The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
Personal, Local and General Notes.

1t is said that steps may be taken to test
Pie legality OF excess fares now being
charged on fast trains.
On several divisions the Southern Rail-
pay on July i voluntarily advanced the
wages of its employees 10 per cent.
On July 1 the Chicago & orthweste
occupied Its new offices at Chicago. said TO
be the most elegant and complete in that
city.
NJ. E. ingalls,, president of the Big Four.
who has been abroad several weeks, landed
IN New York yesterday, accompanied by
his wife.
All fast freight line offices and the city
freight depots will be closed to-day, and
the outside offices at noon. Local freights
will not be run.
To-day the indianapolis & Vincennes spe-
cial will be held until Z p. m. TO accom-
modate persons who come to the city and
do not wish 10 go on the earlier train.
+. d. Kenna. first vice president and gen.
eral solicitor OF the Santa Fe. who has been
critically i'll at st. Luke's Hospital. Chi
cago. has been pronounced out of danger
by the physicians.
Walter Webb. an engineer on the east
division of the Michigan Central. has been
made travelling engineer To succeed Daniel
McBain who on July 1 became master me-
chanic OF that division.
President Canin, of the Nickel Plate.
General superintendent T.. w johnson and
subordinate officials are making an inspec-
ton OF the line. President Canfff travelling
In his new private car.
F. Zimmerman has been appointed as
eistant general freight agent of the Mich
tgan Central Railroad, with offices in Chi
cage. and c. Howe also assistant general
freight agent at Buffalo.
r. A. Stanert. who has been air brake
Inspector OF the Vandalia for the past two
years, left last night TO take a similar
position with the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany at McKee's Rock. Pa.
At Rochester. ~. Y, the railroad men
VIII to-day have an exhibition similar 10
that 10 be seen this afternoon at the State
fairgrounds, two locomotives TO collide
when running forty miles an hour.
r. d. Miller has been appointed travel
ing passenger agent Of the Illinois Central.
with headquarters at Atlanta. Ca. sue
ceeding X w: Shoyer, who has been given
a position with the company at Chicago.
d. w. Robey has been appointed con-
troller OF the Seaboard Airline. vice
]. W. Chamberlain, who has been appointed
assistant general passenger agent of the
road. with headquarters at Jacksonville.
J. A Mccoy. who has been agent of the
Burlington at Utica since 1870. has been
transferred by the company TO the position
of signalman in the new BurIfnrton-Na-
bash tower at the crossing of the two roads
IN Chillicothe.
John w. Sherwood, formerly general s,-
years superintendent of the Toledo. ST.
Louis e. Kansas City. has accepted the
position OF division superintendent on the
Baltimore & Ohio.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton will
utilize the tract of ground IL recently pur-
chased at Lima, O.. by laying an extensive
system Of side tracks. the business at this
point having 50 increased that more room
has become a necessity.
The committee appointed BY the preSf-
dents OF the Western railroads has decided
h a the payment OF commissions To four
sst esenc.es must cease after Jan. /. A