The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-04
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The Big Four will tomorrow put on an
other sleeping car between Indianapolis and
New York.
]. w. White. of Topeka, has been APP
pointed auditor of all the Santa Fe lines
west of albuquerque.
The Hooking Valley road earned in June
Si32, 9O5.Ol, a decrease as compared with
June. 1900, of 81, 474.67.
D.. NJ. Hamilton has been made general
claims attorney of all lines in the Santa Fe
system east of Albuquerque.
The Southern Pacific will build a grain
elevator at Galveston. Tex. that will have
a capacity Of 100000 bushels.
The Hooking Valley Railway yesterday
abolished the office of claim agent. Edward
j. Kelly, who held the position, was re-
tired.
John NJ. Sherwood. secretary and assist
ant treasurer Of the SeabOard Airline, died
at his home In Portsmouth. yesterday. aged
forty-two years.
Notice is given that the position of gen.
eral manager of the Wabash lines is abol-
ished and the duties of such position will
devolve on Joseph Ramsey, president.
The Peoria & and Eastern will this
month received 900 tons of new steel rail,
weighing eighty pounds TO the yard, all of
which will be laid on the eastern division.
An official circular announces the ap-
pointment OF j. +. Deems rs superintend-
ent of motive power of the Chicago. Bur-
hngton * Quincy. vice +. "A. Delano. pro-
NOTED.
East-bound travel is setting in heavily.
most of the trains hauling extra cars to
carry the people. Yesterday Train 20, over
the Panhandle. had twelve cars from In
dianapolis.
On July | train newsbOys were barred on
the lines of the Chicago. Burlington &,
Quincy. and other Chicago lines will not
renew contracts with the news tands when
present ones. expire.
The consolidation of the Ohio Southern
and the Detroit & Lima Northern became
effective July /. Under the consolidation.
at Lima there will be one agent and one
general yardmaster.
A. Fl. Egan has been appointed superin-
tendent of freight terminals of the Illinois
Central road at Chicago. Mr.. Egan was
formerly superintendent of the Ohio Valley
branch of the road.
The afternoon express Of the Indiana,
from Roachdaie to Indianapolis. thirty
nine miles. in forty-three minutes, slow
ing down in the city limits.
The Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago
vicinity of Plymouth. Ind, cutting down
the heavy grade at Donaldson hin and pre-
pairing TO lay a second track.
The Louisiana Purchase Commission del
egates. who were carried from St. Louis to
Buffalo over the Big -Four and the Lake
Shore lines. speak in very complimentary
terms of the service the two great roads
furnished.
In June the Vandalia handled at Indian
arolis JOBS cars. bringing in 4.SS2 loaded
and $50 empty cars; forwarded west Alps
loaded and 1852 empty cars. OF the in
bound movement 40 cars were loaded with
live stock.
George Van Kueren has been appointed
general superintendent Of transportation
of the Erie lines. with headquarters at
Jersey City. and Henry Z. Gilpin has been
appointed assistant general managerof the
Chicago & Erie.
Charles Trarbach. who went to work In
the shops of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne &
Chicago at Fort Wayne in 1861. on Monday
celebrated his seventeen birthday. and
sixty or more of his former associates al
the shop gave him a surprise party.
Arthur Wells. general manager of the
Santa Fe lines west OF Albuquerque. will
arrive in the city this morning and remain
a couple of days with his brother-in-law.
J. y. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern lines. Mr.. Weiss wife
accompanies him..
A month ago an agreement was entered
into at Columbus. o.. to close all outside
ticket Offices at noon on Saturday. Bus
mess Is now so promising that some of the
lueS nave NltIuFdWh from the arrange
ment and for this year. at least. the plan
viii be abandoned.
on Tuesday as Train II on the Big Four
neared Thorntown, running forty-fve
miles an hour. an axle under the tank of
the engine broke. The engine ran fully
half a mile before the accident was dis
covered. a stop then being made. The
WnCel was lell quite a Instance Denlnu.
Hereafter when a passenger or fast
freight engine breaks down on TIE Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg and must
be abandoned. the engine crew is required
to take the nearest locomotive and proceed
and the crew OF the local engine must &c
cept the crippled engine and care for il
until relieved.
There is a growing apprehension thai
/ there will yet be trouble growing out OF
Kansas City east-bound rates. Wabash
: officials say that some Of their competitors
are not living up 20 the terms Of the order
promulgated by the arbitrator, D.. Is. Mar.
tin. The dinerential question is the dis.
turbing element
The Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg las.
week received three new passenger engine:
for fast service, and three more Will b,
delivered this month. They weigh eighty.
two tons each. have seVenty-tWo-inch driv
ing wheels and are intended TO haul The
heaviest trains over the road at an averag,
speed Of sixty miles an hour if desired.
NJ. d. Woodford, president Of the Cincin
natl. Hamilton x Dayton lines. who re
turned East on Monday. will return to Gin
cinnati in the early part OF next week q
extension of the line westward from DE
catur, now in progress. IL Is limited tina
the extension OF the line may not stop a
Springfield. III.
w c. Brown, the new general manage
OF the Lake Shore and the Lake Erie &
Western will In a few DAYS. make