The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-06
Personal. Local and General Notes.

p A. Hewitt, general auditor of the Big
-Four lines, was in the city yesterday, en-
route to Cairo.
A NJ. Richards has been appointed com
mercial agent of the Chicago " Eastern IL
linois at Chicago Heights.
Western lines have given notice that all
wheat billing which expired on Feb. mas
been extended until June 10
Fred Sweet has been appointed travelling
freight and passenger agent for the Colo
RADIO Midland at Salt Lake City.
The Nickel-plate has established an office
at Salt Lake City with S. *. Hooper as
travelling freight and passenger agent
Circulars bearing the name of d. b. Mar
tin. as manager of passenger traffic of the
Baltimore & Ohio lines, are beginning TO APP
pear.
ing freight agent of the Illinois, Indiana &
Iowa, vice George w. Forester, transferred
to the East.
H. NJ. Griggs, general agent of the Peoria
&, Eastern at Peoria, was in the city yes
terday for q conference with General
Freight Agent Wood.
E. j. Kelley. assistant general freight
agent of the Lake Superior and Lake Mich
igan Transportation companies, Is in the
city on official business.
The Erie people have completed the
branch to Bass lake. which is to be made
a pleasure resort for people in the north
eastern part of the State.
John Hickey, formerly with the Northern
mechanic of the Rio Grande Western,
with headquarters at Salt Lake City.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern has
fitted up new summer resort at Charles
town Ind, seventeen miles from Louisville,
which promises to be a popular place.
The Middle Tennessee & Alabama road
was sold al Fayetteville yesterday, by or
der of the Federal Court. The purchaser
was J. w. Dixon whose bid was $l50,000.
A. j. Radcliffe of the Union Pacific, re-
Gently at Indianapolis, has accepted the
position of travelling passenger agent for
the same road, with headquarters at Salt
Lake.
c. Sheehy. district passenger agent of the
Canadian Pacific, retired on May ], and
no successor will be appointed. Chicago
and Toronto agents will look after this
territory
Train 30. over the ST. Louis division of
the Big Four, was last night run in four
sections, to accommodate the Turner's, of
whom there We're thirty coach loads from
Ohio points.
instruction cars similar to those in use
on the Queen q Crescent road, which were
built on suggestions of Receiver FELTON,,
are to be introduced on a number of inn
pCrtant roads.
The illinois Central gives, notice that it
has taken possession of the owensboro,
from Horse Branch TO Owensboro, Ky, a
distance of forty-one miles
The latest report is that the Pennsylvania
Company would like to secure control of
the Detroit x Eel River should the Wa
bash lose its hold on the property as a
result of the pending litigation.
c. J. Broughton. formerly special agent of
the Central Passenger Association has
been appointed emigration agent for the
Dominion Of Canada, his jurisdiction TO eX-
tend over Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
The Pennsylvania passenger department
/ is doing all in its power 10 make the session
of the Winona Assembly d success. While
/ the body is in session II Will run a train
every twenty minutes between Warsaw and