The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-30

hCESOAahs anu UChCEdh NOtcSs
1t is stated that the New Cumberland
branch of the Panhandle will be extended
as far as Monaco.
The Big Four will tomorrow take off it's
parlor car on its Benton Harbor trains after
having very successful season.
On Oct 10 the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
and its Southern connections will place on
sale Southern tourist tickets at cents
mile
Circulars announcing the appointment of
D. F. Jennings as general manager of the
signed.
third week of September, earned $22.3l1. an
increase over the corresponding week of
1887 of 1885.
The annual inspection of the Pennsylvania
road and the lines west by President
Thompson and party will begin Oct. 10 and
occupy twelve days.
Trains q and q on the PENNSYLVANIA and
Nandalia now haul between st. Louis and
New York some new elegant square full
Vestlbule sleeping cars
j. \: Beckley; president of the Toronto:
hamilton Buffalo. with number of
friends, was In the city yesterday, coming
here on his private car
President Stickney. of the Chicago Great
, Messeern; says s ne IS the largest individual
noloer OF the stock, and nobody has pro-
posed to him to buy the road
\ c.. J. Stedwell, formerly superintendent of
tne michigan division of the Big Four. is
now train dispatcher on the Nickel-plate
WIN AiNNN4e<tA eSiS at OOHIicdut.
The Boston and New York special over
the Big Fo,ir from Cincinnati put on last
spring, has proven such a success that it
will be continued through the winter.
Henry Baugh. one of the oldest engineers
IN time of service on the Vandalia lines ac-
companied by his wife, will to-day start for
New York, to be absent several days
Frank H. Worthington. assistant engineer
of maintenance or way on the Pittsburg di-
vision of the Panhandle, has gone to his
home in Terre Haute for few days rest
On Oct. l d. C. Richmond, for twenty
years past agent of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago at Lima. will retire and
be succeeded by G. I. Kentland, of Chi
cago
On Oct. ]. Y. PalIen will become general
Western agent of the fast freight lines of
the West Shore at ST. Louis. with jurisdc-
ton over st. Louis, Kansas City and points
beyond
will be made to reorganize the transconti-
rental freight and passenger associa tions.
The Canada Pacific will be represented at
the meeting.
general manager of the Lake Erie & West
gn and other Brice lines who has been in
hg TO Chicago.
F. F. Seymour. auditor of the Ohio South
ern, has resigned to become auditor Of the
Detroit 4 Lima Northern, succeeding w. S.
Seymour on the Ohio Southern.
c. j. Haigh, of Montreal has been APP
pointed general manager of the Reading
Dispatch, vice James Mcqueen, deceased.
Mr. Haigh was formerly commercial agent
OF the Grand Trunk road at Detroit.
A. w. Arnold who has been elected grand
chief secretary of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen, is brother of Albert
Arnold. who Is employed in the passenger
department of the Pennsylvania road.
Travel on the Southwestern limited over
the Big Four is so heavy that 1t now daily
hauls nine cars between Indianapolis and
St Louis. Yesterday the train had over
two hundred people for ST. Louis and points
west.
On Oct. Joseph j. Byrne who to-day re-
tires as contracting agent of the Nickel
plate fast freight line at this point takes
the agency OF the I4ackawanna fast freight
lire for indianapolis and its immediate ter
ritory.
In the month of August there were nam
died on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
SasS passenger trains. hauling 12.012 cars, or
an average OF four cars to a train, and a. 100
loaded cars we're handled on the system.
against 65.4S0 in August. 1897.
G. l.. Taylor. conductor on the Pennsyl-
wanna road, was buried at Somerset Pa,
on Wednesday, lie entered the service of
the road as a brakeman and became one of
the most popuar conductors on the Penn.
rylvania. Some months ago he went to