The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-08
Personal, Local and General Notes.

a. NJ. Harris has been appointed paymas-
ter of the Wabash lines, vice George l..
Hitchcock, resigned.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois earned i'm
November sisa:6sl. an increase over No
yember, 1899, of $27.979. =
w. II. McDoel. president of the Monon
lines, was in the city yesterday, accom-
panied by Chief Engineer Kent.
Thomas Noonan. general manage of the
Central States Dispatch and the Cont
mental fast freight lines, is in the city.
Edward Needham, of the Wabash Shops
sistant master mechanic of the Wabash
shops at Decatur, Ill.
The report of Chairman Donald, of the
Central Passenger Association, shows tina
in November 1859 mileage books were sold,
5,z23 more than in november, 1899.
The Wabash lines earned in November
! sl,l31, $50, an increase over November. 1895,
OF s21.122. The. comparison of Wabash
earnings Is made with the largest in the
company's history.
Passenger Conductors Murphy, of the
Bee-line division of the Big Four, and
Strickland. of the Springfield division, who
were dropped a few weeks ago. were yes
terday reinstated.
Charles II. Marshall, general Eastern
agent of the Denver & Rio Grande. has re-
signed and Will be succeeded by II. +. Tup-
per. general Eastern agent, who will have
charge OF both lines of service.
Clergymen. missionaries and Salvation
Army people. who have been enjoying half
rate privileges over the several lines be-
tween Buffalo and New York. will have to
pay full fare beginning with JAM. /.
A party of twenty-five persons. bound for
San Francisco, yesterday passed over the
Panhandle and Vandalia lines. West Of st.
Louis they will go over the Wabash. and
from Kansas City over the Santa Fe.
Some of the heavy switch engines of the
Lake Shore have been transferred to the
Lake Erie & Western, to take the place
OF light switching engines that nave been
In service since the time of the old In
dianapolis. Peru & Chicago road.
A. F. Schan. chief clerk of H.. F. Hough-
ton, superintendent of the Chicago division
of the Big Four, and Detective Grady re-
| turned yesterday from a quail hunt, and
last evening Mr.. Schaf gave a quail dinner
TO his associates in the office and other
friends
NJ. Gallagher, who for many years has
been American Express messenger running
on the Big Four from indianapolis TO Ber-
ton Harbor, has been transferred 10 run
between Indianapolis and Cincinnati. and
Is succeeded by f. c. Smart on the Mich
igan division.
City freight depots at Kansas City now,
on week days, close at 4:30 ID. m, and on
Saturdays at $3.50 p. M, and shippers have
entered a protest. asking that they remain
open enc hour longer. At Indianapolis they
are closed at 5 y. m. on week days, except
Saturdays, then at 4 p. m.
The rapidly increasing traffic of the Chi
cago & Alton has compelled the company
ID enlarge its yards at Brighton Park and
commence the construction of new and ex-
tensive yards at Joliet. Since Dec. l the
Alton has received $50 composite coal cars
and five heavy switching engines.
j. p. Farley, auditor OF the ticket de-
partment OF the Pennsylvania lines at
P~ittsburg, is retired under the pension fund
plan. being over seventy years of age. Mr..
Farley ran the first passenger train from
Pittsburg over the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne
& Chicago. IL then being known as the
Ohio * Pennsylvania road
Inquirer-The largest railway station IN
America is the Southern terminal station
at Boston. The station proper covers thir-
teen acres of ground. There are eighteen
platforms between tracks over 300 feet long,
and every twenty-four hours. working days
of the week. 1,013 trains arrive and depart.
The structure cost the companies interest
ed 100000
Recent sales OF stock of the Wabash road
at an advanced price have resulted In re-
VIKING the rurnor that the Vanderbilts and
tis. Pennsylvania are endeavoring TO secure
| c,,atrol OF the property. Inquiry develops
the fact that at a recent meeting the pro-
priety OF getting control of the road was
discussed. but no conclusion was reached
The same question was agitated six months
ago.
II. NJ. Bronson. assistant general pas
senger agent OF the Big Four lines, yes
terday received a letter from w. J.. Lynch.
passenger traffic manager. complfmentine
him on the handsome increase in business
indianapolis. and more especially for No
vember. when the increase In revenue from
! the sale OF tickets was the largest OF any
| month OF the present year.
One OF the recent orders of the Louis
Vile & Nashville v that women must no,