The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-16
Personal, Local and General Notes.

c. +. Benjamin, travelling passenger agent
of the Canadian Pacific, is in the city
Train Dispatcher Sullivan, of the Wabash
lines at Peru, Ind, yesterday examined five
firemen for promotion to engineers
Changes are looked for on the Delaware,
I.ackaWanna & Western when w. II. Trues-
dale takes the presidency of the road.
Jacob Sachs engineer on the Nandalia,
who obtained four months leave of abb
sence to visit friends in Montana, has re-
turned.
The Panhandle and Fort Wayne roads
are endeavoring to supply plenty of coal to
all stations and work trains are detailed for
this purpose.
The Big Four lines proper in the first week
of February earned $252 0729S q decrease as
compared with the corresponding week of
1898 of $13,356.61.
The impression prevails that the condi-
tion of the Lake Erie & Western financially
IS such that it will result in a reorganiza-
tion of the company.
With the milder weather receipts of grain
and live stock yesterday from Western lines
increased. At the stock yards the receipts
reached 120 carloads.
The Pittsburg Bessemer & Lake Erie will
put in a cable system in Conneaut harbor to
be used In moving cars. 1t will be the most
complete of the kind in the country.
The cold snap came, unfortunately, at a
time when freight traffic was very heavy,
and despite the efforts made TO keep the
business moving II has been accommodating
rapidly at division points.
Frederic Lockard, for rnany years a con-
ductor on the Lake Erie & Western. died at
AHchigantown on Tuesday of Brights dis
ease, aged seventy years. He spent the clos
ing years of his life on a farm.
Gansey r. Johnson, clerk in the office of
General Superintendent John Z. Miller, of
the Pennsylvania Southwestern system has
an article in the February Bookbuyer on
'"The Writings of Theodore Roosevelt"
Thomas Quill formerly of this city. who
for some time past has represented the pas
eenger department of the Chicago Great
Western at Cincinnati, VIII to-day be trans
1erred to Chicago to represent the company.
General Manager Loree, of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west: John +. Miller, general
superintendent OF the Southwestern system,
and Superintendent Mansfield. Of the In
dianapOlis & NincenneS, yesterday Inspected
the l. & V. line and terminals.
Railroads getting a maui of the coal to
Lake Erie ports have arranged the rates for
next season, and they Will enable the Pitts
burg district operators TO meet the compe-
fields on n much fairer basis than last year.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, wher-
ever possible. will eliminate curves and re-
duce grades between Chicago and the Mis-
eissppi river. Much Of the line will be re-
ballasted with gravel which is claimed by
many authorities TO be the best material for
roadbeds-
w. L. Mes-orris, chief clerk in the passen-
ger department of the Ohio river road. has
resigned TO accept a position as assistant to
Thomas .. Watt, western district passenger
agent Of the Pennsylvania. with headquar-
ters at Pittsburg. He assumes the new posi-
tion to-day.
Captain w p. Henry, superintendent OF
the Lehigh Valley lake steamship line has
resigned L. II. Van Allen. division super
intendent OF the Lehigh Valley, will also
act as superintendent OF the steamship line.
The officers Of the rail and lake lines are
consolidated by this change.
Thomas W. Briston, who for many years
has been foreman Of carpenters at the shops