The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-30
Personal, Local md General Notes.

A. Galloway. superintendent of the In
dianapolis and Cincinnati divisions of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, is in the
city.
The father of A.. II. Sellers, ticket agent
of the Lake Erie & Western at this point,
died yesterday at his home in Moorsville,
aged sixty-two years.
NJ. w. Mansfield. superintendent Of the
indianapolis x Nincennes, and George
Stats, his private secretary, are in Pitts
burg attending a committee meeting.
Frank Sweet, contracting agent of the
Vanderbilt lines at this point, who has
been seriously, Ill, was reported better last
evening, and his physicians think he will
recover.
The condition of E. w. Winter, former
president of the Northern Pacific. who I'M
derwent a surgical operation at Chicago
Tuesday, was pronounced much improved
yesterday.
+. Jacoby. attorney Of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton * Dayton lines. has gone TO
Alaska to look after some mining inter
ests in which he with c. L. Henderson is
interested.
w. McC. Grafton. chief signal engineer
of the Pennsylvania lines west, and r. a.
Barnes, resident engineer of the Grand
Rapids & Indiana. are inspecting the sig
nal department of the line.
w. S. Piers, late commissioner of the
Southwestern Traffic Association at st.
Louis, died at his home in Chicago yester-
day AFTER a service In the railroad pro-
LoSoiOh VI tHiilS-uNe years.
1t is stated that negotiations are pending
by which the Toledo & Ohio Genital will
get into Fort Wayne from Celina. -. atil-
izing a part OF the Ffndlay, Fort Wayne
& Western road TO reach Fort Wayne.
Eastern capitalists are said to be behind
an enterprise to build a railroad from Tile
do TO Chicago, practically an air line, De s.
ing through Montpelier, o.. Angola and
Elkhart TO Chicago. 1t is said ample CAPT
tai is offered TO build the road.
TapoaS Copuov Ala ~ XNovalapd ~ Gu,
day, aged ffty-four years. He had been
in railroad service over thirty years. the
last twenty-six years as section foreman
on the Michigan division of the Vandalsa
line. His remains were Inferred yesterday
at st. Mary's.
The Grand Rapids G. Indiana offers to
give some one a round-trip ticket from
anywhere between Petoskey and Rich
mond. Ind, TO Petoskey or Harbor Springs
and return in exchange for a name for its
new summer flyer northward. which will be
put on June 80.
The shops of the Wabash at Fort Wayne
now give employment to 800 men, and Cen
eral superintendent Of Motive Power
Barnes when in that city on Monday stated
that with the completion OF the Fort Wayne
& Butler line the force in the shops would
be increased to 400 men.
Upon the walls of the city ticket Offices
of the New York Central at New York city
has been placed a map wnlch taxes IN the
country from Omaha TO the Atlantic sea
board. showing the principal towns. cities
and resorts and all the railroads in such
territory. 1t is tw~enty-four feet long by
thirteen wide.
The thirteenth annual convention of the
Railway Association OF Accounting Of
1cers opened at Denver yesterday, about
100 delegates being in attendance. J. G.
Ogden. controller OF the Canadian Pacific
Railway, is president of the association,
and c. G. Phillips. of Chicago, secretary
ana treasurer.
Pierce Landers. who begun railroad serv-
ice on the indianapolis az Nincennes in the
engineering department.. and who. two
years ago. went to the Wisconsin Contra
as road master, has been promoted To di.
vision engineer of maintenance of way,
win 4S3 miles OF the main line track under
his supervisor.
The Erie road becoming a member OF the
interchangeable mileage of the Central Pas.
senger Association will place the Hooking
Valley, which has been handicapped in Its
Chicago business by the Erie not beins
a member OF the bureau, In a position IL
get its share of business between Column
bus and that territory and Chicago.
on Sunday The Big Four pur on IFS
Rainbow City special. 1t will leave Indian.