The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-21
PERSONAL. Local and General Notes.

A new depot of modern build has been
completed at Forest. o., the 1unctlon OF me
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne IL Chicago and the
Big Four lines.
Some expensive new modern machinery is
being installed in the shops of the Wabash
and of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne q Chi
cagO at Fort Wayne.
The Indianapolis Car FOremen and In
spectors' Association will hold it's regular
monthly meeting to-day in the committee
room at the Union Station.
l.. p. Freeman, city passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania. returned yesterday from
a trip TO Yellowstone Park and other
points of interest in the Northwest.
c. c. Ferguson. formerly with the Big
bureau of the Chesapeake & Ohio, is
spending a few days with friends in this
city.
The New York Central Is equipping one
consisting of a system of compressed air
fans for the cooling and ventilating of
coaches.
In 1925 the Illinois Central lines earned
sl9.G57. 600; in the year ended June 80, 1901,
$50. 600. coo: the gross earnings per mile i'm
that period increased from $3.50 TO SS,4s3
last year.
The new extension of the 500 road from
Wishek southwest to the Missouri river has
been opened for business as TAR as Ashley.
The 1901 terminus of the 500 has been fixed
at Herba, n. ID.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has sew
prdl large gangs OF Ifack-laNefS enEaSeu
In replacing light rails between Westville
and Sidell with rails weighing eighty
pounds to the yard.
The Indiana official train which is to
Templars. will leave indianapolis at . a. m.
on Monday, Aug. %. and make the run TO
Louisville in three hours.
The Southern Indiana is daily turning
over 10 the Big Four ten or twelve car
loads of coal taken from mines on its lines.
The interchange of traffic In stone from
Bedford quarries is increasing steadily.
r. IL. Wallace. general agent of the Erie
absence of Some weeks. Since his fall last
summer his health has been considerably
impaired. and his physicians
rest.
larging its shops at Princeton. Ind. former
~ the Louisville. Evansville * st. Louis
shops. and G. Pitrikin, master mechanic,
reports that he is in need OF skilled me
hanics
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton is
putting In foundations at crossings of seven
streams on the indianapolis division. on
which that number OF new bridges will rest
as soon as the iron works can furnish the
material.
oct. 1 has been nxed as the date for the
Burlington. Cedar Rapids & Northern 10
run its trains into St. Paul. II is under
stood that the Chicago. Milwaukee * St.
Paul tracks will be used 10 enter st. Paul
and Minneapolis.
The Duluth. South Shore & Atlantic has
decided TO build and maintain. in connec-
ton with its new station at Marquette. a
greenhouse. its PRODUCTS being used to sup
ply dining cars and small parks along its
line with cut flowers.
The statement OF the Grand Rapids &
Indiana for the first half OF 1901 shows
total earnings OF Sl.499. 1903. an increase
over the corresponding period OF 1909 of
SS4. 2S2. 20: the net earnings were 1911, 30. an
increase this year OF So, 1905
NJ. II. Schaf. trainmaster of the Big
Four's Cincinnati division. who has been
very low with typhoid fever. was yester-
day reported slightly improved. MIR. Schan
was for two years located at indianapolis
as chief clerk for superintendent Housh-
ton.
The light is on between the railways and
the scalpers at Buffalo. and extraordinary
efforts are being made 10 rid that city OF
transient scalpers. The railroad people
claim TO nave evidence that Will prove 10