The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-27
Personal, Local and General Notes.

j. A. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, who has been East for
a week, has returned.
The claim department of the Indiana, De-
catur & Western was yesterday removed
from this city to Cincinnati
The Northern Pacific has completed a
double track on its Seattle & Tacoma line
and is now running trains over that branch.
Joseph Ramsey, president of the Wabash,
will return to Pittsburg next week. where
important matters demand his attention.
w. I. Laird, representing the Chicago
Great Western. and Charles Mordaugh, the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul, are in the
city.
E. ]. Schwellbacker has been appointed
trainmaster of the Chicago division of the
Baltimore & Ohio. vice c. F. Seymour, re-
signed.
The directors Of the Panhandle at their
meeting on Thursday authorized the con-
struction of 500 steel cars, of 100000 pounds
capacity.
The Illinois Central has created the
position of assistant superintendent of
machinery, and G. w. Smith has been ap-
pointed to the place.
The Santa Fe made a record-breaking
run between Winslow. A. T., and Denver
OH Monday, covering the $40 miles in twelve
hours and twelve minutes.
There promises to be quite rush to the
G. A. r. encampment and to the horse show
at Indianapolis, which will end the i'm
portant events of the season.
The passenger earnings of the Peoria &
Eastern in the first three weeks of Sep
TENDER were sl0,26O in excess of those of
the corresponding period last year.
Assistant General Superintendent Moon,
of the Lake Erie & Western, is spending
this week going over the system and post
ing himself about the affairs of the road.
General Manager p. s.. Blodgett. of the
Lake Shore and the Lake Erie & West
ern continues i'll, and is now confined to
his bed. Fears are entertained as to the
result.
The general superintendent of the Erie
has issued orders to all its employees to be
Immediately vaccinated, copying after the
Lake Shore, which last week issued a sim
liar order.
1t is announced that the New York &
Ottawa Railroad, which is to be sold in
November. will be purchased by the New
York Central, which has been looking for
direct connection with Ottawa.
III. NJ. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four, who has been
confined to the house, the result of In
juries received week ago, expects to be
able to go to his office to-day.
Col William Shaw, district passenger
agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quin-
cy, who has been in the hospital at Gin
monia. was reported better yesterday.
The cancellation of the Presidents West
ern trip has left the railroad passenger de-
partments legacy of trouble. The Passen-
rates to the principal points at which stops
were to be made.
1t has been definitely settled that the
Pennsylvania will rebuild the Portage Rail-
road from Duncanville to Crescent, and
the Petersburg branch between Alexandria
and Williamsburg has been Strengthened
and considerably extended.
At the meeting of local passenger agents
on Thursday the matter of adopting gen.
eral rules for the government OF sales of
excursion tickets was considered, il being
proposed to have one rule govern the sale
of all tickets at reduced rates.
At the late meeting of the directors of
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago au-
thority was given 10 continue the work of
double tracking the line. and the double
tracking of the approach of the Ohio river
connecting road was authorized.
Articles OF consolidation of the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton & Indianapolis and the In
diana. Decatur & Western under the title
OF the Cincinnati, Indianapolis * Western
We're filed yesterday with the state treas
urer and $500 paid into the state treasury
The benefit association OF the Pennsyl-
vania lines west paid out in death claims
for accidents I'm August $500, on death
claims from natural causes Sc, 100, I'm dis
ablement benefits on account OF accident
$u.<ak. on account OF sickness $9,s6s. making