The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-02
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The sunset limited service of the South
ern Pacific between Southeast and Cali
fornia points will be resumed Dec. 1.
There were handled on the Big Four
system in September 159. 0S9 loaded cars,
against IA, 623 in September of 1900, an in
crease this year of IA. 466.
In September there were unloaded and
loaded at the city freight depots of the
Big Four 1883 cars, against 7,24S in the
corresponding month OF 1900.
j. w. Barrett. superintendent of terminals
of the Baltimore q Ohio at Wheeling, has
resigned and takes a similar position with
the Erie at New York city.
a. s. Work, travelling engineer of the
eastern division of the Wabash, has ten
dered his resignation, to accept a similar
position on the Chicago & Alton lines.
The Chicago g. Northwestern will spend
100000 in bringing the condition of the
recently acquired Sioux City & Pacific up
to the standar of the Chicago & North
western.
Central, states that 100000 will be ex-
pended in improving the condition Of the
property and purchasing new rolling stock
within the next fifteen months.
Charles f. Cox, vice president of the
Lake Erie & Western. was in the city
yesterday, last night going to Peoria to
attend the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Lake Erie & Western.
j. @. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent,
c. Nj. Myers, claim agent of the Big Four,
and j. +. Pierce. of the Merchants Dis
patch, returned yesterday from a trip TO
Montana TO look after mining interests.
c. f. DAILY, general passenger agent Of
the Lake Erie x Western, and John Ches-
borough, assistant general passenger agent
of the Vandalia, left last night for Buff
falo. to attend a special meeting of the
Central Passenger Association.
Jay Hall, electrician of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois, yesterday left that COM
pany to take an important position with
the Federal Steel Company at Youngs-
town, q. Mr.. Hall was educated i'm the
Rose Polytechnic Institute at Terre Haute.
William Swanston, master mechanic of
the Panhandle, who was retired under the
pension plan and who has been in CaIifor-
MIA several weeks. writes that while there
is much TO admire on the Pacific coast he
will return well satisfied with his home
in Woodruff place.
The stockholders of the Michigan Central
will meet on Dee. 10 10 vote on surrendering
the charter and reincorporating under the
laws of Michigan as enacted i'm March. 1897.
This is looked upon as being a move in
favor of the New York Central obtaining
fuller control of that property.
The T-ranscontiaental Passenger Asso-
citation has issued q report regarding Ep-
worth League travel TO San Francisco last
July. which shows that 1900 persons of
the Is. 16l who went from the East on that
occasion remained on the coast, never call
IL for the return portion of their tickets.
Ralph Peters. general superintendent of
the Southwest system of the PENNSYLVANIA
lines. is in P~ittsburg comforting with his SUI
ptflOES III leldtlOn 10 eQulpplng the Xenia x
S~prthsnslu Drdhch with electricity. The
material for the work is now being as
sembled. and work will be commenced inn
mediately.
L. 5. BlOdgett, general superintendent.
c.. J. general traffic manager,
and Chief Engineer Handy. of the Lake
Shore and its auxiliary lines. Yesterday
made an inspection trip over the Lake
Erts x Western main line, and will 10
day go over the Indianapolis and Michigan
City divisions.
The Oldest railroad station i'm the world
is said 10 be at Bustleton. Pa. the term
mus OF the four-mlle branch of the New
York division Of the Pennsylvania road.
The building was erected $50 years ago
and has been used as a railway station
oNer forty years. Several proposals have
been made by the company 10 replace il
with "A modern structure. but such a storm
of protest was raised that the company
has decided TO let II stand.
All the general offices of the Kansas
city. Fort Scott x Memphis were yester-
day removed from Kansas City TO Spring
fielo. Mo. and ST. Louis. and the only
remnants OF the general Office at Kansas