The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-05
Personal, Local and General Notes.


NJ. Il. ingalls,, president of the Big -Four
lines, has returned from Hot Springs, w.
Va.
BENJAMIN McKeen, superintendent OF the
Peoria division of the Vandalia, was in the
city yesterday to confer with ". L. Maiott,
receiver of the lines.
Signal Engineer Grafton, of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west. and his assistants are this
week going over the lines inspecting sig
nails, interlockings and telegraph offices.
wilfred r.. Garstang, contracting agent
for the Big Four, has rendered his resigna-
ton, to take effect on Jan /, TO accept a
more lucrative position with another COM
pany.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has re-
modeled its depot at Summit Grove and
made it a day and night telegraph office.
the heavy traffic of the road necessitat-
ing such action.
+. Van Deusen, first assistant general
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines
west. who was called on Sunday to Rich
mond to bury his mother, returned to
Pittsburg yesterday.
officials of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
have occupied their new building at Dan
Vile junction, Ill. The new building for
the railroad branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association Is nearing compile
ton
W. c.. Arp. superintendent of motive
power Of the Vandalia lines, who has been
at M~artinsville three weeks for treatment
lot rheumatism ~ AAO1h AAiDIONC1
that he yesterday returned to Terre Haute,
his headquarters.
The position of train dispatcher on the
Toledo, St. Louis & Western has been abol-
ished, and the office of division superin-
tendent created. III. Jones has been APP
pointed to the new position, with head
quarters at frankfort Ind
On Nov. 1 the second gold medal given
by the Baltimore & Ohio to a pensioned
engineer was awarded to Joseph West, of
Nfor4fnSuina w Va who in fffV-fhrpa
wears of service never had a serious in
Jury nor a wreck OF any consequence.
c. L. Leonori, well known in this section
through his being commissary general of
the Wagner Palace Car Company, has To-
Gated in Porto Rico, where he will erect a
hotel of 200 rooms. Mr.. Leonori is backed
In the enterprise by the New York * Porto
Rico Steamship Company.
The directors of the Chicago e Alton
have declared a first semi-annual dividend
of 2 per cent. on the new preferred stock.
James y. Forgan, president of the First
National Bank of Chicago. and Ex-Governor
Francis, of Missouri, were elected directors
of the road yesterday.
Of the Baltimore AZ Ohio lines, is on a
| western trip. 1t seems quite we'll under
stood that on Jan. l the Baltimore * Ohio
will absorb the Baltimore * Ohio South
| western. and hat the jurisdiction of Mr..
Martin will be extended over the b. & ,.
S. W..
John Trindie. who has just completed his
twenty-eighth year as "a passenger con-
ductor on the Vandalia. said yesterday
hat i'm his career on the road he had never
known travel to be as heavy day after day
as for for months past. The putting on of
new trai has not seemingly reduced the
| volume OIL business on Trains 20 and q.
The following passenger men were I'm the
city last evening: Colonel William Sha W,
of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy: Judge
Bacon. OF the Chicago, Rock Island * Pa
cffic; III. G.. Stevenson. OF the Baltimore *
Ohio Southwestern: G. c. Hill. of the Wis
consin Central. and "A. +. Cleveland. of the
/ Chicago * Northwestern.
Citizens along the line of the projected
| extension of the Big -Four line from Auror.a
20 Rising Sun are greatly elated over tbs
prospects that IL will be built, and IL l.
| practically settled that IL will he. as the
whole matter rests with president ingalls,
who is disposed 10 extend this branch OF
the Big Four. and doubtless at no distant
day. on 10 Louisville
President J. II Reed. OF the P~ittsburg
| Bessemer 4 Lake Erie. announces that tbs
! Carnegie Steel Company Is prepared Il
| lease that railroad IL the minority share
holders are generally willing to accept its
proposition. While the exact terms OF the
lease are not given. President Reed says
} they VIII assure payment 10 the holders OF
the common stock CO annua dividends