The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-25
Personal, Local and General Notes.

On July 1 the trunk lines will increase
the minimum carload weights
F. A Gould. superintendent of the Wa
bash's eastern division accompanied by
his wife has gone TO Colorado for two
weeks stay.
j. Hollenbeck formerly with the Indiana,
Decatur a. Western, now district passenger
agent of the Louisville & Nashville at At
lanta, is in the city.
II. G.. Stiles. general agent of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton. and Caesar Rod
ney. agent OF the Vandalia, returned last
evening from an extended western trip.
n. w. Taylor. general freight agent of
the Vandalia, recently declined a handsome
offer TO leave the Vandalia and accept
position with one of the Vanderbilt lines
East.
The Santa Fe people are becoming more
and more aggressive. They will soon open
an office at Cleveland and intend, IL is
stated TO establish offices at several other
points
Indiana, Decatur & Western west from De-
catur has begun to arrive, and Superin-
tendent Graves says the work Will be
pushed.
other issue of its four-track series, en-
titled Americas Great Pleasure Resorts
for 1901 The Illustrations are new and at
tractive.
Illinois Central, was buried at Louisville,
on Sunday. He eighty years of age,
and up TO six months ago was In charge
of an engine.
Those in close touch with the Toledo,
ST. Louis e. Western state that the ques-
tions at issue will be speedily settled the
managers of the syndicate having taken
the matter up In earnest.
The New York Central has opened a city
ticket office in Montreal and placed Arthur
A. Deguire in charge. Arthur Berbert, the
roads passenger agent in Canada, will
make this office his headquarters.
ID Of he
Vandalia, and John Millspaugh, of the
Pennsylvania, were in the city yesterday
to attend the funeral of the wife of ]. T.
Foley travelling passenger agent of the
Vandalia
Members of the Gould party say that
the issue between the Wabash and Penn
sylvania will be settled as railway
proposition and there is no likelihood that
the Western Union will be drawn into the
controversy.
c. E. Hustis, western agent of the New
at Chicago, is making his initial trip to the
leading railroad centers of the West All
territory west of the Hudson river is under
his supervision.
J. 3. Rucker. who succeeded John Bar
hickman travelling freight agent of the
Louisville g. Nashville road, Indiana being
in his territory. is now visiting the i'm
portant points in the State acquainting
himself with shippers.
II. II. Goodman. signal inspector OF the
Big Four lines, was in the city last even
ing He announced that this week con-
tracts will be let for an interlocking plant
at Gridley, with forty levers, and another
at Marion with eighty-eight levers
Charles Rockwell, traffic manager of the
Monon lines, who spent Sunday in the city,
returned to Chicago on Monday. He
factory on all divisions and in excess OF
the corresponding period last year.
The Pennsylvania has made final prepara-
lions for the construction of its new ter
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cost upwards of ssoO0.Ooo. Trains will run
in on the second floor and will come into
the city on an elevated structure that will
be one OF the largest and most substantial
in the country.
Benjamin b. +. Jeffrey. father OF F. P.
jeffrey, general freight and passenger
agent Of the Evansville Terre Haute.
who died AT his home in Evansville, on
Saturday, seventy-Seven years of age, was
buried yesterday at Remington, Ind. Bruce
jeffrey, railroad man at Terre Haute. is
another OF his sons.
The Big Four people are preparing a new
time schedule on which the time OF the
Rainbow City special between Indianapolis
and Buffalo will be shortened The train
will leave Indianapolis at a. m. instead
Of 7:I5. The business this train is doing
is pleasing the offIcials of the road and
really exceeding their expectations
II is said the Illinois Central Railroad
nection with Glasgow, Scotland. via New
Orleans. For several years past there have
been many charatered boats run at irregu-
lar intervals direct from New Orleans TO
Glasgow, but the present arrangement is
10 put on a regular monthly service The
bulk OF the shipments for Glasgow will be
-four. grain and lumber.
c. F. DAILY. general passenger agent OF
the Lake Erie N Western said yesterday
he had been comparing the business the
last two months and a half with that Of
last year. and was surprised at the excel
lent exhibit. There is not week that the
passenger earnings were not, this year IA
cursion business was largely In excess Of
last year. He attributes II largely 10 the
prosperous times.
Arrangements have been completed for
the delivery OF bonds and stocks OF the
Ohio Southern and the Detroit & Lima
Northern Railroad 10 the Detroit Southern