The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-30

H. M Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent OF the Big Four lines. is on a
Western trip TO be absent two or three
days.
The Hooking Valley road earned in the
third week of January $94, 1917 20 an increase
over the corresponding week OF 1900 of ST.
1910.
Edward c. Riggs and Frank NJ. Griffith
have been appointed travelling passenger
agents OF the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
system.
G.. J. Grammar, general traffic manager
or the Lake Shore lines, accompanied by
his wife, has gone to California to be alb
sent several weeks.
All wooden bridges and trestles on the
Grand Rapids & Indiana are to be replaced
with steel structures. some of the bridges
already having been contracted for.
President Fish and Second vice-president
j. Il. Harrahan and number of the stock
holders of the Illinois Central are this
week on an inspection tour over the en-
tire system.
AS the season advances the Florida spe-
Gals run over the Big Four. the Monon
and Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton and
Pennsylvania lines alternately are doing
more bushes. but 1t is still questionable
II the enterprise will be profitable.
George T. Jarvis is in the city. He will
In few days complete the business con-
Eected with his receivership OF the Louis
vile. Evansville g. st. Louis and will then
consider proposition to take a position
with one Of the Southern lines.
The Legislature of Illinois and the Chi
cago & Alton road are not on the best
OF terms, the result of the Chicago & AL
ton refusing to make passes of legislators
good on their limited train running between
Chicago and st. Louis.
Garrett Fort, assistant general passenger
agent Of the Union Pacific. who, when on
the Atlantic coast, was taken I'll and was
"a n IN q a xphn ho
weeks. has so improved thai he yester-
day returned to Chicago.
c. A. Lucas, who is TO succeed in this
territory ]. ]. Byrne. transferred to Cleve-
land as agent OF the Lackewanna fast
freight line Is, in company with Mr..
Byrne, going over the territory which Mr.
Lucas is to have charge of.
r. ID. Hughes. general superintendent of
the American Express Company, was in
the city yesterday. He spoke in compli-
pany was now doing at Indiana polls every
year showing an increase.
Anthony Sneve. general freight agent of
the Colorado Midland. Will retire on Feb.
1 and the office will be abolished Its
duties will be looked after by II. C. Busch,
traffic manager. c. ID. Simonson has been
appointed general eastern agent of the
road.
1t is stated that ]. H. Crawford, who
formerly represented the Lackawanna
raSt freight line IN tnlS territory, who q
few months ago took the position of
general Eastern freight agent OF the road
at New York, will soon succeed p. j.
Flynn as general freight agent of that
company.
Harry p. Bronson. who for several years
has been chief rate clerk in the general
passenger department OF the Great West
! ern Railroad. has been elected successor
TO C. III. Spears as secretary Of the pas
senger bureau of Western lines. He is a
| son of III. NJ Bronson, assistant general
| passenger agent of the Big Four.
| President Burke. of the Union Pacific
Chief Engineer Barrett, Superintendent OF
| Motive Power Mcconnell, Superintendent
| D. Clark OF the coal company. and Traffic
Manager Monroe attended the funeral OF
/ j. Alger at st. Louis, and from there viii
| go 10 New York TO be I'm attendance at a
conference of the directors and executive
/ committee.
Harry c. Graybill. traffic manager of the
\ Belt road and Union Stockyards Company
/ returned yesterday from Kansas City
where he made arrangements with the
roads am some of the large stock deal
/ ers to ship Texas and Southwestern cat.
/ tie TO indianapolis. and he looks for q
| marked increase In business as a result
| of this trip
The receipts from sales of tickets at the
| city ticket office of the Big Four at Terrs
/ Haute In 1900 showed an increase over
1899 OF 5000: over 1885 of $4,000. Tn,
/ the ST. Louis division is increasing 1t:
/ business The Southwestern limited Ia.
| become one OF the best paying trains pei
/ mile run on the system.
Negotiations are pending watch probabl,
will result In another outer belt line cross
Ing all roads entering Chicago In the cas-
and south The proposed read VIII star