The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-07

W. F. Wilson, general manager of the
Vanderbilt fast-freight lines, is expected in
the city to-day.
w. G. Page. air brake instructor of the
Pennsylvania lines west, is spending his
vacation in the East.
F. e. Signer. general freight and passen-
ger agent of the Cincinnati, Richmond &
Muncie. is in the city
Under Wabash control gross earnings of
the Wheeling & Lake Erie have, in the
last fiscal year, increased $751;, 922, and net
earnings s65 go.
II F. Sample. the newly-appointed
freight agent of the Illinois Central at
Memphis, assumed the duties of the posi-
ton on Monday.
The Pennsylvania special on Monday ran
from Lima to Crestline, 1S1 miles. in two
hours and nine minutes, or an average of
sixty-one miles an hour.
The Santa Fe announces that it will put
in next month and in October second
class colonist rates 20 California points.
This is a reduction of SIS.
Edward B. Hutchinson. claim agent of
the Pennsylvania company. will to-day
leave on a months vacation to be spent
al his old home in Maine.
Captain John F. Green, first vice pres-
dent of the Pennsylvania, has gone TO East
Falmouth. Lond Island. on vacation. He
will be absent until September.
Plans and specifications for new passen-
ger depots at Charlottesville and Blooming
completed and work will begin shortly.
c. b Kols who. since John Egan retired
a s superintendent of the Big Four dining
and pa-lOr-car service, has been acting SUI
perintendent has been given the full title.
On Monday the Hooking Valley moved
the largest tonnage of freight in any day
of the roads history, greatly relieving the
congestion of business at important points.
Colonel s. F. Gray, western freight agent
of the Pennsylvania Company, will leave
for Ia xT-p fxr~p BE-
vacation. He will be accompanied by his
wife.
1t is authoritatively stated that j. Pier
pOnt Morgan & Co. have given no consid-
Grafton 10 any arrangement involving a
dissolution of the Philadelphia & Reading
voting trust
Atlantic City excursionists over the Gin
cinnau. Hamilton * Dayton and the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern are given the
privilege of stopping off within the limit
at Philadelphia and Washington.
At noon to-day the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn of automatic block signals will go into
the passenger tracks and soon will be ex-
tended TO the four tracks between those
points.
train on the New York Central. on Fri
day. between Mt Kisco and Chappaqua
was hauled a mile in forty-two seconds
By one Of the new Atlantic type Of locomO-
tives. and it is believed that the engine will
do even better.
j. r. Cavanaugh. superintendent of car
service Of the Big Four has had his iuris-
diction extended over the Cincinnati North
ern. and the equipment of the Cincinnati
Northern office is being removed from Van
Vert 10 Indianapolis
b F. Marshall. for seven years master
mechanic of the Cleveland. Akron CO.
lumbus in charge of shops at Mount Yer
non. VIII retire from that position Aug IA
10 devote his tiTne TO stone Quarries in
which he is interested.
f Reese, formerly a passenger conductor
on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie has been
appointed yardmaster of the company's
yards a HaZeltOn. now in process OF con-
struction and which. when completed, will
have capacity for $500 cars
on Wednesday the Wabash will run an
excursion 70 Niagara Falls. sending three
trains over the main line. and one from