The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-17
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Arthur Goldstein. recently appointed
travelling passenger agent Of the Baltimore
* Ohio, was in the city yesterday.
G.. r. Bennett has resigned as superin-
tendent of the Wabash shops at Montpe-
lier. and takes better position with an
other road.
Harvest season tickets TO the Northwest
will be put on sale July 26 and continue I'M
groups of five or more.
Tobias Whitson, general yardmaster of
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton at this
point, retired yesterday and was succeeded
by j. 3. Fitzpatrick.
There were handled on the Erie on July
8. 4 and total OF 800 271 passengers, an
increase of 40 per cent over the correspond
ing three days of 1901
The rule of the Baltimore & Ohio that all
stenographers on the road must be men
is TO be strictly enforced. The rule was
made by President Loree.
The Cleveland Buffalo Transit Com
pany gives notice Of the cancellatino of the
daylight trips advertised TO be run during
July and August on Saturdays.
DR.. Talbot one of the medical exami-
ners of the Pennsylvania relief depart
ment has gone TO Cleveland to attend
a meeting of the surgeons Of the Pennsyl-
vania lines
c e. Schaff, general manager OF the
Big Four, spent the day yesterday in con-
ference with the machinists who ask for
an advance in wages, and last night went
TO St. Louis.
Frank G. Cunningham, city passenger
agent of the Louisville * Nashville and the
Nashville, Henderson & st. Louis, will on
Aug. l succeed j. f. Cox as Western pas
senser agent of the lines.
John s Lazerus. traffic manager OF the
Indiana. Decatur & Western, returned
yesterday from Western trip. He reports
the crop outlook improving daily and an
ucipates a big fall traffic.
Charles BIackrnan Eastern passenger
agent OF the Big Four, is in the city, COM
ing from Buffalo with A special train which
brought delegates from central Pennsylva-
MIA TO the national miners convention.
Andrew w. Keiser has been appointed
passenger trainmaster of the Pennsylvania
to succeed G. W. Culp, who goes 10 the
Baltimore & Ohio. Samuel B. Murphy will
succeed Mr.. Keiser as division operator.
1t Is stated that passenger travel during
the holiday period of Fourth of July was
fully three times larger than in 1901. Col
orado tourist travel Is another line of
travel that astonishes passenger officials.
Issac Davis, travelling freight agent OF
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, was in the
city yesterday He says there Is no let up
To the coal traffic Of the road. and other
lines of freishts are moving with equal
freedom.
The Pittsburg Leader saws that the
Pennsylvania is laying plans to secure con-
troll o. the Erie. This done all the roads
between New York and Chicago would be
practically in the hands OF the Wander bits
and the Pennsylvania.
All Lake Erie & Western tickets single
or round trip, reading 10 points east of
Rochester on the New York Central are
good by boat between Cleveland and Buff
falo, IN either direction over the Cleveland
and Buffalo Tracsit line.
+. w. Buskirk. who retires as assistant
general passenger agent OF the Erie. begun
his railroad work in 1866 on the Winona 4.
St. Peter railroad. He entered the service
OF the Pennsylvania In 1871. which he served
fifteen years, going TO the Erie eleven years
ago
Train 16 on the Big Four was yester-
day hauled from Lebanon 10 Indianapolis
twenty-nine miles. In thirty-four minutes
including showdown within the city limits
which means that the run was made out
side the city limits faster than a mile a
minute.
Gross earnings OF the Northern Pacific
for the fiscal year just closed were s4I, 800.
600. and the fixed charges are much the
same as in the preceding year. there will
cent. on the outstanding stock. which is
S155.O00O0O.
The Lake Erie & Western in connection
road, viii to-day run an excursion TO
Niagara Falls Yesterday indications were
that a special train would be required from
Indianapolis 10 connect with the main line
train at Upton.
J. =. Wood. general passenger agent OF
the Pennsylvania. authorizes the state
mcnt that through passengers on the
Twentieth Century Limited between New
York and Chicago will get rebate on their
fare for every hour the train is late at
either terminal east or west. The fare