The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-24

fersonaI. LOcal nno Generai Notes.
Warren j. Lynch, passenger agent of the
Big Four lines, is on an Eastern business
trip.
The Wabash has discontinued serving
dinner on its dining cars al 81 and adopted
the order plan.
w. ]. Bogert. general Eastern agent of
the Chicago & Alton, was in the city yes
terday calling on local freight officials
The Big Four has under consideration
substituting a-la-carte plan for the 81
per meal plan now in vogue on dining cars.
II. j. Rhein. formerly with the Cincin-
rati. Hamilton 4: Dayton at this point.
now general Eastern agent of the Lake
Shore, is in the city.
The Terre Haute car works will next
week commence the building of 500 coal
cars. $1,000 pounds capacity, for the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois
p J. Hickey, travelling engineer on the
st. Louis division of the Big Four. has
been appointed master mechanic of the
Big Four shops at Nation.
Col William Shaw. district passenger
agent Of the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy, is in the city. He reports the
Burlington's train service great success.
The Book of the Royal Blue for Novem-
Der is an unusually interesting number.
One of the interesting features is an ar
ticle entitled why Railroad Wants
Chemist"
George S. Tyler. for many years assist
ant general freight agent of the Chicago
& Alton, has been appointed traffic man
ager of the Central Foundry Company
OF New York.
At meeting of the board of directors
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany yesterday William Solomon was re-
elected chairman of the board and John X.
Cowen president
Capt Frank May. of Newark. o., the
oldest passenger agent in the country who
is eighty years of age and has been quite
i'll for some weeks, is much better and on
"Wednesday started TO visit Philadelphia.
Walter 8. Randolph has been appointed
excursion manager of the New York Cen
trail. with headquarters at Buffalo His
territory will comprise the country tribu-
tary TO the main line of the New York
Central
H. b. Chamberlain Eastern traffic man
ager OF the Lake Erie line, has been
elected member of the trunk-line ex-
ccutive committee in place of Frank Har-
ringtcn. now grain agent of the trunk
line pool at Buffalo.
III. Reid manager Of the Chateau Fonte-
nae at Quebec. has been appointed super .
intendent of the dining and sleeping car
service on the Canadian Pacific. vice James
| Sheffield. who will retire on Jan. 1 to take
service with IN American line.
George Lo-ell. general superintendent OF
| the Monon lines, is I'm the city. He says
the M0non is exDending good deal of
money on the French Lick Springs branch.
| bringing the track up TO the excellent
standard of the Monon main line.
Daniel r. Robinson. one of the ablest
| railroad managers in the country. has re-
covered from serious illness, which six
months ago threatened 10 end his life and
/ compelled him TO resign the presidency OF
| the ST. Louis & San Francisco road.
| General Manager Reeves announces that
/ the report that r. w. Morse. superintend-
| ent of motive power OF the Grand Trunk.
| will retire with his taking actual manage
/ ment OF that road is not true, and that ne
purposes TO make no changes in the pres
4 ent official roster.
/ When the Pennsylvania took control OF
/ the Western New York & Pennsylvania
there was good deal OF anxiety among