The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
Personal, Local and General Notes.

GtEhOnaf, LOCat anu 1ehefaI NOtes.
The number of employees at the Penn
sylvania shops in Fort Wayne now exceeds
400.
Travel to California this season. say the
passenger men, is surprising all records.
1t is so great that berths and drawing
rooms are being engaged weeks ahead.
The general managers of the roads con-
shutting the Union Railway Company will
hold their regular meeting to-day at the
Union Station.
The Pennsylvania, in connection with the
Chesapeake & Ohio, has established daily
Washington and Old Point Comfort. via
Richmond, Va
The Chicago. Peoria & st. Louis yester-
day opened its new freight depot at East
st. Louis for business. 1t is considered
the most complete among St. Louis ter
minal buildings.
II. L. Lewis, general agent Of the Chica-
go. Burlington & Quincy at Atchison, will
go to Deadwood, S. D., as commercial agent
of the road, succeeding j. l.. Bentley, trans
ferred TO Atchison.
Last year the Baltimore & Ohio proper
earned, gross. $l6,050,0 900. and this year it's
earnings will reach 500, 900, 900. which means
a surplus on the b. & o.. proper for the
year Of 100000 over all fixed charges.
The New York Central has voluntarily
advanced the pay of it's train switching
crews and yard men at New York city 5
per cent, placing them on a par with
The train put on a few weeks ago be-
tween indianapolis and Fort Wayne and
Cincinnati and Fort Wayne, over the Big
Four and the Lake Erie q Western. is
proving very popular and pays handsomely.
The aggressiveness of the Louisville e.
Nashville of late is attracting attention.
Ii has recently bought a number of small
roads IN the south and holds 81 per cent.
of the Nashville, Chattanooga q ST. Louis
stock.
John Turner, district passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific at this point, an
nounces that this line will sell home-seek-
ers' tickets on the first and third Tuesdays
of each month, beginning with to-day, to
all points until further notice.
Canadian papers assert that Seward
Webb. who represents the Vanderbilts, IS
endeavoring 70 secure control of the In
tercOlonial road for a long period. The
Canadian government owns the road. and
that he will succeed seems very improbable.
General Superintendent Van Wrinkle, of
the Big Four, and Superintendent Stoors,
of the Lake Erie & Western, were in
Muncie yesterday arranging for opening to
business on March l the new Union Station,
some changes in track facilities being re-
CURED.
Vice President Harahan, of the Illinois
Central, has gone to Cuba to be absent
several weeks. and other officials of the
company will join him later. The company
has under consideration establishing a line
of steamers between New Orleans and
Havana.
An Eastern financial paper says that
ultimately the Toledo, St. Louis Sc Western
will undoubtedly lose it's existence in some
other system, but with the pool opera
tons one cannot tell where il will land.
The fluctuations of the stock cut no figure
in the outcome.
The town of Santa Rosa. N. NJ, will at
once come into prominence, it being a di-
vision point on the new extension of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. and the
company will expend large sums in ter
minal improvements, yards, division head
quarters and shops.
Ii is stated that the new Union Station
Of the Lake Shore and the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, now in process of build
ing at Chicago. will. when completed, be
the largest and best constructed, not only
I'm this country. but in the world. It's esti-
mated cost Is over 100000.
A federation of the engineers. fremen.
conductors. trainmen and telegraph opera
tors on the Lackawanna was perfected
at Scranton on Sunday. The federation
means, IL is stated, that the different or
CARNATIONS will act jointly hereafter in
seeking redress for grievances.
General Passenger Agent Whitney. of the
Great Northern. is sending out what he
terms a wireless telegraph instrument. II
is designed for a paper weight. and is an
exact reproduction of the instruments used
by Marconi in his work: even the familiar
telegraph tick is faithfully reproduced.
w. II. McDOel, president OF the Monon,
has gone 10 New York. When he returns
IL is probable something defnlte Will be
known as TO the Monon building a con-
nection with the indianapolis & Vincennes
at Mooresville. as he will meet the Penn
sylvania officials in conference regarding
the matter.
Charles f. DAILY. general passenger agent
of the Lake Erie * Western. says that i'm
his long connection with ailway he has
never known passenger business 10 be as
good during the winter months as the pres
ent year, and general passenger agents who
attended the meeting In Chicago last week
were unanimous in their expression con-
corning the excellent business the roads are
enjoying.
The Pere Marquette has expended a large
sum on Its passenger equipment prepara-
tory for its summer business, which Is In