The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
Personal, Local and General Notes.

A circular announces the appointment of
{. w. Ten Brock as agent of the Lacka-
wanna Dispatch at New York city.
A. p Blosier has been appointed passen-
ger and ticket agent of the Michigan Cen
trail at Buffalo. vice W. II. Leslie, resigned.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern is of
late showing increased earnings, the first
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The Monon has already this season re-
ballasted to a depth of eighteen inches 100
miles of its main line, and the work is still
In progress
ID. L. Smith. travelling passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines, is, with ex-senator
Forbes. of CoshoctOn, on a hunting trip
through the Northwest, including Yellow
stone Park.
The Vandalia has already received air
brake equipment for 500 cars. About 60 per
cent. of the freight equipment is in .condi-
ton to justify the expense of air brakes
and self-couplers.
The Pittsbure, Youngstown & Ashtabula,
dent, has declared a seni-annual dividend
of S1a per cent on its preferred and per
cent. on its common stock
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and
the Big Four will on Sunday resume run
nlng their loW-rats excursions TO Cincin-
natl the C., II. q D. running the one from
Indianapolis next Sunday.
While Western lines are showing such
handsome increases in earnings. Eastern
roads are dropping behind. The New York,
New Haven & Hartford. in the last quarter,
shows a decrease of $z22,S4S.
The Vandalia has agreed to hold its train
on the Michigan division at ColfaX tonight
until the train arriving at ColfaX from In
annapolis, at p. m: reaches there, on &C
count OF the state fair people.
The Big Four has received an order for
go cars to be loaded with stone at Berlin,
Wis, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul. for Indianapolis. The stone is now
arriving at the rate o. trainload a day.
C., w Bassett. general passenger agent
of the Pittsburg & Western has gone to
Plymouth Rock Mass, to be present to-
day at family reunion This is the second
annual reunion of the family at that poin-.
J. B. Stafford, formerly superintendent OF
the Jemersonville, Madison & Indianapo-
lis. is visiting friends here and at Madison
for few days. He is now superintendent
of the Pittsburg, Charters & Youghiogheny
road.
There is no longer any doubt of the inten-
tion of the Canadian Pacific road to adj
vance passenger rates Sept. 25 thus ending
what has been very expensive passenger
rate war to the Canadian and the American
roads.
Edward Hannegan, for several years as
sistant ticket agent of the Wabash lines at
Lafayette. has been appointed agent of the
wabash at Logansport. and Is succeeded at
Lafayette by T. J. Barnes, jr., promoted
from night ticket agent.
II IS understood that the position of train
master on the Peoria e Eastern. made va
cant by the death of A. j. Connolly. will be
abolished and the duties OF the office be
performed by General Superintendent Riley
and Chief Train Dispatcher Costen.
The Big Four will on Sunday run an ex-
cursion over the Michigan division to this
city on this train 1t Will bring the Ger
man Maennerchor of Wabash, a musical
association of considerable fame. They are
TO be the guests of the German societies
here
AS in this territory the Pennsylvania Is
carrying larger tonnage of freights from
Chicago and Peoria than In any former
period, leading all competitors. The rates
are not stated, further than that the COM
pany = meeting competition at every point
II touches
The directors Of the Pennsylvania on
Wednesday held their first meeting follow