The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-27
Personal, Local and General Notes.

NJ. W. Mansfield, superintendent of the
Indianapolis & Vincennes, is in Pittsburg
for a few days.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has on its
pay roll at its shops in Danville, ILL.,, 762
names, the largest in the history of the
road.
F. NJ. Whitaker, general traffic manager
Of the Chesapeake q Ohio, was in the city
last night en- route to Chicago TO spend
Thanksgiving.
When NJ. G.. Woulfe takes the general
agency of the Lehigh Valley road at New
York city the office of the road at st. Louis
will be closed.
Mr.. Vallery, Of the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy: SWEET. of the Illinois Central,
and of the Santa Fe lines. ar
rived yesterday.
Frederick Gage. foreman OF the machine
shops of the Baltimore & Ohio at De For
est. has been promoted to master mechanic
of the shops Of the company at New Castle
Junction.
Jacob Sachs, passenger engineer on the
Vandalia, has obtained a three months
leave = absence, and will, accompanied by
his wife, leave to-day for Bozeman, Mont,
to visis friends.
Some of the lighter of the passenger en-
gines of the Lake Shore are being trans
ferred to the Lake Erie & Western and the
lighter engines of the Lake Erie & Western
will be repaired and probably sold.
The presidents of the New England roads
held a meeting this week and decided to
Gl1OICc Il ldtSo dltCI JAIL l.. Il IneN
carry out this programme il will greatly
relieve the decentralization in west-bound
rates.
The new train which the Southern Rail-
way Company. in connection with the Penn
sylvania, will put on between New York
city and st. Augustine early in January.
will be known as the Southern Pullman
Limited.
The new trains put on by the Big Four
and the Lake Erie & Western between
indianapolis and Fort Wayne are already
doing a good business. The trains are max
ing good time and promise to be more and
more popular.
The Big Four yesterday commenced lay-
ing a second track between Muncie and
Brightwood. The long sidings will be util-
lied, and of the ffty-four miles from In
dianapOlis to Muncie about one-fourth is
already double.
The Santa Fe terminal at Port Richmond.
on San Francisco bay. will become a per-
manent commercial and transportation adj
city will transact its business along the
whole eastern shore of the bay.
The general managers of the Vanderbilt
fast freight lines held their regular month
ly meeting in Buffalo yesterday. Samuel
Il. Sweet. of the Lake Erie * Western, and
{. j. Brister, assistant general freight
agent of the Big Four. were in attendance.
G.: c. Jones, superintendent of the middle
division of the Grand Trunk. who has been
on duty owing to i'll health for six months,
main at his old home in Missouri to re-
cuperate, under the advice of his physi-
clan.
y Muncie paper says there was general
satisfaction in the offices of the Chicago &
Southeastern because trains moved on
Monday, as they had not done before for
months. There is said TO be a great amount
of business along the road awaiting ship
ment.
The Peoria & Eastern earned in the third
week of November 44.92l.6S a decrease as
1900 OF 2,319.O 40. In the first three weeks the
lines earned $40.362.S2 a decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding three weeks
last year OF ST. 5S0.S Sc.
The new Belt road at Toledo which is 10
encircle that city will have a mileage of
thirty-two miles. Ii is still a question who
IL behind the project. A Toledo paper says
IL Is either a Pennsylvania proposition or a
combination of four or five other roads
which have terminals at Toledo.
The Big Four lines earned in the third
week of November $685.. 1920 a decrease as
compared with the corresponding week of
1900 of $Lf5.91; FOR the first three weeks
of the month the earnings were $l,0S9, lSS.4S.
a decrease as compared with the CORE
spending weeks last year OF $20,SS4.59
The Baltimore Il Ohio has commenced
purchasing property at Defiance. O.. where
IL is proposed TO erect a locomotive and
car building establishment as arranged by
+. b. Cassanave. general superintendent of
the mechanical department. Work on the
construction OF the building may be COM
menced by Jan. /.
Speaking OF the Wabash securing a line
from Toledo 10 Detroit, IL is stated Mr..
Ramsey will experience little trouble, as,