The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-29
Personal. Local and General Notes.

Northwestern passenger officials report
travel increasing to the Omaha exposition
n. W. Taylor, general freight agent of
TIE Vandalia lines, was in the city yester-
day.
The Monon lines earned in the third week
81 %me s W * an Of @ of s. ever the cor
The offices of auditor and cashier on the
Detroit. Toledo & Milwaukee road have
been consolidated, A. Wilson, cashier, re-
firing.
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton will to-day
listen to the grievances of the telegraph
operators Oh those lines.
George w. Kittredge. one of the busiest
men on the Big Four system, being chief
engineer. has been held at Louisville as a
witness in a suit for two weeks
Isaac North. the oldest stockholders on the
Pennsylvania lines. and who has for forty
years been identified with their develop
ment is on a trip over the western lines.
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
has taken off the second section of Train
2 and Train II, both mail and express trains,
until business necessitates their restoration.
l.. s. Anderson, formerly with the Mich
igan Central at Detroit, has been appointed
general yardmaGter of the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton at Toledo; vice II. G. Chap
pei. resigned.
The railroad branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association at Fort Wayne has
purchased large flag, which will be raised
on their building with interesting ceremo-
MES on Saturday.
George 1. Gunn1p, general agent or the
Santa Fe lines, has been in the city for a
couple of days The business of the road
as q whole. is satisfactory he says. but
just now travel to California points is quiet
Hiram Harris. car foreman and foreman
of the wrecking crews of the Big Four at
the Diilon-street shops, will on july / take
service with J. w: Sherwood, general SUI
Ierintendent of the Toledo. st. Louis & Kan
sas City.
II. c. Graybill traffic msnager of the In
oianapolis stock yards and Belt road. has
just returned from New York, where he
succeeded in making further arrangements
10 increase the export traffic from the In
dianapolis yards.
j. Q. Van Wrinkle general superintendent
of the Big Four lines, yesterday with other
officials of the road. witnessed the test of
newly invented mail catcher, the inventor
being 3. Chamberlain. who for years was a
roadmaster on the old Decline
Next Monday is the day on which the
Railway Association and the executive COM
mites OF the Indiana Car-service Associa-
ton should hold their regular monthly meet
ing, but Monday being the Fourth of July,
these meetings will be held on Saturday
President Hill of. tie Great Northern.
claims that the company has given ship
pers 100000 in the last few months by the
reduction made on grain rates. and that the
shippers were benefited another million dol
lars by the rates competing lines were
forced to give
Charles F. Smith. of the New York Cen
trail lines has been promoted to be private
secretary to General Superintendent Van
Friends on the line have presented MIR.
Smith with handsome gold watch and
chain. with diamond charm attached.
Yesterday the receipts at the indianapolis
stock yards exceeded one hundred carloads
Of hogs. One OF the consgnments was fifty
carloads for Kingan & Co. These hogs were