The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-13
Personal. Local and General Notes

r. p SandersOn has been appointed
superintendent of motive power of the
Seaboard Airline, vice +. H. MCGEE, trans
ferred.
The Peoria & Eastern earned i'm the first
week of this month 539S4.1O. an increase
over the corresponding week of last year
of $7571O.
Within four months the Panhandle be-
tween Columbus and Woodstock will be
double-tracked strong force is now
pushing the work.
The circular of President Loree. of the
Baltimore & Ohio, states that after Jan.
passes TO employees and half-rate tickets
will also be abolished.
Reports from Salt Lake say that every
railroad in Utah is now engaged in a rate
war on west-bound freight and that tariffs
are being disregarded.
The Big Four lines proper earned $685.
30 in the first week of November de-
crease as compared with the corresponding
week of 1900 or 800. 973 10
The Great Northerns earnings for No
vember were 81, 065.599 in excess of those of
November 1900 The increase since July 1
over the same period last year to Deem
Der 1 was 81 .246.
The New York Central will pay a divi-
dend of per cent. on its capitai stock Jan.
90, and the directors of the New York. New
Haven & Hartford will declare a quarterly
dividend of per cent.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie now con-
trolled by the Wabash. has planned for a
large roundhouse. yards and repair shops
To be located at Navarro. O.. and expects
10 make that an important point.
Volney T. Malott, receiver. F. r. Barlow.
assistant TO the receiver. Harry Miller.
general superintendent. and Benjamin Nc
Keen, superintendent of the main line
OF the Vandalta, are inspecting the road
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie is now the
greatest freight road. mileage considered.
in the country Its earnings this year will
be close upon $7,500O00, the largest earn
ings per mile of any road i'm the United
States
pair shops of the Big Four at Columbus.
o.. is now being pushed vigorously. The
rOundhOuse will have twelve stalls and
will accommodate with these the largest
engines built
j. r. Rucker. travelling freight agent of
the Louisville * Nashville. was in the city
YES terday. He said there is not Southern
line that IS not embarrassed in its business
by "A shortage of cars. so prosperous are the
Industries OF the South.
John c. Wood. travelling freight agent of
the Indiana, Illinois * Iowa. was in the city
yesterday. He states that securing the
right of way 10 Detroit is in progress. and
there Is but little question that the road
will be extended 10 that point
Commencing Jan the Monon will have
daily through service TO Florida and will
issue tourist tickets TO all Southern points
with sixteen days transit limit. with stop
over privileges. All tickets via Louisville
will be good 10 stop at French Lick
John McClurg. superintendent of motive
power Of the Peoria & Eastern was i'm the
city yesterday in conference with j. A
Barnard. general manager. He now mas
over 100 men employed at the shops in
Urbana. H. He finds difficulty in getting
N achinists and boilermakers.
G. b. Robertson. an engineer on the Lake
Erie x Western. on Sunday completed his
twenty-eighth year as an engineer on that
road between Indianapolis and Michigan
City. He has been connected with the road
even longer than that His father. c. @
Robinson. was general superintendent for
many years.
John IA. Berrickman was recently of
fered position I'm railroad service which
would pay him a larger salary than ne
receives as representative OF the Louis
Vile K Nashville. but he declined on ac-
count OF his mother. with whom ne has
lived during his entire life at Louisville
when not on the road.
Owing TO its heavy coal and other traffic
the Norfolk AZ Western Railway Company
has nrdsrsd 500 pound ca