The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-18

John J. Kirby has been appointed geh-
eral passenger agent of the Ann Arbor
road.
F. III. Houghton. jr. is now contracting
freight agent of the Nickel-plate, with
headquarters at Akron, O..
Harry Myers. for three years past auditor
of the Ohio Southern, resigned and has
taken a like position on the Toledo. st.
Louis & Western.
II. CT. Stiles. general agent of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton at this point,
who has been at French Lick springs sew
eral days, Will return to-day.
The traffic arrangement by which the
Hooking Valley road will run its trains to
the Toledo * Ohio Central docks at Toledo
will not go into effect until June l..
The Toledo. St. Louis & Western. in con-
nection with the Indiana, Decatur a West
ern. will on May 20 run a weekend eXcur-
sion between st. Louis and Indianapolis.
On Tuesday Train II. on the Panhandle.
made the run from Pittsburg 10 Columbus.
1913 miles, in three hours and fifty minutes.
Much of the distance the train reached a
speed of sixty-five miles an hour.
Vice President Green and General Pas
enger Agent McCarty, OF the Baltimore *
Ohio Southwestern. have in the last three
days been on a trip over the line, noting the
improvements which are still in progress.
John Doyle, for nine years past chief
joint car inspector OF the roads centering
at Columbus. has resigned and been sue
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Big -Four 10 accept the position he vacates.
The Pennsylvania, now practically con-
trolling the Baltimore a. Ohio. has put in
circulation a rumor that immense shops
Will be erected near Pittsburg. In which the
heavy locomotive work for both systems
will be done.
Train rs Of the Big Four. north from Gin
cinnati. will haul a sleeping car OFF the
Queen & Crescent. one off the Illinois Zen
trail and a third Off the Baltimore * Ohio
Southwestern for Buffalo with the taking
effect of the spring time table.
Owing to i'll health II. F.. Baldwin. who
for forty-nine years has been general pas
senger agent of the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey, will retire on June /, at his
own request. and during life will receive
half pay and the courtesies OF the road.
The Queen & Crescent will on Sunday put
on a new train between Cincinnati and
New Orleans TO be run through solid. III
will depart from Cincinnati at s p. m. night
~ and arrive at New Orleans at $40 mex
evening. making the run In twenty-four
hours and ten minutes.
The Baltimore x Ohio has reorganized
its Pacihc coast agency and appointed
Peter Harvey general freight and passen-
ger agent. with Messrs. Stuart and Tarney
his assistants on the Pacific coast. The
agency covers California, Nevada, Oregon.
Washington and Colorado
The steam shovel of the Cincinnati, Ham,
ilton & Dayton will next month be trans
ferred 10 the Indiana. Decatur & Western
and put in operation at Montezuma. All
but twenty-eight miles Of the Indiana. De.
catur * Western has been ballaSted with
gravel, and this portion is now to be so i'm
proved.
Beginning next Monday the passenger
fare on the Wabash line I'm Michigan will
be only ? cents per mile. This Is the re.
suit OF its increased passenger earnings
which bring 1t within the above classiaca-