The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-11
Personal, Local and General Notes.

j. NJ Chesbrough. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Vandalia. returned yes
terday from an extended Western trip.
Ii is rumored that r. H. Hudson, auditor
of passenger traffic of the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific, has rendered his resigna-
ton.
1t is said that j. A. Crockett. superin-
tendent of the Peoria division of the Van
dalia, will be promoted to superintendent
of the line.
c. A. Vermillion has been appointed su-
perintendent of the west division of the
Missouri Pacific and its branches, vice z. o.
Mann, resigned.
The Monon earned in November s3s9. PSI.
an increase over November, 1901, of Sl2, 243.
The increase since July 1 for the five
months was $135,S92.
j. b. Yohe, general superintendent of the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie. has just concluded
extensive Western trip for his health.
He was at his desk yesterday.
Oscar G. Murray. first vice president of
the Baltimore q Ohio. is on a Western trip,
the first for some months. His health is
much better than a few months ago.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific has
opened freight service over its own line to
st. Paul and Minneapolis. as well as to
points in the northern Canadian provinces.
w. c.. Knittle. who represents the pas
senger department of the Big Four in
Texas, is i'm the city; also George l.. For
roster. general agent of the Indiana, Ili-
nois 81 Iowa.
Under a recent order after JAN I no Off
cial OF the Gould roads will be allowed to
have relative employed under him. All
who have been so engaged are to be pro-
vided for as far as possible.
The New York Central is so pressed for
power that il has asked the Lake Shore
and the Pttsburg & Lake Erie for the re-
turn of all borrowed engines. The Lake
Shore has thirty and the Lake Erie six.
A ticket scalper who had violated the
injunction against his operating during a
500 and given twenty-four hours impris-
onment. Another was fined s25 for the same
offense-
A special administrator has been ap-
pointed in Detroit for the estates of the
twelve Italians killed in the wreck on the
Wabash road at Seneca, Mich, on Thanks
giving day, 1901. Suits have been brought
against the company for $4,000 in each
case.
ID. Jay Colliver. who represents the Big
Four at Cleveland, o., will go to Cuba on a
pleasure trip. He has sold enough tickets
for the Big Four train TO Florida this year
which will be inaugurated Jan. s. to fill
three sleeping cars on the Inauguration OF
the service.
The trains on the Pennsylvania between
Pittsburg and Cleveland have been equipped
with coaches just out of the Pullman shops
which cost 5000 each. and, therefore. rank
with electricity furnished by dynamo In
the baggage car.
The Pennsylvania is figuring on the cree.
tion of complete plant in which to do al
its printing. The Pennsylvania Railroad
| Company and the Pennsylvania Company
| spend "a large annually in having
printed time cards, folders. tickets and ad-
vertising matter.
r. A. Gould, recently appointed genera
| superintendent of the Missouri Pacific wa.
taken suddenly i'll on Sunday in ST. Loui.
and Immediately proceeded TO his home a
| Peru. Ind. Though suffering intensely hi
| physicians state that they do not consider
| his condition alarming.
| The statement in the Journal that the
Monon was the only indianapolis line run
| ming into the Union Station at Chicago
| from which through passenger service Il
| California could be secured was an error
| Illinois Central. from it's Chicago terminal
runs through cars out OF the same depo