The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-10
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Personal, Local and General Notes.
General Superintendent Blodgett. of the
New York Central, is on a Western trip.
This salary of j. V. Mahoney, the new
chairman of the Western Freight Pool,
will be $4,000 a year.
The Wabash earned in the last week of
June S452, 52S. 20, an increase over the corre-
spending week of 1900 of s35, 1908.
Samuel B. Sweet. general freight agent
party of friends. have been on a ten days
Eastern trip. returned yesterday.
The Lackawanna will put on a limited
express train to make the run in both di-
~rections between New York and Buffalo IN
nine hours and forty-three minutes.
w. b. Bulling, jr., formerly general
freight agent of the Canadian Pacihcs
eastern division, is now assistant freight
traffic manager in charge of all Eastern
lines.
Nj. w. Mansfield, superintendent of the
Indianapolis q Vincennes and of the termi-
nails Of the Pennsylvania at this point, has
gone to Pittsburg, to be absent most of
the week.
Henry Z. Rittenbouse has been appointed
train dispatcher on the Toledo & Ohio
Central. Mr.. Houston, whom he succeeds,
has been appointed superintendent Of car
service of the road.
The Belt Road Company is constructing
a new switch TO the grounds on which the
Wagner Pillow Company proposes TO erect
it's large. new buildings. at Churchman
avenue and the Belt road.
The Pennsylvania has given up the idea
OF utilizing any part of the old passenger
depot at Richmond, Ind. but will erect
a new building. more commodlous and
convenient. at a cost OF $4,000.
The Peoria & Eastern. in the fourth week
of June, earned $50. 2l3. 49, an increase over
the corresponding week OF 1900 of $~o,Ss0.62.
In June the lines earned $221, 737. SIS. an in
crease over June last year of $20,5lS.72.
j. II. Thompson, representing the pas
senEer department of the Santa Fe. is in
the city. He says the Epworth League
business 10 San Francisco far exceeded the
expectations of the passenger officials.
John Chesborough, assistant general
passenger agent of the Vandalia, passed
called meeting of the Central Passenger
Association at, Cambridge Springs. Pa,
to-day.
Executive officers of the e~ast-bound lines
out Of St. Louis. Peoria and Chicago will
meet next Saturday in New York to con-
slider the restoration of east-bound grain
and provision rates, which are now de-
moralized.
a great run was made on the Big Four's
Cincinnati division on Saturday. Thirteen
coaches carrying Christian Endeavor peo-
pie were hauled from indianapolis TO Gin
cinnati, 10 miles. in two hours and thirty
three minutes.
While the Lake Erie & Western is not
the most important line entering Fort
w aN0t There IL liz IOdu uOlIlE uSlI0-
at that point that is more popular. and
any business il can carry TO advantage is
turned over to II.
E. A. Ford expresses himself gratifed
over the business the so-called Akron
route is doing. il far exceeding the eX-
pectations of the Pennsylvania passenger
men in number OF visitors
carried to Buffalo.
President Hays. of the Southern Pacific,
announces that T.. c. Fitzhugh has been
appointed assistant TO the president, with
offices in San Francisco The office of as
sistant to the president was formerly hello
by L. III. Huntington. j. NJ. Herbert was
named to succeed Mr.. Fillmore as manager
Edwin Miner. of Moosup. Conn. a politi-
clan of some note. has been elected a di-
rector of the New York. New Haven &
Clark. Mr.. Miner is president of the
American National Bank. of Providence,
r. l.
W. c. Wolking, private secretary of
Samuel Felton,. president of the Chicago &
Alton. has resigned. to accept a position
with a commercial house at Cincinnati. and
was succeeded by w. II. Lerch. promoted.
who has been with Mr.. FELTON, for several
years.
The Rainbow special of the Big Four,
leaving indianapolis at 5 a. m. and reach
ing Buffalo at 100 p. m, has become one
of the company's best paying trains, and
there is a probability that il will be con-
tlnued after the Pan-American exposition
is closed.
The Chicago Great Western has just
closed the most remarkable year in it's
history. Its gross earnings were less than
$4,000 short of S7.O00,O00. A 5 per cent.
dividend was paid on the preferred stock
and A per cent. on the debenture stock, and
n handsome surplus is left.
The Big Four lines proper earned in the
fourth week of June s556. 460. 20. an increase
over the corresponding week Of 1900 OF $147,-
7e9. 80. The earnings of June We're 81. 709.-
81. 10. an increase over June last of S246.-
S07. 80, being the largest earnings of any
June in the history Of the consolidated
lines.
on Aug. ] the engineering department OF
the Burlington & Missouri will be removed
from ST. Joseph 10 st. Louis. The reason
assigned is that the company will expend
a large sum OF money at St. Louis in i'm
which will require close at
tention on the part Of the engineering de
paTtment.
The Michigan Central will make extern
sive improvements at Michigan City. and
the county commissioners. with the APP
prevail OF leading citizens. have consented
10 the railroad company changing the
course OF one OF the streets. that the COM
pany may enlarge its yards and make other
improvements.
The Southern Pacific is contemplating
an oil tank at Lordsburg, ~. M, 10 held
| 100000 gallons of OIL. and as soon as il
Is completed all engines running between