The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-31
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Harry Miller, general manager of the
Vandalia, yesterday returned from the
East.
c. S. Rhoads, superintendent of tele-
graph of the Big Four. is quite i'll with
pneumonia.
F. Nj. Butchel has been appointed inspec-
tor of police the Pennsylvania South
western system.
C. E. schaff,. general manager. and
George Kittredge, chief engineer of the Big
Four, were in the city yesterday.
The Peoria & Eastern has prepared plans
for a new depot at CrawfordsviIIe, the
estimated cost of which is $4,000.
w ID. Dodsworth will tomorrow take the
position of general agent of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul at Milwaukee.
w. NJ Duane, superintendent of the St
Louis division of the Big -Four, was called
yesterday TO Boston by the death of
sister
Angus Sinclair, editor of Locomotive En-
cheering (Philadelphia), attended the
funeral of David McCargo at Pittsburg on
Wednesday.
Tomorrow P. P. Clark, assistant ticket
agent of the Big Four lines at Cleveland,
Will retire and become connected with
manufacturing concern.
J. r. Nicholas, who was stricken with
commissions at Salt Lake on Tuesday, and
is thought to be fatally i'll, was formerly
receiver of the Union Pacific.
The Southern Indiana Railroad has pur-
chased an almost complete right of way
through Sullivan The station site also has
been purchased, and work Will be begun
soon.
The relations between the Grand Trunk
and the South Shore railways are again
strained, and the former refuses to haul it's
trains over the Victoria bridge after
March l.
w. II. TAYLOR. chief clerk to William
Garstang superintendent of motive power
of the Big Four, who has been quite i'll
for two weeks, was at his office a short
time yesterday.
There is excellent authority for stating
that the Pennsylvania, which controls the
Long Island, will connect IL with the New
York, New Haven 81 Hartford, not by tun-
mel. but by a bridge.
Ben Fletcher, travelling passenger agent
for the Grand Trunk Railroad, and one
of the best known railroad men in Michi-
gan, died at Detroit on Thursday from the
effects of a stroke of paralysis.
j. +. Buckingham, former chief rate clerk
in the general passenger office of the Bur-
lngtOn * Missouri road, has been appoint
ed assistant general passenger agent, vice
Arthur b. Smith. who resigned in Novem-
Der.
1t is rumored that NJ S. Corners, general
superintendent of the Hooking Valley road
will take service with the Lake Shore, and
that r. s Quigley, superintendent, will
succeed Mr.. Corners as general superin-
tendent.
There is the best of authority for stat
ing that there are no grounds for the ru-
mored changes in passenger officials of the
Erie line. Reports were general that such
was 10 be the case and definite information
was sought.
At a meeting of the directors of the Chi
cago, Rock Island q Pacific, yesterday,
George NJ. McMurtey. F. L. Hine and r.
S. Wheeler were elected TO the board in
place of III. r. Bishop, Tracey BOWS and
+. II. Griggs, who retired.
A. C. Shaw. general agent OF the passen-
ger department of the Canadian Pacific
Travelling Passenger Agent Benjamin. Mr.
Shaw says that over 5000 settlers from
this country located their lands in 1901
A Gordon Jones has been appointed su-
perintendent OF the Washington division
of the Southern Railway. with Office at
Charlottesville, Va. F. X. Hughes has been
appointed superintendent OF the Charleston
division. vice \. Gordon Jones, transferred.
Rand & McNally have issued very com
plete map OF the railroad lines controlled
by the Pennsylvania. The series, which
represents the whole United States is in
continuous form, and was an idea of w
r. SchOfeld. chief clerk Of Vice President
Rea.
The Pennsylvania will take care of Prince
Henry In his travels IN this country and
George w Boyd, assistant general pas
senger agent. will accompany the prince
on his Journey The Pennsylvania will fur
nish fine train and one OF its best loco
motives 10 haul II.
IL is stated that President Loree, of the
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heads OF departments 10 the effect that re-
ddction must be made in the operating ex-
penses Of every department. and changes
I'm both the passenger and freight depart
ments are looked for.
a Cleveland telegram says a deal was
contaminated in that city on Wednesday
whereby the Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago
& St Louis will run its trains from Cleve-
land TO Pittsburg over the Erie and Pitts
burg az Lake Erie lines. The details Of
the deal have not yet been made public.
II il stated that the community Of in
terest lines have under consideration the
abollshing OF outside ticket Offices and do
ing away with the expense OF maintaining
them the opinion being that IL can be done
Without loss OF revenue 20 the roads IN