The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-16
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The Big Four will erect a new round
house at Columbus, o., at a cost of SIS, 600.
James McCrea. first vice president of the
Pennsylvania Company, left for Philadel-
phia on Thursday, 10 be absent several
days.
]. B. Modisette, chief clerk of John Ches-
borough general passenger agent OF the
Vandalia, is so i'll as TO confine him at
home.
f. A. Nash, for several years agent Of
the American Express Company at Lincoln,
Neb., has been promoted to the position
of route agent of the company.
Samuel FELTON,, president of the Chicago
& Alton, passed through the city yester-
day over the Big Four en- route to Cincin-
natl, accompanied by his wife.
The new time schedule on the Baltimore
& Ohio Southwestern, which cuts the run
ming time between Cincinnati and st.
Louis one hour, will become effective to-
morrow.
The November number Of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton Magazine and the Book
of the Royal Blue of the Baltimore q Ohio
numbers.
The officials and clerks of the Terre
Haute & L~ogansport division of the Van
dalia have fixed Nov. p as the date 70
move their headquarters from Terre Haute
TO L~ogansport.
The Transcontinenta Passenger AssO-
citation has secured rooms in the Merchants
Loan and Trust building. Chicago. and Chair
man CndrltOn VIII on NOV. 10 remove his
headquarters from Denver TO Chicago.
The Wabash lines earned in the first
week of November $376. 100, an increase over
the corresponding week Of 1900 of S55, 653.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois earned the
first week of this month SIS, 800, an increase
this year Of $l0,0S5.
L. P. Spinner, passenger agent of the Big
Four at st. Louis, and Miss Lillian w.
Hornett were married on Thursday. w. J.
Lynch, general passenger agent of the
Big Four, and wife, attended the wedding.
the groom being Mr.. Lynch's brother-in-
law.
r. P. Dalton has been appointed SUPER
intendent of the Valley division of the
signed, and II. H. Brewer has been APP
pointed superintendent OF the terminals at
Little Rock, Ark, vice Mr.. Dalton, pro-
NOTED.
Wednesday the last spike was driven in
the Neville extension OF the Chicago &
Northwestern, a link which connects the
Sac City division of the line with the Sioux
City, making the shortest line from Sioux
City to Chicago. The extension will be
opened TO traffic Dec. i.
President Thomas and the new officers
of the Evansville & Terre Haute are in
speeding the property. One of the officials
announces that the relations between the
Chicago * Eastern Illinois, the Evansville
* Terre Haute and the Louisville & Nash
Vile will continue friendly.
Thomas Malone. who has been railroad
editor OF the P~ittsburg Post for a number
OF years, has issued a new periodical 10 be
known as the Railway Recorder. The first
number is full OF interesting news, and is
artistic from the topographic point Of view.
Ii is understood that in the meeting Of
the directors of the Pennsylvania lines
west next week a vice president will be
elected to take the place OF j. Il. Brooks.
deceased, and the selection OF a general
superintendent OF motive power, vice +. ID.
Cassanave. promoted, will take place.
w. H. Starr. whose resignation as super
intendent of the western division OF the
Chicago & Alton was announced on
Wednesday, will become the superintendent
OF construction for the entire system. re-
porting directly to President S. NJ. FELTON,.