The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-11
Personal, Local and Genera, Notes.

III UcncFuN NOTES.
Judge Field, general solicitor Of the
Monon lines. is in the city.
William Corners, travelling passenger
agent of the Big Four, died at Cincinnati on
Wednesday.
e: W. Green, travelling passenger agent
of the Big -Four. who is now in a st. Louis
Hospital. is reported improving.
The Southern Indiana has prepared plans
for a large freight depot at Terre Haute,
to be erected in the early spring.
G.. j.. Grammar, general traffic manager
OF the AXE Shore lines. including the Lake
Erie & Western, is expected in the city to-
day.
General Passenger Agent Fee, of the
Northern Pacific, is said to have realized
over $4,000 in the last sixty DAYS through
purchasing railway stocks.
Six veteran engineers of the Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne & Chicago acted as pallbear-
ers at the funeral of Israel b. Adams. i'm
Fort Wayne. on Wednesday.
1t is stated that Cecil Gabbitt, formerly
general manager of the Georgia & Alabama
road, Will be selected as successor of f. st.
John, vice president of the Seaboard Air
line.
A circular announces that the Jurisdiction
of General Counsel Judge L. r. Watts, of
the Seaboard Airline, has been extended
over the Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis
road.
William Grey, baggage master of the
Panhandle lines between Indianapolis and
Chicago, who died Wednesday. had been in
the service of the company thirty-ive
years.
w. s. Morrison, of Huntington, Ind. trav-
cling passenger agent of the Erie lines, is
in the city. He reports the Erie as getting
considerable business out of Indianapolis
territory.
1t is semi-oficially announced at Muncie
that the Big Four will put on a train be-
tween Muncie n Indianapolis about
March l to compete with the Interurban
Electric line.
f. III. McGee. master mechanic of the d.
vision of the Seaboard Airline at Amer
icus, Ga. will on Feb. l take the position
of superintendent of motive power of the
entire system.
Official notice is given of the election OF
John F.. Miller as first vice president of the
Cleveland. Akron & Columbus road. vice
Joseph Woods. resigned. Mr.. Miller's Office
will he at Akron.
t. l.. Bingham, who has been connected
with the Illinois Central road as contract
ing freight agent. has been appointed COM
mercial agent of the Choctaw, Oklahoma
& Gulf at Cincinnati.
On Jan. Is the Pennsylvania will establish
sleeping car service from Pittsburg through
TO Jacksonville and ST. Augustine. The
run from Pittsburg to st. Augustine will be
made I'm thirty-six hours.
The directors OF the Louisville & Nash
nix INdiAiV company AdNG OGtldTtU a
semi-annual dividend of 2z per cent. on the
company's shares. This is an increase of
one-half of one per cent.
Receiver Malott. of the vandalia, has let
q contract to the American Car and Foun-
dry Company for Us coal cars of 10000
pounds capacity. He has also arranged for
the building of fifteen special horse cars.
There is so much work at the shops of
the Lake Shore a. Elkhart that a day and
night force is now employed. and present
a -.YI
be continued in service for some months.
Ten miles OF eighty-hve-pound rails are
now being laid on the main line of the
of rail laid by Receiver Malott. or three
miles less than one-half the total length Of
the main line.
George Chapman. president OF the Find
Law. Fort WAYNE & Western. IS inspecting
the property. A circular with his approval
announces the appointment OF T.. NJ. Price
master mechanic OF the company's shops
at Ffndlay. vice j. A. Hansgan. resigned.
Next month will bring changes In the
executive department OF the L~ackawanna
In Is stated that there Will be a new gen.
eral freight agent and the office of vice
president will be established. with b. ID.
caldwell. now the general manager. as oc-
cupant OF the last mentioned office.
J. L. Greatsinger. president OF the Duluth
A Iron Range road. who has just been
elected chief executive OF the Minnesota
iron Company, began his career az a loco
motive fireman on the Erie road and adj
yanced 10 machinist. engineer. trainmaster.
dispatcher. station agent. master mechanic
and superintendent In issS he left the