The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-13
Personal, Local and GeneraI Notes.

1t is understood that the st. Lawrence
& Adirondack will soon be merged with
the Canada Southern.
President Ingalls,. of the Big Four, en-
phatically. denies that he is to take up his
residence in New York.
The thirty-second annual convention of
the Master Car and locomotive Painters
Association begins in Buffalo Sept. 10.
J. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
or the Big Four lines, who has been at
Lake Wawasee with his family. will re-
turn to-day.
e. A. James has been appointed super
intendent of transportation for the whole
western division of the Canadian Pacific,
with headquarters at Winnipeg.
Edward NJ. Hicks, travelling passenger
agent of the Lake Erie & Western. who
on July 1 suffered from sunstroke, is still
so i'll as TO confine him at home.
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling has
secured additionai grounds at Massillon.
o., on which IT Is proposed to erect a new
depot stimated to cost $35, 900.
j. j. Archer. of Columbus. O.. has re-
signed as general passenger agent of the
Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie Railroad.
ID. Nj. Rogers, of Chicago, succeeds him.
Negroes by the carload are leaving Ten
nessee TO work on the Northern Pacific
and the Great Northern railroads in the
Northwest, the contractors being unable to
get white labor.
The receipts from sales of tickets over
the indianapolis q Vincennes to Bethany
Park during the recent meeting exceeded
those of the corresponding period in 1900
July 20 per cent.
The Wabash is receiving the steel rails
for its New Haven-Butler link, and Chief
Engineer Pattison, Of the eastern division.
says the road will be completed and in
operation by Nov. /.
Col. James Barker. general passenger
agent of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas.
has been reelected chairman of the ex-
%ecutive committee of the Southwestern
Passenger Association.
In spite of official denials which are
from time to time given out it is stated
on good authority that the Minneapolis
g. st. Louis will shortly pass to the control
of the Illinois Central.
The Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie Rail-
road put on regular schedule trains Monday
morning north of Richmond. running as far
as Fowlerton, eight miles north of Castor,
which is as far as the track is laid at pres
ent.
West-bound travel has set i'm quite heav-
lily and is now equal to the east-bound.
Despite the attraction at Buffalo, the more
Southern through lines have enjoyed as
large a business as i'm any season for some
years.
The Railroad Club. of Cincinnati. is ar
ranging TO give Charles Clifford, the gen.
eral agent OF the Union Pacific i'm that city,
a complimentary entertainment when he
leaves. for his new field of labor at San
Francisco.
C. B. Ogle, recently appointed travelling
pdSStHStI agent O Ine chicago. BUri1nQ-
ton x Quincy, in this territory, was in the
city yesterday on his initial trip. For some
years he was ticket agent of the road at
Keokuk, Ia.
Ohio system in the year ending June 80.
1901. were s47 .124, S39, an increase over the
preceding year of A.341 231; net earnings.
same period. Sl6,016, GA, an increase this
year of l,O6l .952.
The city offices of the Union Pacific. the
Southern Pacific and the Oregon Railroad
and Navigation Company. at Tacoma and
Seattle are TO be consolidated. The general
Offices of the two companies i'm Portland
will not be disturbed.
At the shops of the Pittsburg. Fort
Wayne q Chicago i'm Fort Wayne work
men are building 1N standard box cars.
Next month these works nave orders to
build eco gondola cars.
Edward T. Clspp. chief clerk of Joseph
he does not expect TO see any immediate
changes as a result of the promotion of
Mr.. Milton Knight and Wells II. Blodgett
To vice presidential positions.
While the Indiana, Decatur * Western is
looked upon az the natural feeder of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton from west
ern territory. in July the vandalis turned
over more loaded cars TO the g.. II. & d
at this point than did the L.. ID. & w.
Miss Elvira Miller. a Louisville writer,
has just been engaged as passenger agent
! upon the Louisville & St Louis road. and
~ - ADil4llFtiAAN FANFttEd tndl ~ VIII pre-
sent the superior attractions of this rail-
road in a way TO interest women travellers
Edward Price. for over twenty-five YEAR
al engineer on the Cincinnati Southern
died on Saturday. He formerly was ar
engineer on the Panhandle. and al the tim
OF his death was a member of the Brother.
hood of Locomotive Engineers at Column.
bus. O.
| Complaint has been made that some n
the Western lines have grown lax i'm the
use of Buffalo exposition tickets. Contra
lines disposing of tickets without requir
ing tho signature. and these are driftins
into the hands of brokers and demoralizinf
rates.
The Wabash has purchased additions
ground at Fort Wayne. adjoining it's track.
a short distance ont. and will increase IL
yard capacity at that point. II Is sale
IL Is the intention of tho company Z,
| double-track the road from Fort Wayne I,
New Haven.
Ross Z. Harris. recently assistant enginee
on the Cleveland and Marietta division o
the PENNSYLVANIA, has been made assistan
= engineer on the Richmond division. III