The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-18
Personal, Local and General Notes.


Yesterday seven firemen on the Big Four.
after rigid examination, were promoted to
engineers
James L. Northrup, a veteran engineer on
the Nickel-plate. died on Wednesday at Fort
Wayne of Bright's disease.
The Orange Blossom is tho title OF a neat
leaf1et issued in the interest of the Plant
system of roads in Florida.
j. A. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern. is spending couple of
days on the western division
w. II. Ladd, treasurer of the Boston &
Maine, with party of friends, are on their
way to Montana for a months stay.
Since July the Monon lines have earned
$2,057 1854, an increase over the correspond
ing period of the previous year of $3.50 30.
M. E. ingalls,. president of the Big Four.
will will to-day start on on a trip to Mexico via
Fe.
j. J. Fletcher, traffic manager of the Kan
| sas City, Birmingham a. Memphis, will be
in the city to-day, en- his way home from
| New York
The Louisville e Nashville's freight earn
| ings for the present fiscal year exceed 1884
! 1895 by over 81 100000, and by $,750,0OO as
| compared with 1896.
| A circular has been issued appointing A.
G.. Sherman general agent of the passenger
| department of the Union Pacific, with head
! quarters at Cincinnati
Henry H. williams, who for many years
had been general freight agent of the New
| York & New England. was buried at New
| ton, Mass, on IueSuay.
r. E. Glen, secretary of the Kansas City
passenger bureau, has resigned to accept a
position in the mileage bureau or the West
| ern Passenger Association.
The Canadian Pacific now declares that it
must have concessions on immigrant bus
| mess landed at Atlantic coast points and
destined by Pacific coast points
| The Indianapolis & Vincennes has estab-
| lished a telegraph and ticket office at its
crossing of the Belt road, and r. w. Bus
| kirk was yesterday appointed ticket agent.
Some important move in the reorganiza-
! ton of the Wisconsin Central is now looked
| for, as expert Stephen Little has completed
/ his examination of the companys books and
| handed in his report.
| The Evansville & Terre Haute is getting
back to its old volume of business. Since
the earnings of the corresponding period of
| the previous year OF Sl22I I2.
| William Warman has been appointed fire
| inspector on the Chicago & Northwestern a
/ newly-created position He will inspect all
buildings on the road, with a view to the
best means of protecting them from fire
Since July 1 the Big -Four lines proper
/ have earned S., 5Ol, against S1,992,50l in
| the corresponding period ending with Feb
! l. 1897, and against $S,034S70 in the CORE
! spending period ending with Feb. /, 1896.
The division superintendent on the Pan
| handle lines now appoint the watch inspec-
/ tors. and the position of chief inspector has
| been abolished. If any complaint is made
the superintendent makes personal inVes-
| tigation
Were the Pittsburig. Fort Wayne g. Chi
| cago to put on a nins-hour train between
Pittsburg and Chicago, II would have 10 be
/ scheduled at fifty-six miles an hour. The
4 limited trains are scheduled at thirty-eighi
/ miles an hour
A considerable cut in passenger rates was
announced yesterday by the Illinois Cen
trail road for the Mardi Gras in New Or
leans. The cut was made TO meet that an
nounced by the Mobile & Ohio to Mobile
The Illinois Centra1's cut will not apply
from Chicago. but only from Bloomington