The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-28
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Warren F. Holten, travelling passenger
agent Of the Southern Pacific Railway. is
in the city.
M. d. woodford. president of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton q Dayton, with his fam
lily, is in Florida.
The earnings of the Wabash line for the
third week in February were ST., $50 in ex-
cess of February, 1900
r. c. Hicks has been appointed CONNER
eial agent of the Seaboard Airline at Chi
cago, vice c. III. Chapman, jr.
II. F. Morgan, cashier of the Findlay.
Fort Wayne AZ Western. will tomorrow go
to Findlay as general agent of the COM
pany.
ID. J.. Bermingham,. commercial agent Of
the Chicago, Rock Island s. Pacific at this
point, returned yesterday from an extended
northwestern trip.
f. ri. Norton. chief clerk to General
Superintendent Watts, of the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago. is on duty again
after an illness of some weeks.
1t is said that ]. N. Scale, superintendent
OF transportation of the Mobile * Ohio, will
be promoted under the Southern's domina-
ton OF the property to be its general man.
ager.
The Baltimore q Ohio has recently pro-
noted 20 many flremen to engineers that
IL is making vacancies, and track men who
are eligible now get chance for promotion
as fireTir.
The Long Dry Branch trestle on the Peo-
ria & Eastern road, two miles west Of
Charlottesville, will be filled, following the
construction of stone arch, the improve
ment costing $4,000.
l.. A. Clark, traffic manager Of Ball
Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company.
OF Muncie. in the city yesterday ar
ranging rate matters with freight officials
for the present year.
John Chesbrough. assistant general pass
enger agent OF the Vandalia line, who has
just recovered from a serious illness, was
IN the city yesterday. Although much bet
ter ne is still somewhat indisposed
The engineers on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, who asked for more money, further
request that ten hours constitute full
days work. and that only I'm the most ex-
IRENE contingencies shall they be called
10 work more than ten hours per day.
John f. Miller. general manager OF the
Cleveland. Akron x Columbus, has been in
structed TO increase the force of the con-
struction gang and at once bring the prop
erty up TO the Pennsylvania standard
preparatory for fast service over this line.
j. b. Townsend formerly secretary of the
late Calvin s. Brice when the deceased was
president OF the Lake Erie & Western. has
dropped railroading and with several others
has formed party now interested heavily
in Pacific coast mining property which
promises large returns.
IL is understood that p S. Eustis. gen
eral passenger agent OF the Chicago, Bur
FIngton & Quincy. will be given the title
or passenger traffic manager and that l.
H. Wakely. now general passenger ageEV
OF the ST Louis lines OF the Burlington
will be given the title OF general passen'
ger agent OF the entire system.
Joseph Porter. for several years past
tralnmaster of the Muskingum Valley road,
| has been transferred 90 the Richmond di-
| vision OF the Panhandle. and IL is under
| stood will be the successor OF J. :. May
Superintendent OF the Richmond division
| who retires tomorrow TO accept a position
| on the Chicago * Alton.
A. Galloway, superintendent OF the In
| diana polls and Cincinnati division OF the
/ Cincinnati. Hamilton d Dayton. was In the
/ city yesterday. He states that the company
/ has received about 500 cars on the order
| placed few weeks ago for loo. and the
passenger equipment is being placed In the