The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-31
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Harry Miller. general manager OF the
Vandalia, is so Ill as to confine him at
home.
Next month the Joliet & Chicago line,
forty-six miles In length, VIII be opened
for traffic.
Gross earnings OF the Santa Fe for July
were this year 1866. $50 In excess OF those OF
1900 and net earnings 500. 40 ahead.
II. J.. Eddy. claim agent OF the Pennsyl-
vania lines west, who has been quite Ill
several days, was reported better yester-
day.
The Chicago. Rock Island g. Pacific has
placed an order with the American Loco
motive Company for thirty heavy loco
motives.
The Big Four contemplates erecting at
Charleston, Ill, n new depot similar to
that just completed at Marion, Ind, which
cost $4,000.
The directors Of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois nave declared n quarterly dividend
of Ia per cent. on It's preferred stock, pay
able Oct. l.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy paid
S234. 900 for the ground on which IL is said
1t is to build "a passenger station of its
own in Chicago.
A railroad brotherhood entitled Order
of Railway Clerks OF America has been
formed. All clerks employed in railroad
offices are eligible TO membership.
Charles Hendryx, passenger conductor on
the Big -Four, who has been very i'll with
typhoid fever. Is able to be- up again. but
will not report for duty for some time.
w w. Collins. agent Of the Chicago.
Milwaukee. Il St. Paul at Oconomowoc,
and the Oldest IN time or service, on Thurs
day celebrated his seventy-ninth birthday.
The bureau that the Western Passenger
Association is about 10 establish will have
charge of all matters pertaining to the
making of reduced rates or special rates
of any kind.
]. a. Barnard, general manager Of the
Peoria x Eastern, now on an extended
Pacific coast trip. at last accounts had
Aa.Ia NfafARfn nHI Vmt1 aAAa La -
homeward trip over the Canadian Pacific.
r.. NJ. MacFarland. chief rate clerk OF the
Hooking Valley road, Will. on Sept. /. 20
20 Pittsburg as rate clerk i'm the passen-
ger department under l.. A. Ford. general
passenger agent OF the Pennsylvania lines
west.
Theron Geddes. auditor of the Rio Grande
years from the date OF his appointment
TO the position. John +. Evans. his as
sistant auditor. viii be Mr.. Goddess sue
cessor.
President Hughitt. Of the Chicago G.
has issued an official state
ment, announcing the absorption Of the
Sioux City a Pacific road. The latter road
has been operated for years by the North
western under a lease.
Vice President Wood. General Superin-
tendent Peters and several subordinate Of
the Logansport division. They travel on a
special train OF three cars.
\ contract has been awarded 10 Adams
Bros. OF GAINESVILLE. O., for the erection
OF a union depot at Trinway, o. TO he
used jointly by the Panhandle. the Cleve-
land. Akron X Columbus and the Cincin-
natl x Muskingum Valley.
The last two years the Erie has become
a formidable competitor In the trunk line
held. and with it's curves eliminated and
grades cut 20 a minimum as proposed n
will be a powerful competitor OF either
road II has TO compete with.
The Pennsylvania Company Is rece,vtpg
bids for 1875 cars-1.O0 box with steel
frames, 800 refrigerator ears ana 225 gon-
dola ears. The company's shops are too
busy TO build them. hence the awarding of
the contract TO ear builders.
: John Chesbrough. general passenger agent
of the Nandalia lines. was In the city yes
terday. in conference with Receiver Ma