The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-06
Personal, Local ana General Notes.

The Big Four has adopted the Chamber
lain mail catcher and delivery and the
cranes will be erected along the road.
The office of the United States Express
Company at New Albany. Ind, has been
moved and Charles Riester installed as
agent.
The twelve-mile link required to connect
the Cleveland, Canton & Southern with the
Wheeling & Lake Erie will be constructed
at once.
General Manager L. F. Loree's annual in
spection of the Pennsylvania Northwest
and Southwest systems will take place the
latter part of this month
Owen b. LoZier. who has been acting as
relief agent of the Chicago & Eastern Hi
nois for several years, has resigned his posi-
ton on account OF i'll health.
A private car of the Union Pacific passed
over the Panhandle yesterday en- route to
New York. carrying Winslow s. Pierce,
| general counsel of that company.
The construction party engaged in grad
has crossed White river and the adjoin-
ing territory and entered vigo county.
Colonel d. Wishart. formerly general pas
senger agent of the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco, has been elected president of the
Wishart Investment Company, at Kansas
City.
1t is stated that the Columbus & Hook
ing Valley, which has been working closely
with the Baltimore & Ohio. will closely ally
itself with the Erie Railway, turning its
business over TO the latter.
Many passenger officials are now taking
mer's work and the rush is over, giving
them an opportunity to leave their offices
for ten days or two weeks.
Bushrod Taylor. superintendent of the
| Louisville division of the Pennsylvania
lines. is this week carefully inspecting the
roadbed, stations, BRIDGES, etc., in company
with his subordinate officials.
The Canadian Pacific has created the po-
sition of general auditor and appointed III.
l. PQnnv formerly auditor of 0iehllrSe-
ments. to fill that position The place he
vecates will be filled by promotion of John
Leslie.
George 7. Gunnip, general agent of the
passenger department of the Santa Fe lines.
was In the city yesterday. 1t Is stated that
no passenger official in the United States
covers more miles in travelling In his terri
tory than does Mr.. Gunnip.
The largest sign board in Cincinnati was
put up yesterday on the building occupied
by the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
freight and ticket office. The sign is 100
feet in length and three feet wide.
Hon. John III. Pearson, who died at Con-
cord, N. H., on Wednesday,. for many years
held the controlling stock of the Concord K
Montreal road, and was one of the best
known men in New England railroad and
financial circles. He was eighty-two years
of age.
During the past ten days it has been moth
ing unusual 10 have thirty trains moving
at the same time on the river division of
the Fort Wayne road between Allegheny
and Rochester. On one day this week thir-
ty-four trains were counted on this stretch
Of twenty-five miles.
One Of the compound passenger engines
that the Wabash recently received from the
Baldwin locomotive works. on Tuesday,
hauled a ten-car train on the Detroit divi-
sion ninety-six miles in 100 minutes. includ-
ing two stops for water and slow-downs al
crossings of other roads.
The Erie Railway Company. on Wednes-
day, paid 1900 to the heirs of Alexander
Logan. on account of his death. The de.
ceased was the oldest engineer on the
Akron division OF the Erie, and was killed
last March, his engine. which was hauling
man.
While the freight traffic Of the Pennsyl-
vania was very heavy during September 1;
did not equal the August record. The freight
movement over the middle division I'm Sep
TENDER was not quite as good as In August,
although a little better than In July. There
were 1900 cars moved, as against 156, go
in August.
One of the employees of the Big Four. whc
is connected witt the telegraph department
says he thinks the question at issue be,
tween the management OF the Big Four anc
its telegraphers will be adjusted without
serious trouble. At any rate, without Z
strike. as the action of the t~elegraphers 4:
not unanimous enough 10 bring on q
strike"
The promoters OF the Columbus. Bloom
ington 4 Terre Haute are encounterint
/ dificulties. The County Commissioners o.
Clay county refuse TO order an election e
vote on subsidies by townships through
reason that so much money IL now goinl
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