
| Pennsylvania limited trains.
The Chesapeake & Ohio has just opened
| at Clifton Forge new hospital, provided
| with everything possible to make 1t COM
| Portable for sick and injured employees who
are sent there to be cared for
Freight train No. 81, west bound, and 80,
| east bound, over the Wabash. cover 342
| miles in sixteen hours, and the transporta-
| ton department claims this is the fastest
| freight schedule in the country.
During the absence of Gaylord Beach,
| general manager of the Pittsburg az Lake
| Erie j. y. Yohe, superintendent, is TO have
| full charge of transportation matters. Mr..
| Beach expects to spend two months in Eu-
| rope
| All of the lines of the Western Passenger
/ Association and those of the Central Pas
| Senger Committee have announced that they
| will make a rate of one and a third for stu
| dents returning to their homes for the holi-
| days.
The passenger department of the Balti-
| more a Ohio lines has issued a Christmas
number of THE Book of the Royal Blue. "
| II is IN attractive pamphlet form, illustrat-
! ed, and contains some very interesting read
! ing matter.
OF the new cars the Pullman Company IL
| building for the Big -Four. $50 have been de-
| fivered and loaded at Chicago. and so per-
| feet is their construction that not the least
trouble has been experienced from hot boxes
| or any other imperfection
| The Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Com
| pany Is rebuilding the bridge over the Illi-
| nois river on the old Peoria. Pekin a. Jack