The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-18
PERSONAL, Local ana General Notes.

The father of W. S. Jordan, travelling pas
senger. agent of the Big -Four, is thought
to be fatally ill.
The Big Four is preparing to reballast its
road between Crestline and Gallon and CAL
edonia and Marches.
Joseph Ramsey vice president of the Wa
bash lines, left for Florida yesterday, to be
absent couple of weeks.
The general manager of the Blue Ridge
Dispatch will on April move his headquar-
tiers from Harrisburg to Louisville
Re Ed var F cost general freight agent Of
the Big -Four lines, viii be In the city to-
day and will remain until tomorrow.
A call has been issued for the spring
meeting of the American Railway Associa-
ton at the Gait House, Louisville, April g.
The Toledo ST Louis & Kansas City has
purchased two fine steamers on the lakes
for travel between Toledo and the summer
resorts.
George w. Dyer, agent of the Monon at
cambridge, Ind, yesterday completed his
that station.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and
the Keokuk & Western have perfected ar
Union Station al Des Moines
Col. S. H. Church, assistant secretary of
the Pennsylvania Company, was, on
Wednesday married, at Pittsburg, to Miss
Bertha Reinhart, of that city.
J. G.. Walker. who for some years was
agent of the Indianapolis Peru & Chicago
at this point, was in the city yesterday.
1t is stated that grain rates are being
less cut than at any time in the last year.
and it is thought the freight officials will be
able TO hold them, at least until navigation
opens
A system of interlocking devices is to be
introduced at Columbus, o., by which the
switches, both east and west OF the new
Union Station will be operated from a
tower.
The lease OF the Cleveland & Pittsburg
TO the Pennsylvania Company was made in
1871 and the assignment in 1878. and neither
document had been recorded until this
week.
H. M. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big -Four, returned yes
terday from a Western trip He reports
the outlook for heavy summer travel very
promising.
A. Samuel Hice passenger agent of the
Big Four at Cairo, ILL.,, is in the city He
says freight business is active at that point,
but the road gets but little passenger bust
ness there.
One of the new consolidated engines on
the Pittsburg & Lake Erie. on Wednesday
hauled seventy-three loaded cars from Nc
KEGS Rocks to New Castle at a speed or
twenty miles an hour.
N Dodson. the oldest engineer in time of
service on the Terre Haute q indianapolis,
has not been at work for several weeks, he
being quite i'll. Mr.. Dodson was fifty-seven
years old on Saturday.
In February there were moved over the
middle division of the Pennsylvania road
more loaded cars than passed over that di-
vision in February, 1897.
L. H. Parker. superintendent of the
Monon, was in the city yesterday on his
way to Asheville, N, G., in. company with
his wife. who goes there for her health.
Mr.. Parker will return next week.
Arthur NJ. Watt, master car builder of
the Lake Shore road, yesterday afternoon
delivered the eleventh lecture in the series
on railway subjects at Purdue His subject
was car designing and construction.
On Wednesday there were but nine miles
of track TO lay to give the Kansas City,
Pittsburg & Gulf entrance into Quincy, ILL.,,
and Omaha, over the Kansas City & North
ern and the Kansas City, Omaha q East
ern roads.
The earning exhibits Of the Evansville &
Terre Haute and the Evansville q Indian
apolis lines are steadily showing increases.
Since July the increase with the Il. a. II.
H. over last year Is $liS,3SS, and OF the 4. a.
l., $42, COL.
The American Commercial Travellers As
ISOLATION is prosecuting a vigorous cam
paign I'm the Eastern and Southern States
in behalf OF a mileage book or ticket at 2