The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-13
Local, Personal and General Notes


Charles F. Seymour has been appointed
superintendent Of the Soo's Minnesota
division
January IL, 1903. has been agreed upon
for the time to inaugurate Florida special
service by the northern lines.
and NJ. W. Mansfield, of the indianapolis
& Vincennes, yesterday inspected the track
and bridges on the latter.
d. Hardy, who was general superintend-
ent of the Missouri Pacific & Iron Noun
tain, has been appointed superintendent Of
the Denver & Rio Grande.
A A Robinson, president of the Mexican
Central, passed through the city on Tues
day en- route to New York to recuperate
hts health, which is somewhat broken.
With the entrance of the Chicago Rock
Island & Pacific into Minneapolis there are
seven lines between Chicago and st. Paul
daily, running twenty trains each way.
James Barker formerly general passen-
ger agent of the Monon, now holding the
same position on the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, has been quite i'll for several days
at New Orleans.
The Wabash is now protected by block
signals all the way from st. Louis to De-
troit. IL has cost a good deal of money,
but that is not considered where safety Of
operation Is concerned.
The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Road
has been admitted to a membership in the
Transcontinental Passenger Association as
a result of its becoming a part of the Chi
Sago, Rock Island & Pacific system.
The board of directors of the Pennsylva-
George V. Massey, of Delaware. general
solicitor of the company to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of James A. Logan.
Joseph Ramsey, jr.. president of the Wa
states that his plans could not be in better
shape. Doubtless something will be done
now regarding the strike of the shopmen
on the Wabash.
attorney of the Lexington & Eastern Rail-
way. has been elected president of that
road, vice Robert f. Tod. of New York,
resigned. Mr.. Carey retains the position
as attorney of the road.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton has
had an engineer in the field running line
for a connection with the Chesapeake &
Ohio at Ashland, Ky. This connection
for the coal traffic in West Virginia.
Individuals ambitious TO know how to
play whist will find useful little book
issued by the Louisville & Nashville pas
senger department. entitled whist at a
Glance" giving full instructions on the
improved methods of playing this game.
Train No. IL on the Panhandle was
hauled from Columbus to Urbana on Tues
day in forty-six minutes, distance, forty
seven miles, including slow speed through
a mile of yards. The train was hauled
by one OF the new locomotives of the At
lantic type.
scalpers ticket agents of lines in the West
ern Passenger Association have been noti-
fed not to permit passengers TO sign sigma
ture tickets and mileage books with foun-
tain pens, but require them to use indelible
ink, which will not fade or evaporate.
An agreement of consolidation combining
the Shenango & Beaver Valley Railway
Company and the Pittsburg, Lisbon &
Western Railroad under the name of the
| Pittsburg. Lisbon & Western Railway Com
pany. was yesterday filed with the Ohio
secretary of state. The capital stock of the
new company is S,coo,ooo.
William Duane. who recently retired as
superintendent of the St. Louis division
of the Big Four has entered the employ
ment OF the 81. Louis & San Francisco as
chief engineer of its new line. which is
virtually a second track OF the Big Four,
being on the Big Four right of way, be-
tween Shelbyyille & st. Louis.
The Chicago and Florida special, which
has been operated between Chicago and
| St Augustine. Fla. the past two years by
way OF Cincinnati and the Queen & Cres-
| cent route, in connection with the Southern
Railway. will be placed in service again
Jan. 3. The time to Jacksonville will be
| thirty-one hours and TO st. Augustine thir-
| ty-two hours.
A meeting OF the Transcontinental Pas
| senger Association will be held in st. Louis
| Nov. Is. A change In the rules has been
| proposed which will reduce the number OF
1 regular meetings per annum from four 10
| three, and as the present itinerant plan
has proved to be exceedingly inconvenient