The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-17
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the 'erre Haute & Peoria Railway Will
be held in Decatur Wednesday, Jan. 10.
G. w. Schelke. city passenger agent of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, has
resigned TO accept a position with the ILL
nois Central at Louisville. Ky.
A careful Investigation made by Superin-
tendent Burns. of the Wabash. confirms
the belief that but twenty-five lost their
lives In the recent accident at Seneca.
The Pennsylvania announces that clerical
orders will be issued for the year 1902 to
clergymen having regular charge of
churches located on or near the line of
its road.
]. A. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern. left for Peoria last night
TO attend the annual meeting of the Peoria
& Pekin Union Railway. of which he is
president.
The contractors for the new Panhandle
depot at Richmond, Ind, have arrived in
the city and will start the construction
work within a week. They expect TO COM
plete the building by June.
]. F. Patterson on Saturday promoted six
more firemen TO be engineers on the Penn
sylvania lines. The cold weather and heavy
traffic have neceSSitated the promotion of
a number of firemen in the last few days.
David b. Earhart, OF Lafayette, who had
been a passenger conductor on the Big
Four twenty years, died yesterday. His
railroad work dates back thirty years, he
coming to the Big Four from the Wabash
An official of the Illinois Central states
that at every station of Importance on the
line there are piles of freight waiting for
is the worst in the history of the COM
pany.
The official report shows that there ar
rived and departed at the Union Station In
November 4.4N trains, 26 more than in No
vember. 1900. These trains consisted of "a
466 cars, an increase over November last
year of 935 cars.
1t is stated that the New York Central
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harmonic their interests and thus give the
New York Central entrance into Philadel-
phia and other business centers ii does not
now reach directly
Mention was made lately that Vice Pres
ident Kutschnitt, of the Southern Pacific,
ordered 103 locomotives. He last week in
creased his order sixty freight engines,
five passenger and ten switch engines,
making Us in all.
On Jan. / passenger trains of the South
ern Railroad will arrive and depart at
Evansville at the Union Depot. Many be-
lieve this move of the Southern Is a fore
runner of the erection of a new union sta
ton at Evansville.
General Superintendent Pitcairn an
nounces that the Pennsylvania has APP
propriated for the new Young Mems
Christian Association building at Pitts
burg $35. 900, which is said TO be the largest
sum ever donated for such purpose by a
railroad company.
A telegram was received yesterday by
Superintendent Fargo. of the American
Express Company, announcing the death of
Mrs. L. f. Mcdonald at Conton. o. Mr..
Mcdonald was at Indianapolis many years
as route agent of the company. and a few
years ago took the agency at Canton. o..
The Erie has a large force of civil en-
gineeIs surveying for the cutoff between
Port Jervis, N. Y. and Lackawaxen, Pa,
which will shorten the distance twelve
miles and avoid - heavy grade. BY so
doing the company connects its Homesdale
and Jefferson divisions and ShortenS its
road twenty miles.
The shortage of cars can hardly be re-
lieved at present, as ii is stated that TO-
O00, 1000 bushels of wheat is stored in eleva-
tors along the Buffalo river. 100000 bushels
OF grain is afoat in the harbor. and 1900, 900
on its way down the lakes. Most of this
must be moved TO market before cars will
become more plentiful.
The American Locomotive Company yes
terday commenced on an order of twenty
consolidation engines for the Lake Shore
road, 70 be finished at the rate of eight
job for the Dunkirk shops. W. Y. Marshall,
superintendent of motive power. is super
vising and inspecting the work.
Bruce Jeffries, agent of the continental
fast freight line at Terre Haute. has ac-
cepted the position of travelling passenger
agent OF the Evansville q Terre Haute
and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois for the
Southwestern States with headquarters at
Atlanta. Mr.. Jeffries has held the position
he vacates at Terre Haute six years.
Directors of the Chicago. Burlington <
leased the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
Railroad, yesterday elected the following
officers: President, George B.. Harris; vice
president, Darius Miller; treasurer, J. G..
Peasley; secretary and assistant treasurer.
II. r. Jarvis. Darius Miller is also in
charge OF traffic.
q. s. Mckee, master mechanic of the
Wabash Railroad on the Fort Wayne divi-
sion. presented his resignation on Monday.
He will take the position OF general SUI
perintendent OF motive power on the Mobile
= Ohio Railroad with aadnNarrar a . ~
bile. Ala. He has been with the Wabash a
number Of years and is widely known in
railroad circles.
G. j. ann general traffic manager
Of the Lake Shore and the lake Erie a.
Western. is I'm the city and will remain
this forenoon. Mr.. Grammar states that
the latter road Is proving 4 valuable ac-
auisition 10 the Lake Shore. and when IFS
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