The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Personal, Local and General Notes.


Renewed dissensions in the ranks of the
Order OF Photographers are reported.
The new double track of the Panhandle
between Dennison and Columbus was
opened TO traffic on Monday.
C. w. Thompson, assistant general super
intendent of the Choctaw, Oklahoma q
Gluf road retires from that position Oct. l.
b. F. Horner, general passenger agent of
the Nickel-plate lines. has returned from
a months stay in Colorado, much improved
in health.
The regular summer excursion season is
nearing its close, making very satisfac-
tory finish, as campaign travel Is now
quite an item in passenger revenue.
William H. Bradley, a passenger con-
ductor on the Lake Erie a. Western was
married at Fort Wayne on Monday even
ing TO Miss Bessie NJ Hickok. of that city
The bride and groom will spend ten days
on northern trip
John r. Van Dyke, who has been ap-
pointed travelling passenger agent of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, will make
Chicago his headquarters. For some years
Mr.. Van Dyke was excursion agent of the
road and has a large acquaintance.
John Ferguson, general baggage agent of
the Union Railway Company. has just
completed his twenty-third year in the
service of the company, the first eight
years a ticket agent, the last thirteen
general baggage agent at the Union
Station.
local freight official says that condi-
tions which at first seemed to make it i'm
possible to effect a change in grain rates
from Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis to the
seaboard have changed to such an extent
that an advance is not only possible but
probable.
The Pennsylvania will, with the begin
ming OF the new year, put into effect a
new set of train rules. The transportation
officials of the system spent three days in
Pittsburg last week completing the work
of revision. Ii Is said there will be some
radical changes.
Samuel II. Wallace. for thirty-two years
ticket agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at the Broao-street station in Philadel-
phia, has been on an extended Western
visit. Mr.. Wallace has twenty ticket
sellers under him. and his sales last month
amounted to over $3iS,000.
A general passenger agent. in comment
ing the passenger situation. says IL IS
remarkably quiet This is particularly true
OF joint passenger territory. The situation
is firm, and will not be disturbed by the
reports of commission payments on the
part of the Glover Leaf or any other lines.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton gave
the indianapolis Business Mems Club, on
their return from Cincinnati. lively run.
At one point seven consecutive miles were
covered at a speed of sixty-eight miles an
hour. and much of the distance sixty
miles an hour was run. There were six
coaches in the train.
James D Reamey has been appointed
general freight and ticket agent of the Hot
Springs * Malvern road, TO succeed the
late X. NJ. Smith, who persisted in the
Galveston disaster. w. l. Riley. who has
for several years been connected with the
road, was appointed to succeed Mr.. Reamey
as assistant ticket agent.
w. II. Park. who recently retired as aud
itor OF the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling.
after twenty-eight years of service with
that company. was on Saturday last sur
in
and other employees on the road calling ON
him and presenting himself and wife with
an elegant tea set.
Ii is currently reported that c. ~ Has
kell, of Toledo. Is at work on a right of
way between Montpelier and Napoleon. and
along the line surveyed by the Wabash last
spring II is stated that Mr.. Haskell be-
lieves the line would be a good investment
as an independent line. The true story of
the Wabash's relinquishing the purpose of
building 1t has not been told. says the
Cleveland Leader. but IL is presumed that
the Lake Shore people offered concessions
TO keep the Wabash out of the Chicago
Toledo field.
When the new system of bulk tracks
the Big Four is constructing on South
Alabama street, where the Decline city
freight depots formerly stood. is completed
there will be fully ten miles of bulk tracks
in close vicinity TO the business district
of indianapolis. as the Pennsylvania lines
the Monon. the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton the Lake Erie < Western and the
Nandalia all have extensive bulk tracks
making IL very convenient for manufac-
turers TO load unload heavy goods as
well as for handling 10 advantage fruits
and vegetables.
| President Shaughnessy. of the Canadian
| Pacific. now on trip 10 the Pacific coast
mas made public correspondence between
himself and Hon. y. G.. Blair, Canadian
minister OF railways, relative To the traffic
| relations between the Canadian Pacific and
the Intercolonial road. and the tenor of the
correspondence II such 10 indicate that
| an understanding may yet be reached
which will induce the Canadian Pacific moi
/ TO carry out its threat 10 abandon ST. Johr
| as a winter port. which would be "a great
| disappointment 10 Boston, as a valuable
| traffic would be lost 10 the Boston & Maine
| President A. j. Cassatt. OF the Pennsyl.
sania. is at his headQuarters again. Pitts