The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-12
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Charles Crane. of the engineering depart
ment of the Santa Re. formerly a Bee-line
engineer, Is in the city visiting friends.
The Southern Railway Company yester
day appointed r. NJ. Slater its agent at
East St Louis. vice f. w. Ford, resigned.
Charles stone. general passenger agent OF
the Louisville & Nashville, has been at
French Lick Springs for several days rest
ing.
Charles Rockwell. general manager of
the Monon, who has been at French LICK
Springs several days, has returned to Chi
cage.
The Hooking Valley road earned the first
week in July sl1S.731.S. an increase over
the corresponding week last year of ST.
266.S4.
The gross earnings of the united railways
of St Louis for June were $4,000 ahead of
those of June, 1901, an increase this year
of 10 per cent.
The losses Of the anthracite coal carry
ing roads and the coal companies for the
eight weeks the strike has been on are
placed at s12.O00,0oO.
The Great Northern operates 500 miles of
railroad and earned in the year ended June
60 gross. $50 96S. 213, an increase over the
preceding year Of N,90I.5s3.
The Lake Erie & Western is receiving
from mines located at Pittsburg, on the
Evansville < Tsrre Haute road, fifteen car
loads of coal day
r. p Algeo, district passenger agent of
Monon at Indianapolis. has returned from
French Lick Springs
The slot machine at the Union Station is
a paying investment TO the company. Since
June l there has been dropped into II by
persons desiring to know their weight 1882
cents.
The cost of improvements that the Penn
sylvana is making at Wilmington and
track elevation to cost not less than S.
100000.
]. A. Barnard general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, is in Peoria looking
after matters connected with the Peoria ~
Pekin Union Railway, of which he is
president.
j. c. Morris, state railway commissioner
of Ohio, has ordered a derailing switch in
stalled in Ashtabula. at the crossing of
the Lake Shore, the Pennsylvania and Ohio
Traction line.
Arrangements are being made TO run
Wheeling * Lake Erie passenger trains into
the Ann Arbor station at Toledo, the nat
ural result OF the purchase OF the latter
road by the Gould syndicate.
Train on the Baltimore & Ohio South
western on July made a run of 166 miles
including six stops. which took up eighteen
minutes liz 1S2 minutes. The last forty
seven miles were run in forty-five minutes
Beginning to-day the outside ticket offices
in Pittsburg will commence closing at p.
m. Toledo and Columbus are now the only
important railroad points that keep open
Stockholders of the Illinois Central will
meet in Chicago on Aug. % 10 vote on the
proposition TO increase the capital stock
10 SOS. 100000 in accordance with the an
nouncement OF the directors a few weeks
ago.
c. 5. Cramer. who recently resigned as
superintendent OF the dining room at the
Union Station, yesterday took charge of
the dining rooms at Chicago Of the Grand
Union Station, having purchased the priv
ileges.
H :. Storrs assistant general superin-
tendent OF the Lake Erie * Western, was
In Bloomington. Ill. yesterday comforting
with the Chicago & Alton people concern
ing contemplated improvements at that
point.
The Pennsylvania has created a new po-
sitiou, that of master mechanic OF the
shops OF the Cincinanti s. Muskingum Val
ley road. and William Meikle foreman Of
the shops at Lancaster, has been appointed
to the place.
1t is expected that the new Union station
OF the Big Four and the Lake Erie x West
ern now building at Lafayette will &c
ready for occupancy by the middle OF next
be about $500
NJ. Z Ingalls, president Of the Big Four,
who, with his wife. went 10 Alaska a few
weeks ago. reached Seattle yesterday en-
route home. lie will stop a few DAYS at
Seattle and then go 10 Yellowstone Park
before returning.
Conferences in Chicago 10 strsighten out
the unsatisfactory condition Of export rates
have thus tar been barren OF results The
present schedule expires July -. and il is
probable another attempt Will be made 10
adjust the differences.
Twelve construction gangs are pushing
the construction OF the forty miles OF road