The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-07
Personal, Local and General Notes.


]. ]. Turner. general manager of the Van
Galia lines. is in the city TO confer with
Receiver Malott.
NJ, E. Staples. general agent of the Erie
in New York, is dead of heart disease. He
had been with the Erie thirty years.
The New York Central has added three
parlUr cars of the finest appointments and
exceptional beauty TO its Empire State ex-
press trains.
The Lake Erie & Western has contracted
for six heavy passenger engines, 10 be
delivered as early as the works can fill the
order.
The Epworth League of Illinois has Sc
lected the Chicago & Alton as It's official
route TO California for their annual meet
ing July 8.
John N. Stroud. who has represented the
Burlington at Kansas City, has resigned
and on May 10 will become travelling passen-
ger agent Of the Colorado Midland.
The receipts from sales of tickets at the
those of April, 1900, by S7,251.35. During the
month 9O4 interchangeable mileage books
sold.
The Lake Erie & Western will this week
open a new and handsome office building
at Peoria, ILL.,, 10 be occupied by both the
officials of the passenger and freight de-
partments.
General Passenger Agent Roberts. of the
Erie, has appointed Walter c. Walsh as
ticket and passenger agent of the company
at Newark, n. j., vice +. I. Feary, re-
signed.
NJ. l.. b. Casey. who has been acting as
superintendent of car service on the Lack
awanna for some months, has been appoint
ed to the position with full title and au-
thority.
Joseph H Mcconnell. who recently retired
as superintendent of motive power of the
Union Pacific, will, before resuming work
with any road with his wife, take a trip
20 Europe.
c. F. Daily, general passenger agent and
| Cow, a1 f0ht
of the Lake Erie q Western left for Chi
cagO last night TO attend meetings Of their
respective departments.
Il. p. Algeo. district passenger agent of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the
Monon lines at this point, was in Cincin-
natl yesterday TO confer with Passenger
Traffic Manager ID. G.. Edwards
President Yates, of the Buffalo. Rochester
& Pittsburg, with other officials of the COM
pany, spent last week inspecting his prop
erty. on the 18th inst, accompanied by
his wife, he will sail for Europe.
Commencing with yesterday. Train 20
| on the Panhandle between Xenia and Pitts
burg will be in two sections and Train
p. west bound, Will be run In two sections.
Both trains are heavy and the time fast.
The first train over the Akron route
! pennsylvania and Erie arrived at Buffalo
yesterday morning, bringing passengers
| from Cincinnati, Nashville and st. Louis
| There were over one hundred passengers.
The latest statement shows that New
/ Lake Erie * Western is 81. S97, 900 stock of
| the Big Four Sl4 307 900. and in both cases
such stock has been vested in the Lake
| Shore.
| Lake Erie q Western since taken under
! control OF the Lake Shore people has been
much OF a surprise Each month shows an
increase over either of the preceding
| months.
| The syndicate recently formed with Pres-
| dent McDOel, of the Monon, its pro-
moter, to build an immense hotel at French
| Lick mineral springs, Indiana, has taken
| definite shape and work will be commenced
/ at once.
There is TO be meeting of the passenger
I officials of the roads in the Central Traffic
! Association territory at Cincinnati to-day.
| revision of the extension sheet is 10 be
made and Cairo will be abolished a rate
oasing point
A H. Marley. travelling passenger agen.
| or the Michigan Central, has returned from
| a Nebra ska trip. He is sixty years OF
| age and recently underwent a serious sur
eical operation. from which he has not en-
| tirely recovered
II c Dickson. who has represented the
/ Union Pacific at Denver for thirteen years
| has resigned and goes TO Newark y. j.
as city ticket and passenger agent of the
| I.ackawanna at that point, where a new
| Office has been opened.
One of the latest changes incident OF
! the reorganization OF the New York Cen
trails freight department. is the return 10
/
! freight agent looking after the business
| at that point OF all Vanderbilt lines.
Joseph Wood. third vice president of the
| Pennsylvania lines west, and q. l.. Potter
| superintendent Of motive power, spent the
| greater part OF yesterday in the city look
| ing over terminals. visiting shops, etc This
| morning they will go 10 Louisville.
The Lake Shore management has given
| notice that its rates of fare on such of it's
| lines as come within the Jurisdiction or the
| amended state laws relative TO the charter
| will be reduced TO cents per mile imme-
! dIately. These are its lines in Michigan.
The fees of the attorneys in the Eel River
| road case. ii is stated, already amount tC
| $1,000 OF this sum attorneys OF Logans-
| port get $4,000 the attorneys OF the Wa.
| bash $4,000 and the States attorney whe
| brought the suit for foreclosure OF the
| franchise $1,000.
NJ ID. Woodford, president of the Cincin-
| natl. Hamilton < Dayton. will before re
| turning TO his headquarters at New Yorl
| inspect the Indiana. Decatur * Western
and the Ohio river division. and probabl,