The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-07
Personal, Local and General Notes.

1t is stated that some of the Toledo lines
are paying commissions on sales Of tickets
and trouble is expected.
G. r. Schaff, general manager of the Big
Four lines who has been abroad several
weeks. reached New York yesterday.
NJ. f. Ingalls, president of the Big Four,
now in the East, writes that he does not
expect to return to Cincinnati until June 90
NJ. w Mansfield, superintendent of the
indianapolis & Nincennes, was called to
Pittshurg by wire Wednesday night.
He expects TO be absent three days.
The directors of the Hooking Valley road
have declared dividend the common
stock, payable July 10. This will be the
first dividend ever paid on this stock.
The rumors of consolidation of the roads
controlled by the Vanderbilt interests
prove to have been a scheme of spectators
to stimulate trading in Vanderbilt stock.
Under the new schedule the Vandala
Train west bound hauIs twelve passenger
cars, making il the longest passenger train
that departs from indianapolis Union Sta
ton
The annual convention of American Rail-
way Master Mechanics and the American
Railway Car Builders Association will be
held at Saratoga during the week of June
1925.
George +. Baer. president OF the Philadel-
phia * Reading, has arranged TO take his
European trip, accompanied by his family.
They will sail July and be absent seven
weeks.
John j. Goodrich. who has been city
ticket agent Of the Chicago. Rock Island
4. Pacific at Kansas city. has been pro-
NOTED to travelling passenger agent Of that
company.
w II. Newman left Cleveland yesterday
TO take up the duties Of president of the
New York Central. acquainting himself
with the affairs of the company before Mr.
Galloway leaves.
s L. Bean. master mechanic of the
Northern Pacific, has been notified that his
jurisdiction has been extended TO include
all the Manitoba divisions of the Northern
Pacific south OF the boundary line.
While General Passenger Agent Crane of
the Wabash. may be disappointed in the
decision of D. b Martin arbitrator on
rate matters. the fight has been a great
advertisement for the Wabash lines
a Pittsburg paper says that ID. l. Rob-
erts. who has resigned as general passen-
ger agent OF the Erie Railway. will be ap-
pointed general passenger agent of the
Baltimore q Ohio lines east of Pittsburg
j. NJ Knott has been elected president
Of the Cumberland * Ohio road in place of
r. II Hobson. and j. T. Caldwell secre-
tary OF the company. Mr. Hobson has been
president OF the company for twenty-three
years
George w Kittridge. chief engineer of the
Big Four lines, was in the city YESTERDAY
lie states that the company will receive
80 tons OF new heavy steel rails this
month and ike tonnage in July, august
and September.
The monthly pay roll of the Philadelphia
< Reading Railroad Company is $4,000. II
now takes fully three weeks 10 pay of
along the line, and II is now proposed TO
adopt the division system with a paymaster
for each division.
Rumor has 1t that Louis Ohliger. super
intendent OF the Richmond division of the
Panhandle. will be appointed superintend-
ent of the f.. & A. division of the Penn
sylvania, succeeding L. c. Haas. who goes
10 the Baltimore * Ohio.
the Indiana Car Service Association at Fort
Wayne, shows the last month, outside OF