The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-24
personaI. Local and General Notes.


George Rump, commercial agent of the
Wabash lines, is in the city.
The New York, Susquehanna & Western
will July 1 become part of the Erie system.
H B. Chamberlain has been appointed
general traffic manager of the New York,
Susquehanna q Western.
E. Burdick has been appointed general
agent of the Mexican Central, with head
quarters in New York city.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy is said
to be losing $4,000 month on account of
the late war on packing-house products
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has given
the New York Stock Exchange notice that
Il will increase its preferred stock to $6,-
459,eO0
s. B. F. Morse, general passenger agent
of the Southern Pacific lines, with his fam
fly, is at a Michigan resort to spend the
summer.
forming pool or entering into some agree
ment by which freight rates can be better
maintained
The Indianapolis & Vincennes yesterday
had the largest picnic of the season, hauling
eighteen carloads of colered- people for
bethany Park.
Rumor has it that W. J. Talmage, Union
Station agent here of the American FIX
press Company, will be transferred to De-
troit to more important position.
Frank P White. late secretary of the
Western Passenger Association, has ac-
celted similar position with the new
The first mile of track of the first rail-
way in Alaska was laid through Skaguay
on June 15 Grading is finished for dis
tance of five miles beyond the city limits.
The Indiana, Decatur & Western and the
Vandalia will, next Sunday, run cheap ex-
cursions to Decatur, where there will be a
grand musical festival, number of bands
taking part.
agent of the New York Central, who a few
days ago came west with his family to their
summer home, in Illinois, returned to New
York yesterday.
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern at Marietta o.. has been in the service
of the company twenty-five years as pas
Senger conductor.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton is do
ing the largest business to Michigan resorts
ut any time since the lines were established
showing that the travelling public appreciate
the improved service.
Indianapolis with it's fifteen lines, has no
information bureau, much to the inconven-
fence of the travelling public and to the an
noyance of the ticket agents. who have no
time to answer questions other than those
regarding tickets.
S. z. Thomas travelling freight agent of
the Big Four, with headquarters at Benton
craft are turning over to the Big Four at
BENTON Harbor twenty-five to thirty car
loads of freight daily.
Walter Overton, chief clerk of General
II,
night from st. Louis, whittier he went to
bury a nephew, who died at Chickamauga
on Sunday He was one of the enlisted men
of a Missouri regiment.
w. G. Bagley, superintendent of the St.
Louis division of the Big Four, Is in the
city. He reports business heavy on this
division. and says the shops at Nation are
running full time and full-handed giving
employment to about $50 men,
President Thomson, of the PENNSYLVANIA
lines, and the officials who accompanied him
the Western trip, have returned to Phil
adelphia much pleased with the condition
in which they found the lines west of Pitts
burg, and also with the outlook for a heavy
fall traffic.
President Galloway. of the New York
Central has made himself popular with
tests, which had been carried to extremes
OF late years on that road and resulted in
many good men losing positions; especially
was II severe on engineers
The Union Pacific and the Oregon Short
line this week opened new route to yell
lowstone Park via Monida, Mont. Visitors
can take stages through to the park from
that point and return by the same route
or by the Northern Pacific, which has here
tofore had monopoly OF the business.
William r. Bruner. assistant general pas
Senger agent of the Vandala, and w. w.
Richardson, district passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines, have been for a couple
Lake Maxinkuckee and St. Joseph TO
that the pleasure resorts at these points
are In readiness for the expected large
patronage
Colonel William Shaw district passenger
agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,
Is IN the city. He says ticket scalpers are In
hard lines. Pittsburg now has practically