The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-28
Personal, Local and enera Notes.

L. L. Gilbert, assistant general counsel
of the Pennsylvania lines west, was in the
city yesterday.
The old story of the absorption of the
Monon by the New York Central is revived
by Eastern financial papers.
The Pullman Company is building for the
Pennsylvania lines west 275 gondOla cars
of a new design and of 100000 pounds carry
ing capacity.
Alonzo Robbins, superintendent Of the
Buffalo division of the Wabash, is in the
city, spending Thanksgiving with his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Eaglesfield.
c. F. DAILY. general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie & Western. who is now at
Hot Springs, Ark, writes that he is i'm
proving in health and will probably re-
main a week longer.
The mother of G.. L. Peck. general man
ager of the Pennsylvania lines west of
Pittsburg, is thought to be fatally ill at
her home in Pittsburg. Mrs. Peck is sew
enty-fve years of age.
The Virginia & Southern Railway Com
pany was incorporated at Charleston, w.
of a line from ~Parkersburg to Newport
News, paralleling the Chesapeake & Ohio.
Paul Syball, who has been for some time
past in the local freight office of the Gin
cinnati. Hamilton & Dayton at Toledo, has
resigned to accept a position with Superin-
tendent Houston, of the Baltimore & Ohio.
1t was reported last night that the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne x Chicago was not suf-
fering through the strike OF Pittsburg
sWitchmen, and the Panhandle was expert
encing but little trouble in moving its bust
ness.
The Burlington & Missouri River road is
using it's old boiler flues as fence posts. 1t
discards boiler fues enough each year to
make 1000 posts. The idea of using these
hues for fence posts is that of T. Calvert,
general superintendent.
A Northwestern official who was in the
city yesterday says there has been no such
r,,Sb % UaSf-bo11nd merchandise in the his
tory of the Northwestern lines, and IL is
largely high-class freight, denoting the
prosperity that has come to the Northwest.
The Erie has issued a very handsome
menu card OF a Thanksgiving day dinner on
it's cars. The heading is an artistic cop
per plate of a typical New England home.
The bill shows that every delicacy which
can be secured is furnished in the dinner
course.
w. ID. Holiday has been appointed as
sistant general freight agent OF the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie and the Wabash. The an
nOuncement is signed by II. J. Booth, gen.
eral traffic manager of the Wheeling &
Lake Erie. and s. b. Knight. general
freight agent of the Wabash.
The PENNSYLVANIA and the Louisville &
Nashville have made arrangements to
handle the Indiana Retail Lumber Dealers
Association on q trip South. The party
will visit the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition, and will travel
through the better portions of Florida.
w. c. Arp. superintendent of motive pow
er of the Vandalia lines. was In the city
Yesterday In conference with Receiver Ma
lott about purchasing a number of new
tools for the company shops He left last
night for Chicago, accompanied by his
wife. 10 spend Thanksgiving with friends
in that city.
A traveller can now leave Indianapolis
at 7:l5 a. m. over the Vandalia, reach St.
Louis at u Sc ID. m. Burlington at 2:15 d. m.
and Denver at Si5 p. m. next day. using