The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04

SuCtCcSOI Ids Occl iudoc, IL 10 ICSdluCu do
almost certain that Henry X. Williams the
present general superintendent of the road
will be elevated to the rank of general
manager. Mr.. Collins will leave for six
months tour of Europe soon after Feb. j.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
F. A. Richter OH Monday assumed the
position of passenger agent Of the Illinois
Central at Pittsburg.
w. s. Rodney, auditor OF the Vandalia
line. has gone to Hot Springs for months
stay on account of poor health.
The annual meeting Of the Terre Haute
& Indianapolis road, lessees Of the VAN
dalia lines, will be held on Jan. 10.
Samuel Sloan has been elected u director
of the Lackawanna, to succeed his old per-
sonal friend, the late John /. Blair.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton will
In February receive two more heavy
freight locomotives of the type of those
purchased last year.
Locomotive firemen on the Pennsylvania
lines east of Pittsburg have received an in
crease in wages of from s.. 80 to $3.50 per
day, taking effect this month.
The new passenger engines of the Erie
Railway have 16-inch driving wheels, and
arc guaranteed to make eighty-five miles
an hour with a train Of eight cars.
DR.. William Denny. of Washington. d.
c., has been appointed surgeon of the Bal
tlIuOFS q OulO OH TIE
to succeed DIR. j. A. Mexican, resigned.
John s. Kennedy has been appointed CO.
trustee by the third mortgage bondholders
Of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago,
succeeding the late John M. Hutchinson.
The official report of ]. R. Cavanagh,
superintendent of car service of the Big
Four lines, shows that in 1899 there were
handled on the Big Four lines 6.525,2H pas
sengers.
s. F. g. Morse assistant general passen-
ger traffic manager of the Southern Pacific
lines. now on his bridal trip through Cuba.
on his return will make Houston. Tex, his
home.
A. c. Morgan, for years messenger of the
Adams Express Company on the Erie divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania. has resigned to
accept a position as detective for the
Pennsylvania.
On Friday the world record was broken
when 1000 cars laden with coke passed the
junction on the southeast branch of the
Pennsylvania road during the night, hauled
In tbirty-five trains.
DIR. L. K. Russell has been appointed
chief surgeon of the Ohio Southern. Under
a new arrangement the surgical staff OF
the road has been reduced from twenty
five to fifteen surgeons.
Col. d. III. Conkln. who on Jan. 1 retired
as general manager of the Chicago *
Southeastern, has been in railroad service
fifty-one years. Harry Crawford. jr., sue
CetQS Till dS ScHcI d ildndSCls
The Southern Railway has appropriated
s., 100000 dollars for the construction Of a
line between Chattanooga and Stevenson.
Ala. which will give an entrance over its
own tracks into Chattanooga.
1t Is stated that the Vanderbilt interests
now hold 10000 shares of the stock of the
Lake Erie & Western. The report that 1t
is the intention to merge the property into
the Lake Shore system Is denied.
In December the Nandalia forwarded
west from Indianapolis 40S2 loaded and
$3.50 empty cars and brought in 5S91 loaded
and $50 empty cars. OF the inbound bust
ness 563 cars were loaded with live stock.
General Passenger Agent Eustice. of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, has APP
pointed Carlin Sadd to represent the 90
at Pittsburg, vice G. ID. Hagerman. re-
signed. to go to California to be with his
family.
Louis Kinnard, who has been appointed
assistant master mechanic of the shops of
the Pennsylvania lines at Allegheny. dur
ing his apprenticeship In the Fort Wayne
shops attended Purdue University, grad
uating from that institution in 1897.
James Charlton, who retired after many
years faithful service on the Chicago &
Alton as general passenger agent, was the
recipient of a letter from G. III. Chappell,
general manager. paying high tribute TO
what he had accomplished on the c. q A
In 1899 the Vandalia received and for
warded at Indianapolis a total of 154,3S
cars, forwarding west 81, 1872 loaded and "a.
70S empty cars and bringing in 60, 433 loaded
and SIS empty cars. OF the inbound busi-
ness 6.562 cars were loaded with live stock.
The Fort Wayne Gazette, in speaking of
+. e. Sawyer coming to Indianapolis as
agent OF the Pennsylvania lines. says. "I.e
carries with him the best wishes o. the
business men and manufacturers of Fort
Wayne, and no more popular man ever
held the agency at Fort wayne.
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man of engines on the eastern division of
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago. TAX
ing the position made vacant by the death
of A. III. Polhamus. he having under his
Pittsburg. and C. r. Colney the line be-
twene Crestline and Chicago.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy. the
present year, by means of a branch from
the Billings extension, will tap the Big
Horn Basin of Wyoming. The extension
will be $50 miles in length. 1t can but be
an important feeder TO the o." as in 1895
over 100000 pounds of wool were shipped,
and the shipments of cattle, horses and
sheep equaled those from the Black Hills.
Welcome Rice. who was on Nov. 1 re-
tired from service on the Lake Erie Il
Western road. died at noon yesterday 1t
was stated yesterday that had Mr.. Rice
lived General Superintendent Hill intended
to give him place where the service was
not so arduous as running over the road
daily between Indianapolis and Michigan
City, as had the deceased for thirty years
past.
j. c. Burch. who on Jan. retired as
agent of the Lake Erie * Western at Lima,
has accepted the position of travelling pas
senger agent of the Baltimore a. Ohio.
Frank Burkhardt, who has been night
agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton at Lima. succeeds Mr. Burch as
agent of the l.. +. & w. and M. l.. Wolf
takes the agency of the c., IL. & -. at that
point.
Joseph Ramsey. vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Wabash lines, carries
$4,000 life insurance; W. II. Blodgett gen.
eral solicitor OF the road, $35,c00; c. s.
Crane, general passenger agent, $4,000
General Manager Hays. now OF the Grand
Trunk. formerly with the Wabash. carries
$50 600. and +. III. McGuian, general super
intendent of the Grand Trunk, formerly
with the Wabash, $50, ZOO.