The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-08
Personal. Local and GencraI Notes.

The Rogers locomotive works is again in
full operation, with orders for ffty-two To-
comotives.
In July an average of :. 100000 pounds of
freight per day was handled at the freight
depots of the Big -Four.
on Sept. l the Boston & Albany will be
admitted to full membership in the Central
Railway Clearing House.
5. II. Church. assistant secretary of the
Pennsylvania lines west. is spending his
vacation at Muskoka lake.
Luther Poland. depot master at the
Union Station, has gone to St. Ignace with
his family for two weeks stay.
Harry Miller. general manager of the
Vandalia lines. was in the city yesterday IN
conference with Receiver Malott.
The Santa Fe has placed a representative
at Philadelphia in the person of j. l..
CHASER. His tide is contracting agent.
The Chesapeake & Ohio has ordered
twenty-five new locomotives and 1000
freight cars. to be delivered by Nov. L.
G.. w. Brady, assistant superintendent of
the New York, New Haven x Hartford.
has resigned and the position has been
abolished.
c. w. smith has been appointed travelling
freight agent OF the Toledo. St. Louis &
Western He will travel in Michigan, with
headquarters at Toledo, O.
Passenger Officials Gunnip. of the Santa
Fe. Potts, Of the Great Northern, Hill, Z
the Wisconsin Central. and Clifford, of the
Union Pacific, are in the city.
II is stated that the Chicago. Indiana &
Eastern has made arrangements TO extend
its lines from Muncie 10 Richmond, prac-
tically paralleling the Cincinnati, Richmond
* Muncie.
Carl Hagen. master car builder of the
Wheeling & Lake Erie. who has been
granted a fifteen months leave of alb
sence, will leave for Germany this week
to visit relatives.
George Rockwell. assistant general pas
senger agent at Cincinnati of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west. who will retire from that
position on Sept. l. has been with the COM
pany nineteen years
s. 3. hartman. formerly chief clerk of
Division Superintendent F1oeter, of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton, has been
appointed assistant general anage of the
st. Louis e. Memphis.
The Wabash will run a special from Chi
cago to Buffalo on Monday consisting of
seven sleeping cars, carrying 10 florists,
who go To. attend the national convention
and visit the exposition.
1t is announced that the general offices
of the Kansas City. Fort Scot * Memphis
will be removed from Kansas City to St.
Louis next month and there consolidated
fees.
Gross earnings of all the railroads in the
United States reporting for July are S24.-
1SS.5l5. q gain OF 1914 per cent. over last
year and 2S3 per cent. over 1899. The in
crease continues remarkably large and is
well distributed.
in Denver of the Colorado Southern. has
been promoted to travelling passenger
agent. MIR. Brown at one time represented
the New York Central in Central Traffic
Association territory.
AT a meeting of the directors of the At
lantic * St Lawrence Railway Company
George b. Reeve. vice president and general
manager of the Grand Trunk Railroad, was
elected president and Joseph Westcott, of
Vermont, vice president.
The earnings Of the Evansville & Terre
same month last year of $40. 65l; those of the
| Evansville & indianapolis an increase of
1882: thore OF the Chicago & Eastern I'LL
nois an increase of $500.
President Loree. of the Baltimore & Ohio.
says that when the Improvements TO that
property are completed it will be the low
est grade road east of Chicago. with the
ability TO haul a loaded train of sixty cars
from Chicago to New York.
James McCrea. first vice president of the
Pennsylvania lines west, accompanied by
General superintendent T.. F. Maroney. Of
the Baltimore x Ohio. has been inspecting
portions of that system. He is stopping a
day or two at Deer Park. Nd.
The Chicago & Northwestern has decided
shall and Evans. Mimi. \ large force Of
men and teams will be set at work at once.
Its construction will shorten the road be-
tween Marshall and Sleepy Eye forty
miles.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific is
using a new machine for burning grass and
and a bellows attachment blows the flame
so that all vegetable growth. flor a distance
OF about two teet on either side of the
track il killed.
The men employed i'm the baggage de-
partment os the Union Railway Company
were Yesterday notified Of an advance of
$3.50 per month in their pay. which. with a
like advance made one year ago. brings
their pay back 10 that OF 1898. Twenry-two
men are affected by the advance.
f. c. Donald. commissioner of the Cen
trail Passenger Association. will be in
charge of the joint agency for the extern
sion of railroad tickets which Is 10 be es-
tablished at Cleveland during the Ma
tional c. y. r. Encampment in September.
He Will give employment 10 forty clerks.
The Sault-Detour Railway stockholders
have elected u. w. Hitchcock. Chicago.
president. and a full set OF officials. The
company plans 10 build from Sault Ste.
Marie 10 DetOur. Mich, ffty-one miles. Ii
is supposed TO be a Pennsylvania project.
giving the Grand Rapids & Indiana access
TO the 500.
G. L. kohls. superintendent OF dining car
service OF the Big -Four lines, says il cost
nearly 10 per cent. more to purchase the
articles they use on their tables than one
year ago. lie mentioned a number OF ar
ticles which are now selling at double the
figures OF a year ago, irish potatoes, water
melons and meats being Included.
Representatives OF Western roads have
received notice from their general man
/ aqer1 that rs a result Of the meeting held