The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-02


The Joint Traffic Association was formal
ly dissolved yesterday.
The new classification is in the printers
hands and will take effect March 10.
]. j. Turner. general manager of the
Vandalia, passed through the city yester-
day en- route from Pittsburg to st. Louis.
c. F. Kennedy has been appointed assist
ant superintendent of the Worcester divi-
sion of the New York, New Haven e. Hart
ford.
j. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
of the Big Four lines, who has been in
Cleveland several days. returned last even
ing to his headquarters.
Thomas z. Watt, Western division
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania, who
has been confined to his home in Shadyside
for few days by illness. is recovering.
Dr. j. L. Shepard, division medical direc-
tor OF the Chicago, Burlington q Quincy,
has accepted an appointment in the regular
army and will leave for Manila on April 1.
The Santa Fe has abolished the position
of master mechanic at Topeka, to take eff
feet March /. George II. Hancock, holding
that position at present, will go 70 San
Francisco.
The newly-incorporated Chicago. Peoria
possession of the Chicago, Peoria & ST.
Louis, and the st. Louis, Chicago & ST.
Paul (Bluff line) Railroad.
j. Albert Barnard. general manager of
Il
yesterday thought he would not attempt to
go to his office before Monday. He is look
ing after his correspondence at his room.
The project to build another road between
st. Louis and Kansas City is now so well
backed that its construction is assured.
The line was projected some years ago and
the promoters went so far as to secure a
charter
In the month of February there were
handled at the city freight depots of the
De- t,Cx-Ix onto fnaG of
freight, representing 2S33 cars, being 81 900
pounds more freight and one more car than
in February. 1889.
The official report of Henry Fraser, gen.
eral agent of the Big Four at this point,
shows that I'm February there were handled
at the Big Four city freight depots GIL
carloads Of freight, eighty-two more than
in February. 1892
r. c. j. Pendleton. formerly representing
| the Canadian Southern In Indianapolis ter
r:tory. Is quite ill at the home of his son.
| Albert ID. Pendleton, commercial agent OF
| the Vandala, who went to Chicago and
brought his father home.
H. X Rea has been appointed general
livestock agent for the Cotton Belt at Fort
| Worth, vice w. E. Weeks. who
resigned TO become general Southwestern
agent for the Kansas City Stockyards
| Company at Fort Worth.
II is generally conceded that John NJ.
Egan, first vice president and one of the
pointed president OF the Central Railroad
| OF Georgia. Il. III. Hinton, traffic man.
| ager of the road is also mentioned.
| Feb. % was record-breaking day I'm tom
mage OF outbound business of the Pennsyl-
vania lines at indianapolis. there being
loaded for shipment that day at the city
| freight depOts l.OS2R pounds of freight.
| This does not include business done on the
bulk tracks.
d. T. Neereamer. who has for fourteen
years been in the office of ID. s. Gray. gen
| eral agent OF the Pennsylvania lines, west.
| "a his private secretary. yesterday left for
New York to take more important posi-
| ton I'm the office OF .. j. Greer, general
agent of the Pennsylvania.
| circular announces the appointment OF
/ j. r. Bartholomew assistant general
/ freight agent of the International * Great
4 Northern, with headquarters at Palestine,
| Tex, and -. s. Pawkeet as commercial
| freight and passenger agent OF the same
/ line, with headquarters at Cincinnati.
/ At a special meeting at the p. r. r. Y.
| NJ c. A. department at Pittsburg. TO bs
i held In March. prominent local officials
i have arranged 10 deliver addresses. and
/ among these are j. b. Yohe. general super
intendent OF the Pittsburg s. Lake Erie;