The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-13
Personal, Local and General Notes.

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Benjamin Norton, president of the Toledo,
st. Louis & Western, has returned from a
three weeks trip through Mexico.
Joseph Wood. third vice president of the
Pennsylvania Company, was in the city
yesterday, en- route to Louisville.
The Erie has al extra force of 800 men
employed in converting all its old-fashioned
yeStibule cars into wide vestibule cars.
The Wabash management has issued in
structfons to its agents not to ticket China
men over its line that runs through Can
ada.
Wabash Railway. died at his home In
Litchfield, ILL.,, yesterday, aged sixty-nine
years.
NJ. f. Howe, for many years ticket agent
OF the Toledo q Ohio Central at Ffndlay,
is dead. He was widely known in railway
circles.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton now
hauls on five of its trains each way daily
parlor cars between Indianapolis and Gin
cinnati.
C. F. DAILY. general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie & Western, is in Chicago
attending a meeting of the Central Passen-
ger Association.
d. c.. Courtney, formerly with the motive
pc wer department OF the Baltimore & Ohio,
Is row with the West Virginia Central &
Pittsburg as superintendent OF motive
power.
George t. Gunnip. general agent of the
lines, and Colonel William Shaw, district
passenger agent of the Chicago. Burling-
ton * Quincy, are in the city.
Within the last thirty days the Panhandle
hve or more Sremen to be ensineers. the
heavy freight business necessitating in
creasing the number of train crews.
The Lake Shore has issued a hansoms
calendar, the center piece being a direct
reproduction In miniature by color-photog-
raphy, from the original of George Tag
CARTS painting, After Long Silence"
d. G. Edwards, passenger traffic man
ton, was in the city last evening, EN- route
to Chicago. District Passenger Agent
Algeo Joined him here. also going to Chi
cago.
ger conductor on the Cincinnati. Hamilton
& Indianapolis, now general yardmaster OF
the Hooking Valley road at Columbus. is
lying in a critical condition at the home of
his mother in Dayton.
III. Monkhouse, superintendent Of motive
power of the Monon, accompanied by w.
j. Harter, travelling engineer of the road.
was in the city yesterday. Mr.: Monkhouse
stated that the shops at Lafayette were
very busy, giving employment TO about 100
men.
A large force of men is laying track to
connect the Hooking Valley and Toledo q
Ohio Central line near Wallbridge. This
Will give the Hooking Valley opportunity
TO use the Toledo & Ohio Central ter
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roads.
General Manager Underwood. of the Bal
timore & Ohio, has just issued an order to
The heads OF the different departments to
tho. effect that civil service rules must
be observed in all matters of appointment.
and that no outside men are 10 be given
preference.
The New York Central to-day puts into
service two new and improved buffet din
ing cars on its Empire State Express. The
cars are said TO be the finest ever turned
out by the Pullman Company, many i'm
provements having been introduced In their
obstruction.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie has just
completed a new electric plant at Pittsburg
and will cancel as contracts with electric
its own ice. The building will rave one Of
the most complete electric light and ice
pants in the United States.
In acquiring control of the Southern Pa
csfc Railroad Company the Hartman
syndicate also obtained control OF the Nor
gan steamship line and the Pacific mail
steamship line. IL did not. however, secure
| control over the Mexican international
Railway nor of any of the property of the
Pacific Improvement Company.
Officials OF the Pennsylvania are not
anxious oyer the attempts to Dust the COM
pany from continuing It's relief Depart
n.ent. An attorney OF the company says:
Our association was attacked on all
grounds shortly after it was organized. a
scheme OF railroad relief fund has re-
peatedly been the subject OF judicial con-
| sideration and investigation. and has al
most uniformity been sustained"
Chief Mechanical Engineer Tatlow, of the
Lancashire * Yorkshire Railway, and
Chief Civil Engineer worthington. of the
| same company, are in this country for
| the purpose OF studying the best American
railways and electric systems. The road
they are connected with is the best paving
rad in England. and they are considering
the advisability OF adopting electric motive
power for handling suburban traffic.
Should the woodford syndicate, owning
tho Cincinnati, Hamilton AZ Dayton and
| the Indiana. Decatur < Western. carry out
| its contemplated projects. resulting In not
| only extending the Indiana. Decatur &
Western from Decatur to Springfield ard