The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-21
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Franz Reed. general passenger agent of
the Monon lines, on Monday buried his
mother at Chicago.
President Norton, OF the Toledo. st.
Louis * Western, has turned from New
York and yesterday was in St. Louis.
The Peoria & Eastern earned in the sec
end week of March S4S. 720.41. an increase
ever the corresponding week of 1900 of
S1,56724
Robert C. Mitchell. a widely known rail-
road contractor and a veteran of the civil
war of prominence, died at Plainsville, Pa,
on Tuesday.
second week of March SEC, 17S.2O, a decrease
as compared with the correspond g week
CT 1850 of $2f,949.7.
The Florida specials are still running be-
tween Chicago and the South, carrying few
passengers southwark, but northward
doing more business.
II. j. Graham. formerly assistan. general
freight agent Of the Lake Erie & Western,
now general ana OF the ! ackGwana
fast freight lines, is in the city.
A. S. Kent, chief engineer of the Monon
lines. was in the city yesterday locking
after terminals, preparatory to. increasing
the c~ompany's track room at this point
j. b. Modisette. chief clerk of John Ches-
of the Vandalia, left yesterday for the Pa
cific coast, hoping 10 rid himself OF rheu-
matism.
The engineering department of the Lake
Shore on Monday located and staked out
a site for a commodious new brick depot
at Laporte, construction to be begun within
ten days.
The Wabash lines earned in the second
week of March 1925. 49S.11 an increase over
the corresponding week last year OF Sli,-
19S.SS. Since July l an increase of $l1l ,S46.S6
is shown.
On March % the Big Four will nave on
exhibition at indianapolis one of its new
completed by the Barney-Smith car works
at Dayton, o.
On Saturday and Sunday the New York
Central handled on its line a total Of 9S
rains. on which We're hauled 40.2p4 cars,
breaking any two days record in the COM
ranyS history.
The Big Four will add to the equipment
of the Knickerbocker and the Southwestern
limited a combination smoking and pas
senger car to run through between ST. Louis
and New York.
NJ. +. ingalls,. president of the Big Four
lines, and c.. e.. Schaff. general manager.
arrived late last night. and will to-day
visit the shops at Brightwood and in
spect terminals in this city.
Free storage of freight has been stricken
from the docket of the Western Trunk
Line While all roads are sup
is no practice for the privilege
TO be EXTENDED TO favored shippers.
Harry Bowser. representing the passen-
ger department of the Missouri, Kansas *
IGN9.. Is In the city. Inc company mas JlSI
opened its extension south TO San Marcos.
and has but forty miles to build, much of
which is graded. TO get into San Antonio.
incorporation papers of the San Pedro,
Los Angeles q Salt Lake Railway were
filed at Salt Lake City yesterday. The cap
ital stock is placed at $25, O00, 900. The new
roads president is William A. Clark. Perry
5. Heath, of Washington, is one OF the di-
~rectors.
O. b. Grant. superintendent of the Mason
City K Fort Dodge road. who was severely
injured I'm a wreck on the Chicago, Rock
Island x Pacific. March is. vas formerly
chief clerk of T.. w. McKenna when the
lis * Vincennes.
+. ID. Bush. division passenger agent of
the Louisville * Nashville Railroad at At
lanIa. Ca. has been appointed to succeed
jackson Smith as division passenger agent
of the company at Cincinnati. Mr.. Smith
goes 10 Ecuado TO superintend the building
OF a railroad.
The Lake Shore people announce that the
blockades Of freight at Toledo and Cleve-
land have been relieved. For a long time
the number of cars waiting power at the
Toledo yards alone lowered near the thou
sand mark. and on Feb. 20 the number
reached 300 loaded cars.
The souvenir medals of the Illinois Cen
trail issued to commemorate the hftieth an
tributed. John Bentley has the distinc-
ton of being the longest I'm the service as
depot passenger agent, having served con-
tinuously for thirty-one years In st. Louis.
\ few months ago a friend wrote NJ. L.
Ingalls, asking him II he considered cOm-
non stock of the Peoria & Eastern a good
purchase at 81 per share He answered that
he thought 1t was. but IL might SO below
that figure, but the time would come when
IL would be higher. Yesterday some OF the