The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-03
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The Pennsylvania has commenced put
ting in stone foundations for a large new
roundhouse at Fort Wayne, Ind.
There were handled on the Big Four lines
in April 4S1, 1874 passengers, against 400, 469 Ill
April, 1901, an increase this year OF 1880.
The new passenger station of the Big
Four, the Erie and Hooking Valley roads at
Marion, o., will be opened for business on
June l.
John H. Vought. master mechanic of the
Lehigh Valley. has been promoted to as
sistant superintendent of motive power OF
the system.
c.. F. Lape, formerly with the Bee-line.
but for some years past master mechanic
of the Santa Fe at San Be~rnardlno, has
rendered his resignation.
Thus far this season the Pennsylvania
has purchased 200,OO0 tons of new heavy
steel rail, to be distributed on all parts of
the system west where the traf1c is
heaviest.
w. F. Fox. formerly chief train dis
patcher on the Indianapolis & Nincennes,
now superintendent of the long distance
telephone at Minneapolis, is in the city Wis
iting friends.
Harry Burbank. ticket agent of the Penn
~sylvania at Fort Wayne, has been trans
ferred TO Chicago, where he will have en-
tire charge of the accounting department
of the Pennsylvania dining car service.
On May l John E. Smith, superintendent
of the Union Station and Terminal Com
pany at Detroit, retired and was succeeded
by F. E. Dewey as general manager, the
office of superintendent being abolished.
The Pennsylvania shops at Fort Wayne
on Monday received instructions to build
twenty-five bunk cars and a Kitchen car, to
be used by construction gangs 10 live in,
and they will be ready for delivery to-day.
The Lackawanna has commenced i'm
provements at Newark, n. j., which are TO
cost SO, O0C, 600. Among other things one mile
of track will be elevated above street cross
ings and a fine new passenger station built.
c.. r. Mausin, superintendent of the Wa
bash machine shops at Fort Wayne, and
ing department, have resigned and been
succeeded, respectively. by Charles Ahster
and G.. P. Crosby, promoted.
1t is said that some kind of an agreement
has been reached by which the Vanderbilts.
who are large holders of stock of the Della
ware & Hudson. are to dictate the policy Of
control. The road is said to be earning u
per cent. on its stock annually.
On Thursday the general freight agent of
the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus removed,
with his force, from Cleveland TO Column
bus. occupying the rooms vacated by Gen
eral Freight Agent Hill, of the Panhandle,
who moved on April / 10 P~ittsburg.
Hammond Jolly, commercial agent OF the
ChoctaW road. which recently became the
property of the Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific syndicate. was In the city yester-
day. He does not know what effect the
change Of ownership OF the road will have
upon him.
The Monon continues TO show handsome
earnings, especially from its passenger and
stone traffic. The latter business requires
ninety TO 100 cars a day at the Bedford
stone ouarries for the east and north. and
would reach 80 cars a day had the COM
pany the cars.
Charles b. Price. who on March l retired
as superintendent of the Allegheny Valley
road. after thirty-three years Of service,
twenty years as superintendent. was pre-
scented on his retiring by the employees with
a valuable sterling silver tea set. appro-
p~riateiy inscribed.
John B. Newton. who was general man
aeer OF the Atlantic. Knoxville * Northern
road when IL was sold II the Louisville &
Nashville, has. received a check from Henry
McHarg, former owner OF the property. for
SIS. 900. accompanied by a request that the
last monthly pay roll be sent TO him, II be-