The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-16
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The general managers of the Indianapolis
lines will hold their monthly meeting to-
day.
j. M. Beauchamp. assistant ticket receiv-
er of the Pennsylvania lines at this point
has returned from short visit TO friends in
Pittsburg.
The agent of the Erie Railway at East
Corning, Frank II. Quinn. is but nineteen
has already gained much notoriety.
Chief Engineer Kittredge, of the Big
-Four. and johnson. of the Pennsylvania
lines, were in Columbus yesterday consult
ing over the finishing touches to the union
station at that point.
The Chicago x Eastern Illinois has listed
an additional general consolidated mort
gage for s2.2S0,0OO. The additional issue Is
the rate of $4,000 per mile.
]. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintend-
ent. and William Garstang. superintendent
OF motive power of the Big Four. were in
Wabash yesterday inspecting the shops and
arranging TO handle more business at that
point.
Another row has broken out In the West
ern Freight Association over the division of
percentages. Some of the roads have de-
manded rehearing and on March % the
board of administration will listen to the
complaints.
Yesterday the Erie commenced to oper-
ate all its Mining ears, which have here
tofore been operated by the Pullman Com
Dany. circular announces that L. G.
of the service.
The prospects of organizing a tonnage
bureau for the ST. Louis. Louisville and
Cincinnati lines is said TO be quite favora-
direction for some weeks by committee
appointed by the general managers.
Yesterday morning there were in the Big
Four yards at this point $50 loaded cars to
forward to Cincinnati, and between Indian
apolis and Kankakee $500 loaded cars to
forward. which had been held on sidetracks
To admit OF clearing the accumulated
freights at Cincinnati.
An official of the Pennsylvania states that
the Sunday train which leaves Indianapolis
for Madison at $50 a. m. and returns at
train that it will be permanent arrange
ment. The same is true regarding the In
dianapolis * Vincennes.
The freight officials OF the Lehgh Valley
yesterday started on an extended Western
trip i'm the interest of the passenger and
freight departments of the road. They are
to visit Chicago Milwagkee St Paul,
omaha. Kansas City. st. Louis. lndianap-
oils. Cincinnati and Cleveland.
J. w Vest. who since 1852 has been a
passenger conductor on the Peoria * East
ern. was yesterday appointed custodian of
the Statehouse and grounds by Governor
Mount. Last evening Mr.. Vest was re-
ceiving congratulations from his numerous
friends i'm the railroad fraternity.
c. f. Nosler. formerly agent of the Amer
lean Express Company az Peoria. but, of
late years its agent at New Orleans, has
been appointed general agent of the COM
pany at Chicago vice q. w. Barrett. who
has been made superintendent of the Amer
lean Express Company's buildings.
ON Saturday the Big Four had at Benton
Harbor. on the Michigan division. over a
hundred carloads OF freight awaiting ship
ment and fully as many carloads in stor-
age. The steamer Jay Gould arrived Sat
urday night with nifty carloads. The cars
were loaded principally with starch. glu-
] cOse and -four.
General Freight Agents Chippy ana Thay-
! er. whom the board of directors elected foT
! the Pennsylvania proper. have been elected
/ to corresponding positions the Northern
| Central Railway the Philadelphia VIII
/ mington x Baltimore, and the Sea Shore
| lines. and IL is stated that the system Il
| now fully reorganized on lines east OF PITTS
/ burg.
/ IL Is intimated that some changes are tC
be made when ID. 4. Mccabe takes charge
as traffic manager of the Pennsylvania lines
4 west of Pittsburg. Mr.. McCabe is a strons
advocate OF young men for positions which