The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17

j. b. Reynolds has been appointed agent
of the Pennsylvania company at Convoy,
o., vice James II. Cullen, who was buried
on Sunday.
NJ E. ingalls,. president of the Big Four,
accompanied by his wife, will to-day leave
Cincinnati for Washington, to remain a
week or more.
General Manager Loree, of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west, gives notice that all line
passes and ANIMALS that are good over the
Northwestern system will be honored on
the Marietta Division.
On March / the coal department of the
Erie Railroad Company will be transferred
from Scranton to New York, 1t having been
decided that the business can be better
transacted at the general offices.
Division No. IL, of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, and Division No.
IL, of the Ladies' Auxiliary, have issued in
vitations for their annual ball at Tom
linson Hall, Tuesday evening, Jan. q.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cairns. of Fort
Wayne, will on Feb. l celebrate their
golden wedding. Mr.. Cairns has for many
years been a machinist in the shops of the
Pennsylvania Company at Fort Wayne.
President Carpenter and Chief Engineer
Dawley. of the Chicago Il Eastern Illinois.
are this week inspecting the new extension
from Marion to Thebes, opposite the ter
minal of the Cotton Belt of the Mississippi
river.
OF late the Peoria & Eastern has been
turning over to the Erie considerable tom
mage Of freight east bound and the Erie
in turn west bound business, and Ii is
understood that closer traffic relations will
be in force than in the past.
The Ohio Falls Car works are building
twelve milk cars of new design for the
Lehigh Valley railroad. five of which were
shipped on Monday TO that company. They
are constructed on plans made by the
master-car builder of that road.
Travelling Passenger Agents Orr. of the
Southern Pacific. Milikin of the Louisville
& Nashville, Jones of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul, and Colonel Shaw of the
c. b. & O., are in the city looking after
the interests of their respective lines.
c. E. Gregory. who for twenty years past
has been city ticket agent of the Baltimore
& Ohio at Pittsburg. will on Feb. IS retire
from that position TO go into the insurance
business at Philadelphia. He will be sue
ceeded by his assistant. e. III. Steinnan.
1t is settled that with the taking effect
the spring time tables the Big Four will
put on. each way, an additional fast pass
enger train between ST. Louis and Cleve-
land. The run between Cleveland and
ST. Louis will be made in thirteen hours
w. L. Wilt, of the office of M. w. Mans
field. superintendent OF the Indianapolis &
Vincennes. last evening left for Columbus
o., TO accept a position in the office OF
T. w. Dernerest. recently appointed SUI
perintendent of motive power of the Pan
handle lines.
Alfred =. lie Gros, Master-car painter
of the Louisville & Nashville, was buried
at Louisville on Sunday. The funeral was
attended by large number of employees of
the car works at Jeffersonville. he having
at one time been connected with the Ohio
| Falls Car works.
A. Galloway. superintendent of the Gin
| cinnati and indianapolis division of the
| Cincinnati, Hamilton * Dayton. was I'm the
| city yesterday. He says there has beer
some falling on in shipments of grain
| the last few days. but the lines are carry