The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-09
Personal. Local and General Notes.

j. T.. Thompson commercial agent of
the Santa Fe lines, is in the city for a day
or two.
J. r. Wood general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania east. has gone a trip
for couple of weeks to the lakes.
President and Receiver Thomas King. of
the Pittsburg & Western. is trip with
New York railroad men in the Northwest.
w. ii. Simpson has been appointed adj
vertising agent of the lines in the Santa
Fe Railway system. with headquarters in
Chicago.
IT is said that the Michigan Central has
made an application for a renewal of its
membership in the Buffalo railway clear
ing house.
The Chicago & Alton for June reports a
gross increase of s152,342 and a net increase
of S9S,529. Net earnings for the fiscal year
increased $3.50 900.
Samuel G.. De Coursey has signifed his
willingness to accept the presidency of the
American Railway Company, and his cleo
ton is considered certain.
The owners of the Southern Indiana have
purchased large acreage of coal lands
in Clay county and will build a branch line
from Coalmont to Clay City.
The new interlocking plant at Hillsdale,
the crossing of the Indiana, Decatur &
Western and Chicago & Eastern Illinois,
was yesterday put in service.
J. b. Hutchinson, general manager of
the Pennsylvania road, will pass through
his vacation on the Pacific coast.
C. w. Woods, chief clerk to Harry Miller,
superintendent of the Vandalia lines, ac-
companied by his wife, yesterday left for
a three weeks trip through Colorado.
Theodore N Ely, chief of motive power
of the Pennsylvania lines, accompanied by
Mrs. Ely, has gone to Magnolia, Mass,
where he will spend the month of August.
p. l.. Evans, who has been one of the
officials of the Pennsylvania Voluntary
Relief department for several years. yes
terday went TO Billings, Mont, to recuper-
ate his health.
c. NJ Bennett. superintendent of the Gin
cinnati & Muskingum Valley division of
the Pennsylvania lines, is making some
special tests of the tracks of the system,
and is at present on the Fort Wayne divi-
sion.
C. II. Mitchell, city passenger agent of
the Big Four at Chicago. accompanied the
Cook County Marching Club on its trip to
this city. The train Of twelve cars was
hauled from Chicago to Indianapolis in five
hours.
w. T. Danforth. formerly commercial
agent of the Seaboard Airline, with Of
fees at Montgomery. Ala. has been pro-
noted to the position of travelling freight
agent for the Seaboard, with Offices in At
lanta.
c. L. Pierce. general superintendent of
the Rutland road and the Ogdensburg &
Champlain, died at Rutland, Vt. on Tues
udN. Tie was bul years OF age, ana
entered railroad service when twenty, as
q clerk.
Conductor John O'Brien, of Indianapolis,
has started. together with Mrs. O'Brien
on the return journey from Europe. He
will resume his runs on the Lake Erie
& Western between Indianapolis and Mich
igan City some time after his arrival
General Superintendent c. d. McKelvey,
of the Ohio Southern. begins service with
the company by cutting down the amount
of Sunday work. On that day no coal
trains Will be run. but on week days coal
trains will be run faster and the employees
will make large a weekly mileage as
heretofore.
What is said 10 be the largest round
house In the world has beer recently COM
pleted al Clinton. Ia. for the Chicago &
Northwestern. There are fifty stalls in
GLIDING the exit and entrance. The radius
OF the outside wall is ISL feet s inches and
the turntable is seventy feet long, set on
solid rock.
Ocean rates are still advancing and II
Is putting a quietus on export shipments
A month ago the rate from Indianapolis 10
Liverpool and other points taking the
usual proportion were q cents per 100
pounds; yesterday they were $50 cents per
100 pounds. the advance being wholly In
the ocean rate.
The Jackson Club special six heavily
loaded coaches and one baggage car. TO the
Bryan notification, established new rec
ord for fast time on the Terre Haute d.
vision OF the vandalia line. The distance
from Terre Haute TO Indianapolis Is seven