The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-09
Personal, Local and GeneraI Notes.

F.. d. Hunter has been appointed general
freight agent of the Colorado Midland.
James McCrea. first vice president of the
Pennsylvania lines west, to-day sails for
to be absent two months.
Wabash earnings for the fourth week in
February were 1922, 542.62; for the month,
$1,270, 1876. As. an increase of sol, 240.9S.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton line
In February broke all previous records with
passenger earnings in a winter month.
Riley McKeen, ex-president of the Van
dalia lines, accompanied by his wife, has
gone to the Pacific coast, TO be absent a
month.
C. u. Hughes. for many years agent of
the Wheeling q Lake Erie at Toledo, has
rendered his resignation, to become effec-
tive April l..
ID. C. Edwards. passenger traffic manager
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton * Dayton, who
has been in Florida two weeks, is expected
at headquarters to-day.
G. b. Clifford, who recently retired as
master mechanic of the Louisville & Nash
Vile, had been in the service of the COM
pany thirty-two years.
w. II. Kindell has been given the title
of assistant trainmaster of the Panhandle
between indianapolis and Bradford, reliev-
ing j. w. Grennen of any arduous labor.
Frank w. Dowler, formerly general East
ern freight agent of the Toledo, st. Louis
q Western. has been appointed city freight
agent of the L~ackawanna at New York
city.
Now that the Baltimore & Ohio has
acquired the Cleveland, Lorain e Wheeling
two new bridges over the Ohio river are
planned-one at Moundsville and one at
West Wheeling.
T. Walsh, private secretary Of General
Manager Waldo, of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton q Dayton. has so far recovered from
his recent long and serious illness as TO be
at his desk again.
In the year 1900 Trains IL and IL of the
Big -Four, between Cincinnati and Chicago
and Indianapolis and ST. Louis, paid the
largest sum per mile run of any passenger
trains on the system.
There are at present 156 Y. NJ. C. A. rail.
road associations in this country, with a
total membership of more than 10000; sew
tnty-six buildings are occupied, and the
railroads contribute annually about $4,000
Tor their support.
Harry Miller. superintendent of the Van
dalia main line, was in the city yester-
day, comforting with Receiver Malott. The
Vandalia now has CSC men employed In its
shops at Terre Haute, the largest number
in the roads history.
Charles z. Clark, who for twelve years
was president of the New York., New
Haven & Hartford, is reported TO be seri-
ously i'll at Nice, whittier he went in search
OF health following his resignation as presi-
dent of that company.
In keeping with the established policy of
the Pennsylvania parent line, il is stated
that the Philadelphia, v, ilmington * Bal
tlmOfG ana the. b1ltlmOTe x 1OIOmdC Will
be consolidated, simplifying the manage
ment and effecting economies.
The report Is revived that a syndicate of
bankers in New York has been formed "a
purchase the Detroit & Lima Northern,
intending to combine IL with the Ohio
Southern under the name of the Detroit
Southern, with the capitalization of $50, 00,.
Coo.
The statement that the Missouri Pacific
has secured the Hot Springs Railroad is
confirmed Tho road ia haffaT known as
the Diamond Joe line" and for years was
master of the situation, demanding 5 cents
per mile for passenger service, and undcr
no condition granting a pass.
Mrs. Frank Wright, of Linton, Ind, has
been presented with a lifetime pass over
southern Indiana as a reward for saving
trains from a serious wreck. a large section
or track and ties having become suspended
over a portion of caving ground. On hear
ing a train approaching she waved a red
cloth and stopped IL.
The Royal Bluebook Of the Baltimore &
Ohio for March contains some very inter
the history of the National road, which
extends from Baltimore. Md, to Terre
Haute, Ind, construction of which was be-
gun in 1906 and was completed 10 Terre
Haute in 1915. and also a history of the
origin and growth Of the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor.
The Salem road. seven miles long, ex-
tending from Salem TO W~ashingtonville,
y t. mas hCCh DOuSnN ny IL Erie. y
number of years ago the people of Salem
decided TO build the road and make that a
competitive point, so arbitrary was the
Pennsylvania. the only road entering that
city. Since that time a regular passenger
basis has been maintained and a regular
freight business been done. IL has beer
known as the shortest route between New
York and Chicago. and has always been a
paying connection of the Erie.
Percy Todd. former freight traffic man.
ager of the West Shore. now holding n sim
liar position on the New York, New Haven
x Hartford, is creating quite a stir through
the reforms he Is e~ffecting on that road.
In years past il has been looked upon more
as a passenger than freight road; now il
romise to be fully as important a line
for freight traffic. As announced. he has
perfected arrangements not only TO have
the Lehigh Valley, but the Pennsylvania
and Erie roads. turn their business for
New England points over 10 the consolidate
ed line.
Final arrangements for the second an.
nual convention OF the American Railway
Engineering and Maintenance of Way As.
ISOLATION, TO be opened at the Chicago
Auditorium Hotel, next Tuesday were com
pleted yesterday. Between go and so
delegates. representing 40 North American
railroads with a total OF more thar 1866
miles OF track, will attend the meeting. The
chief object of the organization is TO brinf
about uniform conditions on the railroads