The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
Personal, Local and General Notes.

General Manager Pomeroy, of the Wander
bilt fast freight lines, is in the city.
From all quarters come complaints Of
scarcity of switchmen who are experienced.
r. d. Hughes, general superintendent of
the American Express Company, Is In the
city
r. P. Rifenberick, claim and tax agent Of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines, is
in the city
Lewis Baker has just completed his thir-
tieth year as passenger conductor on the
Panhandle.
NJ q. Ingalls,. president of the Big Four,
who has been in the East for several days.
will return tomorrow.
H. G. Stiles, general agent of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton at this point, yes
terday returned from New Orleans.
Since July the Big Four's gross earnings
have been $9,075,5lS, against IS, 7S4S 45 in the
year ending Feb. i, 1885, and SI9S25OS in
The Queen & Crescent shows an increase
in net earnings for January over 1898 Of
$l02,S4 since July an increase of $972,5 500 Is
shown.
The Pennsylvania has given notice that on
account of an accumulation of hay at Balti-
more all shipments from the West must be
stopped until further orders.
The Niagara Falls & Lewiston Railroad
Company, otherwise known as the Gorge
road, has gone into the hands of q receiver.
The company will be reorganized.
The Pennsylvania and the Big Four lines
yesterday started all east-bound freights on
the snow blockade had been overcome.
Andy Walker, the veteran engineer on the
Vandalia, has been obliged to give up his
engine again on account of rheumatism. He
Will not resume work until warmer weather.
John Sheehy has run an engine on the Big
-Four since February. 1871. He weighs 315
pounds. never has been in but one accident
and was then unframed and helped clear up
the wreck.
The rumor that William Green, vice presi-
dent of the Baltimore x Ohio Southwestern,
has been offered the vice presidency of the
Chicago * Rock Island is said to have some
foundation
John Chesborough, assistant general pas
eenger agent of the Vandalia and Harry
Miller, superintendent of the main line, were
IN tie city yesterday for a conference with
Receiver Malott.
r. l.. Fox, for some years chief clerk of
A. Galloway, superintendent of the Indian
apols and Cincinnati divisions of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton q Dayton, was buried at
Cincinnati yesterday
The Panhandle, which for several days
past has been refusing TO receive perishable
freights for points east owing to the block
ade. has Withdrawn the order and is now
taking freights for all Eastern points.
A. s. Crane, general traffic manager of the
Fftchburg road, has appointed Edward Shat
tuck, jr., general foreign freight agent of
the road and Of the fast freight lines Operat-
Ing over the tltchburg system. Charles T.
Ames succeeds Mr.. Shattuck,
T. ]. Walsh, secretary to General Manager
Waldo, of the Cincinnati, Hamilton * Day
ton lines. last evening delivered an address
before the railroad branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association at Cincinnati
His subject was THE Stage"
With each year the Big Four Is getting
q larger per cent. of the through mail serV-
ice between New York and St Louis. ard
with the putting on OF two additional mail
cars between Cleveland and st. Louis the
revenue from this source will be increased.
Il is now two years since the Monon oc-
cupied its present city freight depot al In
dianapolis and had Independent terminals