The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-19
Personal. Local and General Notes.

Charles A. Ulrick has been appointed
commercial agent of the Hooking Valley
road.
C. (. wickham has been appointed gen.
eral road master of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific.
The Hooking Valley earned the second
week of January S5.309.54, an Increase over
the corresponding week of 1900 of S5,0S474
Colonel William Shaw. district passenger
agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
and Martin Michel. of the same road
were in the city yesterday.
II. NJ. Bronson assistant general pas-
senger agent of the Big Four lines, who
has been quite i'll with grip, was at his
office part of the day yesterday.
The local physicians of Wabash are max
ing an effort to induce the Big Four peo-
pie TO establish at Wabash hospital SIM
liar 10 that Of the Wabash at Peru.
The freight traffic officials of the Pennsyl-
vania lines east and west have for three
days past been holding their semi-annual
meeting in Pittsburg 20 discuss the freight
situation
T. r. Browne, who on Feb l retires as
master mechanic of the Pennsylvania
shops at Altoona is to take an important
position with the Westinghouse Air-brake
Company.
The passenger department of the Burling-
ton lines has issued out large folder en-
titled Through Scenic Colorado" Besides
landscape Illustrations Ii gives much valu-
able information.
Governor Miguel Ahumada of chihuahua
Mex, has signed a concession for a rail-
way across his State TO E. A. Stillwell of
Kansas City, the promoter of the Kansas
City, Mexico & Orient Railway.
1t is stated that Big Four pool bought
a large block of that stock at SIS per share.
and when IL reached S61.50 sold. Had they
waited three weeks the profit would have
been s21 per share instead of $3.50.
George S. Pingree. who for several years
has represented the Chicago & Rock Island
as travelling passenger agent goes TO Bos-
ton on Feb. to take a position i'm a bond
brokers house. His successor has not vet
been named.
M. Z. ingalls,, president of the Big Four,
now expects the gross earnings of the road
In the present fiscal year will reach 1880.
600. running $4,000 ahead of the year end
ing June 30. 1900, the best year in the
roads history.
General Eastern Passenger Agent Shoe
maker and Travelling Passenger Agent
Farnsworth, of the Seaboard Airline at
New York, have resigned, and on Feb. !
the former will be succeeded by J. c. Hor-
ton, now with the Baltimore a Ohio lines.
Citizens of Greensburg are urging the Big
Four 10 build a new passenger station at
that point. The present structure has been
in use about fifty years, and the citizens
feel that the business that Greensburg
gives the Big Four entities them to better
station.
Coal cars of the Toledo & Ohio Central
are becoming quite numerous in this Sec
ton. The coal Is shipped to this city from
mines on its lines over the Peoria q East
ern via Springfield, and Is proving a good
revenue Garner for the p. 4 +. eastern
division.
Inspector Elliott. of the Central Traffic
Association Weighing and Inspecting Blu
reau at Fort Wayne. shows that I'm the
year 1900 he and his assistants weighed
and inspected 15.1T cars. increasing the
revenue for the roads through his work
very handsomely.
Vice President McCrea Of the Pennsyl-
vania company, was much impressed on his
| trip over the Indianapolis & Vincennes
| on Tuesday, with the development of the
! coal mines In the last five years. as well
| as the general appearance of the towns
| through which the road passes.
The fact that j. Pierpont Morgan. in
| company with President Hill, of the Great
Northern. contemplates taking a trip Il
/ the Pacific coast, is giving room for much
/ speculation Mr.. Morgan has not been &C
! the Pacific coast for many years. he
usually going TO Europe for restful trips.
| Inside information is TO the effect that ths
| Evansville Terre Haute will in the not
| distant future pass under control OF a syn.
! dictate which will bring the property to the
/ front, the syndicate being composed OF per.
| sons who have not in the past been men.
| toned In connection with the future OF
| the road.
The Pennsylvania. I'm addition to makins
| IL rule not TO employ as new men In any
| department persons over thirty-five years
/ has made a ruling that no person EN-
| ployed shall weigh less than 40 pounds ol
| more than $50. and must be examined by
surgeons of the company as to physica
/ condition.
The last two years the Illinois Contra
/ has expended large sums of money on IL,
southern lines, and the 272 miles between
| Fulton and Louisville are said 10 be at
| high standard. The recent inspection
| showed that the best section on the en-
tire system In its physical condition was OF
| that division.
Wesley Elmer. who Is retired under tn
pension plan OF the Pennsylvania lines
had been In the service OF the Jefferson
! VILE Madison & Indianapolis road. nov
the Louisville division OF the Pennsylvania
lines forty-Eeyen years, and has occupies
a desk as chief clerk within fifty feet o
~. ..la<o - I.cE mas ArEf al NJ