The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07

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Personal, Local and General Notes.
Andrew Wood. private secretary of c. Z.
Schaf, general manager OF the Big Four,
was in the city yesterday.
President Hill. OF the Great Northern,
Is still onfine to the house, and his HI
ness is causing some anxiety.
Il is the intention to connect all this
double track now laid at different portions
of the system between Chicago and Cress-
ton.
The Chicago Great Western has placed
an order for ten more heavy freight en-
gines of the same type as the twenty-five
purchased this year.
Charles Stone. recently appointed general
passenger agent OF the Louisville x Nash
vile, passed through the city yesterday
en- route to Chicago.
j. F. Irwin, who for twenty years was
trainmaster of the Baltimore K Ohio at
Newark. o., has been appointed trainmas-
ter of the Pittsburg division.
The several passenger associations will
make a rate Of a fare and one-third round
trip for the holiday season, some OF the
than heretofore.
Trains are now being run over the biz
cut off of the Pennsylvania road In the
Huntington territory, improvements that
have been in progress for several years
being completed.
Frank c. Cleaver, who has been appoint
ed superintendent Of motive power of the
car department of the Wisconsin Central,
was formerly a draughtsman OF the Van
dalia & Terre Haute.
Z. c. Dunnevant. of the passenger de-
partment OF the Pittsburg & Lake Erie, a
Lake Shore interest. will on Saturday sail
for Europe. While absent he will make a
trip up the Mediterranean and the
Adriatic.
The Union Pacific has adopted the plan
Of placing armed guards on its trains
which carry large shipments of money and
bullion. At the same time 1t Will pay a re-
ward OF $1,000 for every train robber cap
tured alive or killed.
d. G.. Eggleston, who has been in the
employ of the New York Central since 1858,
and was conductor of the first passenger
tertown, N. Y, on Wednesday. He was
prominent in Mystic Shrine circles.
In addition to all the motive power pur-
chased the past year. the Hooking Valley
Railroad Company has leased eight locomo-
tives from the Brooks Locomotive Com
pany for $S3,33S. to be paid I'm monthly in
stallments until the equipment Is paid for.
Charles c. Riley. formerly of the Big
Four but more recently with the Baltimore
& Ohio Southwestern as car service super
intendent, goes TO Baltimore to take charge
of the distribution of cars of the Balti-
more & Ohio under General Superintendent
Gibson.
The Toledo. ST. Louis & Western. a few
Ia d6Os IA q taSh RAAAC ~ inOSl
suitable name for Its new Toledo and st.
Louis flyer. and the prize was on Wednes-
day awarded to B. j. Holt. of Plattsburg,
y. Y. who named the train Commercial
Traveller"
General Freight Agent Jeffries, of the
Evansville & Terre Haute, and General
Freight Agent Campbell, OF the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois, were In the city yesterday.
Isaac Davis, travelling freight agent OF the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois. accompanied
the TWO officials.
Dating from Jan. I. the firemen of the
Chicago & Northwestern will receive higher
roads. On Class r engines fremen will re-
ceive 500 for every hundred miles and
firemen on pool engines will not be required
to keep the engines clean
The trunk line passenger committee has
deferred the matter for the present of
giving the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore
x Ohio authority 10 run low rate excur-
sions to Washington and Baltimore next
spring. Both lines had fixed dates for
running these excursions.
1t was stated yesterday tina l.. l.. Fell
lows has decided to remain as agent of the
New York Central fast freight lines, and
that the position of agent of the Lake Erie
s. Western at Indianapolis would be filled
by the promotion of r. ID. Couch, agent of
the company at Michigan City.
w. b. Jerome, general Western passen-
ger agent OF the New York Central. and
Charles Merrill, Southwestern passenger
- liz NJ
Titory under their supervision. including
indianapolis, Peoria, St. Louis and other
prominent Western railroad centers.
The Pennsylvania has adopted a rule pro-
hibiting wedding demonstrations in and
around the depots on its lines. The of
fcials contend that the pranks accompany
ing such demonstrations do no good ana
occasionally cause damage, and are an
noying to passengers and employees.
The Illinois Central has contracted for
three hundred refrigerator ears. The road
makes a feature OF its fruit and vegetable
service from the South TO the North dur
ing the winter. The cars are to be so sub
stantially constructed as to make il safe
10 haul them on the fast passenger train
schedule.
John Groh. passenger conductor on the
Panhandle, who was seriously injured In a
collision at Union City a few weeks ago,
was last week taken TO a hospital at Chi
cago and an X-ray examination made OF
the injuries. thus enabling DR.. Hethering-
ton, his surgeon. 10 treat the case moro sue
cessfully.
The phenomenal record the Monon has
been making In its passenger department
under Frank J.. Reed as general passenger
agent is exciting favorable comment OF
the press. both East and West. Since thu
| beginning OF 1894 until date not a week
t1al increase in passenger earning as conf
| pared with the corresponding week OF the
previous year.
There is excellent opportunity for stating
that George l.. Peck. superintendent OF the
Tfttsburg division of the Panhandle, viii
become the general superintendent OF the
uthwe system OF the Pennsylvania
lines on Jan. ]. when John r. Miller, under
' the pension fund plan. viii retire from