The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-13

Ray NJ. Bell, who was last week appoint
ed train dispatcher of the Baltimore &
Ohio at Connellsville, is but twenty-five
years of age.
irons on the Florida limited with beautiful
engraved postal cards descriptive of the
scenery along its lines.
w. G. Collins will, to-day, sever his con-
nection with the Chicago. Milwaukee &
st. Paul as Its general manager. and will
spend one year I'm Europe.
j. N. Tittemore, who has been acting
general manager and general freight agent
of the Iowa Central, has been given the
title of general traffic manager.
The consolidation of the Ohio Central and
the Hooking Valley will result in the build
ing OF new docks in Toledo for the united
roads, near Maumee bay, TO cost 81. 000. 900.
A. p. Griest has been appointed travelling
auditor OF the Pennsylvania Company by
Controller John w. Renner. Mr.. Griest
was formerly auditor of the Cleveland &
Marietta.
freight agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee
& st. Paul at Minneapolis, goes to Cleve-
land for that road with the title Of COM
mercial agent.
W. X Christie has accepted the posi-
ton of superintendent OF motive power of
the Pere Marquette lines. Mr.. Christie be-
gan work in 1873 in the shops of the
Wabash at Peru as an apprentice.
A large force is at work at Anderson on
improvements making at tina. point by the
Big Four. The new yards are nearly COM
pleted. 1t hSs been decided to build sixteen
instead of twelve locomotive stalls in the
roundhouse.
NJ W. Mansfield. superintendent of the
Indianapolis & Vincennes. has returned
from Jersey City, where he went at the
request of one of the officers of the Penn
sylvania road TO examine work in progress
at that point.
]. r. Wood, general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, has been
chosen as orator for the next annual meet.
ing of the American Association of General
Ticket and Passenger Agents, which con-
venes at Buffalo Oct. g.
Arrangements have been made to give
the coal operators and officials of the coal
roads who attend the national convention
next week a trip around the Belt road.
visiting the Union stock yards and other
large industries on the Belt.
A meeting OF the Western Travelling
Freight Agents Association will be held in
Rockford. ILL.,. Jan. 26 The meeting is for
the purpose OF completing the organization.
IL will .e followed by a banquet, for which
an interesting programme has been pre-
pared.
The passenger department of the Penn
sylvania lines west has issued new form
OF time schedule which Is novel, attractive
and complete. the time schedule Of every
division being arranged that one can
ascertain any information desired with lit
tie study.
The officials of the Evansville & Terre
Haute and OF the Southern Indiana have
come TO satisfactory agreement concern
ing the Southern Indiana crossing the
| tracks of the r.. & II. II. at Terre Haute,
| and President Walsh says trains will be
running into Terre Haute May /.
Shippers and manufacturers OF Buffalo
| held a meeting in that city on Tuesday
and charges were made by several men
| that the railroads have been discriminating
| against that city for ten years. and as a
consequence large manufacturing concerns
| have been forced TO move their plants &c
other points.
| The operation OF the Lake Erie & West
ern by the Lake Shore In the future Is
practically continuation OF the present
arrangement. The Vanderbits have for o
year past owned the Brice stock, but de.
| ferred announcing 1t pending the question
as 10 who should succeed the late Calvin
| s. Brice as president.
| Caesar A. Rodney, agent OF the Van
dalia at Indianapolis. who Is In poor health