The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-07
Personal. Local and General Notes.

The Pennsylvania has contracted for the
Inauguration of cab service at Chicago.
II. NJ. Bronson. assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four lines, is on a
Western trip OF two or three days.
The Philadelphia & Reading has solved
the car shortage question by building cars
so big that no other road cares to haul
them.
The Illinois Central has commenced haul
ing dining cars on its Chicago limited and
fast mail trains between Chicago and New
Orleans.
An official of the Pennsylvania says the
policy of not going west of Chicago and
St. Louis is as firmly fixed to-day as it
ever has been.
Alexander Smith. conductor on the Mich
igan Central for thirty years. died at Har-
per's hospital in Detroit a few days ago
OF typhoid fever.
Jersey Central employees will not be given
free transportation after Jan. /. but will be
furnished with mileage books at a quarter
of a cent a mile.
The Cincinnati; Hamilton & Dayton will
Charleston. S. c.. at s24 the round trip, with
a fifteen days limit.
George c. Osborne. who has been COM
mercial agent of the Wabash at Quincy,
H.. has been appointed division freight
agent of the company.
A few days ago a Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific train made the run from Chick
asaw. l. T., to Pilot Point, IFS miles, in
four hours and ten minutes.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton has
under contemplation the extending of its
lines east to Akron, o., which would give
it connection with new roadside the east.
1t is understood that the Erie and the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. as well as
the Toledo, st. Louis az Western. will honor
requests for passes over all the roads, pro-
viding lists are sent, as usual.
One of the new Atlantic type engines of
the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne q Chicago, be-
tween Forrest and Upper Sandusky, with a
regular train. on Wednesday maintained a
speed of seventy-seVen miles an hour.
The roads are severely taxed to furnish
coal cars. Pittsburg coal has commenced
to come down the river and the calls for
cars are loud from Cincinnati as we'll as
from Ohio and Indiana coal mines.
T.. T. Newcomer, engineer of maintenance
of way of the indianapolis & Vincennes,
went to Pittsburg to spend Thanksgiving
While there he was attacked by typhoid
fever and was yesterday reported seriously
i'll.
II. p. Mantz. representing the passenger
department of the Chicago & Rock Island
at st. Louis. Harry Bowser. of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas x Texas, and G. w. Pitt, of
the Great Northern line. were in the city
yesterday.
The Philadelphia Ledger says that no less
than nine. big bridges, spanning five large
rivers and costing at the lowest estimate
S12. 600 600, are now in various stages of con-
|struction or are planned for early erection
on the Pennsylvania lines east of Pitts
burg.
General passenger agents of Western
roads are disturbed over the decision of
the Southern Pacific to withdraw from the
military agreement. and a notice of with
drawal from the Transcontinental Fassen-
ger association entirely will not be a sur
prise.
The Illinois Central has taken charge OF
the Kentucky Western Railroad. 1t leaves
its main line sixty-five miles from Evans
IN -
the Central. although but nineteen miles
In length. Ii reaches many important in
dustries.
on Jan. / the Omaha limited train of the
Chicago 81 Northwestern and the Union Pa
cifc will be lighted by electricity. sixty
Pullman ears having been equipped with
electric light and the engines pulling the
train with independent dynamos for the
new system.
The alexandria, season was brought to
a close Thursday. when the last boat car
rying packet freights left the head of the
lakes for Buffalo. Lake insurance expired
on Thursday at noon. Everything has been
cleaned up at the head of the lakes by the
railroads.
Information received yesterday is TO the
effect that the Vanderbilt lines will ex-
lines include the New York Central, the
AXE Shore. the Michigan Central. the
Lake Erie x Western, the Nickel-plate and
the Big Four.
w. NJ. Greene, vice president and general
manager of the Baltimore x Ohio South
western. announces that the office of engi-
neer OF maintenance of way has been abOl-
ished and the jurisdiction of J. NJ Graham.
chief engineer OF the Baltimore * Ohio.
extended over the b. & o. S. w.
ID. F. Hurd. commercial agent at Pitts
burg for the Lake Shore. has been sD-
pointed agent also for the Merchants Dis
patch Transportation Company. l. w. Bry-
son, who has been contracting agent for
the Lake Shore. has resigned 10 go into
manufacturing interests and is succeeded
by A T. Hollis.
j. G.. Creaveling. agent Of the Vandalia
at CT Innis has resigned ON ACCOUNT OF