The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-26
Personal, Local and General Notes.


The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Detroit Southern will be held in De-
troit Oct. q.
Samuel B. Sweet, general freight agent
of the Lake Erie & Western, has returned
from two weeks vacation spent in the
East.
The time for depositing stock of the Chi
cago Rock Island & Pacific under the plan
of readjustment has been extended until
Oct /.
E. NJ. O'Dowd, claim agent of the Cincin-
NATL Hamilton & Dayton, is in the city ex-
aiming the Indiana, Decatur & Western
Offices.
NJ NJ. Hinchey, who left the Toledo &
Ohio Central to accept a position on the
Kansas City Southern, has returned and
resumed his old position.
Negotiations are pending which may re-
suit in the removal of the Indiana, Decatur
& Western offices from the Majestic build
ing TO the Union Station.
Frank Ellsworth, contracting agent of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the
Grand Trunk fast freight line at this point,
has gone South on two weeks vacation.
Charles Merrill, Western passenger agent
of the New York Central. is in the city.
He has recovered from severe surgical
operation which he underwent two months
ago.
f. A. Gould has, at the request of the
citizens of Wabash, issued instructions to
engineers to not blow the locomotive whis-
ties in that city unless absolutely neces-
sary.
On Oct. the Missouri Pacific will place
freight representatives at Indianapolis and
at Louisville. Rudolph Myer will come to
this city and Harry Parker goes to Louis
vile.
The Southern Railroad Company will
spend $4,000 in charging its freight yards
at Princeton. Ind, which already cover
eleven acres. Three months Will be re-
CURED for the work.
The engineering department of the Balti-
more & Ohio Is pushing improvements at
New Castle Junction and to the west there
of and expects TO have double-track line
to Lowellville before winter.
George T. Ross, who a few months ago
left the Great Northern Railway. to sue
coed ID. Hardy as superintendent of the
Missouri Pacific. has presented his resigna-
ton. to take effect on Oct. l.
The telegraphers of Pittsburg and vicin-
ity are preparing, under the auspices of the
Pittsburg division of the Order of Railroad
Photographers, 10 hold a general meeting in
that city. open to all members of the craft.
The Pennsylvania. has decided to build a
big terminal depot at East Liberty, Pa,
and will also erect a fine terminal station
at Allegheny. where large proportion of
the local traffic of that district will be ham
died.
N p. Ramsey. special agent of the Wa
bash and president of the Toledo * West
ern. who has been in Washington for some
months. looking after the affairs of the
Wabash, has returned TO Dayton, his
home.
Thomas j. English has been appointed
general superintendent OF the Erie with
headquarters at Cleveland. Mr.. English
recently left the Baltimore & Ohio, and IL
was understood at the time he was to take
position with the Erie.
The Michigan Central machinfsts have
been given raise in pay. the increase
ranging from 10 10 20 per cent per day.
Many of the men Were leaving for other
places. and the wage increase was volun-
tary on the part of the company.
There Is a shortage in the ranks of teleg-
raphers, and the Wabash Is not the oniy
road which needs operators. that road
wanting fifteen. The Nickel-plate and sew
erai other roads are employing additional
operators, the demand being unusually
large.
John +. Turner. district passenger agent
for the Northern Pacific for this territory
has been given a months leave OF absence
He will spend ten days hunting with
friends in Wisconsin, and the remainder
Of the time with his family In northern
Indiana.
George Gould since returning to New
York. has announced his views 10 his
friends and business associates as to the