The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01

the meeting Oh the directors III new 1Ofh
next week.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
'Frand j. Reed, general passenger agent of
the Monon lines, was In the city last even
ing.
The wife of r. ]. McGiil. passenger con-
ductor on the Big Four, is seriously Ill, and
yesterday he was of duty.
William r. Burns. for many years road
master OF the New York Central, died at
his home. Lockport, N. Y. on Sunday.
]. t. Harahan, vice president and general
manager of the Illinois Central. yesterday
completed his tenth year in that position.
Traffic over the Belt road has so improved
that Superintendent Zion ordered that two
more engines and crews be put in service.
w. III. Carbee yesterday completed his
thirty-second year as messenger OF the
American Express Company. running be-
tween indianapolis and ST. Louis.
Mr.. Peck, one of the conductors dropped
few days ago on the Big Four, has been
reinstated, and ii is said that two others
that were dropped will be reinstated.
Plans and specifications have been pre-
pared by the Toledo, st. Louis a. Western
for a new depot at Frankfort. 1t will be a
brick structure resting on stone foundation.
T. NJ. Devereaux, who has been agent of
the Merchants Dispatch Transportation
Company at Columbus, to-day goes To Gin
cinnati as general Southern agent of the
Dispatch.
l.. G.. Cannon, formerly of this city, who
recently retired as controller of the Colo
RADIO Southern was presented with dia-
mOnd stud costing $500 by his associate Of
ficials and employees.
G.. S. Mckee, formerly master mechanic
of the Big Four, now master mechanic of
the Wabash at Fort Wayne, is seriously Ill
with quincy, and has been confined to his
home for several days.
Barber Thompson, who has been assistant
general of the Southern Railway
a position abolished day or two ago, has
been made general agent of the company,
reporting directly to the second vice presi-
dent
1t is stated the Southern Indiana road
will construct a seven-mile branch from
Jasonville, Ind, to Jackson Hill, on the
Evansville & Terre Haute. BY this branch
| they will touch the richest coal fields in the
State.
The second track of the Belt road be-
Brightwood was opened to service yester-
day. The Belt road. its entire length, with
the exception Of one mile, Is now double
tracked.
agent, A. l.. Elliott, travelling passenger
agent and T. A Garringer, southeastern
passenger agent of the Chesapeake & Ohio
lines, are on an extended southwestern
business trip
The Baltimore & Ohio to-day adds to its
passenger department new branch, to be
known as the excursion department, to be
under the charge of George De Haven, for
merly general passenger agent OF the
Grand Rapids & Indiana.
Tuesday was the largest day with the
| Indiana. Decatur & Western on business
into indianapolis. the ~oad bringing in
ninety-eight carloads of corn shipped from
| points on its line. and would have done
more had IL cars to fill orders.
The big G-4-A engines recently placed on
the Panhandle to haul the fast through
| freight trains are proving success. The
engineers like these engines, they can
make speed on the favorable stretches of
| track and climb grades with little trouble.
There is said to be unimpeachable evil
| dence that some of the east-and-west lines
| are again paying commissions on sales
of tickets. The matter Is being handled
| judciously. II is thought by some that
such violation of the agreement will lead
TO breaking IL down.
Ii is said traffic managers of the Eastern
| trunk lines have been asked by President
Ingalls,, of the Big Four. to meet represent
atives of Western railroads I'm Cincinnati
the latter part of this week for the pur-
| pose of taking steps TO restore tariff rates
on west-bound freight traffic
| c. e wickersham, general superintendent
| of the Alabama Great Southern, with
| headquarters at Birmingham. Ala will
succeed George c. Smith as president of
| OF Alabama Railroads. Mr.. Wickersham
will assume his new duties in Atlanta on
Nov. Is.
| Frank r. Garrison has been appointed
| acting general freight and passenger agent
| OF the Findlay, Fort Wayne q Western,
| and on Jan. /, with the retirement OF Gen
1 eral Freight and Passenger Agent F'inney.
will succeed the latter. Alexander Strauss,
| r.. acting auditor. has been appointed au-
| ditor of this company.
The freight movement OF the middle d.
vision of the Pennsylvania road between
| Altoona and Harrisburg on Friday
| last the largest Of any day In the roads
| history, $500 cars being handled in the
| twentv-four hours. II is stated that the
/ October business OF the road will exceed
any movement in the company's history.
| Judge Sanborn made an order at ST. Paul
/ Yesterday for the discharge OF the receivers
| OF the Union Pacific Railway Company as
| receivers of the hospital fund on their pay
/ ing into the registry OF the court the re-
| mainder OF that fund. which has not been
| distributed, and placing their report on file
| for the time prescribed by the rules OF the
| court The amount OF money for distribu-
| ton TO those who contributed 10 the hos
| pital fund OF the railway company was
S6i.27S.S0.
A. Gazlay has been appointed CONNER
ciaI agent OF the Grand Trunk at Cincin-
natl. This agency, In addition TO duties
| with the Grand Trunk Railway system.
4 will look after the interests OF the Great
Eastern Line National Dispatch. the Read
ing Dispatch the Grand Trunk Dispatch
| and the Commercial Express lines. Their
territory will be In the South and parts
OF Indiana. Illinois and Ohio. r. r. Finn
will be travelling freight agent
The Pfttsburg & Lake Erie. Lake Shore
| and Wabash carried the Nelson Opera
Louis In sixteen hours and forty-three