The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-18
PERSONAL, Local and General Notes.

The stockholders OF the Monon mold their
annual meeting in indianapolis Sept. Is.
The Big Four has put on a fruit train
from Michigan points south. to be run
nightly on a fast schedule.
The 521 miles between New Orleans and
Atlanta were covered in ten hours and
forty minues by the Huntington special
train.
The Toledo. st. Louis & Western will pur-
chase five large fast passenger engines to
put in service with the putting on of it's
new vestibuled trains.
In the future telegraph students will
fore they can be admitted to practice by
the Pennsylvania lines.
Calvin Skinner, recently dismissed as
master mechanic of the Toledo. st. Louis
& Western. has been offered a good posi-
ton on one of the Toledo roads.
w. II. Truesdale has been elected presi-
dent Of the Bangor & Portland. recently
acquired by the Lackawanna, and +. II.
Chambers secretary and treasurer.
1t is estimated that the roads running TO
Atlantic City on Saturday and Sunday last
carried $4,000 people, and another big rush
Is looked for to-day and tomorrow.
The Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg, the
Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley will
build a union depot in Rochester. to be
jointly, occupied by these three companies.
A strong pressure is being brought on the
new iowners of the Toledo. st. Louis &
Western by st. Louis people 10 have the
headquarters of the company removed from
Toledo to that city.
". d. Scott. late assistant superintendent
of the Cascade division OF the Great North
ern. has been appointed superintendent of
the Montana division of the road, with
headquarters at Havre.
p. j. Adams, who has been supervisor
of the WalhonGing division of the Penn
ylvania has been appointed assistant gen.
eral yardmaster of the Pittsburg. Fort
Wayne & Chicago at Chicago.
Joseph b. Hubbel, who for twenty years
ran a locomotive on the Wabash, and of
late years an engineer on the Lake Shore.
died at South Camden on Wednesday after
a tumor.
= The improvements being made by the
Union Pacific on its main line through
Wyoming. and especially in the mountain
district, will cost about $1,000. GOO. Over
5000 men are now at wok reconstructing
the line.
The passenger department of the Big
Four gives notice that the quarantine
which has existed for several weeks on ac-
count OF the prevalence OF yellow fever at
Tampa has been lifted and travel can again
move freely.
The Baltimore & Ohio has dumped over
10000 yards OF filling into the sink hole on
its road west of Garrett. Ind, in the last
three months, and the track does not seem
much nearer a solid roaGbed than when the
work was begun.
A circular was received yesterday an
nouncing that L. r. Clarke has been sp-
pointed superintendent of the Scranton d.
vision OF the ~Lackawanna, vice A. c.. Sails
bury, resigned. Mr.. Clarke recently left
the Iowa Central.
t. f. Bonorden, who has been in the
passenger department of the general Of
hces or the Omaha. has accepted the po-
sition of assistant city passenger agent
of the Northern Pacific in ST. Paul. in place
OF w. &. Thorne. resigned.
On Thursday the Nickei-plate took into
Buffalo 3.lW excursionists from Indiana
and Illinois points. They occupied seven
trainloads, and made up one OF the largest
excursions from the middle West of the
season. The party consisted mainly of
intelligent and well-to-do Hoosiers.
With no scheduled stop for 1893 miles.
Train IA OF the Pennsylvania lines leaves
Columbus at l2:55 y. m. and makes the time
TO Pittsburg at an amazing rate Of speed
On the straight level stretches of main
track many miles are run IN hfty seconds.
Thirty miles In twenty-seven minutes is
not considered remarkable.
Many propositions for reduced rates have
been negatfyed by the Western roads al
! late. The fact Is the roads have such a