The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-10
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The Baltimore e Ohio will open its new
passenger station at Wheeling May a.
S. Fl. H. Church, of Pittsburg. secretary
of the Pennsylvania lines west, is In the
city.
The Toledo. Peoria & Western earned in
April ss4.17S, against $7S,251 in 1900, and $780,
146 in April, 1899.
So heavy is the travel on the Wabash
that four of their heavier passenger trains
are now hauled by two locomotives.
D. L. Gallup treasurer of the Santa Fe.
has been elected controller of the system
and will have an office in New York.
friendly traffic alliance seems to have
been formed between the Grand Rapids X
Indiana road and the Baltimore q Ohio.
The Big Four has some thirty light To-
comotives which it will dispose of TO some
branch road or consign to the scrap heap.
The Baltimore & Ohio will introduce on
it's new line between Cleveland and the
East combination sleeping and parlor cars
N II. Kipp. agent of the Empire fast
freight line at this point. has returned
from French Lick Springs much improved
in health.
The Cincinnati. Portsmouth & Virginia
will establish through service between Gin
cinnat and Pittsburg, putting on vesti-
bule trains.
The Wabash has purchased forty-five
acres OF land at Butler. Ind, which VIII
be made something in the nature of a ter
Dinal point.
Thomas Smiley, agent or the Lake Shore
Lehigh Valley fast freight line. who has
been in New York several days, is expected
home to-day.
Cincinnati is making a strong effort 10
have the next meeting of the Grand Di-
vision of the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors held there in 1903
II is stated that the Oregon Short-line
will have it's road from Salt Lake City TO
Los Angeles completed by June /. The line
will be 400 miles in length.
passenger agent of the Kansas City Fort
Scott & Memphis at Springfield has been
appointed travelling agent for that line.
Captain l.. Scovell. assistant general
freight agent OF the Kansas City Southern
read, has been appointed general freight
agent vice Charles +. Perkins. resigned.
j. b. McKim. superintendent Of telegraph
OF the Pennsylvania lines west OF Pitts
burg. will to-day. with his associates, In
spect the lines on the indianapolis < Vim
cennes
4. s Bretherton. chief draughtsman of
the Wheeling x Lake Erie, has been ap-
pointed assistant engineer OF the company
and Will have charge or all real estate
ma tiers.
J. G. Hahn. assistant engineer of bridges
and buildings on the Chicago. Milwaukee
& St Paul. has been appointed engineer
o. permanent construction. succeeding w
A. Rogers, resigned.
The directors OF the Wheeling & Lake
Erie yesterday elected Joseph Ramsey
president. Alvin w. Krech vice president
y. T. HerTick chairman Of the board, and
II. d. Henson treasurer.
The Plant system has abolished the posi-
tion of Western passenger agent at Chi
cago. and all communications must be ad-
dressed ID. w. Wren. passenger traffic
manager, Savannah. Ga.
F O. Jonah. engineer OF maintenance Of
way OF the Chicago * Atoms eastern di-
vision has resigned. His successor Is J.
l. w Daily. who has been connected with
the Erie road at Jersey City.
The Evansville * Terre Haute road
earned In April $ll069l. against $ll43S0 In
1900 and sl04602 in April. 1899. The Evans
vile & Indianapolis earned N,ls4, against
81. $50 I'm 1900 and sS0S6 I'm 1899.
Division superintendents OF the Pennsyl-
vania lines west Will meet in Columbus
to-day TO arrange summer train schedules.