The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-19
Personal, Local and General Notes.

]. R. Cavanagh. car service superintend-
ent of the Big Four. is at Putin Bay.
W. A. Peters. of Columbus. o.. passenger
agent of the Toledo & Ohio Central, is in
the city.
The general managers of the Union Rail-
way will hold their regular monthly meet
ing to-day.
Harry Miller. general manager Of the
Vandalia returned yesterday from
weeks stay in the East
The Brightwood shops Of the Big Four
will, on Friday. complete the first of
twenty cabooses building for the road.
1t is stated that fully 200 people will
avail themselves of the hOme-seekers' rate
effective to-day to take Western trip.
NJ R. Maxwell assistant general freight
agent of the Lake Erie & Western, is in
Proctor, VT, on a two weeks vacation
II. j. Rhein. general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie & Western, left last night
for Buffalo 10 be absent two or three days
The local freight association met yester-
day, but so many of the officials alb
sent on vacations that little business was
transacted.
Yesterday four of the new Atlantic type
OF engines building for the Big Four ar
rived at Cleveland and will Immediately be
put in service.
d. L. Wells has been appointed division
freight agent of the Erie Railway with
headquarters az Huntington, Ind, vice j.
II. Hackett, transferred.
George B. Simpson. assistant general
freight agent of the Chicago & Alton who
has been quite sick for two weeks was
reported better yesterday.
Train 90 on the Vandalia was hauled
yesterday afternoon from Greencastle TO
the Union Station in forty-one minutes
distance, thirty-eight miles.
The Union Traction Company Of Indiana
has leased for a term of years rooms in
the lower story of the former Cleaveland
block on Kentucky avenue.
The official figures show that the Balti-
more 81 Ohio on Thursday carried into At
lantic City S,159 excursionists. the largest
number in the history of the road.
II. 5. Burgesser has been appointed gen.
eral Eastern freight agent of the Buffalo
Rochester & Pittsburg, with Headquarters
I'm New York. This is a newly located posi-
ton.
H r Bickner. superintendent of the San
dusky division of the Lake Erie. who has
been quite III for a month past is so much
better that he expects to resume work this
week
on Sunday the Hooking Valley road put
on a new passenger train between Column
/ bus and Marion. hauling a through cal
/ Tor Chicago, connecting closely at Marion
with the Erie.
| Joseph Ramseg. president Of the Wabash
| Will be in Pittsburg this week. and Pitts
/ burg papers say most important business
/ In connection with the roads entering that
i city will be transacted.
pehJdhIh DOoHttle, an engineer on the
/ Lackawanna, has been appointed train
master OF the Lackawanna at Buffalo
! succeeding Riley Williams recently pro
/ NOTED TO division superintendent of the
road.
! The Baltimore & Ohio has commenced the
work of reconstructing the Cleveland 10.
raine & Wheeling road. which will make il
/ of vast Importance as a freight line as
/ grades will be reduced. curves eliminated
\ and heavy rails laid.
The official announcement was made yes.
terday that the stockholders of the Unior
! Pacific Railroad Company had awaited
/ themselves OF the right to subscribe FOL
/ all of the Sl 100000 per cent. bonds ISSUED
| BY the oregon Short Line. except about
! $4,000.
H. S. Storrs. recently appointed assist
| ant general superintendent OF the LAX,
| Shore road. Will remain with his success