The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-01

John H.. Cunningham has been appointed
master mechanic of the Toledo * Western
Railway.
H.. ]. Rhein. general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie & Western, returned from
the East yesterday.
Edward r. Cost. freight manager Of the
Big Four, who spent Sunday with relatives
IN the city. has returned TO Cincinnati.
The Toledo. ST. Louis & Western contem-
plates making extensive improvements at
ST. Louis preparatory TO the st. Louis
fair.
Charles r. Daily, chief assistant general
passenger agent Of the Lake Shore. is in
the city arranging 20 move his family to
Chicago.
The new joint passenger station of the
Big Four ana the Lake Erie & Western
at Muncie, which cost $4,000, will be
opened to-day for business.
An Eastern paper states that the. close
business relations which existed a year or
two ago between F.. H.. Hartman and
George Gould have been completely sun
dered.
r. d. Smith has been appointed superin-
tendent of motive power of the Burling-
ton < Missouri River lines, with headquaf-
ters ct Lincoln, where he succeeds G.. w.
Rhodes.
L. L. johnson. general manager of the
Norfolk & Western, announces that Ports
mouth will be made the terminal OF the
Cincinnati. the Columbus and the Kenova
divisions.
|AAN170 49, h'NINAes VIM AdNE UttH On
an excursion TO Cuba, passed through In
dianapolis yesterday on a special train over
the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton and
the MOnOn.
philadelphia * Reading. who was thought
10 be recovering from his recent illness,
has suffered a relapse, and IS now in a
critical condition.
William d. Emil, chief clerk in the adj
vertising department OF the Big Four. yes
terday left the service of the company to
take charge or the advertising department
of the Louisville q Nashville.
John Trindle. the oldest passenger con-
ductor on the Nandalia (JOhn Wise ex-
cepted). is so III with double pneumonia
that nc hopes are entertained for his re-
cONery. Last night ne was unscOnsciOus.
The Pennsylvania will at once commence
fitting up its office at Washington and Illi-
nOis streets. purposing 10 expend $500 in
the improvement. making II the handsOmest
ticket office IN this section of the country.
day from the rooms in the Claypool build
ing. at Illinois and Washington streets. 10
Rooms Sl and S2 in the Stevenson block,
which they will occupy until the Claypool
Hotel is completed.
superintendent StOors, OF the Lake Erie
a Western. Is being impOrtuued for new
depots at points on the line. and expects
10 build, the present season, new passenger
stations at seven different points. ranging
in cost from 5000 TO S12,O0.
J. q. Grammar. traffic manager of the
Lake Snofe. made "A miSStep at the Annex
Hotel, Chicago. and broke one of his ankle
bones. The bone was set, and on Saturday
he went 60 his home at Cleveland. where
he will be laid up for some days.
l.. r. Moore will to-day become general
freight agent of the Quincy. Omaha g.
Kansas City road, vice 4. II. Shauf-
fer. resigned 10 accept service with the
Kansas City, Mexico x Orient. His title
IL is said. will be assistant to President
Stillwell-
The special ear OF the Panhandle lines
for inspection OF roads has been loaned Ia
the baltimore & Ohio for "A track insDec-
ton. The car was used by President Lore.
of the Baltimore & Ohio, when on the Penn
sylvania lines. and is well adapted for its
purpose.
Shrewd observers say that the Evans
Vile a. indianapolis would be worth more
10 the Big -Four. the Cincinnati. Hamilton
a. Dayton or the Pennsylvania than 10 the
Evansville a. Terre Haute. IL Offering them
q line into Evansville that would be dificuIt
10 duplicate.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie will have the
finest trains run between Cleveland and
Pittsburg. They will be completed by Nav
/. The cars viii be longer than any coaches
now In use on the road. viii rest on six
wheel trucks. and so constructed that they
can be lighted By electricity.
A meeting OF all passenger az snts Of
the Vanderbilt lines has been called for
May - at Pittsburg. in the mmitt
rooms OF the Pittsburg a Lake Erie.
George n. Daniels. general passenger agent
Of the New York Central. Will preside. The