The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-06
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The Indiana Car Service Association han
died in January 37,791 cars, with an average
detention of LOB lays.
General passenger agents Of the roads
in the Central Passenger Association will
meet in Chicago on Feb. IL.
The superintendent of car service and his
force yesterday removed the headquarters
of the Toledo & Ohio Central from Toledo
to
1t is stated that there will be an early
meeting of the presidents of the trunk lines,
the central and Western roads to again go
over the pass question.
c. A. Wilson, chief engineer OF the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, is spending
two or three days at Toledo planning i'm
provements contemplated there.
Walter Nichols has been appointed divi-
sion freight agent of the Big Four, in
charge of the st. Louis and Cairo divisions,
with headquarters at st. Louis.
j. d. Hare, one of the Oldest and best
known passenger conductors on the Erie,
died at Hornellsville on Sunday. He was
prominent in the railroad brotherhoods.
The Union Pacific Short-line will this
season replace it's stage coaches i'm Yellow
Short-line enters the park from the west.
The Toledo & Ohio Central shows an in
crease in gross earnings last month over
january, 1901, of SIS, 1858. Its coal traffic was
the heaviest Of any month in the roads
history
The official report Of Charles Stilz. gen.
eral ticket agent at the Union Station.
shows that the revenue from sales of tick
cts in January was SIC, 9.I1 in excess of
January, 1901.
c. ]. Brister, freight agent of the Big
Four in charge of tariffs, and F. p. Bos-
seau, claim agent Of the same road, have
had their authority extended over the Gin
cinnati Northern.
The New York Central has created the
position of air brake Instructor and has
appointed +. Burgess instructor of the
western division and w. H. Foster in
structor of the eastern division.
NJ. H. Rogers, chief engineer of the Den
yer & Rio Grande, has been appointed con-
sulting engineer. and T.. j. Yard. formerly
with the Rio Grande Western, will be chief
engineer OF the first named road.
Since Feb. 1 the Missouri Pacific has
placed an order with the Baldwin locomo-
tive works for twenty-five locomotives, and
the Grand Rapids & Indiana has asked for
bids on three heavy locomotives.
w. G. Ella, who was formerly with the
Big FOur's st. Louis division, has been
temporarily placed in charge of the rural
free delivery headquarters, Mr.. S. b. Rath-
bone having been called to Washington.
John Howard, superintendent of motive
power of the Pennsylvania division. has
been promoted to charge of the New York
Central shops at Depew and is succeeded
at the New Durham shops by E. A. Wall
ton.
f.. G.. Owens has been appointed chief
Idlu AlCHdIlA0A " NA0 W OHlO
Southwestern, succeeding j. NJ. Mack. as
signed TO other duties, and G. G.. Stevens.
succeeds Mr.. Owens as chief night dis
patcher.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul has
made application TO the New York Stock
Exchange TO list s., 1862, 100 additional COM
mon stock to be used in paying for roads
recently purchased and for betterments and
improvements.
J.. j. Turner. third vice president. G.. l..
Peck. general manager of the PENNSYLVANIA
lines west, and Ralph Peters. general SUI
perintendent of the Southwestern system.
were in the city yesterday and in the after
noon went to Louisville.
The new owners of the Chicago. Rock
Island * Pacific are making a strong move
to secure the transportation of the trans
missouri and transcontinental mails, the
bulk of which is now carried by the Chi
cago. Burlington * Quincy.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton has
contracted for twenty new heavy passenger
and freight engines. Several of the present
locomotives on the line will be transferred TO
the Indiana. Decatur & Western with the
completion of the extension.
The Missouri Pacific and the st. Louis &
San Francisco have secured the right of
way TO lay tracks to the worlds fair site
construction OF the lines will be heavy on
account OF deep ravines the track must
cross.
The Vandalia had the largest business in
January OF any month in its history, hand
ling at Indianapolis 1887 cars; 3,7S7 west
bound were loaded and 2.43l empty: re-
ceived 1851 loaded and SIS empty cars. OF
the inbound s3S cars were loaded with live
stock.
l.. NJ. Allen. assistant general passenger
agent OF the Chicago, Rock Island * Pa
cihc at Chicago. Judge Bacon, general
agent OF the road at St. Louis. and Harry
Martz. travelling passenger agent OF the
same road. are I'm the city. Mr.. Allen re-
ports the Fl Paso division as doing a good