The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-05
/ lines directly operated:
Personal, Local and General Notes.


William Sullivan. commercial agent of
the Chesapeake & Ohio at Washington, is
iii the city visiting his parents.
The receipts from sales of tickets at the
Union station for June this year were SILL
575.54 in excess of those of June, 1901.
Work has commenced on the new pas
senger station to be built at Evansville by
the Louisville & Nashville. 1t will cost
SIS, ZOO.
DR.. E. F. Wagner, medical m of
the Pennsylvania Relief Department West,
will to-day start for New York on his an
nual vacation.
A. Nj. Baird, now a noted inventor Of rail-
way devices, but a few years ago was fore
man in the blacksmith shop of the Santa
Fe at Topeka, and has become quite
wealthy
H.. J. Wells, who has been appointed COM
mercial agent of the Michigan Central at
Kansas City, has been with the road sew
enteen years as chief clerk of 1. G. Mitch
ell, deceased.
Train 5. on the Erie, often runs seventy
miles an hour. On Wednesday it left Hunt
ington thirty-three minutes late and made
it's schedule time for arriving at Chicago,
hauling seven cars.
Saxby's Travellers Magazine for July is
full of interesting reading matter and has
for its frontispiece a picture of w. T.
Deppe, assistant general passenger agent
of the Big Four, and a sketch of his rail-
road career.
c.. w. Bassett, general passenger agent
of the Baltimore & Ohio, who underwent
an operation on last Monday. is not doing
as well as had been hoped he would, and
his surgeons say he will probably have to
remain in the hospital for several weeks.
Eastern papers continue TO tell of a great
conflict that is TO take place between the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and the
Hartman syndicate roads and the Western
passenger lines, but those in touch with the
situation do not look for any such trouble.
One of the things that brought promotion
to Passenger Traffic Manager Sebastian, Of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, was
that under his direction the passenger
earnings of the Rock Island have increased
the past few years at a rate not equaled by
any other line in the country.
Announcement was made yesterday Of
the appointment of George f. White to be
assistant general freight agent of the Rock
Island, with headquarters at Chicago. He
will have immediate charge of the tariff
bureau of the Rock Island and all CORE
spondence pertaining to tariffs and divi-
sions.
The Big Four has issued a preliminary
report for the year ended June 20, the fig
ures being partially estimated. They show
an increase of $685., 491 in gross and a surplus
of $22.S3 for the year, after payment of 5
per cent. on the preferred and 1 per cent.
on the common stock and the appropriation
OF $602. 654 for betterments-
President Spencer, of the several South
ern lines, gives notice that during the tenn
porary absence of w. J. Murphy. general
Als W lbs O0NA oHDOllN-
ed acting assistant general manager of the
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific
and Alabama Great Southern lines, with
headquarters at Cincinnati.
Some officers of the Pennsylvania police
force have been passing themselves off as
detectives, and, the fact coming TO the ears
of Superintendent Bradley. led to his is
suing orders against such procedure in flu
ture. The captains of all districts have
been notified that a repetition of the offense
will result in their dismissal.
Roads that cannot meet the time OF the
Chicago q northwestern and the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy are threatening TO re-
duce rates if the fast time is continued.
The situation is like that of a few years
ago, when ID, b. Caldwell. as arbitrator,
decided that these roads were entitled to a
difference in rates, and il led TO their with
drawal.
Judge Kent refused a new trial in the suit
Of j. n. Grantham against the Chicago &
Southeastern road and returned a verdict
in favor of the plaintiff. This is the fifth
time a verdict has been rendered, and Har-
~ Crawford asked for an appeal TO the Su-
preme Court on the present verdict. Ii has
already been in the United States Federal
Court, and the costs are now over 1900.
Every week brings accounts Of the death
of some of the veterans in service on the
Pennsylvania lines. On Tuesday Henry Z.
Johnstown. Pa. He worked until pen
stoned, about a year ago. On Thursday A.
w. Meeker. seVenty-three years old. died at
Alliance. o. For years he worked on the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, but for
the last fifteen years. before recently pen
stoned. he was yardmaster at Alliance.
There is general regret in passenger cir
cles over the retirement of Col. b. w.
Wrenn as passenger traffic manager of the
Plant system. The progress Of railroad
consolidation has been Colonel Wrenn's
Nemesis. For years he was at the head OF
the passenger business OF the East Tennes-
see. Virginia & Georgia. When the road
went into the Southern the management OF
its passenger business was put into other
hands. Colonel Wrenn's work with the
Plant system has given him a national rep
utaLon. and II IS the opinion of most rail-