The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-16
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Personal, Local and General Notes.
j. T. Davie. private secretary to Presi-
dent ingalls,. of the Big Four, is in the
city.
w c. Shoemaker. superintendent of the
indianapolis division of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton. was in the city yester-
day.
George T. Gunnip general agent of the
passenger department of the Santa Fe. and
+. Burnett, travelling passenger agent, are
in the city.
NJ. E. Ingalls,. president of the Big Four.
reached Yellowstone Park yesterday, where
he will remain for a few days, arriving
at Cincinnati on July %.
John F. Miller. vice president and gen
eral manager Of the Cleveland. Akron &
Columbus road. yesterday celebrated his
SeVenty-second birthday
d. NJ. Bowerman, chief clerk in the GEN
eraI passenger agents office of the Erie,
will succeed Frank w Buskirk as assist
ant general passenger agent.
J. w. Sherwood, general manager of the
Detroit Southern, has resigned and il is in
timated he may be made general manager
of the Cincinnati Northern Big -Four
line.
The new bridge over Darby river on the
Indianapolis division Of the Panhandle will
be completed tomorrow, adding eleven
miles more Of double track on this divis-
ion.
A new station was opened yesterday at
Beehunter. the crossing of the Indianap-
oils & Vncennes and the Southern Indiana
J. NJ. Webster has been appointed joint
agent.
s X Blair. superintendent of the west
ern division Of the Nickeplate who has
been seriously i'll. has so far recovered as
TO give his friends little anxiety as regards
his recovery.
When the new machinery of the Big Four
shops at BellefOntaine is in position the
company will be able to build locomotives
and will secure expert machinists for that
line of service.
William II. Baker. president of the Pos
tai Telegraph Company, denies the report
that a contract had been drawn up by
which the wires of the company would ne
taken over the New York Central, as well
as the Pennsylvania.
Fast runs on the eastern division of the
Peoria * Eastern are now reported. Train
Is, consisting of four cars was hauled yes
terday al miles in three hours and thirty
minutes, making thirty-seven stops. Stops
deducted, II was very fast running.
The train schedule of No 8 on the Illinois
Central was recently changed so as to
connect with the Pennsylvania and Van
dalia fast mail at Effingham, the two COM
plned making the fastest time ever made
between New York and Memphis and other
points on the Illinois Central South
The new train TO the north from In
dianapOliS over the Pennsylvania and Van
dalia, thence 10 Michigan pleasure resorts
over the Grand Rapids & Indiana is prov
ing very popular. Usually IL carries one
hundred or more passengers to Mackinac
and PetOskey from this and Southern cities
and St. Louis.
On Saturday two men driving a business
wagon were struck by Or. Seward Webb's
private locomotive drawing his car at Har-
ward Crossing, VT Neither of the men
was seriously injured. but the wagon was
badly damaged. DR. Webb gave the men a
check which several times covered the
value of the vehicle.
The Barberton extension of the Northern
Ohio road. "A Lake Erie & Western line
was completed yesterday to- BarbertOn
where there are numerous industries This
makes the Lake Erie K Western a com
petitor for business at that point with the
Baltimore Il Ohio. the Cleveland, Akron &
Columbus and the Erie
Placards in windows at Kansas CITY an
nounce that the Wabash viii sell round
trip tickets. Kansas City 20 New York. at
$50 This has caused quite a stir in passen-
ger circles, excursion rates 10 New York
being something new. Similar placards
appeared at Omaha announcing a thirty
seven-dollar round-trip rate, a little less
than fare one way.
The Association Of Railway Claim Agents
OF America, at a recent meeting. agreed
that whenever scheme 10 victimize rail-
roads by means Of a fraudulent claim was
brought 10 light the fact should be made
known 10 the claim agents as early as pos
sible, ana already several cases have been
discovered In one case IL was found that
no such accident as the claim was based
on ever occurred on either OF the roads
IL Is stated that the Pennsylvania will
not. next year enter into the anti-ex-
ehange-passenger agreement which was
put IN euect by the trunk lines Jan. l. 1902
for the present year. The reason assigned
Is that while the Pennsylvania has kept