The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-02

Personal, Local and General Notes.
There were handled on the Big Four lines
proper in October 147.29 loaded cars: on
the Peoria & Eastern 20.290 loaded cars.
The Wabash is rebuilding a number of its
ten-wheel freight engines at it's shops in
Fort wayne, converting them into passen-
ger engines.
c. II. Schaff. general manager, and J. Q.
van Winkle. general superintendent of the
Big -Four lines, were in Chicago yester-
day and Will be in ST. Louis to-day.
The Erie Is building at Huntington, Ind.
large brick roundhouse. resting on a
stone foundation, with stalls long enough
TO admit readily any of the company's
locomotives.
Nj. ID. Roger yesterday succeeded Frank
lin Fairman auditor of freight receipts
of the Illinois Central, Mr. Fairman taking
the position of special auditor in the vice
presidents office.
President Thomas of the Erie. and
subordinate officials. have this week been
inspecting the property, proceeding by easy
daylight stages. They will arrive in Chi
cago this evening.
Alexander Craw. for seventeen years
MANAGER of the telegraph department of
the West Shore road. has been appointed
claim agent of the Pennsylvania division
of the New York Central lines.
John Mansfield, passenger conductor of
the St. Louis division of the Big Four who
has been laid off duty several weeks on
account of rheumatism, is much better
Monday.
Among the names prominently mentioned
for general passenger agent of the Balti-
more * Ohio, succeeding the late j. NJ
Schryver. Is that OF Il. McCarty, general
passenger agent of the Baltimore * Ohio
Southwestern.
1t is stated that with Charles Hayes TAX
ing the presidency of the Southern Pacific
]. c. Stubs will become first vice presi-
dent, and that l.. o. Mccormick, the pres
ent passenger traffic manager of the lines,
will be made third vice president.
VIM. r Miller, city ticket agent of the
Lehigh Valley at New York. has resigned
TO take a like position with the Santa Re in
its Broadway office. succeeding George Fad
jr., who has been secretary for the general
Eastern passenger agent, w. ID. Smith.
6. =. Smith formerly chief engineer of
the St. Joseph q Grand Island, has been
appointed first assistant 10 the chief en-
gineer of the Lake Shore road. He will
look chiefly after the Lake Erie IL Western
lines now controlled by the Lake Shore
Primus A Clark ticket agent of the Erie
road at Cleveland. has rendered his resigna-
ton. Mr.. Clark started in railroad work
with the Big Four and went to the Erie
several years ago. +. ;. Howard of Union
City, will succeed Mr.. Clark with the Erie
1t is stated that with Charles NJ. Hays
taking the presidency of the Southern Pa
eifc more friendly policy toward the
Santa Fe will be pursued and there will be
some understanding between the two COM
their territories overlap.
The board of directors OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad yesterday declared the usual
semi-annual dividend of 2ie per cent. and an
extra dividend of per cent. on the capital
stock of the company, payable on and after
Nov. 80 1906. To the stockholders, as regis
tered on the companys books at the close
OF business on Oct. 81.
l.. Briggs. general manager of the Fast
Freight Line Traders Dispatch was in the
city yesterday, calling on shippers. He
states that i'm his long connection with
freight traffic he has not known conditions
| 10 be more satisfactory as TO volume of
business and adherence to tariffs. Like
/ other lines, the Traders Dispatch is short
of cars.
Yesterday a number of changes became
| effective on the Baltimore & Ohio South
western. +. r. Scovill. superintendent of
telegraph. goes TO Flora. Ill.,. superin-
| tendent Of the Quincy division, succeeding
I c. H. GrOce G.. IT. Hendrickson who the
/ past five years has been chief clerk to Cen
! eral Superintendent Long. Is made superin-
| tendent Of telegraph and Harry G.. Kruse
succeeds Mr.. Henrickson.
In the great Republican parade at Cleve-
| land tomorrow railroad men will take a
| conspicuous part. The railroad presidents
| the general managers, the general superin-
| tendents and heads of the departments will
turn out with the men and form a part of
the great marching force The railroad Of
| fees win be closed at noon and everything
| pertaining TO business will be suspended
/ for the afternoon and evening
| Saxbys Travellers Magazine for Novem-
Der is unusually interesting and is well
/ illustrated. Among others are pictures OF
/ c. s. Crane, general passenger and ticket
| agent of the Wabash. and Col William
/ Shaw district passenger agent of the Chi
/ cago. Burlington * Quincy, and sketches
| of the railroad careers of these two Of
/ ficials. The address I'm full of Col. G. s.
| Crane before the Travelling Passenger
| Agents Association at Old Point Comfort
/ Is one of the features.
| The Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago
4 yesterday put I'm service the new double
| track between Naples and Monrceville
/ OF the 27s miles OF the Western division
| OF the road 100 miles are now double track
and the work of double-tracIking the entire
| division Is progressing as rapidly the
force employed will permit. An official
/ says that there II much trouble to secure
| men for the work. The company would
| have at work one hundred more men. but
| Is not able TO secure them.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson. president OF
| the Grand Trunk. will Tomorrow sail from
England for Canada. On his arrival IL will