The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-30
Personal. Local and General Notes.

Indications are that the proposed tonna ge
pool of Western lines will become reality.
Excursions traffic is so heavy on the Penn
Z sylvania lines that the force of train dis
patchers has been increased.
An ordinary handcar with a gas engine
Tor power, the invention of a st. Louis man,
Is reported a complete success
The Wabash earned in the third week of
July $3.50, S25. an increase over the CORE
spending week of 1897 of $29, 919
The Cincinnati, Hamilton 81 Dayton will
on Aug. run cheap excursion from
points on its line to Putin Bay
NJ w. Mansfield superintendent of the
Indianapolis & Vincennes, left last night
for Mackinac to spend d few days.
p. r. Neili, travelling passenger agent of
the Quebec Central line, is on his initial
trip in this territory in quest of business
A. McElevy, assistant controller of the
Pennsylvania lines, left yesterday for the
coast of Maine ON a three weeks vacation.
A train of 107 cars was on Wednesday
hauled by one locomotive over the north
ern division of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie.
l.. B. Freeman, city passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines at this point has
gone to the lakes of Wisconsin on a two
weeks vacation.
The Monon has $50 men and three con-
struction trains at work between Dyer and
St. John cutting down the grades and
Strengthening curves.
z George r. Thompson, Wisconsin passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines, has been
transferred to Chicago to become special
agent of the company.
James Thompson passenger conductor on
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, is recovering
from his recent injuries, which for time
Were feared 70 be serious.
The management. of the Wabash lines
claims to have figures showing that since
II began to operate the Buffalo division it
has cost but 80 per cent. of the earnings.
The Vandalia has fitted up a number of
crate cars and loaned them to the Evans
vile & Terre Haute for use in moving the
melon and other fruit crops along the line
On some of the trains on the Indianapolis
division OF the Panhandle the duties of the
baggage master and express messenger are
10 be combined, saving the services of one
man.
A Harsh. of the traffic department of the
Toledo x Ohio Central, has resigned to ac-
cept a position on the Findlay Fort Wayne
& Western with title of general soliciting
agent.
The project of building a new union sta
Pennsylvania. the Wheeling & Lake Erie
and the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling is
taking definite shape.
A telegram received yesterday from John
II. Miller. general superintendent of the
Pennsylvania Southwestern system
stated that his wife, who has been very i'll
at her home in Richmond, was improving
The largest number of excursionists have
visited Niagara Falls this month ever
known In any one month, and estimates are
that to-day so many excursions are TO be
run to the falls that there will be 20O0 peo-
pie there.
III. NJ. Bronson. assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four lines. who has
visited several Of the more important points
on the system the past week, says he never
saw the outlook for a heavy travel in
August and the fall months more promising
than al present.
Nearly all of the Western lines have issued
instructions to their car service superin-
sendents that none OF their box cars shall