The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-23
Personal, Local and General Notes.

l.. j. Seward has been appointed general
yard master of the Lake Shore road at
Englewood, vice George Flaws, resigned.
Some changes in running time on the
Lake Erie & Western. by which better con-
nections will be made, are under cOntem-
platoon
r w. Mansfield, superintendent of the
indianapolis q VincenneS, who has been in
Plttsburg several days, will return this
morning.
f. r. Barrett on Monday became engineer
OF maintenance of way of the Columbus
Sandusky q Hooking road, vice M. j. Ca
pies, resigned.
Charles Hamilton, who has been with the
passenger department of the Wabash lines
at st. Louis. will on May l go to Pittsburg
as passenger agent of the Wabash.
On June l the Santa Fe will establish
nine-hour train between Kansas City and
Denver, composed of equipments as fine
as that OF its overland limited trains.
The Pullman Company has begun con-
struction of the new trains for the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie road, which are TO be
run between Cleveland and Pittsburg.
w. c. Cartwright a telegraph operator
on the Grand Rapids q Indiana, has been
appointed train dispatcher, succeeding j. r
Hagemeister, who lost the use of his right
arm by constant work at the telegraph
keys.
The officials of the Lake Shore road are
considering the operating of the road be-
tween Buffalo and Chicago without the
aid of train orders, so we'll is 1t operating
on portions Of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy
The general freight department of the
Iowa Central will be moved on May / from
MarshalltOwn, Ia, TO the eastern terminus
at Peoria, Ill. This will make interchange
of business with connections more con-
venient
Mrs. Villas, daughter of e. A Ford, gem
eral passenger agent of the Pennsylvania
lines west, who was accidentally shot at
Pasadena, Cal, was only slightly wounded
and is expected in Pittsburg this week TO
visit her parents.
The management of the Pittsburg Fort
Wayne q Chicago is seriously considering
extending the division point for its ac-
commodatiOn trains from Crestline to
Mansfield. thirteen miles farther east No
definite action has been taken.
The Lehigh Valley and the Grand Trunk
will follow the Pennsylvania lines in the
use of the high-speed air brake on passen-
begun the work of applying the improve
ment to its fast passenger trains.
Among passenger men the opinion is that
the abolition of second-class fares between
Chicago and New York viii cut off another
source of constant manipulation of tickets
and no more complaints will be heard of
second-class passengers riding in sleeping
cars.
H ]. Rhein, general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie & Western. spent Sunday
in Buffalo, and on Saturday night was
with his wife. handsomely entertained by
the Night Pedro Club of that city. MI
Rhein was presented with several pieces
Of handsomely painted china.
Z. II. George has been appointed agent
of the MISUNDERSTANDING Dispatch at
Chicago. vice Frederic Singer, resigned to
accept the position of traffic manager of
the Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie Nor
ris Huber succeeds Mr.. George as contract
ing agent of the Wabas -Lackawanna line
Among the arrivals of railroad men last
night were j. l.. Ferguson, assistant gem
eral passenger agent of the Chicago &
Northwestern at Chicago and y. NJ Breeze
of the same line. with offices at Cincinnati
W. F. Holton, representing the Union Pa
cifc, and III. l.. Parker, the Missouri Pa
cifc.
The Lake Shore. controlling the Lake
Erie & Western. has decided to lay heavier
rails and reballast the Lake Erie & West
ern between New Easte ana hushville.
portion of the line which has been
neglected. but which Of late is showing
such an increase in earnings as TO justify
improving it.
The following statistics show to what
an extent the Illinois Central is diverting
grain traffic from the Eastern lines for ex-
port via New Orleans, and il goes on IT
will become more pronounced: In 1895 there
was exported of wheat via New Orleans
SIS 200 bushels: in 1901. p. 41O.979 bushels and
the same comparison holds good in corn
and cotton.
a new record for long distance run up
grade has been made on the Burlington
road \ section of a passenger train. with
three ears. made 112 miles from Akron to
the Denver Union Depot in 10 minutes
The entire 112 miles is up grade As the
engineer was obliged 10 slow down to a
speed OF ten miles on reaching the city
limits the average speed up TO the city
limits must have been about a mile a min
ute.
The report Of F. &. Thayer. superintend.
ent OF the Pennsylvania voluntary relief de
partment, shows that in March there was
paid In death benefits from accident S. 800.
from natural causes $40. 500. in disabiement
benefits from accident SO. 80. on account
OF sickness &c. 50, making a total Of