The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-29
Persona, Local and General Notes.

The international Association of Car
Workers will hold its next convention in
Chicago in October. 1902.
J. t. Averitt has been appointed agent
Of the Southern Indiana at Linton. He re-
Gently resigned his position on the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois.
The Wabash last week placed an order
with the American Car and Foundry Com
pany for LOCO new box cars, and may in
crease the order TO 1000.
John J. Kirby. of the Ann Arbor, who
or June 10 will become general passenger
agent of that road, has been with its pas
senger department since 1855.
The Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia
will tomorrow be transferred TO the Nor
folk * Western. which has been operating
it for some months as its agent.
Rumor says that with the retirement of
MIR. Cowen as president OF the Baltimore
* Ohio, the offices of president and gem
eral manager Will be consolidated.
John L. Miller. vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Cleveland. Akron &
Columbus, has gone to Atlantic City for a
few days. accompanied by his wife.
1t is reported thai Nathan Guilford. traf-
fc manager of the New York Central, will
succeed the late J. +. Goddard as commits
sioner of the Trunk-line Association.
The remains of Frank Diebert, late SUI
perintendent of motive power of the Balti-
more & Ohio's western division. will be
taken TO Peru, Ind, to-day for burial.
The Panhandle Company is purchasing
considerable ground at Dennison, prepara-
tory to charging its yards at that point
and making it a more important division
point.
Bushrod Taylor, superintendent of the
Louisville division Of the Pennsylvania
lines. has secured a pleasant. residence at
Madison, and with his family will summer
there.
Train 30. over the Monon. is the best pay
ing train over that road between Indianap-
oils and Chicago. Seldom does it leave In
al ma nliC without having nearly ptrQrV
seat occupied.
E. w. Winter. formerly general manager
of the Chicago. St. Paul. Minneapolis 81
Omaha. and more recently president of the
Northern Pacific system, lies in a Chicago
hospital dangerously Ill.
On Tune / @. w Inge will succeed r. f.
Cahill as superintendent of the Kansas
City Northwestern. Mr.. Cahill has ac-
ent on the Missouri Pacific.
A. G.. Mitten, who for twelve years has
been agent of the Chicago & Eastern Hi
nois road at Attica, has been promoted to
travelling auditor of the entire system, sue
ceeding NJ. A. Boardman, resigned.
Announcement is made that on Tune 1
the Erie Railroad will become a member
of the mileage exchange bureau of the Cen
trail Passenger Association. The Erie is
the last of the strong lines to join the as
ISOLATION.
Harry Miller. superintendent Of the VAN
dalia, and Bushrod Taylor, superintendent
OF the LOuiSNllie DIVISION OF the B6nnSNl-
vania lines. were in the city yesterday look
ing over matters connected with the in
creased train service.
One hundred and fifty members OF the
National Association of Railroad Commits
s%i0ners. their wives. daughters and friends,
left Chicago yesterday on a special train
for San Francisco TO attend the annual
convention OF the association on une 5.
Reuben Wells. for many years superin-
tendent of motive power of the Jefferson
vile, Madison < Indianapolis road, later
superintendent Of the Rogers locomotive
works, is now consulting expert of the
Great Northern's locomotive power depart
ment.
There will be a meeting to-day in Chi
cage of the freight officials of the roads In
the Chicago < Ohio River Trafnc Assocfa-
tion TO consider a readjustment OF rates
between certain points where they do not
conform to those of other outes between
the North and South.
No semi-annual cash prizes will be given
to freight train crews on the Chicago IL
Alton as n matter OF discipline. owing to
the number OF wrecks that have occurred
the past year. the management hoping that
this Will make them more careful during
the year beginning July 3.
The car works at Jacksonville, Ind, are
being considerably enlarged. and when the
new buildings are completed its capacity for
turning out passenger equipment will be
double that OF the present output. The car