The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
Personal, Local and General Notes.

c. Z. Strong, special agent of the Erie
Railway transportation department, is III
the city.
J. w. Happel. ticket agent of the Van
Galia at st. Louis, has returned from his
Eastern bridal trip
r. d. Hughes, of Cleveland. general
superintendent of the American Express
Company, is in the city.
t. G. Wright. for nine years yard con-
ductor of the Big Four at this point. re-
signed yesterday, and will go to Colo
RADIO.
The locomotive works at Manchester, N.
H., are again in full operation, and last
week the Ohio River road placed an order
with the works for five heavy locomotives.
George Likert. formerly yardmaster of
the Vandalid at this point, more recently
conductor of the fast freights. has been
promoted to passenger conductor on the
fast passenger runs.
1t is announced that the Nickel-plate
will establish a through sleeping car line
in connection with the Lackawanna be-
tween jamestown and Chautauqua lake
points to New York city
NJ. ID. Darnell commercial agent of the
Missouri Pacific, is visiting his mother,
who lives in Greencastle, Ind, and is quite
i'll. She IS eighty-six years of age, and
fell a few days ago, receiving serious in
juries.
c. f. Schaff, general manager. w. ].
Lynch, passenger traffic manager, and VIII
liam Garstang, superintendent of motive
power and rolling stock of the Big Four
will go to Dayton to-day to accept the
new passenger equipment.
President Hays. of the Southern Pacific.
Is en- route to San Francisco, and yesterday
was in New Orleans. His first trip East
after going to San Francisco did not de-
velop the sensations which had been limited
1T by the speculative press.
On Thursday the fast mail on the Plant
system, consisting of engine. postal car,
and two Pullman cars. was hauled from
Fleming. Ga, TO Jacksonville 14s miles.
in 13S minutes, breaking all speed records
heretofore between those points.
Samuel B. Sweet, general freight agent
of the Lake Erie q Western, is in Cleveland
comforting with the freight officials of the
Lake Shore. He wanted more cars for
the business of the Lake Erie & West
ern now controlled by the Lake Shore.
Z. w. Rockwell. who for some years was
assistant general passenger agent of the
Northern Pacific, resigning three years ago
To go into business in California, has de-
cided TO return TO railroad work and has
seen appointed ticket agent of the company
at Duluth.
j. r. Cavanaugh. superintendent of car
service of the Big Four lines, returned, yes
terday, from Arkansas, where he spent a
week. He states that hundreds of miles
of new railways are being built in that
mining and farming districts.
When George Bender. superintendent of
terminals of the Big Four at indianapolis,
goes to Sandusky. j. .. Hicks is the only
In an official capacity who was of the
original official roster of the Big Four, his
service covering thirty-two years.
The aggressiyeness of the Chicago. Bur-
lington * Quincy is worrying the syndi-
Gates, and the Burlington's proposed ex-
tension is a troublesome question. The
Hartman party is said to be willing to
will abandon the proposed extension TO the
Pacific coast.
Ticket scalpers who had expected to reap
harvest during the Pan-American Elk
position at Buffalo are considerably dis
turbed over a bill that has been presented
In the Legislature OF New York which,
IL passed. will meet the constitutional OBJ
force in that State.
Citizens of Bucyrus o.. who were anxious
lest the consolidation OF the Toledo x Ohio
| Central and the Hooking Valley roads, or
their closer alliance. meant a removal Of
the shops of the Toledo x Ohio Central
have been notified that there was no rea-
son for anxiety on that point. as the shops
instead of being removed, will be enlarged
Commissioner Farmer. OF the Trunk-line
Passenger Committee has issued a circular
connecting lines advising that in view
Of the limited siding facilities at Buffalo
and the difficulty of maintaining sanitary
| conditions, the Trunk-line will be una BILE
1 TO store sleeping or reclining chair cars
| for occupancy at that city during the Pam
American exposition.
That Greensburg is TO be made an i'm
portant point ON the Southern Indiana
read Is already in evidence. The company
owns "A tract of land at that point on
which are houses the company has been
renting. and has now ordered vacated by
| March /. The understanding Is that shops
are TO be erected on the ground and ex-
| tensive yards laid out.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana has under
| consideration proposition for building a
branch. leaving the main line at either
Manton or Gilbert. running northwes tward
| 10 Sherman and terminating at Sopher
| The branch would pass through a fine
4 farming country. and furnish shipping ia
1 cilities TO some large numbering firms. The
| line would. TO a certain extent. dip into Ann
4 Arbor territory. since that road crosses the
| Grand Rapids x Indiana at Cadillac and
| runs the same direction as the proposed
branch.
Much talk has been heard OF late OF a
] Combine ton of the Iowa Central and the