The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-22
Personal. LocaI and General Notes.

Personal, Local and General Notes.
1t is stated that within two years Omaha
will have two more roads-the Illinois Cen
trail and the Chicago Great Western.
A local firm yesterday received hogs
shipped from Bints, on the Eikhorn Val
ley road, fully eight hundred miles from
Indianapolis.
Joseph Flood. freight conductor on the
Baltimore G. Ohio. through the death of an
uncle in New York has inherited fortune
estimated at 100000.
The Schenectady locomotive works yester-
day notified the Big Four that to-day they
would ship the two large passenger engines
ordered sixty days ago.
On Oct. w. H. Lewis. treasurer of the
Chicago. indianapolis & Louisville will have
held that position forty years. he being first
elected in October, 1885,
Judge Field, general solicitor of the Monon
lines. stated Yesterday that at no time in
the existence of the company has it been
as free from litigation at present.
o. p. Barrett, travelling passenger agent of
the Mexican National was in the city yes
terday. He states that every year travel
from the United States to Mexico is in
creasing.
W. t. Elder, travelling freight agent of the
Baltimore & Ohio, who recently underwent
painful surgical operation, was yesterday
expected.
BENJAMIN Gerard, formerly passenger
conductor on the Pennsylvania lines, has
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man on the Grand Rapids & Indiana at
Grand Rapids.
1t is stated that NJ. F. Bonzano, who last
week resigned as superintendent of the
Columbus, Sandusky & Hooking road, will
accept more important position on the
Iowa. Central on Oct. /.
So much has the Wabash increased it's
freight car equipment that the item of car
hire. which cost the road $46S 55S.74 in the
year ending June 30, will be cut down about
90 per cent. the present year.
E. b, Gates. ticket agent of the Michigan
Central at Kalamazoo, has been retired and
IS succeeded by r. r. Wheeler. of Saginaw:
George j. Sadler, ticket agent at Battle
Greek, has been succeeded by E. L. Mosier,
formerly of Jackson.
U. L. Truitt. who has for some time past
represented the Chesapeake & Ohio passen-
ger department at Chicago, goes to New
York as Eastern passenger agent and w.
u. Conklyn, travelling passenger agent, sue
ceedS him at Chicago.
Fl. M Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four, yesterday re-
ceived from some person in New Castle.
Ind, % cents the sender stating that he had
consecrated himself to Christ and His serv-
ice, and this was money he owed the COM
pany.
d. T. McCabe. freight traffic manager of
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg
and j. b. HILL general freight agent, are
this week going over the southwestern
system, travelling on a special train and
stopping at all stations to talk with the
agents
The Big -Four has found it necessary to
add fourth switching crew to it's Anderson
yard force The three were working day
and night and still could not keep up with
the business that was being hurried in and
out The business of the Big Four at that
point is greater than ever known before.
At a meeting in Cleveland of the passenger
agents east of Chicago it was decided to re-
store the tariff rates except as to the differ
slightly decreased. The object in view is the
killing off of the scalping business between
Chicago and New York and it is thought
that this move will do 1t.
No matter what comes to the Baltimore
& Ohio, a prominent railway official says,
Oscar MURRAY will continue at the head of
mental in developing since becoming con-
nected with the road. VIM. M. Green, as
general manager, has made good record
in the operating department.
The Pennsylvania road realizes the. value
OF the western connections it owns or
leases, as from these it is now deriving its
heavy freight business and is not so de-
pendent on traffic from the large cities as it
would be but for it's extensive system of
roads in Ohio Indiana and Illinois. Never
as much business to the Pennsylvania as
for five months past.
A local freight official, in speaking of the
fact that Philip Armour has become inter
ested in the Baltimore e. Ohio. said that
were he TO turn his immense business to
that road it would be a serious blow to
some of the trunk lines he has so literally
said, will certainly give the Baltimore e.
Ohio large prestige with some of the larg-
est shippers at Chicago.
A committee of the Order of Railway
Conductors on Tuesday held their conference
with officers of the Lake Erie e. Western
in their efforts to have three discharged
conductors reinstated and 1t is said their
labOrs were in vain. Roundhouse rumor has
it that this will lead to a strike. If there is
any road in the country that has little fear
of strikes it is those under the general man
agerShp of George Bradbury.
A number of passenger men are in the
city who represent foreign lines OF the
number are f. L. Harris. general agent of
the Mobile & Ohio: Louis Rausch, travel
ing passenger agent of the same line; r. c.
Jones. of the Chicago Milwaukee & st.
Paul, and L. w. Landman, of the Column
bus & Hooking Valley. All report passen-
ger business over their lines largely in ex-
cess of the corresponding period last year.
A. ]. Smith, secretary of the American
Association of General Passenger and Tick
ct Agents, has sent notice to all transporta-
ticn lines that the forty-thrd annual meet
troit Tuesday Oct 1S The annual address
will be delivered by D. B. Martin passen-
ger traffic manager of the Baltimore &c
Ohio lines. Ticket scalping and the abolish
ing of cheap excursions are among the
subjects to be considered.
w. H. McDoel, vice president and general
manager of the Monon recently visited the
home of his boyhood Goffstown. N. H.,
where he was entertained by Colonel Shir-
ley, the man who first gave him employ
ment and who paid him, when he left his
employ, s. On arriving at Goffstown Mr..
McDoel was much surprised over the man.
ner he was received. At the home of Col.
Shirley he was ushered into room where
a large table was loaded with elegant
bouquets and soon the associates of his
boyhood began to come and an enjoyable
time. ending with a banquet, followed.
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