The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Samuel Rauh. president of the Belt Road
and Stockyards Company, who has been
East several days. returned yesterday.
Master Mechanic Riley OF the Lake Erie
& Western, who retired on March /, had
held that position for fourteen years
r. A. McCrea on March 1 became assist
ant trainmaster on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago, with headquarters at
Crestline. D.
President ingalls,. of the Big Four, denies
all rumors OF consolidation or close alli-
ance between the Big Four the Monon and
the Norfolk & Northwestern.
H M. Bronson. assistant general passen-
ger agent OF the Big Four lines, who has
been for several days on Western bust
ness trip, will return this morning.
ID. G. Edwards, passenger traffic man.
ager Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
lines, who has been in Florida a couple of
weeks. is expected at headquarters to-mor-
row.
j. Y. Hill has been promoted from SUPER
visor of bridges and buildings on the Mem
phis division of the Southern Railway to
general quartermaster of the Knoxville d.
vision. with headquarters at Knoxville.
The official report of John Ferguson, gen.
eral baggage agent at the Union Station,
handled 37.123 pieces of baggage, against
36.11S In February, 1899; increase. ZOOS
pieces.
William Howell, formerly connected with
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul offices
at Omaha, has been promoted to the gen.
eral Eastern agency of the company in
New York, and Is drawing a salary OF So 600
per annum.
The Big Four will order two more din
ing cars of the same pattern as the one
placed in service this week 10 be run on the
new trains TO be put on with the taking
effect Of the summer time table between
st. Louis and Cleveland.
James A. McCrea. engineer of mainte-
nance OF way of the eastern division of the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago. who has
been confined to his home for some time
by an attack Of typhoid fever, is improv-
Ing He is now able to sit up.
The Big Four now has in its system l.
SSH miles of railroad owned outright,
Ss60s miles leased and operated, making a
total mileage of 2,23419 The capital stock
of the road is divided into $27.9S $50 of COM
mon and 100000 preferred stock.
l.. +. Loree, general manager of the
Pennsylvania lines west, now travels over
the lines In his new private car. which is
one or the most complete in its construc-
ton and conveniences in service, and has
the distinction of being wide vestibuled.
C. w. Smith. who has been depot pas
senger agent at st. Louis for the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas. has been appointed to
succeed III. A. Cherrier as Northern passen-
ger agent of that road in Chicago Mr..
Cherrier is now with the Great Northern.
The official report of Charles Stilz, gen.
eral ticket agent at the Union Station.
shows the receipts from sales of tickets at
the Union Station in February. 1900, to have
been s., S3619 in excess of those of Febru-
airy. 1899. and sl2, 1850 in excess OF Febru-
airy, 1898
II Is officially announced that the Santa
Fe's new San Francisco line will be opened
for traffic on May /. Paul Morton. vice
president of the Santa Fe. has returned
from an extensive inspecting trip TO Cali
fornia and announces that work on the ex-
tension is being pushed as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
Going up the steep Hanlin hill on Monday
the big new class CD engine OF the PAN
handle, No. 107 had twenty-one refrigera-
tor cars, five cars of live stock and two cars
of live poultry, making twenty-eight cars
I'm all. and yet this heavy train was moved
along at twenty mile-an-hour pace with
out much trouble.
Cal Wagner, travelling agent for the
Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul, has lust
returned from trip TO New York. He
worked on the New York Central when the
wooden rails were covered with scrap iron
and there were five divisions between New
York and Buffalo. Now one conductor runs
through from one city TO the other They
have trains that run through between Al
bany and New York without stopping The
engines run right along at speed of
ninety miles hour on some of the sched-
| uies. and they have fourteen cars I'm a train
| on the through schedule.
| c. Z. schan, general manager OF the Big
-Four lines, who has been in New York
since Tuesday arranging for summer time