The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-06
Personal, Local and General Notes.

NJ. l.. Griffin, assistant ticket agent of the
Big Four at its Indianapolis office, left last
night on his vacation.
In October there were carried on the Big
-Four lines Shy" passengers, @,4lO more
than in October, 1900.
E. A. Mccormick, passenger traffic man
ager of the Southern Pacific, is expected
in the East next week.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers was organized in November, 1852 and
it now has $50 subdivisions and over 81
600 members.
John w. DAILY, Southern passenger agent
of the Lake Shore is in the city visiting his
brother, &. r. DAILY, general passenger
agent OF the Lake Erie * Western.
The passenger department of the Plant
system announces that this season it will
grant stop-over privileges on winter tour
list tickets either going or returning.
A D. Perry, district passenger agent of
the Chicago & Alton, will join the travel
ing passenger agents to-day on their trip
TO Los Angeles and other CalifO MIA points
Howard NJ. Curry, of ST. Paul, has been
appointed master mechanic of the Northern
Pacific, succeeding Master Mechanic Rs-
teen, who goes to the Chicago Great West
ern.
The Big Four will on next Monday put
on line of sleeping cars between Column
bus, o., and Cleveland thus establishing
competition between those points with the
pennsylvania.
The official report of General Ticket
Agent StilZ at the Union Station, shows
that the receipts from sales of tickets in
October this year were 9,S5666 in excess of
receipts in October, 1900
President Truesdale, of the Lackawanna,
says there is absolutely no truth in the
report that that company is seeking ter
minal room at Camden with a view of
gaining entrance into Philadelphia.
Plans have been completed for the Wa
bash cantilever bridge across the Ohio
river at Mingo. It's channel span will be
$50 feet. with cantilever spans Dds feet MAX
ing the total length of the structure 100
feet.
General Passenger Agent II. c. Townsend
of the Missouri Pacific, announces that the
running time of their through train from
ST. Louis to Hot Springs, Ark, will be
considerably reduced, making the run in
thirty hours.
Common stock of the Pere Marquette
continues to advance, and this strengthens
a system of north-and-south roads which
will include the Ohio Central and the
Hooking Valley lines.
Chief Engineer Atwood. of the Pittsburg
x Lake Erie, has awarded the contract
for system of electric block signals the
whole length OF the road to the Union
Switch and Signal Company. The installa-
ton of the system will cost over 500 900.
Train No. l on the Union Pacific. known
as the Overland limited, under the schedule
which became effective Sunday reduces
the time between Chicago and San Fran
cisco three hours. The trains equipment
is entirely new and of the highest order.
1t is said the Wabash Railroad will soon
absorb the st. Joseph & Grand Island road.
Parties interested with the Wabash have
been securing options on considerable
ground near the St. Joseph & Grand Island
bridge. and it is said To be for the Wa
bash people.
l.. w. Allart. a ticket scalper of Chicago.
was found guilty of obtaining transporta-
ton over the Nickel-plate road on a pass
issued TO another person. The penalty for
the offense of which he was convicted may
he a hA ia of
Correction and a fine of SlO0
The aggressiveness of the Louisville &
Nashville since Charles Stone became gem
eral passenger agent is exciting favorable
comment. He is setting excellent ex-
ample to other Southern lines. Experts
say the new equipment of the l.. & N is
the finest the Pullman Company has turned
out.
D. l. Roberts. formerly general passenger
agent of the Erie lines, is a warm personal
friend of Joseph Ramsey. president of the
Wabash. and this strengthens the belief
that there is something in the report that
Mr.. Roberts is to be given a position on
the Wabash.
President Merrill. of the Mobile. jackson
& Kansas City Railroad. confirms the re-
port OF the purchase by that road of the
Kingston * Mississippi Central road. He
reports work progressing rapidly the
extension of the Mobile Jackson & Kan
sas City, from Merrill 10 Hattiesburg, Miss.
The Wabash. in announcing the opening
or its new Toledo and Chicago line also
announce rate OF $3.50, cut of 90 cents
on the rate made by the Lake Shore be-
tween those points. The new Wabash
route. il is said. is one mile shorter than
that of the Lake Shore. The Wabash will
put on three trains each way between To-
ledo and Chicago.
The Chicago & Alton has under contem-
platiOn putting on new fast train between
st. Louis and Kansas City, having of late
rather lost caste as a line between those
points The trains which are TO make nm
the equipment are now building. The train
will be scheduled al forty miles an hour
which means that much of the distance II
must make at least fifty miles an hour
The Pullman Company Is building for
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