The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-17
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Thursday Z. j. King succeeded j. Hum
phrey as agent Of the Panhandle at Dug
ger, Ind.
j. a. Barnard. general manager OF the
Peoria K Eastern lines, has gone to Chit
cago to be absent until Monday.
The net earnings of the Baltimore &c Ohio
Southwestern system for October were
I4l2,7l0, an increase of S73,425 over Octo-
Der last year.
Last evening there were standing in the
leads of fruits and vegetables, largely ao-
pies, potatoes and cabbage.
General Auditor Gossman, of the Toledo
a. Ann Arbor road, died on Tuesday, aged
forty-seven years. He had been connected
with the road fifteen years or more.
The demand for refrigerator cars is so
great that kingan IL Co, although having
600 refrgera tor cars of their own, are load
ing box cars with provisions for export.
o. y. Brown. superintendent of car serv-
ice OF the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern. is i'm the city investigating the
Big Four's methods of handling the car
service.
For the second consecutive year Patrick
McCarty. of Pana, has been awarded a
diploma for having the best-kept and most
perfect section of the Illinois Central road
in Illinois.
III. T. Griffin has been appointed assistant
general passenger agent for the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul system. Mr.. Grit
1870
many years.
w. L. Deppe, assistant passenger agent
of the Big Four at Cincinnati who has
been confined at his home for three weeks
with a low-grada fever, is expected to be
at Ais office to-day.
w H. McDoel, president of the Monon,
has for the last three days. been out on the
lines looking after matters generally ard
deciding what shall be done the coming
year in improvements.
Pa vice
eral manager of the Wabash lines, who
returned on Tuesday from New York to
st. Louis, was unexpectedly called back,
and yesterday went east.
The Chicago & Alton will establish pas
senger agency in Pittsburg. and 1T is I'M
derstood that Delano Luce. who formerly
represented the Great Northern at Pitts
burg. will be appointed agent.
The railroad branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association on Wednesday
opened to the public a handsome new build
ing at West Detroit, a ladies' auxiliary
being present to welcome visitors.
The Illinois Central on Thursday opened
it's new passenger station at Decatur. III.
which cost $4,000. Representatives of the
passenger and freight departments Were
present and there were speakers and
music.
George Lowell. general superintendent of
the Monon lines was in the city yesterday.
He says the Monon roadbed and equip
ment are I'm excellent condition to enter
the wilmer. and business is simply limited
TO cars that can be furnished.
In new advertising design got out re
Gently for the Pennsylvania line a parlor-
car interior with the passengers seated
Is shown In the center, and from all sides
vestibuled trains drawn by big mogul ex-
press engines are moving in and out.
The Chicago * Northwestern main line
between Chicago and the Missouri river.
as far a Nevada, 81 miles from Chicago
and LIS miles from Omaha, is now double
from Nevada TO Boone, will be started at
once.
The American Express Company has de-
clared a semi-annual dividend of 50 per
share. the Adams Express Company a divi-
dend OF 81 per share, out of the earnings
of its express business, and an additional
s. per share from its revenue from invest
ment.
The Lake Shore yesterday afternoon
notified the Big Four and Lake Erie 4,
Western to hold back freights to be for
warded over their line until further orders
en- account of the great snowstorm pre-
vaililg in northern Ohio. Pennsylvania
and New York.
James r. Anderson. division passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania line who has
been laid UP at his home for three months
with severe attack CT fever. is recover
ing For while his condition was con-
sidered serious, but IL is believed his re
covery is now assured.
j. G. Hollenbeck, formerly city passenger
agent OF the Indiana. Decatur < Western.
now chief clerk in the passenger depart
ment of the Florida East Coast line. sends
a highly illustrated brochure setting forth
in catching way the attractions that one
sees in trip over that line.
Last evening the high officials of the
Illinois Central passed through the CITY
en- route from Louisville To Chicago over
the Big Four lines. They Travelled on a
special train of three private cars and a
luggage car. hauled by an Illinois Central
engine. Big Four engineer was furnished
10 pilot the Train.
j. ~ Perkins, who for many years was
division freight agent OF the Pennsylvania
lines at indianapolis. now representing III,
same lines in the Northwest at MinneaD-
oils. Will, under the pension plan which
becomes effective on the PsansylvanIa
lines Jan. l, come under the list of pea
stoned officials OF that system.
l.. Irons, chief train dispatcher OF the
Jersey Central road. of which w w
Wentz, formerly with the Big Four Is
superintendent, is I'm the city. Mr. Irons
states that every twenty-four hours SOS
freight and passenger trains arrive anC