The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
personaI. LocnI and General Notes.

Personal, Local and General Notes.
r Sullivan has been appointed yard
master of the Big -Four at the Belt cross
ing yards.
George L. Bradbury, vice president Of the
Lake Erie & Western, IS eApecteu III 'he
r G barlow, secretary of V. T. NGalott,
receiver of the Vandalia, is so III as TO COLI
fine him at home
The New York Central in main line and
branches has 1884 miles of main track, ana
its total capitalization is $2SlA I9Sf.to.
The PENNSYLVANIA will this year eXpend
100000 in reducing grades and stralghlen-
ing curves between Irwin ana Laflmef.
There were loaded and unloaded at the
city freight depotS of the Big -Four at IN
dianapolis in 1898 S4OSS cars, against '9'oS4
in 1897.
Tn the wear 1898 there were handled at the
civ freight depots of the Pennsylvania lines
z32,17S.564 pounds of freight, representing
42,435 cars.
on Dec. 81. on the Pennsylvania lines " west est
Of T7ittsburg. there were employed 2f504
mon and of that number 1850 are members
of the Voluntary Relief Association.
The Indiana Car Service Association Will
hold it's annual meeting at the once ot
General Manager Bacon on Jan; II, wheh
the annual election of officers VIII occur.
Trains of the Illinois Central now run into
Nashville Tenn 9SeT which 5hg Is controed by
the louisville & Nashville Rallroad Coia-
pany.
The indianapolis division of the Central
Association Of Railroad Officers held their
annual meeting yesterday and reelected
II Bickneu president and q. b. stats sec
rotary
There were handled on the Indianapolis
division Of the Cincinnati Hamilton y Day 1a6yz
tom i'm 1898 81, 800 cars. against 81 lS9 In 1885,
against 50 420 in 1896, against 5o,59V IN 1892
and against 55,04S in 1874.
The generalization plans of the Columbus
& Hooking Valley will be, made pubhc' II
IS stated. by Jan. 10, ana Il IS eApeecteo 70 ~
reorganize the road on such q oasis as ~
make it a dividend payer.
A syndicate. believed to be headed by j.
Shelton Williams, a Richmond banker, mas
made offer for controlIlng interest ~, ~
line.
Recent developments Indicate that the
Tirtsbilrg 4 Western, when reorganlZed,
will become part of the Baltimore q ONO
system The bonds of the road, which few
weeks ago were selling at 60, are now close
to par.
samuel T. Fulton. formerly stenographer
for the Big Four who eight years ago went
with e. s Washbur9, no" prssloehti OF elie
been promoted to assistant TO President
Washburn.
M ". Mansfield. superintendent, Of the
Indiana polls & Vincennes, yesterday Ie-
fiTned from a trip to Mexico in company
with General Manager I.oree, VINO reaeheu
Pittsburg last evening. The party has been
absent = month,
Tbo Ct Iouis & Southwestern, better
known as the Cotton Belt. has 233 miles of
main track. and in 1898 spent I,l146S4 Tor
maintenance of way improvements; Inc
connanv has been laying heavier steel rails,
filling trestles and renewing bridges.
wills J. Mckinley, for many years passen-
ger conductor on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
Z Chicago was buried at New Castle, Pa
on Monday He died of pneumonia. George
Mckinley. passenger conductor on the Fort
Wayne road, is a brother OF the deceased.
An order has been issued on the Panhandle
that 10 guard against fire, hay, straw,
cotton. fax, tow charcoal and similar
freights be loaded in tight box cars with the
doors securely fastened. This results from
car loaded with cotton recently catching
fire.
Charles r. Wolcott. secretary 70 a: "a.
gchover sllDerinLendent Of telegraph " the
T9enrsevIya MA lines west, has assumed the
duties OF superintendent e indianapolis q
the American District Telegraph company