The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-02
personal. Local and General Notes,

The Florida Coast Railway is placing rep
resentatives in all the principal cities of
the East and West.
Last month there were handled on the
Big Four system 1926 cars, against 16O, AGA
cars in October, 1897.
The Indiana, Decatur & Western is now
laying ten miles of new heavy steel, making
fifteen miles of new steel laid this year.
Samuel Cole the Oldest baggage master
in train service on the Lake Shore, has re-
signed to become policeman in Cleveland.
w T. Wilson, general manager of the
West Shore consolidated fast freight lines,
was in the city yesterday on official bust
ness.
j. ]. Turner general manager of the Van
dalia. who has been III for several weeks
at his home in st. Louis is said to be inn
provino slowly.
The Big Four inspection party will to-day
inspect the Kankakee and Seneca division
and the Big Four main line from kankakee
TO Indianapolis.
NJ D. Woodford of New York, president
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton lines,
arrived in Cincinnati yesterday and will re-
main several days.
Charles Halliday, travelling freight agent
of the Chicago & Northwestern in New
England, retired yesterday He had filled
the position for thirteen years
new company is developing $1,000 acres
OF fine coal land in Reno county, West Vir-
ginia, and will build a line of railroad to
connect with the Baltimore q Ohio.
Joseph Ramsey. vice president and general
manager of the Wabash lines with subordi-
nate officials, is inspecting the line, yester-
dav going over the road from Peru to To-
ledo.
w E. Costello, for some years train
master on the Columbus & Hooking Valley,
yesterday went to Stratford, Ont, to take
the position of trainmaster on the Grand
Trunk lines.
The Illinois Central. having investigated
the matter has decided to build no new
cars at its own shops for the reason that
as good car can be purchased at car works
at less cost
The Western Passenger Association has
raised the rate on the issuing of clergy
mems half-fare permits to 81; the former
charge. 50 cents, did not cover the expenses
of the bureau.
p. S. Gray, who represented the Pennsyl-
vania lines in the board of managers of the
Joint Traffic Association. says an associa-
ton. of an advisory. capacity VIII be formed
conforming to the law.
John F. Phillips, treasurer of the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific is dead. Mr. Phillips
was born in Brattleboro. VT, July ia. 1897
and had been connected with the Rock
Island road for thirty years
Henry Scott, formerly a train dispatcher
on the Panhandle. later on the Cincinnati
Hamilton & DAYTON. has been placed in the
general offices OF the Peoria & Eastern at
Indianapolis as train dispatcher.
A. A. Donaldson has been elected treas
qrer or the Erie Railway Company. vice
E White resigned. to engage in other bus
auditor of the Ohio & Mississippi
The placing OF ]. ]. Mccarthy in Chicago
TO represent the passenger department of
the West Snore road sets at rest the idea
that the New York Central and West Shore
offices in that city are to be consolidated.
The Union Railway of Pittsburg now has
In service the largest locomotive in the
world. the weight on the drivers being 20S.-
00o pounds; total weight of the engine 230,-
O0l pounds. The Great Northern comes next
with locomotive weighing 2l2, $50 pounds.
special train on Monday on the Pitts
burg Fort Wayne x Chicago made the run
from Crestline TO Fort Wayne, 1872 miles in
143 minutes Deducung the time for stop
ping to take water and for slowing down.
the train sheet shows that the I32 miles
were covered in 131 minutes
President McVey of the Pittsburg e.
Western. admits that interests friendly to
the Brtce syndicate have obtained an inter-
est IN the Pittsburg & Western and that
pending negotiations, operations in the con-
struction OF the Airline from Akron
through Youngstown to Now Castle Pa
have been suspended.
Sherman Evarts, as referee in foreclosure
proceedings yesterday sold to Bertram a.
Lake Erie Railroad for 500 COO The road
extends from jamestown to Chautauqua
by way OF Falconer and Mayville and Is
about thirty miles in length II is entirely
within the borders of Chautauqua county
New York The sale took place at James,
town.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad announces
that just before the judgment was rem
dered IN the Joint Traffic Association case
the arbitration committee decided that the
Canadian Pacific should have a differen-
ness from Toronto 10 New York. Before