The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-30
L P. Lockhard as general agent of the
cOEnnanv af East ST I.nuis

L p I.ockhard as general agent of the
company at East St Louis.
Friends of Passenger Conductor Haffey, on
the Pittsburg & Western will regret to
learn that he is going blind the sight of
one eye being entirely gone.
Passenger officials Of the California and
Florida lines state that their business the
present winter has been largely in excess
OF either of several years past.
1t is stated that ]. J. Archer. late gen.
eral passenger agent Of the Ohio River
tendcnt of the Norfolk & Western.
The engine mileage of the Panhandle lines
in December was the largest of any month
in the history of the lines. Some engines
were not housed during the month.
c. Stanley Hurlburt chief clerk of Frank
Thomson. president of the Pennsylvania
lines. was buried yesterday al Philadelphia.
He died of consumption, and was forty years
old.
Agents of the Pennsylvania lines West
have been notified to take no more wheat
or corn for export via Baltimore until fur
Their orders, business at that point being con-
gested.
w. ]. Craig, of Delphos, one of the projec-
tors Of the Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City,
is at the Soldiers Home. at Marion, Ind,
lying helpless. He has just had his pension
increased from $l2 to $72 a month.
Eight divisions of the Big Four system
are now paying their way, and seven show
a very fair surplus above fixed charges and
operating expenses. fhe deficit of the other
TWO Is so small mat IL Is DeileNe0 THIS year
they will be at least self-sustaiEng.
F. d. Gildersleeve will on Feb. ] take the
position of city passenger agent of the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern at St. Louis,
and w. +. Conner, of Springfield, H., will
date.
John McCune, the oldest macbinist in the
shops of the Pennsylvania road, was buried
work in the shops at Altoona in 1919 and in
structed President Thomson when the latter
started to learn the machnist trade.
Col. Samuel Moody assistant general pas
senger agent Of the Pennsylvania lines West,
has been appointed quartermaster general
of Pennsylvania. The duties of the posi-
ton will not in the least Interfere with his
duties in the passenger department of the
Pennsylvania Company.
P. c. Snee superintendent of the Chicago
division Of the Baltimore & Ohio lines, who
will retire on Feb. to give place to T. J.
English. has held the position for eight
years, being promoted from the chief clerk
ship of the general manager. Mr. English S
headquarters will be at Garrett, Ind.
The National Teachers Association will
hold its annual convention in Los Angeles
July lila. The roads have agreed on rates
and limit. The fare for the round trip, In
dianapolis to Los Angeles, will be 800; from
Chicago, $3.50; from st. Louis, $3.50 The
tickets will be good to return on until
Aug 81.
Gaylord NJ Beach. assistant general man
ager of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie, has
rendered his resignation. Mr.. Beach was
with the Decline division of the Big Four
many years. leaving it to take position on
the road he now leaves: He retlres solely on
account of i'll health. 1t is understood that
the office will be abolished.
The Chicago St Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha has just completed a block-signa!
system between ST. Paul and Lemars, and
will put ii in operation to-day. There are
forty-five block signals, and new operators
have been employed for thirty Of the blocks
The company has had forty-four block sig
nails in operation between st. Paul and FL
roy since August. 1897 and there has not
been wreck on the line since.
One of the most surprised men in st. Louis
on Saturday was w. f. Drummer. of the
Nandalia line. On his resigning the assist
ant general passenger agency to take charge
of the city ticket office the passenger agents
of the line and the office force chose c. G.
Curtice. city passenger agent, to represent
them in giving Mr.. Drummer token of
their esteem and good wishes. The result
was a beautiful diamond stud, that now
sparkles on Brunners shrtfront.
The reception to be given this evening at
the residence of VIM. F. Goltra secretary
of George l.. Bradbury, general manager of
the Lake Erie & Western lines, to A. G..
Young, who retires tomorrow as assistant
general freight agent of the road to accept
a fine position in Chicago, will be quite an
event Beside local railroad men a number
of officials from other points will be present
Mr.. Young has been with the road nearly
twenty years, and his record has been an
excellent one.
The San Francisco Chronicle says: 1.-The
evidence showing that the Vanderbilts are
about to take steps to extend their railroad
system to California from the present term
mus of the Union Pacific, at Ogden. has
awakened keen interest in business circles.
The recent investments of the Santa Fe
Company, in California, amounting already
to over 50 100000 and involving expenditures
of probably half as much more within the
present year, have opened sleepy eyes to the
fact that Eastern pital has selected Cali
fornia field for railroad investment. Tie
first competing line will be open to tide
water at Point Richmond before the summer
is over. If a third line should decide to
enter the State it is not easy to predict
the increase of prosperity and of population
hot foII