The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-22
Personal. Local and General Notes.

The Chicago & Northwestern has issued
pocket map of the scene of the Cuban war.
The Big Four will run an excursion to
chicago tomorrow at 1915 for the round
trip.
The new $4,000 passenger station of the
Big Four at Marion, will be ready for occu-
pancy Sept. 1.
w. II. Scobie. of the purchasing depart
mem of the Big Four. is home from a visit
to his old New England home.
The new time table of the Pennsylvania
INES has its cover page adorned by an I'M
furled American flag in richest coloring.
President Newman. of the Lake Shore. is
spending this week in New York in CONSUL
tation with President Galloway, of the New
York Central lines
The president of the Illinois Central has
recommended to the directors that all sur
Plus earnings for the present be used in bet
terments to the property
The Wabash has succeeded in getting a
considerable share of the dressed meats bust
ness out of Chicago, on which the Panhan-
Ole had a very strong hold
j. ID. Brown. agent of the American Ex-
press Company at tits point. who has been
East for a couple of weeks, ACCOMPANIED bv
his Wife returned terday.
T: F. Whittelsey. general superintendent
OF the Toledo q Or o Central, accompanied
by his family. has gone to Eureka Springs
10 remain couple of weeks.
On the line of the indianapolis & Vim
ctnnes, near BushrOd. there is a field of
corn three and one-half miles long parallel
with the track. and one mile wide.
Sa NJ. FELTON,, receiver of the Queen &,
crescent. who has been spending a couple
or weeks at his summer cottage at Hot
Springs. Va, is at headquarters again.
District Passenger Agent Frazier and
District Freight Agent Seymour of the
Pennsylvania lines Northern CentraD, have
just fitted up fine offices at Buffalo. N. Y.
Since April 1 about $4,000 has been ex-
pended in improvements to the Belt road,
and II is probable new bridge will be built
this fall over White river, which will cost
$4,000 more.
Park Cowan. advertising agent of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton will retire
from that position Aug. /. and be succeeded
by w. Stoms, who was formerly with the
Queen & Crescent.
The C. & S. E. began running its con-
day over its new Muncie extension. Tho
track will be down to the Muncie city linn
Its within three weeks.
II is stated that as socn as the board of
managers of the Joint Traffic Association
reconvenes they will be asked by the
stronger of the trunk lines to abolish all
differentials allowed competing lines
The Erie had to furnish three trains to
carry the pleasure seekers who attended
the Baptist convention at Buffalo to Lake
Chautauqua. The Boys Regimental Band
of indianapolis, accompanied the excursion
lists:
Bushrod. on the Indianapolis & Vincennes.
was given that name by j. j. Turner. then
superintendent, in compliment TO Bushrod
Taylor recently appointed superintendent of
the Louisville division of the Pennsylvania
lines.
Grand Master Sargent. of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen. says he is conf
dent that eventually the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers will become members
of the Federation of American Railway En-
ployes.
The Panhandle has commenced making a
fill near Sheridan eighty feet deep. seventy
five feet wide and nearly one mile long
The debris taken from the Glendale tunnel
excavation is being used to make the i'm
provement
President Marquis of the Columbus
Northwestern. says the company will have
trains running into Columbus within thirty
days. using the Toledo q Ohio Central
tracks from Peoria to Columbus. distance
of thirty-six miles
An order has been issued by the manage
ment of the Pennsylvania that all new ears
that have been In service six months shall
be reweighed and the exact weight recorded
The order includes cars which have been
rebuilt within that period
Cyrus X. Wilber whose death was an
nOunced on Thursday, was at time chief
clerk of the indianapolis. Decature &
Springfield. with headquarters at Indianap-
oils. He had been Western passenger agent
of the Lake Shore since 1887.
The Pittsburg & Western has completed
Pittsburg and will complete II to Elwood
by the middle of August II is the inten-
tiCn TO make II double-track road to New
Castle, where IL will connect with the Brice
lines.
Paul Richardson, the Chicago e. Alton
CONDUCTOR who was killed at Centralia.
was buried at Slater. on Wednesday, the
funeral being in charge of the Order of
Railway Conductors. The deceased carried
q 5000 insurance policy with the Order OF
Railway Conductors.
A local passenger bureau has been formed
at Louisville. and Chairman Donald hopes
that hereafter rates will be better MAIN
tanned al that point. O. p. McCarty gem
eral passenger agent OF the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern, has been elected chair
man Of the association.
Charles Dimmick. who has been In the
employ of the Hannibal q St. Joseph for