The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-17
Persona, and Current Notes.

President E. l.. Russell Of the Mobile
and Ohio is in the city.
John FITZGERALD, superintendent OF ter
minals of the Louisville and NASHVILLE, lett
last night for Chicago.
Frank L. Harris. general agent OF the
Mobile and Ohio, returned from a "Trip
South last night.
O.. o. Vandenberg, travelling freight agent
of the Louisville and NASHVILLE at haiisaS
City, was here yesterday.
a meeting of rate clerks. Eastern COM
mittee, Western Passenger Assoclatlon,
has been called for April ], at SOUTHERN
Hotel. st. Louis.
r. Blaisdell. auditor for the Chicago
Peoria and St. Louis. was in the city yes
terday.
-Wiliasn Turner Saunders. travelling pas,
senEer kent of the Frisco. has returned
to headquarters after a prolonged trip In
the Southwest.
The Frisco line will put in its new ser
vice to the Southwest tonight, the train
leaving Union Station at IL p. m. lnsteao
of 9 p. M. as heretofore.
Fred II. Tristram. central passenger
headquarters here yesterday.
A. V, Newell, superintendent Of the West
ern division of the Lake Shore road, who
is making an enviable record in that dlvi-
sion, was but "a years of age when he ac-
cepted it. For a year or more he spent his
time with the late John Newell, his father.
travelling over the line on his private car.
trainmaster. and was appointed in 1899 SUI
perintendent of the Western division, which
extends from Chicago TO Elksart. Ind. Then
came the great strike at Chicago. which
brought him into prominence as a railroad
man.
American Exposition Ml be superior to
tinent. and it is within twelve hours ride of
over 100000 people.
Aside from, heavy expenditures for roll
ing stock and other equipment. the New
Nnrly rDrfroI Rnt,f.npda hoc r1a nc under u-a "
and in contemplation for the Improvement
of tho roadway. double tracking and new
construction, which, when finished. will
probably cost from $1,000. 900 to $40. 900. 600.
"A new limited train to be operated daily
between Chicago and New York is to be put
in service by the Grand Trunk road June 2.
1t will he run over the Grand Trunk Wes-
Mich, and over the Grahd Trunk proper
from the latter point to Buffalo. while from
the Pan-American city to New York the
Lehigh Valley will be used.
The convention of the Order Of Railway
Conductors will be held in st. Paul. Mimi.
May IA. This years gathering promises
to be one of the most largely attended in
has a membership Of 10000 in the United
States, Canada and Mexico and the three
ountries will be strongly represented.
General Passenger Agent Lee OF the
Lackawanna has issued Invitations to New
York newspaper men and representative or
papers along the line of the road to ,partci-
pate In a trip to Buffalo next FRIDAY, 1or
the purpose of inspecting the progress of the
Pan-American Exposition. The party. will
travel in a special train OF Pullman sleep
ing cars.
The operation of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. Including the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern, for February. resulted as fol-
lows: Gross earnings. S3.5l5:6sS; increase.
s31i, $50: expenses. So 422; l5; increase. $3.50
For the eight months ending February %
gross earnings were sSl 0S9.2S6: Increase, s.
iS9 1910; expenses. $2o,6.2 15s; increase. $500.
1884; net earnings. Sl0.426,5H; increase. SfS'-
176.
General Freight Agent F. d. Russell of
the frisco Line is in Galveston. Tex.