The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-23
Personal, Local and General Notes.

To be in touch with the times the dining
car conductors on the Big Four have asked
for an increase in their pay.
A D. Perry district passenger agent of
the Chicago & Alton, who has been in New
Orleans a couple of weeks, has returned.
Silas G.. Neff, formerly with the Panhan-
die at Richmond Ind, has been appointed
travelling agent for the accounting depart
ment of the Rock Island.
The Union Pacific has placed an order
with the Baldwin locomotive works for
120 locomotives, early delivery. Some of
those ordered will cost $1,000.
j. c. Hines for some time lieutenant
in the United States army, later train dis
patcher on the Big Four. was in the city
yesterday. He is now located in Virginia
II. c. Ettinger, air-brake instructor OF
the Wabash, is in Fort Wayne for the
first time to instruct the men in the OPERA
tiOns and principles of that line of service.
The meeting of the stockholders of the
Illinois Central Railroad Company to au-
thorize an issue of S15,O00,O0O OF new stock
Will be held Oct. 10. No meeting was held
yesterday.
All the roads running between st. Paul
and Chicago have met the 1-cent-a-mile
rate announced by the Chicago, Milwaukee
q St. Paul TO G. A. r. members who 60 to
the Washington encampment.
The extent to which the coal strike is af-
fecting earnings of the Chesapeake & Ohio
is shown in the earnings. Since July they
have been 81 $50, S07, against $2,036 S33 in the
corresponding six weeks of last year.
p /. Steddam for years a telegraph
operator of the Big -Four, has taken charge
of the telegraph office at Marysville, on
the Ohio Central, succeeding Edward
Healy, promoted TO agent at that point.
f. +. Rose, formerly with the Denver &
Rio Grande at Denver, has been appointed
chief train dispatcher of the Louisville,
Evansville & st. Louis division of the South
ern Railway, vice II. G. Sanford, resigned.
The Erie is reported to have built at it's
own shops three mail cars that are models
in every respect. They are si1ty-five feet
long and provided with every convenience
for the work. number of new features
have been introduced.
The machinists' union of Topeka is dis
turbed that the Santa Fe has discharged
12O men. They claim that special care was
taken to select officers of the union for
dismissal. The machinists holding meet
ings and discussing the matter
The American Express Company. which
will withdraw from the c., r. * NJ. road on
Saturday. Will do business in and out of
Peru by the United States over the Lake
Erie & Western and by the Pacific Com
pany over the Wabash.
The Wabash Continental Limited on Sun
day last was hauled from New Waverly to
Peru, seven miles, in five minutes and
thirty seconds, one mile being made in
thirty-eiEht seconds and the two following
al a speed of a mile in forty seconds.
President Norton. of the Toledo St Louis
& Western. has this week been in Montreal
visiting Vice President Hays, of the Grand
Trunk and this fact has been taken as evil
dence by rumor makers that a deal is pend
ing by which the Grand Trunk will secure
control of the Glover Leaf.
Ten superntendents of boiler, shops on
the Pennsylvania system were at Terre
Haute yesterday on a tour of inspection of
shops. They started from Altoona on July
% Since Aug. IA they have been west OF
Pittsburg. They went from Terre Haute
TO Logansport, and Will go thence TO Chi
cagO.
An acetylene headlight just placed on the
market for locomotives is being tested on
two of the locomotives OF the Central
Road of New Jersey. where they often run
ninety miles hour. and the lights are
giving perfect satisfaction, showing the
roadway for 300 feet light colored OBJ
jects, such sign posts, being shown up
for a greater distance.
George Mogford popular passenger
conductor the Lake Shores western
division. the oldest in time Of service on
the road. has been given a light position.
and on Oct. ] will go 10 the Ypsilanti
branch. Mr.. MOgford has been with the
road as a conductor for thirty-two years.
and ran the first train into Fort Wayne
over the Jackson & Saginaw road.
Within a short time the Pittsburg. Fort
WAYNE & Chicago will have double track
from Pittsburg 10 Fort Wayne. and a por-
ton of the distance four tracks. The open