The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06
Personal, Local ana General Notes.

j. H. Klein has been appointed trainmaster
of the Lima division of the Erle.
A movement is on foot looking to the
erection of union station at Springfield, Q.
The report that the Union Pacific had an
nulIed all contracts with other lines is ohl-
cially denied.
More men are. now employed in the rail-
road shops of New England roads than at
any time since 1892.
r. b. f. Peirce, receiver of the Toledo,
ST. Louis & Kansas City, left last night for
Toledo, to be absent until Sunday
The old fight between the Canadian Pa
cific and the Western roads over the differ
entail question has again broken out.
William f. Bruner, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania and the
Vandalia lines, is in the city for couple
of days.
General Baggage Agent Traynor. of the
Union Pacific, wants the government 10
establish an International baggage trans
portation system.
H. H. Conway has been appointed adver-
Using agent of the Baltimore az Ohio South
western. He has represented the company
at New Albany, Ind.
S. b. Kramer has been appointed chief
train dispatcher and district operator of the
Wabash lines for the Eighth, Ninth, Tenth,
Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth districts.
I'll. F. BickeIl, assistant superintendent of
the Lake Erie & Western, who has been
in bad health for some weeks, last night
left for the East, whittier he goes for treat
ment
N.
southern division of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf has rendered his resignation.
He has been with the road since it first
opened for business.
Captain Rich, of Stevens Point. Wis, who
goes to China as general director of rail-
ways was formerly chief engineer OF the
Wisconsin Central and later In the same
capacity on the 500 line.
w. N. Day. for some years ticket agent
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul at
Yankton, $. d., has been appointed com
vice F. w. Boltz. resigned.
The volume of business out of and into
Anderson is now UP 10 it's old-time proper
tions. The shipments Of the manufactures
over the lines running in there range from
fifty to seventy-five loaded cars per day.
The interchange business between the c..
T. g. l.. and the c., H. & y. in the territory
represented by George s. Brecount, COM
crease of $3.50 ears in 1897 over the year
1896
A circular will be issued to-day appointing
c. b. Adams superintendent of transporta-
ton of the Wabash lines. with headquarters
at st. Louis. With this promotion the Office
of car-service agent ON the Wabash is abol-
ished
Superintendent Blizzard of the Michigan
division of the Big Four, says that Big Four
trains are still running between Anderson
and Alexandria Just as they did before the
Union Traction line began running between
those points.
Freight officials say that if the weather is
favorable the business of Indianapolis lines
this month will be the heaviest ever known
in January. Receipts of corn hay and live
stock are thus far this month largely in
excess of any former year.
A. II. Plant, who has been appointed audi
tor OF the southern Railway, with head
quarters at Washington, on leaving the
Memphis Il Charlston was the recipient
of handsome chest of table silver from
his late associates on that road.
There has been some talk of charging the
shops OF the Big Four at Bellefontaine, o.,
which is becoming quite an important point
on the Big -Four lines. Report has it that
the shops at Delaware are to be CONSOLE
dated with the new shops at Bellefontaine.
Ticket agents on roads centering at In
dianapolis have received notice that for the
monetary convention at Indianapolis they
Will make a rate of one fare for the round
trip. Tickets may be sold Jan. %, "a and %,
coed returning from Indianapolis until Jan.
2S, inclusive.
Western passenger officials may decide TO
ab0lSh the clergy bureau of their aSsocia-
ton. and instead of granting reduced rates
sell tickets for clergymen under the new in
Interchangeable mileage system. which would
require that they travel two thousand miles
IN year to entitle them to the rebate of
/ cent Il mile.
On Sunday, Jan. 10. the railroad branch of
the Young Mems Christian Association at
Columbus. o., will hold a jubilee d. S.
Gray, who represents the Pennsylvania
lines in the Joint Traffic Association, viii
preside; D. S. Sutherland division superin-
an address. and w b. Mckinney. paymas-
ter OF the Columbus, Sandusky & Hooking
who has attained considerable fame as a
singer. will sing.
Persons who have been closely connected
with the Northern Pacific and Wisconsin
Central litigation and are acquainted with
enterprises in which John -. Rockefeller
has been concerned credit that gentleman
with being back of movement to secure
control of the Wisconsin Central properties
| Mr.. Rockefeller Is credited with having
| purchased large blocks OF Wisconsin Cen
| trial securities some time ago and u has
since been learned that his interest in Wis