The Indianapolis journal., 1901-12-19
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Baldwin's Official Railway Guide. which
is published monthly, is becoming more
complete with each issue.
The general manager OF the st. Louis &
Southwestern announces the appointment
of Robert Fyfe as assistant freight agent.
Joseph Wood, vice president of the Penn
sylvania is spending the week hunting
in Whitley county with some local officials
of the company.
Charles NJ Hays will return from Europe
this week and will Immediately go to
Montreal TO prepare for assuming the
presidency of the Grand Trunk on Jan. 1.
The New York Central operated this
last fiscal year 5S per cent. of the gross
earnings and the Lake Shore on 65h per
cent; the Michigan Central. 75A per cent.
Joseph f. Miller has been appointed pas.
senger agent for the Seaboard Airline in
Philadelphia. Mr.. Miller was formerly
connected with the Pennsylvania at Wash
ington.
A Drezmal car-service superintendent of
the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul. was in
the city yesterday, the guest of J. r.
Cavanaugh. holding the same position on
the Big Four.
3. T. Wood, who has been superintendent
of maintainance. at Hammond has been
eral Manager Winchell, of the st. Louis &
San Francisco.
In the eleven months of the fiscal year
the Wabash increased its gross earnings
81 AS 416: the Chesapeake & Ohio. s1.476,07S:
& Ohio. $4,246,46l.
The Erie contemplates making extensive
improvements at Salamanca. The plans in
clude the building of depot and extension
of yards, the total cost of which will prob
ably exceed S1G0.0I0.
1t is stated that j. a. fillmore will on
Jan. ! return to the Southern Pacific as
manager of the operating department. He
retired from that position when G. NJ.
Hays became president of the road.
George w Patterson, of the Panhandle,
returned on Tuesday from Altoona. He
states that on Sunday there was at that
point seven miles of loaded freight cars,
and the Pennsylvania doing its best to re-
lieve the situation.
Paul Morton, second vice president of the
Santa Fe, predicts that consolidation of all
the railway lines, either public or private,
Will be the ultimate solution of the trans
portation problems that at present
ing the business world.
Charles Merrill. Western passenger agent
of the New York Central. in the city
yesterday He states that the Central the
past year has done much the largest pas
senger business in its history.
In the elevenn months, ending Nov 80.
earnings of 100 roads increased SIS. 900 900.
compared with an increase of S55.5OO.0O0 in
1880: $52,0 600 in 1899. and S39.50O00 in 1898.
Twenty roads out of the number have in
creased over 100000 each in eleven
months.
The annual meeting of Quakers at Green
boro. y. c.. more largely attended
this year than in former years The Big
Four At this point sold $50 tickets to del
egates and their friends and assigned them
two coaches for the trip.
General Passenger Agent Barker. of the
Missouri Kansas x Texas. is compiling
data for the publication of a book which
will be issued about Jan. /. showing the
wonderful growth in population and re-
sources and i'm the capita wealth along this
line.
The entire line of the Toledo. St Louis
r,To
tendent G.. X. Ghoring. and j. b. Brennan
has been relieved This virtually makes the
former general superintendent OF the road
the office of division superintendent being
abolished
A gentleman connected with the Nandalia
since the days OF r. l.. Peck's presidency
says that Harry Miller. the present gem
eral manager. is the most popular official
with all classes OF employees that the road
has ever employed. He is well informed
in every feature OF railroad matters.
Engineers on the Panhandle say that the
class H-i consolidated engines now In