The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-27

Personal, Local and General Notes
]. j. Johnson, travelling freight agent of
the Baltimore Ohio Southwestern. is in
the city.
1t is stated that some official changes on
the Panhandle are under contemplation in
the near future.
William Bruner. assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Vandalia lines, at ST
Louis, is in the city for a day or two.
William Keyser. one of the oldest pas
eenger conductors in time of service the
Baltimore & Ohio, died at Martinsburg on
Tuesday.
H M. Bronson. assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big -Four lines. accom-
panied by his wife, has gone to Sandusky,
o., for a few days.
S. l. Parrot formerly with the Southern
Railway, will on June take the position of
travelling passenger agent of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton has
two construction trains at work on the In
dianapolis division distributing eighty car
loads of gravel ballast a day.
On July the employees on the Louisville
stored to the basis of 1892. carrying out
promise made some months ago.
E. f. Cost freight traffic manager of the
agent of the Panhandle lines, are in Chi
cago attending freight meeting.
1t is understood that F. M. Whitaker, as
speaRe fes ho M be S the
freight traffic manager of the c. e. Q. lines.
1t is stated that on June II. A. Boomer.
division superintendent, of the Lake Erie
Z Western. will sever his connection with
that line to accept position on West
ern road
The extension of the Buffalo, Rochester &
Pittsburg toward Butler is progressing
rapidly, and will be completed this year.
This road is to form a link of the Brice
trunk lines.
The Omaha, Kansas City & Eastern will
commence running two solid trains in each
direction between Kansas City and Omaha
next Sunday. The new line is called THE
Port Arthur Route"
w p. Walker late traffic manager of the
Chesapeake & Ohio, who died at Clifton
Forge on Wednesday, will be buried at Gin
cinnati tomorrow afternoon. The Scottish
Rite Will have charge OF the funeral.
The report is revived that the Lake Shore
Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City. President
some foundation for such a rumor.
The effort of the bondholders of the Co
iumbus & Hooking Valley to have the road
sold and the company reorganized has
taken definite shape, and in a few weeks the
road will be on its feet financially again.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy an
noqnces that on June ] It viii extend its
Omaha, This step is taken to meet the
competition of the Chicago & Rock Island.
The Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City
decrease as compared with the correspond
Ing week of 1897 of 1856. Since July l the
road has earned $2S,627 more than last year.
The so-called berry train will next week
be put on the Louisville division of the
Pennsylvania lines on a fast schedule. Last
year this train covered the 40 miles from
louisville TO Indianapolis in two hours and
nine minutes.
The new train between Cincinnati and the
geaboard which the Big Four will put on
Sunday is to be known as the New York
and Boston special. The train is scheduled
at faster speed than any passenger train
between the points named.
The Big Four, the Chicago & Alton and
the Union Pacific Railway have been Sc
lected as the official route to the General
Federation OF Woman's Clubs, and spe-
cisi train OF Pullman sleepers will carry
the party from Indianapolis on June 49,
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, ia
nilarly known as 1.-The Old White" has for
many generations been the summer home OF
Southern aristocracy. besides being very
largely patronized by people of the East
and West The fear OF trouble along the