The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-20
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Terre Haute & Logansport will be
held to-day at Terre Haute.
H. " Garland, Western passenger agent
of the Wabash lines, who is in poor health
is spending a few weeks at Los Angeles,
Cal.
Charles a. Baird, travelling passenger
agent OF the Southern Railway, has been
promoted TO division passenger agent OF
the road.
The Big Four has issued unique adver-
tisement in publishing a Big Four cook
book giving hfty-four pages Of recipes for
cooking
On sunday the Lake Shore will reduce the
running time OF its Pacific express between
Buffalo and Chicago fifty minutes, making
the same stops that IL now does
The Wabash is Boosting of fast run
made last week between Ashley and De-
troit by their continental train, the $50
miles being covered in 10 minutes.
Riley Williams who few days ago re-
signed as superintendent OF the Indiana,
Illinois & Iowa, to-day takes charge of the
terminals of the Lackawanna at Buffalo.
j. ]. Turner, general manager of the Van
dalia lines, and Harry Miller, superintend-
ent of the Vandalia main line, were in the
city yesterday to confer with Receiver Ma
lott.
John +. Miller, general manager of the
Cleveland, Akron Columbus division of
the Pennsylvania lines, was in the city
yesterday, returning from a short Western
trip.
The business done by the well equipped
trains the Peoria & Eastern put on with
the taking effect of the spring time table
last year is evidence that fast service is
appreciated.
The Pennsylvania secured the contract
to carry $50 soldiers from the Columbus,
o., barracks to the Philippines, over which
there was much rivalry among Columbus
local roads.
Passenger rate clerks of the roads COM
prising the Central Traffic Association will
meet in this city to-day to consider colonist
rates and adjust other passenger rates TO
prevailing conditions.
Inquirer: The round-trip rate from In
dianapolis to California on account of the
Epworth League meeting in July next will
be $5415, going by one route and returning
by another If desired.
G. s. Lander, who has been superintend-
ent of the car department of the Missouri,
Kansas &c Texas for ever twenty years.
was buried yesterday at Sedalia. dying "a
the age OF seventy-three.
Maj. John f. O'Brien yesterday became
general manager Of the jamestown * Chau-
tauqua road, and John $. Barron, who re-
signed as general freight and passenger
agent, was succeeded by ID. j. Bill.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana will be
given the name OF the Fishing Line"
the latter to supplant the former title at
the head of passenger advertisements in
the way of time tables and folders.
The Big Four announces that no sleeping
cars will be stored at Cincinnati during
the convention of the Y. 4. 5. G. T.. to be
held in that city I'm June, and delegates
will have 10 so 20 hotels for lodgings.
John Chesbrough. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Vandalia lines, is quite
i'll. A few weeks ago he went TO Texas
and shortly returned with a severe attack
OF grip. He is now confined to his room.
Barney, Smith & Co. will this week de-
liver to the N.ckel-plate road two fine din
ing cars. ten coaches and five baggage cars,
and the company Is having Its entire eqrip-
ment renovated. -efCrnished and repainted.
George Bennett has been promoted to
general foreman of the Wabash shops at
Montpelier and w. A. He'll. assistant IIssster
mechanic at Chicago, will be foreman. OF
the shops at Ashley, which are TO be en-
larged
l. F. Moore has been appointed assist
ant general freight agent OF the Omaha,
Kansas City * Eastern and the Omaha
st. Louis & Northern. Mr.. Moore for some
time past has been assistant to the traffic
manager.
Shipments OF coal from mines located
On the indianapolis & Vincennes 10 points
in the gas belt territory where there is a
business TO the Indianapolis & Vincennes
and the Lake Erie * Western.
TIE Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
will hold its biennial meeting I'm Milwaukee
i'm May and the Commercial Club of Fort
Wayne is already taking steps to secure
the holding Of IT'S next meeting in that
city. which will be held in 1903
James Charlton has been selected as
chairman and Joseph Richardson as secre-
tary or the prospective protective bureau
Detailed plans for detecting frauds in tick
cts will be agreed upon at the next meet
ing OF passenger officials Of the roads In
terested
President Mckinley has signed the bill
authorizing the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company 10 eliminate grade crossings In
the city of Washington and to elevate and
depress its tracks and TO relocate part of
It's railroad I'm that city. To make these
changes will cost $5.oo0.c0o.
These I'm a position 10 understand the
situation say the Big Four. should II per-
feet the deal by which IL would secure
control OF the Chicago q Eastern Illinois
lines and its terminals at Chicago. would
not drop It's contract with the Illinois Cen
trial, as, through the contract. IL gets adj