The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-18
PersonaI. Local and General Notes.

John J. Mossman, division freight agent
of the Wabash, who was reported danger
ously i'll, is convalescent.
The directors of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton have declared a quarterly divi-
dend Of IA per cent, payable Feb. g.
Henry Fraser, general agent of the Big
Four lines at Indianapolis who has been i'll
for two weeks, was at his Office yesterday
for a short time.
w. E. Bailey has been appointed auditor
of the Santa Fe, Pacific & Southern Rail-
way Company, succeeding C. c. Crary, who
Will retire on Feb. ].
William Greene, the late general manager
of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern. is in
Columbus, o., awaiting developments on the
Baltimore & Ohio lines.
Edward Pennington, former general SUI
perintendent has been appointed general
manager of the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Sault Ste Marie Railroad.
John F. Miller general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania Southwestern system,
was in the city yesterday He states that
ne has fully recovered his health
A. d. Mcleod, assistant general freight
agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
lines, is in the city looking after the inter-
ests Of the Lumbermen's Association.
In the eleven months ending Nov 30 the
Lake Erie & Western lines show IN increase
in gross earnings over the preceding year
of $13.l4O
The Grand Trunk road offered Mrs Casey,
wife of the engineer killed in the Murray
Hill accident, 500 per month for three years
an adjustment of damages claimed, and
she refused it.
special meeting of the freight officials
of the Central Traffic Association lines will
be held in Indianapolis tomorrow to dis
cUss rates on grain from Illinois and Indi-
ana TO all points.
At Chicago one large grain shipper says
he has within a week shipped 100000 bushels
of grain to the seaboard at tariff rates. and
this is the first time he has had to pay full
rates in five years
II. Foley, who for some time past has been
tor Of ftaa ffElNfT
Wayne q Chicago, has been promoted to
the office OF Inspector of transportation, with
headquarters 1T Pittsburg.
The Wabash this week placed an order
with the Missouri Car and Foundry Com
pany for 500 box cars, $1,000 pounds capacity,
cars of 5000 pounds capacity.
The Illinois Central is already in the field
for its share Of business from the Mardi
Gras at New Orleans, Feb 10 and H. In
illustrated folder the passenger department
gives history of Mardi Gras.
John Riley general superintendent of the
Peoria d Eastern, has returned from Old
Point Comfort much improved in health and
yesterday assumed the duties of his office
for the first time in several months.
Milton Knight of the Wabash who has
represented that road on the board of man
ayers of the Joint Traffic Association in
New York. has returned 10 st. Louis and
resumed his duties as traffic manager.
A. w, Davis has been appointed loco
motive foreman of the Wabash and Grand
Trunk at the shops in St. Thomas, Ont,
succeeding James Armitage, who goes to
the Palmerston division Of the Grand Trunk.
The Indiana & Illinois Southern has vir-
tuaily been under control of the Illinois
Central Company for two years, the latter
furnishing the money to place the road in
its improved condition and to properly
equip it,
w. C. Arp. superintendent of motive
power of the Vandalia lines. claims to now
be able to build the large type of freight
cost not to exceed 50 900 and a switching
engine for $4,000
When Mr.. A. c. Harris goes abroad the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton will doubt
less secure the services of some other prom
inent attorney Mr.. Harris for years having
been the legal adviser of the road in more
important cases
As soon as the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton gets its new depot built and aban-
dons the, freight depot of the Big Four on
South Alabama street, the Big Four will
remove the two old Bee-line depots and
utilize the grounds for bulk tracks
The Fttchburg road has ordered from the
Schenectady locomotive works eight heavy
passenger locomotives of the same type as
the four recently purchased from these
works by the Big Four. which doing
such satisfactory service win heavy fast
trains.
NJ D. Marshall, general solicitor of the
Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton lines, is in
the city for two or three days looking after
diana Decatur & Western. of which on the
death of r. b. f. Peirce he became at
torney.
The board Of managers Of the Union Rail-
way Company held their monthly meeting
yesterday. number of bills were approved
and an order made to purchase two hundred
tons OF new rails. eghty-dve pounds to the
yard. No other business than that of a rOu-
tine character was transacted
The new owners of the St Louis. Peoria
& Northern Will equip the road with stand
ard rolling stock among other purchases
ordering thirty new locomotives, specifica-